Jeff Goodman

You mentioned in your intro, you know, about the team chemistry, cohesiveness, you know, for this year.

You look at Mark Pope's first year with Andrew Carr in that company.

You know, I think they, you know, kind of played as one unit.

They were just lacking on defense.

Last year, I mean, something was going on.

I don't know, you know, in the locker room.

Don't know exactly what it was.

It was just kind of.

Really messed up that, you know, as a lifelong fan, you can tell when the guys just don't seem to really be on the same page or even getting along.

And I heard, I don't think it was last week, a story on one of the news channels, I don't know if it's accurate or not, but that Pope wanted all of this year's team to live at either the Wildcat Lodge or, you know, in the same dorms.

Where last year and the year before, I think some of these guys coming in, making $2 million or $3 million, whatever it is, they're renting a house.

I think how it goes is the way I interpreted it was trying to build a cohesive unit by having all these guys live together.

I think that's as much of a key.

I think he has enough talent coming in this year to be competitive in the SEC.

But, you know, fifth and seventh place ain't going to get it done.

So, I mean, this is the year, I think, that, you know, is going to really indicate if Mark Pope's the right guy or not.

I hope he is as a lifelong fan.

Love him as a player.

Bring him back in.

But, I mean, the bottom line is he's got to get it done.