Does anyone have a farm I can borrow....Oh, yes, NU will make a bowl in SF's first year.
Bet the farm on it.
GBR
Does anyone have a farm I can borrow....Oh, yes, NU will make a bowl in SF's first year.
Bet the farm on it.
I see no reason to call that wisful thinking. There isn't even an upset in that scenario you painted.Regarding the OP, I'm confident that HCSF will get the team to a bowl game.
I also understand and share the tempered expectations for the upcoming season. Lot of things can happen between now and Sept 1st, let alone Black Friday, November. Most immediate and positive impact would be getting Dixon approved to play in the fall.
All that said and after swilling some kool-aide, my best case scenario for the 2018 is an 8 - 4 finish & seeing what Scott Frost did w/ UCF in the Peach Bowls, I like our chances in post season play too.
Here is my 'wishful thinking in late April' after breaking the upcoming season down into three phases:
09/01 Akron W
09/08 Colorado W
09/15 Troy W
Nonconference: 3-0
09/22 @ Michigan L
09/29 Purdue W
10/06 @ Wisconsin L
10/13 @ Northwestern W
Middle: 2 - 2
10/20 Minnesota W
11/03 @ Ohio St. L
11/10 Illinois W
11/17 Michigan St. L
11/23 @ Iowa W
Down the stretch: 3 - 2
GBR!!
5 wins would be utter failure.Margin for error is razor thin with the schedule. I think we could make a bowl, but this year is more about trying to get on track after years of being well off it across way too many areas in the program . . . and putting the foundation in place to get much better in year two and three. We could lose a fair number of games, but look a ton better doing it. If we only win 5, stumble against one of the toss-ups, but give Wisky, CU, tOSU, Michigan, Michigan St. and Iowa all they could handle in close/competitive losses then I'll consider that absolute progress.
I see no reason to call that wisful thinking. There isn't even an upset in that scenario you painted.
That would be based off visions of 2017. Sorta like projecting wins in 2008 based off 2007.I'm not sure but would think that we might be slight underdogs in the preseason at both Northwestern and Iowa.
That would be based off visions of 2017. Sorta like projecting wins in 2008 based off 2007.
New sheriff in town makes a huge difference
Yeah...because they started out as tubs of goo. Cheezus H, people.And, our players are not strong, as was evident watching them not just last year, but also in the Spring game. My son was a weight lifter and personal trainer for some very good athletes, and absent using PEDs, he found that it takes a long time to make someone strong - 6 months just doesn't do it. If they work diligently all summer, our players will be stronger in September than they are now, but to assume that as a team they will be big boy football strong is expecting miracles.
And, who says other teams on our schedule are not also trying to get better.
I hate when people make blanket statements like this.And, our players are not strong, as was evident watching them not just last year, but also in the Spring game. My son was a weight lifter and personal trainer for some very good athletes, and absent using PEDs, he found that it takes a long time to make someone strong - 6 months just doesn't do it. If they work diligently all summer, our players will be stronger in September than they are now, but to assume that as a team they will be big boy football strong is expecting miracles.
And, who says other teams on our schedule are not also trying to get better.
And, our players are not strong, as was evident watching them not just last year, but also in the Spring game. My son was a weight lifter and personal trainer for some very good athletes, and absent using PEDs, he found that it takes a long time to make someone strong - 6 months just doesn't do it. If they work diligently all summer, our players will be stronger in September than they are now, but to assume that as a team they will be big boy football strong is expecting miracles.
And, who says other teams on our schedule are not also trying to get better.
And, our players are not strong, as was evident watching them not just last year, but also in the Spring game. My son was a weight lifter and personal trainer for some very good athletes, and absent using PEDs, he found that it takes a long time to make someone strong - 6 months just doesn't do it. If they work diligently all summer, our players will be stronger in September than they are now, but to assume that as a team they will be big boy football strong is expecting miracles.
And, who says other teams on our schedule are not also trying to get better.
Dont wanna be around here if they dont
Actually both in BC and MR first year when they went sub .500 the fans were pretty understanding for the most part. In both cases it was the failure to see results by year three that killed them. "MOST" fans understand that Rome was not built in a day. As long as they see incremental improvement. Scott will be given a fair shot. Being a legend here also gives him a little more leash.Neither will Frost.
I shudder to think.
Actually both in BC and MR first year when they went sub .500 the fans were pretty understanding for the most part. In both cases it was the failure to see results by year three that killed them. "MOST" fans understand that Rome was not built in a day. As long as they see incremental improvement. Scott will be given a fair shot. Being a legend here also gives him a little more leash.