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<blockquote data-quote="sbillini" data-source="post: 1474643" data-attributes="member: 10496"><p>Yes, it was a 6-6 season. It was also the first time in FBS history that a team finished 6-6 after starting 6-0. I agree that he was a good guy and was probably among the best recruiters in the country, but the guy was an absolute liability at in-game coaching (esp. after Locksley left). Relative to what we've had since, he was an obvious upgrade, but that's hindsight bias at its best mixed with a healthy dose of "things are so bad now that I want to go back to the days when things were just kind of bad". </p><p></p><p>Maybe we as a fanbase would've resigned ourselves to being OK with Zook's ceiling over time. A mediocre team averaging ~6 wins that was at least entertaining to watch and sent some players to the NFL. But let's not make it sound like those were really the "good ole days." Just look at his career since he left. not exactly one of someone that got slighted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sbillini, post: 1474643, member: 10496"] Yes, it was a 6-6 season. It was also the first time in FBS history that a team finished 6-6 after starting 6-0. I agree that he was a good guy and was probably among the best recruiters in the country, but the guy was an absolute liability at in-game coaching (esp. after Locksley left). Relative to what we've had since, he was an obvious upgrade, but that's hindsight bias at its best mixed with a healthy dose of "things are so bad now that I want to go back to the days when things were just kind of bad". Maybe we as a fanbase would've resigned ourselves to being OK with Zook's ceiling over time. A mediocre team averaging ~6 wins that was at least entertaining to watch and sent some players to the NFL. But let's not make it sound like those were really the "good ole days." Just look at his career since he left. not exactly one of someone that got slighted. [/QUOTE]
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