You guys wonder why we are not "winning" on the recruiting trail. Look at our history over the last decade. This ain't a good trend. We aren't getting guys drafted. We aren't winning. I think Heupel is a stud, but this is a FULL rebuild; this is not something that we can overcome in a year or two. If anything, we got lucky this year. We need to be prepared to give Heupel 6-7 years to turn this around and be able to compete and win at the level where we can challenge for the SEC East. Look at these numbers. I think that some of you have forgotten how bad we have been. We might be an 8-4 team historically, but we are relying on bowl wins to keep us >.500 over the last 10 years.
Year | Overall | Conference |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 4-4 |
| 2020 | 3-7 | 3-7 |
| 2019 | 8-5 | 5-3 |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 2-6 |
| 2017 | 4-8 | 0-8 |
| 2016 | 9-4 | 4-4 |
| 2015 | 9-4 | 5-3 |
| 2014 | 7-6 | 2-6 |
| 2013 | 5-7 | 2-6 |
| 2012 | 5-7 | 1-7 |
| 10-yr total | 62-60 | 29-53 |
| 10-yr avg | 6-6 | 2.9-5.3 |
| Winning Percentage | .5082 | .3537 |
