1. His defenses have been garbage. Not much better than Brown while under Joker (actually Brown may have been statically better) or Major under Mumme. It's 5 years in. If he can't install his system, something is wrong. If he's too stubborn to adjust his system due to not having FSU talent, something is wrong. Bottom line, the defense is bad, has been bad and for the forseeable future is trending to continuing being bad.
It's on him.
2. Every OC he's brought in had a rep for running spread, no huddle, fast offenses. Once at UK, every OC's plays per game are at historic lows and we are a grind it out, Lou Hotlz, 90's Big 10 offense. Coincidence? I think not after having 5 years to build his team.
3. The record is hard to argue but I guess being in a leadership position, I'm always looking into the future. This year was a historically garbage schedule with 9 wins a strong possibility. It won't be like that in the future. Combine that with the close games we pulled out and the way we played against mid-majors, it's more impressive on paper than in person. I see SJ leaving, half of our D gone (some due to early entry), etc. I also see UT getting a new coach, UF getting an upgrade (we couldn't beat them anyway), Vandy recruiting at a better clip, etc. and realize the schedule will get harder fast.
We will see the first drop off next year and I don't have faith he's a special coach who can rectify it nor win at a 6-8 win a year clip.