OleHouAggie said:
It's year two into a new coaching regime. Rome wasn't built in a day. Let's see how they finish the season before we condemn the team.
I'd go a step further to see where the program is in years 3-5 far more so than judging them on this year. Year 1/2 are way too dependent on the previous coaching staff to know for sure where/what your program is going to be under the new staff. Both on the positive and negative sides.
It's why Gene Chizik, Larry Coker, or Kevin Sumlin can have success in years 1 or 2 and then be fired. Because they can't build programs. Or why Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban at both Michigan State and even LSU took their lumps in the early goings of their tenures. You are very dependent on what you inherit.
I care about building a program far more than just one season in the early going, even as painful as it is to sit through a mediocre year or 2. I expect this year to be mediocre and finish around 7-5 even with excellent coaching down the stretch. Doesn't mean I don't think we take a big step forward in year 3 and beyond.