plainly said, they were very poorly prepared- very very poorly prepared. ... and that was UF, which is not only THE nemesis, but the early season measure of how decent a team UT has fielded. if ANY game should have been circled, it should be that one, no matter how anyone downplays it.
all of that^ speaks directly to coaching.
the situation with the player (Sapp) is a symptom not the cause... and i wager it's not the only nor the biggest 'symptom'- which is to say focusing on it alone isn't going to 'cure' anything.
they're just bad.... and i mean really, really, bad. worse than can be imagined likely- unless a person is actually familiar with the mechanisms required to operate a program.......... and those that 'were' familiar with the required mechanisms? they wouldn't take the job... this should give pause to fans (myself included) that expect a decently quick turn-around.