Couldn't agree more. I know Sark keeps in touch with Saban, so I don't doubt he's picking up some pointers. But like Kirby, it takes time. You.gotta keep stacking those 1-5 classes each year. It may take time, but eventually you will break through. Back in the Mack days it was just different. You needed someone like a VY to elevate your entire team, even if you have NFL talent. It not like Chris Simms' defense was devoid of talent with Corey Redding, Shaun Rodgers, Casey Hampton. Leonard Davis, Mike Wllliams, etc. Or even in 2005 with that team. No one else was taking that team to the NC other than VY
Now you have to consistently stack talent over talent over talent. When Smart got to Georgia in 2016 he was using Mark Richt players, so it took him another 5 years before he made the playoffs with his own players.
The point is, for all of Sark's faults, in 4 years he's made 2 CFP appearances, the SEC CCG, and has a chance to go all the way, and he's oniy stacked his own talent for 3 years. He's on a great trajectory. Will he win it this year? Probably not. Can he win it with Arch? TBD, but I would take a hard yes just because of bloodlines and scheme fit.
I'm as frustrated as anyone on here, and I've had time to cool off and examine things. Regardless of schedule, the only team he lost to was Georgia....the same team that's been stacking talent since 2016. Good times are ahead of us. Weak schedule? Lol k. It's a grind, remember? That's all we heard. We win, now we have a weak schedule.
Winning it big takes time, and if Sark continues to take Sabam's advice he'lll break hrough. He might be stubborn and have an ego, but the man isn't stupid. He went into Georgia and pulled 2-3 Georgia recruits, 2 FL recruits, LA recruits, Cali recruit. and TX recruits. He'll be fine. He's still learning to be a HC. He just took UGA into OT. He's surrounded himself with incredible recruiters, which will pay dividends in the not too far distant. I say we all relax and let it unfold. Remember, aggy has NEVER been to a CFP, even in a 12 team playoffs. Sark has been to the 4 team and a 12 team. He'll get it done. He has all the resources anyone could imagine and a donor base that wants another trophy.