what to expect next year (bad news)

[fan]

A quick statistical breakdown of college football (Div. 1A) shows that we should not get our expectations up very high for next year. Since 1996 a team has won 0 or 1 games only 35 times. A team has gone winless only 12 times!!! A team has had back to back winless seasons only once (Duke). Only 4 teams have gone from winless or one win to a winning record the next season (TCU was one, S. Carolina another). THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF WINS FOR A TEAM COMMING OFF A ONE WIN OR ZERO WIN SEASON SINCE 1996 IS 3. I'd bet we win exactly 2 games next season. I don't even know the schedule but statistically speaking I'd be hard pressed to think any differently. I'm probably posting this a little prematurely. I'll bring it up again in August.

[gostangs]

premature indeed. I will bet you a case of Peruna we win at least four next year. (Is that a long time from now or what?)

[Stallion]

I think we will significantly improve the quality of the athlets on the field next year at most every position but again the youth of those players may prevent many more victories. But we will add ATHLETES like Massey, Munlin, Henderson, Cleveland, Muse, Meeks, Z. Hall, DeLay, V. Hall, Mcgee, Moss, F. Turner, Barnett, Lindley and bevy of young but stout beef like Burley, Peveto, Boren and seasoning from Phillips, Pellerin, Cleveland, Sturdivant, Desmond Jones and Bonds and many more. We haven't had a talent infusion like that in one year for about 20 years-at least 18 of those guys were pretty highly recruited something we haven't seen around here in awhile-I'm excited to get them on the field and again I think the talent step-up will be clearly visible from the stands if not the scoreboard. I look for this team to start making some steps toward respectability as we get later into the WAC schedule.

<small>[ 11-12-2003, 07:25 PM: Message edited by: Stallion ]</small>

[fan]

Don't disagree with your post Stallion. However, the fact is that of the 35 teams that had one win or zero win seasons, only 7 of those followed with five or more wins. Interestingly, only one team had 4 wins. The median number of wins was 2. (Hence my predicition)

[Ikus]

Originally posted by Stallion:
I think we will significantly improve the quality of the athlets on the field next year at most every position but again the youth of those players may prevent many more victories. But we will add ATHLETES like Massey, Munlin, Henderson, Cleveland, Muse, Meeks, Z. Hall, DeLay, V. Hall, Mcgee, Moss, F. Turner, Barnett, Lindley and bevy of young but stout beef like Burley, Peveto, Boren and seasoning from Phillips, Pellerin, Cleveland, Sturdivant, Desmond Jones and Bonds and many more. We haven't had a talent infusion like that in one year for about 20 years-at least 18 of those guys were pretty highly recruited something we haven't seen around here in awhile-I'm excited to get them on the field and again I think the talent step-up will be clearly visible from the stands if not the scoreboard. I look for this team to start making some steps toward respectability as we get later into the WAC schedule.

Can Stallion be Poster of the Week again? This is greatness!

[PonySnob]

Unfortunately with Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and TCU as our first three games in 2004, looks like we might be winless in September again.

[mfinley]

Who cares about what month those games take place in, P-Snob. That old line was from a few years back when we would go O'fer in the month and then pick up wins against the WAC. BTW, I'll give you TT and OSU are out of reach, but not TCU... They aren't in the same league with the Big XII and you (ooops, I mean they) likely will have a different coach next year.

[Stallion]

Man Tcu may be better next year than this year-seriously.

[Mike Damone]

They may be much better 2 or 3 years from now. The press they've gotten this year has to provide a huge boost to recruiting

[Mustangs35SMU]

Just think of it as this way Its our last season in the WAC!!!! This season is just like starting our whole program over cause basically it is...New Coach, New System, First season to recruit. It was a whole new turn for our program hence us being 0-10 right now. Next year I predict us to between 3 and 5 games. Then the games of us gettig back to winning every game will slowly come back!!

[KnuckleStang]

During the Va-Md game tonight, Lee Corso listed us as the 4th youngest team in the country (Vanderbilt youngest). It's a little early, but I'll go ahead and predict 4 wins next year. We certainly won't run up the score on anybody, but I don't think we'll repeat as the worst offensive team in the NCAA. We coulda-woulda-shoulda won 4 games this year already, if we could score AT ALL. We need BIG MEN!

Go Stangs! Make Rice pilaf!!!

[mustangmawmaw]

I agree with Stallion and Knucklestang, the next 3 years will be awesome with size, talent and team players creating MOMENTUM to WIN.

[OldPony]

Let's hope that the momentum in recruiting isn't offset by the horrible year. CUSA will help some but I think it will be difficult to replicate last year. SMU is the laughing stock of Texas football. I don't care how good you are as a recruiter, that is hard to overcome. Bennett could sell a vision last year and maybe this one but results have to start being better on the field to maintain (let alone improve)from last year. This year's recruiting will be a huge factor in seeing where we are going. A poor class and this boat will be sinking for a long time. There is tremendous pressure on Bennett and staff this year.

[Mustangs35SMU]

Well we all knew our team was young for sure! Dont worry I really think this coming season will be just hte starting of many wins to come!

[fan]

thought I'd bump this up since the topic was raised again