Our results against SEC opponents in the Gaspard era (includes SEC Tournament contests and the non-conference games against Auburn and Georgia)
Arkansas: 3-8
Auburn: 6-7
Success in conference games is what really matters, but the four-year losing streak in the Capital City Classic is getting ridiculous.
Florida: 2-6
Georgia: 1-1
Kentucky: 4-2
LSU: 2-7
Ole Miss: 4-3
Mississippi State: 5-1
South Carolina: 2-4
Tennessee: 4-5
Vanderbilt: 2-4
*Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Kentucky, and Georgia remain on this year's schedule.
*Not sure which is most embarrassing - a losing record to Tennessee or to both UAB (1-5) and Samford (2-3).
*It's amazing how much of a difference great coaching can make. Having learned their lesson after taking the convenient, lazy route and hiring Todd Raleigh and having him run the program into the ground, Tennessee went out and hired the best coach available, Dave Serrano, from Cal State Fullerton. In his first season in Knoxville, with what is clearly the least-talented team in the SEC, Serrano is 21-15/7-8 and very much in the middle of the postseason hunt.
*The key question: Is the program in better shape than it was when Gaspard took over as head coach? The answer, quite obviously, is no. A consistent winner and perennial postseason lock is now the doormat of the conference. If Gaspard wants to have a chance at turning this colossal mess around, he's going to have to make some tough decisions in the off-season and put together a more capable supporting staff. But even that might not be enough.
