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Cincydawg

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What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« on: August 26, 2018, 08:41:12 AM »
I was pondering what would make me "happy" (or "content) this season for my team (aside from the obvious).  I mentioned on ELA's prediction thread how disappointing a 12-1 season and NY6 bowl win would be to me.  Perhaps that isn't fair.

I think the main goal is to win the conference.  That is something you can control (your team anyway).  Whatever happens otherwise is up to others, in effect.  With UGA's weak OOC slate, four wins there are almost assured.  The could be 11-2 and win the conference, which would be better than 12-1 in my mind and not winning it.

There of course is the other side of the coin, the worst plausible scenario, and the Dawgs could lose 4 games, possibly, if LSU and Florida improve a lot and USCe is good and Mizzou upsets them on the road.  

Of course, a 15-0 season would be excellent, but I don't expect that.  Win the conference would be good even if it means having to go through Alabama (or because it means that).  If they lose to say LSU and USCe on the road and win out, is that sufficient for the playoffs?  Maybe, depending on what other teams do.  A two loss OSU or PSU or Michigan might deserve preference over them.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2018, 09:14:32 AM »
Any season with a Michigan win checks the "success" box. The rest is gravy. 

As far as my favorite flavor of gravy, win the division, win the Big Ten Ccg, make the playoffs, go 2-0 in said playoffs. 
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2018, 01:10:53 PM »
I just want a functional offense.  One where receivers run routes and the QB throws them the ball like it's no big deal...as if they have practiced doing so throughout the week leading up to the game.  That would be nice.


With an offense ranked in the 60s, nationally, Florida does no worse than 9-3.  It's that simple.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2018, 01:24:13 PM »
Purdue: 

Bowl-eligibility... That's it.

A lot of people would think that following up a 6-6 season with another 6-6 season would be a lack of progress. With Purdue's schedule, though, that's not the case. We get 2 P5 teams in our non-con, and our schedule is mostly loaded with our "favored" games on the road and the games we have no chance of winning being at home.

Anything above a 6-6 regular season is gravy.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2018, 01:45:29 PM »
NYD6 bowl game - preferably in Pasadena against a PAC school.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2018, 03:35:38 PM »
My gut reaction was 9-3, but then I realized it would depend on who that third loss is to (assuming L's to UW and PSU). After glancing through the schedule I couldn't find another loss I was comfortable with, so I'm going with 10-2.

Problem is, I think this is an 8-9 win team, so I guess I'm setting myself up for disappointment.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2018, 03:54:48 PM »
Success can be better than what you realistically expect.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2018, 07:29:23 PM »
I think I’ve answered this question the same the last 3 or 4 years.

Nine total wins and/or a top 25 finish.

Besides that, making the Big 12 CCG and finally beating Oklahoma would be really nice.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2018, 07:31:50 PM »
10 wins is success. 9 is satisfactory. 11+ is bliss.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2018, 07:35:04 PM »
Quote from: Anonymous Coward on August 26, 2018, 07:31:50 PM
10 wins is success. 9 is satisfactory. 11+ is bliss.
Would the satisfactory status of 9-3 remain intact if the three are OSU, MSU and ND? 
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2018, 07:46:08 PM »
Unless UW and PSU implode, with this schedule, any combo of 9 wins would be "satisfactory."
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2018, 08:51:11 PM »
I've said many times, 6 wins for the Huskers and a bowl game with bowl practices would be OK in the new staff's first season

a success?  Success for the Huskers starts at 9 wins.  I don't think they can attain 9 wins vs the schedule

all 7 home games won and 7 wins would satisfy me, but that means a big upset of Sparty at home late in the season
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2018, 09:08:37 AM »
So hard to say because the line between going to Indy and finishing 4th in the division could bebrqzor thin.  Could be a win and a tiebreaker of a difference.  I'd say 9 wins is satisfactory.  10 wins and either a trip to Indy or a win over Michigan would be a success.  Hard to control for tiebreakers at 10-2, so it's tough to draw a hard line.  So I'll just say 10 wins plus.  That plus being a rivalry win or a division title.  10-2, where one loss is to UM, and we don't go to Indy is more than satisfactory, but I can't help but thinking I'll feel empty.
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Re: What will be a success for your team this season in your mind?
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2018, 09:19:06 AM »
Nine wins in the regular season. 

I’m a big believer in keeping the floor high. Even when UW can expect nine wins and more, I never want to take just being that kind if good for granted. On Wisconsin. 
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