There comes a time when everyone has to question what they believe. For a lot of people, college is the perfect time to re-evaluate their belief structure. So with that in mind, we are going to take a painful look at our allegiance to our current football program.
We can't stand fair-weather fans, and we certainly aren't abandoning our die-hard Auburn spirit, yet we feel really disappointed this year. At the beginning of the summer, it seemed like the team had so much potential. All those high-profile recruits had to be good for something, right?
But now we are twisting in the wind with a 1-7 record, and morale lower than a bammer's reading level.
Coach Gene Chizik gave us one of the most memorable seasons in the history of Auburn football in 2010. We owe him a great deal of respect for bringing home a national championship. However, our gratitude can only go so far.
Scott Loefler and Brian Van Gorder, haven't earned anything from us. The team's poor performance this season raises serious questions about their ability to function on the collegiate level. Maybe they would feel more comfortable back in the NFL.
If all these men are fired or leave before the next season, we will definitely be left in the lurch, but we will have a good opportunity to start over. Of course, if Jay Jacobs hires Bobby Petrino, then we will be put in a much worse situation. Speaking of Jacobs, it might be a good time to question his value to this program too.
Simply put, we are fed up. We love Auburn, but witnessing so many losses by a team that could play so much better is disheartening. The only way we see the present coaching staff returning is if they win the Iron Bowl, which is a flight of fancy at best.
We want to live in a fantasy world where all we have to is blindly believe in our team and they will win. We want to be positive and shrug off these losses. But the reality is we need to make some serious changes to our team.
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