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Is the SMU Football "stat pack" wrong?
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:21 pmby ThadFilms
Over and over again, at the end of the season - we heard the following refrain from many many media outlets - that our 5-6 record was the most wins since 1997. But in reality we went 5-7 in '98.
So my question is, again, with all these media outlets spewing the same "largest win total" stuff - was this an internal error at the athletic department?
I think the quote could have been that season SMU had "the best winning percentage since 1997." But not, however, the most wins.
Just thought I would bring this up for debate.
Re: Is the SMU Football "stat pack" wrong?
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:32 pmby mrydel
ThadFilms wrote:Over and over again, at the end of the season - we heard the following refrain from many many media outlets - that our 5-6 record was the most wins since 1997. But in reality we went 5-7 in '98.
So my question is, again, with all these media outlets spewing the same "largest win total" stuff - was this an internal error at the athletic department?
I think the quote could have been that season SMU had "the best inning percentage since 1997." But not, however, the most wins.
Just thought I would bring this up for debate.
We can not have an "inning" percentage since we dropped baseball years ago.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:39 pmby ThadFilms
thanks mrydel... I have edited the top post
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:42 pmby mrydel
ThadFilms wrote:thanks mrydel... I have edited the top post
That takes away the fun.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:12 pmby abezontar
The majority of the games in 1998 (I think 10 or so) don't count because we used an ineligible player so technically we didn't pay those games.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:03 pmby PonyCat
The media guide shows the "official" record in 1998 is/was 1-1.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:14 pmby jtstang
abezontar wrote:The majority of the games in 1998 (I think 10 or so) don't count because we used an ineligible player so technically we didn't pay those games.
What games DID we pay since the death penalty?? We should get our money back, that's for sure....
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:54 pmby PonySnob
Who was the ineligible player?
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:19 pmby SmooPower
The games were played - we won 5 games. I could care less if they didn't "count".
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:15 pmby abezontar
sorry, typing too fast before a final...didn't play those games, although I think the reason the guy was ineligible was because one of the assistant coaches paid somebody else to take his ACT or SAT or something
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:13 pmby Stallion
that would be CB Corlin Donaldson I believe.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:21 pmby PonySnob
Stallion wrote:that would be CB Corlin Donaldson I believe.
Wasn't that part of the Steve Malin scandal during Cave-in's tenure?
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:44 pmby carolina stang
Yes it was.
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:43 amby mr. pony
Some "scandal". Happens everday in the Big 12.
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:28 pmby perunapride
We are the outlaw program in the Magnolia League!!!