Syracuse football question: How will you define success for the Orange in 2014? (PS)

[rrlbees]

Maybe this is a semantics issue for some... The issue is what would be a "successful" season, not necessarily how many games you "expect" to win or have as a "goal." For those setting the bar for "success'" at 8+ wins, it means that anything less than 8 wins is not successful (or failure). That does not seem reasonable to me. Those that evaluate this kind of stuff for a living have set the O/U at 5.5.

Your right. 6 wins would be a real failure. 7 not much better. How many years are we going to keep saying 6 is good?

 

[007]

Your right. 6 wins would be a real failure. 7 not much better. How many years are we going to keep saying 6 is good?

All things are relative. This program was 20 seconds away from a losing season last year. Getting to a bowl game last year = successful season. The question is not whether 6 is "good." The question in this thread was whether less than 8 wins is "failure."

Heading into this year, of course you want to build on last year's success. Looking at the schedule, before a single game is played, we are likely going to be Dogs to ND, L'ville, FSU, Clemson and Duke, and most likely at Pitt and at BC. Assuming we beat Mary, NCS, WF, CM and Nova, which 3 of the previously listed teams are we going to roll just to get to the minimum threshold of success (8 wins)?

 

[rrlbees]

The question in this thread was whether less than 8 wins is "failure."

And that's what I answered.