The additions to the coaching staff and the roster will have this team turning a major corner this year, and I think that with the Kiffin hire, the defense will get better regardless of what Gus does. 

 

The thing that I've seen from Gus that maybe we haven't seen from previous head coaches is that he clearly seems to learn from his mistakes, and I think he recognizes his weaknesses.  I don't think he's nearly as bad a coach as some of the MB experts do, and I think that with the right staff around him, he can get this team to a much better level of success than we've seen so far during the Bradley era. 

 

He saw the issues with the offense following the 2013 season, and he made the necessary adjustments to fix the problem, and look how the offense has turned things around with a new coaching philosophy and better talent.  Hopefully we'll see a similar rebound for the defense with the changes he's made this year. 

 

So, yeah, I think Gus can get this team to the "promised land" depending on what that means exactly.

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