For me, the excitement about Avery had everything to do with the fact that Alabama struck out on their coaching search, all the good candidates were hired, and he came out of nowhere to kind of save Alabama. And, the truth is, despite all the issues, he still helped stock the cupboard for the next coach. Things could have been worse, he helped avert disaster.
Anyway, since I expressed my criticism earlier, and I still think there are some problems within the program that need to be addressed somehow, I will have to say this. Oats seems to have nailed pretty much everything he's done since he's been at Alabama.
If these guys just respond well to his coaching, he might be the guy to get Alabama where it's capable of being.