And now that it appears Bama has a coaching staff rather than a recruiting staff, I suspect many of those bemoaning the losses of these money-grabbers will be humming a different tune this fall.
I hope I am. I have been as negative on the issue as anyone here (I hope there's some understanding because my attitude came with the belief it would play out like we're seeing).
I
really, really wanted to keep these guys around and let them get a ring. The talent was there, I wanted a Les Miles type of ring for these guys, one last Saban ring.
More than that though I just want to be wrong about this and have some people tired of hearing my cynicism rub it in my face.
Mack doesn’t have to be better than Sayin. He just has to buy in and play within the system.
My initial impression was clouded by an inaccurate offer list, but there are some reports coming out that the staff was in fact higher on Mack than Sayin. If that's the case, and they were willing to accept the ripple effects of even losing other guys because Sayin left, then I'd say it really needs to pay off and Mack does in fact need to be better.
We'll learn more one way or the other though.
You know, it might improve your mood to turn the computer off and go outside to inhale some of that fresh, if not cold air
You're not wrong there. I think I usually come off as more negative than I feel, but the Sayin news felt like a guy punch. I've never dealt well with worrying something might happen, warning about it, then experiencing it happen.
Then again I'm trying to talk it out instead of just punching air, heh.