Let's talk about your use of the word objectively, fans demanding Saban level performance and future Indiana doom.
Let's talk objectively.
Texas is evaluated at #1 in most NIL evaluations but certainly top 5. Sark is the #5 paid coach in the game.
As of Oct 8th 2025, The rest of the top 5 coaching Salaries:
1) Kirby Smart (Georgia)
2) Ryan Day (OSU)
3) Lincoln Riley (USC)
4) Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
For the record
6) Dan Lannning (Oregon)
7) Kalen DeBoer (Bama)
10) Lane Kiffin (formerly Ole Miss)
Top 5 NIL evaluations per 247 sports :
#2 OSU
#3 LSU (coach fires mid season)
#4 Georgia
#5 Texas A&M
#7 Alabama
#8 Florida (coach fires mid season)
#10 OU
Per CFBStats Texas is:
#75 Total Offense
#101 Rushing Offense
#44 Passing Offense
#37 Total Defense
#101 Passing Defense
#10 Rushing Defense
Texas lost 3 games, one of them to Florida isn't in the CFP. Objectively, Texas is the worst money to performance of any team that didn't fire its head coach save arguably Clemson and USC for head coaching Salaries only.
Cignetti, in his second year has accomplished the same feats Sark has in 5 and one he hasn't. Undefeated heading into the playoffs. Cignetti has also in his second year beat the best team in his conference to get to 1-1, ya know the same one Sark lost to, 2 times in a row, OSU. Whereas Sark has gone 0-3 vs Georgia.
You want to wave the Sark flag of victory for CFP appearances that took Sark 3 years to reach whereas Cignetti did it his first year AT INDIANA. Elko did it in his second year at A&M. Sark missed it in his 5 year with the top rated QB prospect, OF ALL TIME. You want to celebrate how much Sark has improved the program.... over Tom fucking Herman and Charlie Strong. That's a pretty low fucking bar. That's your objective measure of success.
You want to see what happens if Cignetti takes a step backward after back to back CFP appearances????
You think "they" will "say nothing". Is this your first year watching college football?
It's fine to carry the Sark flag, but stop going full aggie with the CFP appearances on the wall. Don't use words like objectively if you aren't using any objectivity.