I go back and forth on the opinion that Omar Kelly is talking about. The better Al does in recruiting this year the better the program will be once he's gone. That said, there is simply too much negative energy within the program for the fans to matter IMO. The dozen kids who've already recommitted, the dozen kids who are looking to transfer, the coaching staff's inability to put its defense in a position to win, etc... Im just not sure what the fans can do that golden hasn't already done to himself.
Even if we wanted to declare a "cease fire" and turn the spigot off, it simply is not possible. There is no such thing as a group think off switch. We have past the point of there being a critical mass of opinion, and there really isn't any going back.
At the time I enjoyed the banners, basketball stuff and talk of billboards as much as the next guy, but those very public things could really hurt. Especially if picked up by the general public. I know its hard to curtail the comments on the boards,
but the more reasonable among us can at least try. There will always be those who just don't get it. Those that can't see the big picture. Yeah, we can say "its too late, oh well" or we can at least try. What is done is done. But as for myself, I will let coach Golden try to earn those extra years on his contract by pulling a rabbit out his hat with this recruiting class. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Until mid-Feb.