re: How close do you think we are, realistically?

Build a defense and we’re right there with them. We played UGA last year in the SEC CG. I didn’t get the feeling that they were that much ahead of us. We beat Bama last year. This year, we had the best offense in the country, but we’re still recruiting for the defense.

The defense suffered the most from the post Coach O departure. We’re having to rebuild the defense from the ground up. That takes time. Next year should be a really good year. I’m not saying we will win it all, but we should be able beat everyone on our schedule. No one should boat race like they did this year.