How things are really run, I have no clue. A lot of speculation over how Chizik handles his job. My thoughts have/had always been more hands on than Tuberville but still a CEO who lets his assistants run their respective shows. I also thought he stayed out of his assistants way to a fault, as had to be evidenced by Roof and our defense the last 3 years. Was/is that the case? Again, I have no clue.
But with that in mind, I was pumped with the addition of Van Gorder and Martinez. Loeffler? Didn't know enough about him to be excited but glad to see us getting back to the traditional running game that we've all grown up with. My overall take going into the season, like many others, was we may not win more games but we will be much improved over last year.
Then the season started. And with the 1-3 start, I can no longer ignore the with/without Cam comparisons made by our rivals that used to gripe our collective asses. No, you can't take away what Chizik did in 2010. But you can't turn a blind eye to 22-32, a totally inept offense and the worst stretch of defense in AU history either. I'm still okay with this staff if they do show some Prowler improvement over the next 8 games. However....