I’m going back to what WA said about the team being “together” in meetings and in practice, and I think he meant in the week leading up to the SECCG (after the Barn game). If he was saying they were all on the same page for the first time this year (I think he was - that’s what I took away from his interview), then maybe it’s just taken longer than expected for the chemistry to develop; sure looks like it was there Saturday. One of the linemen (not sure who) said after the trophy was awarded “we got work to do” or “we gotta get back to work”, indicating to me the team has likely turned a corner. Maybe the yummy rat poison got to them.
Even with Metchie down, if BRob is healthy and Allen is back (and even if he isn’t), I don’t think the game will be close for more than a quarter.