Bamascott2...
To throw a monkeywrench in your analysis, Steve Spurrier took over a UF team in 1990 that was 7-5 the year before and who dismissed their head coach with three or so games left the prior year. A 7-5 team even with a Junior RB by the name of Emmitt Smith.
In Spurrier's first year, he did not have Smith (who left early for the NFL) and molded the prior years FIFTH STRING QB into the SEC Player-of-the-Year and had a 9-2 record. And save the stupid decision by the SEC to put Florida on probation in mid-season (should have been imposed at season's end) - when they were leading the conference standings, and deny the team any bowl or championship opportunities, they would have been Conference Champions that first year.
And should we bring up Tiny Terry's first year at Auburn in 1993 turning a 5-6 (or was it 5-5-1) record into 11-0?
So quick turnarounds can be done.
Now, I will argue that this UA team is woefully lacking in comparable talent to either of those UF and Auburn teams. So Saban has a much, much more difficult task. I think our staff has done a great job given its limitations.
Surprisingly though, I think the group that has been the most disappointing compared to last year given the returning talent is the DBs - the very group Saban works the most hands on with. Ironic I think.
