I've gotten into some interesting conversations on Twitter about my assertion that we erred by going a little overboard on the strength of OOC schedule. My point is, having a slightly better record against a slightly worse schedule wouldn't really hurt us directly on Selection Sunday, and it would lead to more positivity around the program with the same somewhat disappointing level of play.
Hindsight is 20/20 and the schedule would be fine if Kornet had stayed healthy, Cressler had lived up to his billing, etc. But the point is we didn't know those things.
I'd have moved Dayton to a better time (not 4 days after Baylor right before exams) and postponed Baylor or Purdue a year to replace them with a buy game.
Today, I read praise for Frank Martin's squad: how they play together, have great confidence, etc. Well, of course they have great confidence. They've beaten all the ****ty teams they've played!
It will be interesting to see how this confidence translates into play today, whether the self-confidence translates into beating someone in the top 50 this season, and how they get evaluated on Selection Sunday.
Hindsight is 20/20 and the schedule would be fine if Kornet had stayed healthy, Cressler had lived up to his billing, etc. But the point is we didn't know those things.
I'd have moved Dayton to a better time (not 4 days after Baylor right before exams) and postponed Baylor or Purdue a year to replace them with a buy game.
Today, I read praise for Frank Martin's squad: how they play together, have great confidence, etc. Well, of course they have great confidence. They've beaten all the ****ty teams they've played!
It will be interesting to see how this confidence translates into play today, whether the self-confidence translates into beating someone in the top 50 this season, and how they get evaluated on Selection Sunday.
