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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 274208, member: 289"] The schedules were very difficult in 2001-2004 as we loaded up on big-time competion to try to fill the Dome. One year, (1984), we played 8 teams that wound up on bowl games at a time when there were far fewer bowl games. I think it retarrded Coach Mac's development of the program as we had some teams that might have gone 8-3 that went 6-5 instead because of the schedule. It was less taxing after that and that helped the team improve. But the height of the Sac Mac Pac was in 1986 when we started 0-4. I certainly agree that we need to be patient here and that it's very important to this program for Doug Marrone to be a success. We don't want to fire three coaches in a decade and we don't want to starting over again as we join the ACC. if we do, we could be bottom feeders for years. we've got keep building on what we've got. [/QUOTE]