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<blockquote data-quote="UI2009" data-source="post: 1324264" data-attributes="member: 607863"><p>Rankings be damned. It’s all based on the records of the previous seasons anyways. The whole college football world knows and respects Lovie, but for him to be considered in the top half of coaches, he has to show results on some kind of turnaround. His first chance for that is this fall. Looking at the team from a personnel perspective, Lovie and staff would have to be in the nation’s top 10 to get us to 6 wins this year. I’m thinking more like 3, maybe 4-5 wins. So our record won’t improve much. I’m purely looking for better execution this year. I know a lot of that is intangible, but here is what I am looking from the 2016 squad:</p><p></p><p>75 penalties for 639 yards (execute)</p><p>TOP: 26:07 vs. 33:53 (control the game)</p><p>258 first downs allowed (control the game)</p><p>4,861 yards given up (no big plays)</p><p>Punt return average – 4.39 yds (so frustrating)</p><p></p><p>For 2017, I’ll suffer and get frustrated along with everyone else with each game this year. But after the season I’ll compare those numbers. If we’re better, that means our coaches are doing something good, and we can actually have something to say to these folks putting out rankings next offseason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UI2009, post: 1324264, member: 607863"] Rankings be damned. It’s all based on the records of the previous seasons anyways. The whole college football world knows and respects Lovie, but for him to be considered in the top half of coaches, he has to show results on some kind of turnaround. His first chance for that is this fall. Looking at the team from a personnel perspective, Lovie and staff would have to be in the nation’s top 10 to get us to 6 wins this year. I’m thinking more like 3, maybe 4-5 wins. So our record won’t improve much. I’m purely looking for better execution this year. I know a lot of that is intangible, but here is what I am looking from the 2016 squad: 75 penalties for 639 yards (execute) TOP: 26:07 vs. 33:53 (control the game) 258 first downs allowed (control the game) 4,861 yards given up (no big plays) Punt return average – 4.39 yds (so frustrating) For 2017, I’ll suffer and get frustrated along with everyone else with each game this year. But after the season I’ll compare those numbers. If we’re better, that means our coaches are doing something good, and we can actually have something to say to these folks putting out rankings next offseason. [/QUOTE]
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