Sensi, I'm still of the opinion that too often your name should be Mr. Cynical.
If there is a middle road, you are just as far from it as the "kool aid" drinkers you loathe and insult. Why is Auburn getting one of the best recruiting classes in the country an "over achievement"? That sounds like one of those subtle jabs a bamingham writer would throw in an article trying to be pro-Auburn.
The offense was inconsistent this past year, and a lot of that inconsistency can be traced to inconsistent QB play. It wasn't remotely all Todd's fault, but if you look at the three games in which we were hiding under a rock (Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU), you'll see the 2008 Chris Todd leading the offense.
The "other" Todd was the difference in games against Tennessee and Ole Miss. Sure, things weren't beautiful in the Tennessee game, but look closer and it was just a few unlucky plays/penalties that kept that game close. The offense, on the whole, played better than the 26 points indicated (the 459 yards and 24 first downs was more indicative of how they played).
And don't forget, we lost to Georgia, but we also had the game tying TD pass completed until Fannin let go of the ball. Alabama was the best team in the country, no question. We led them the whole game. We only scored 21 pts on them, but Arkansas scored 7, Tennessee 10, Ole Miss 3, South Carolina 6, LSU 15, Mississippi State 3, and Florida 13.
So we scored more on them than any other team in the SEC managed to do. There is no reason to call the people that get excited about that kool aid drinkers. It's not like that's even a subjective stat. It's a fact that the offense was inconsistent at times. It's also a fact that the offense was unstoppable at times. If you're going to call yourself Mr Sensible, you have to acknowledge both facts.