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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1877963, member: 40"]
The times, they are a-changing.

I think that one of the most difficult things our fanbase is going to have to wrap their heads around is that the new staff is going to do things differently than what they are accustomed to seeing.  So despite OrangePA's post yesterday about "football being football," in actuality that couldn't be further from the truth.  Historical comparison isn't going to yield much insight because our new coaching staff's way of doing things could literally not be further away from how we've done things in the past.

Our passing / offensive numbers are going to skyrocket this year, and improve even more next year.  The stats amassed by the players in the program today are going to shatter those of their counterparts on the offensive side of the ball from pre-Babers.  That doesn't mean that Amba Etta-Tawo is a better player than Marvin Harrison, or Kevin Johnson for that matter.  Which is why the variance between the Babers stats and the historical program stats aren't going to yield much insight--because we're comparing apples to oranges.

We're going to win shoot outs, and be in a lot of them.  So looking at how we white knuckled games in 2014 also isn't really a good comparison.  I qualify all of the above by acknowledging--again--how horrific of a defensive outcome Friday's game was.  I just think some members of the fanbase need to dispense with wringing hands when we win 59-52 and give up 500 yards, decrying the days when we used to hold teams to 23 [and lose 23-14].

The times, they are a-changing.
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