Figured I'd compare the 18 and 20 defense. Points surrendered.
he did and his name is Schrader...
We were 2nd two years ago. There was a pretty clear progression in years 1-3. The troubling part was 2019. Keep reading “in year 6” - and it seems to erase the good stuff and be hostage to recent history
The recent history (years 4 and 5) also show clear progression but in the wrong direction. It is what it is and unfortunately it is the current trend. You can’t just wave it away. Only winning will change it.
Not buying it. Year 2 featured a win over #2 Clemson. That's a progression from beating a top 20 team in VaTech the year before. We beat two top 25 teams in 2018. Even Points a game shows a steady progression the first three seasons and then a dip in 2019.
| Year | SRS (How good we were; 0 is CFB avg) | SoS (schedule strength rank) | Record | Best Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -4.51 | #21 | 4-8 | #17 VaTech |
| 2017 | 1.96 | #19 | 4-8 | #2 Clemson |
| 2018 | 12.14 | #57 | 10-3 | #15 WVU |
| 2019 | -2.79 | #73 | 5-7 | Wake Forest |
| 2020 | -12.92 | #49 | 1-10 | Lol, Georgia Tech |
no mulligan---every team in the country had to deal with covid. my concern was also the injuries that occurred in relation to the s&c program,
2019 will be the season that ultimately gets Dino fired, not 2020. That was a massive step back and I attribute alot of it to coaching. To not capitalize on the season before is unacceptable. Even Pasqualoni post McNabb kept the Orange sniffing for bowl games with Troy Nunes.
I'm with you up until your last paragraph. I won't be happy, at all, if we don't make a bowl this year. But unless the program completely collapses, I don't think I'll be advocating that Dino gets fired. I won't be against it either. I'm just pretty agnostic these days when it comes to coaching changes. That's JW's call, and he'll have to own the consequences obviously. But I'd also understand why he'd be hesitant to start over, again, if we end up with 4 or 5 wins.
I don't know how you can look at the data and come to the conclusion we didn't get better from 2016-2018 in a linear fashion. You can't claim 2018 as an outlier and then use the MTSU loss as anything other than an outlier. Just bending data.
It's a bit hyperbolic b/c certainly things can happen to change the calculus. I just think the way this schedule sets up we are in position to make a bowl game if we make the 5 foot putt this year. Usually we have some schedule gauntlet to use as the de facto excuse. I think 3-1 out of the shoots has to be in play and if we can't find 3 wins in conference play, then unfortunately we need to consider options.
I agree with this - with the caveat of "close losses, playing lights out vs the best teams on our schedule" and 5 wins. Similar to 2017.
That's fair. I completely agree that 6 wins is there for the taking. If we don't get that then Dino deserves all the heat that will come his way. This schedule is as far from a gauntlet as I can remember as an SU fan.
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If we don't go to a bowl game this year, there has to be a change. You lose all the goodwill the 10 win season gave you. Many of the new season ticket holders after 2018 will cancel and never come back. Dino has to win this year.
“Bad dudes” is also subjective. I seem to remember not everyone was thrilled bringing in Alton Robinson.
Even before Covid and the transfer portal being wide open, I always believed that we should have tried to bring in more Junior College guys along with transfers. A gamble, yes, but sometimes worth the risk.
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