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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 2871833, member: 780"] I don't think I have ever tried to build a case for anything on here depending on statistical analysis because I know how sensitive these things are to what criteria are used, and what time periods considered. As I said, the criteria you used to me seemed more suited for “Most Popular” or “Most Seen” and not “Best”. And I’ll admit, I don’t know what “Best” looks like although it has something to do with wins against “quality” opponents, conference championships, NCAA performance and NC’s over the past, 5, 10 or 20 years. I can make an argument, that if SU was to go on a tear and win two more NC’s it might make the job less attractive. The candidates aren’t going to ask “What has JB done?”, they are going to ask “What are my chances of success there as a follow-on act?”. A characteristic of this forum is the huge mood swings that occur between euphoric highs and angry lows. The board after the GT loss is a prime example. Toning down of expectations and of a sense of entitlement are probably good ideas, especially if you have a problem dealing with the frustration associated with unmet expectations. Just recently we have seen people on here argue about our ACC record, many of them cherry-picking the time frame to make their case that the program is in disarray, JB is failing, he’s senile, out of touch, lazy, etc. If I were to list the 15 or so programs I think SU is in the second tier with that discussion would quickly disintegrate into finding the one or two programs people disagreed with. I can’t tell the difference between the 8th best program and the 12th or the 14th because that ranking depends on what criteria and what time frame are used and all of that is anyone’s guess. [/QUOTE]

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