It's a bit as it relates to this year. We are clearly a rampaging pride of fuck lions on defense, our special teams is likely national title good (not saying best in the nation but a really solid unit that would fit in as a plus with just about any national title team) but our offesne sucks shit through a straw and is, quite frankly, stunningly inept and embarassing. That doesn't mean this team can't bumblefuck it's way to 9 or 10 wins, but, yeah, it's pretty bleak for the year.
Long term out on Sark? Not a chance. He's gotten us to back to back final 4's, recruiting well, managing well, has shown good offenses in the past, etc. This year you can say- new QB, decimated (and pretty untalented) RB room, brand new TE's, starting an entire new offensive line (outside of DJ), no game breaking WR and a QB that was supposed to be a force multiplier instead pretty much sucking. We are young in many places and where we aren't actually young we are inexperienced. So, thought it was going better but I guess we couldn't overcome it. If it looks like this again next year then I will be VERY concerned about the direction of the program.
Or- put another way- which programs would you trade places with nationally (future looking) with zero reservations? For me that's Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Domers. Shurg and say maybe yes, maybe no- Alabama. I'm not changing places with Miami or Tech or aggy or USC or Indiana or PSU or Ole Miss or TN. Florida if they nail the hire? Maybe. That's about the program and our resources as much as the head coach- but he's shown he can marshall those resources and do other big picture program stuff well. It's bizarre that it's his core competency that's held us back the last 3 or 4 years. I guess he needs his QB. The fact that that doesn't appear to be Arch is troubling- but I'm fine with wait and see for a year before being out.