I'm not asking you to figure out what the percentages are for the rest of cfb because I know it's way too much work. But often times what appears to be something terrible is actually kind of ordinary. maybe we can pick a few comparable peers to see if there really is something unusual here
Good point on the losing streak last season vs ranked teams. Helps with perspective. The last 5 games this season is how DB will judged up on the Hill. The program needs to string together consecutive winning seasons and bowl appearances.
That was almost 30 years ago! Today's college football landscape barely resembles that period.
I know teams like Wake, Duke, BC, NC State rarely beat any real teams. But I have to think their records vs Top 32-64 teams is better than .333 with half their losses as blowouts.
Did you look at any highlights of the game? He had one TD of 54 yards, he ran through a hole that was as wide as a mack truck and went untouched. Louisville has a line with size, that can block!! He doesn't get that at SU.
What constitutes a turn around? Genuinely curious. 2 years? 3 years? 4 years straight of winning? See to me a school hasn't turned things around until they have a consistent 3 to 4 year performance as that likely spans two QB cycles in football. Duke is in year 2. FSU is in year 2. Colorado year 1. People are referencing schools that have not in my opinion have shown that they have made the turnaround as evidence. Some wanted to say Syracuse turned things around officially when we went bowling Dungys last season. Certainly they(examples above)are heading in the right direction but they are not there yet. Also FSU and their AD suck. That is all.
See the Dino Babers article in today's Post.....He basically says what I said, we don't have the money to retain our own players or recruit and pay better ones.
I soooo want to be done with "college" athletics. Syracuse University Football has been my favorite team and go to entertainment choice for decades. But with the massive decline and more so the NIL process, I have lost much interest. It's only because of the good start and promise this year that I kept engaged. It's so hard to walk away, and at times feel like a hypocrite. However, I do see myself getting to that point eventually. Sorry, I don't see a good finish to this season. Based upon history, I just don't see it. I guess I win either way. If the team does good, I stay engaged. If they tank, I get closer to the goal of breaking free.
Oh yeah, and by golly JB finally leaves and now I have to be somewhat excited about Red, making hoops also much more difficult to walk away from. Argh...
Unless they’ve lost more guys than he’s disclosed, there’s one transfer that would impact depth, Geer.
Just excuses. Come up with new schemes. If he can't do it, let a new guy give it a try at a lower rate.
The trend is your friend.
That’s not true. FSU has gotten much better. SU hasn’t improved as much obviously, but it hasn’t gone backward.
I hate it when you spend time doing stats and some dope says oh yeah well what about every other team in history.
I ssid last year he was not qualified. It did not go over well
I included the two fcs games as bottom 25% to account for all games played.
I didn't say we went backwards.
Oh, so they have improved.
Pretty much stayed the same.
That’s not true
We went 5-7 in 2021, with losses to Rutgers and an uncompetitive game against a mediocre Louisville.
We as Cuse fans, need to stop living in fantasy land, and embrace the truth about our situation> I hope we develop a winning program, but recognize what our limitations are, and it goes deeper than a coach or an AD. This new football landscape is getting increasingly more difficult to successfully navigate without a lot of consistent Cash Flow!!
