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[QUOTE="Dmcnabbrules, post: 72497, member: 1529"]
If you think back to the beginning of the season what were most peoples expectations? I figured they would anywhere from 6-6 to 8-4 depended on how a few things went.  This was a team that relied almost exclusively on Delone Carter and a hungry veteran defense last year.  Last year was great but don't forget that two wins were against 1-AA schools and one against Akron.  The defense won two games by themselves West Virginia and South Florida.  Went to Cincinatti and beat them without their best and most important player.  Marcus Sales and Delone Carter played huge roles in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Last season was big for the program and the fan base.  It was the first time most games where competetive in a long time.  If you step back and look without being biased there were holes in last years team.  An easy schedule and some lucky breaks resulted in a solid record.  The warning signs for a step back this year were there though.
Next two years are big for Marrone and staff.  He will have to stand on his own actions.  Team will enter next two years with players reruited almost exclussively by Marrone.  The same offensive system will have been in place for multiple years. Not that he has ever offered any but there are no more excuses.
Don't jump off a bridge yet guys.  Think back to the beginning of the season especially after Sales arrest and Gulley's stabbing. 6-6 or 7-5 and a two consecutive bowls for the first time in over ten years isn't that bad.
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