MDT,
I never really looked into the S&C coach, but I was completely unaware that we had picked up the guy from LSU that was considered the GOAT, I really had no idea. You have to realize that I'm completely jaded by 30+ years of what is commonly known as "Battered Aggie Syndrome", or BAS for short. In almost 30 years of being a fan, we've essentially had 3 "great" seasons.
1998 (11 wins but lost the bowl game and finished top 10), 2012 (11 wins, Top 5 finish, obliterated OU in the Cotton Bowl), and 2020, 9 wins in the COVID shortened season and top 5 finish. That's it. That's the list. Last conference championship, 1998 season. Yes, we've played some fantastic games in that time span, but it's more like Top 10 W's sprinkled in between L's to Miss State and Texas Tech. We've never had, in my fan-lifetime, consecutive great seasons. If we happen to win 9 games, the next year we're more likely (in fact 100%) to win 7 or worse.
Prime example, last season we're 7-1, just beat a ranked LSU team, and then shit the bed to finish the season with the last win coming vs LSOP New Mexico State. Basically we lost our last P4 conference games, including giving up a late lead vs USC.
Every time we've picked up a new HC, everybody will fog over the new S&C coach, and there is always a bunch of talk about how much better the new guy is, and the old guy had the team soft, we'll win the 4th quarter, yada yada.
Forgive me if I seem to dismiss the notion that things have changed, because the BAS is strong.
