Coach Ron's Honeymoon

[chum1]

Coach Ron will have to go 9-4 in 2007 to be an above average 2nd year coach.  Good luck, Coach Ron!

2005 New Coach      2005    2006

Bronco Mendenhall   6-6   11-2
Skip Holtz      5-6   7-6
Urban Meyer      9-3   13-1
Ron Zook      2-9   2-10
Terry Hoeppner      4-7   5-7
Les Miles      11-2   11-2
Mark Snyder      4-7   5-7
Shane Montgomery   7-4   2-10
Ed Orgeron      3-8   4-8
Mike Sanford      2-9   2-10
Hal Mumme      0-12   4-8
Charlie Weis      9-3   10-3
Frank Solich      4-7   9-5
Mike Gundy      4-7   7-6
Dave Wannstedt      5-6   6-6
Dick Tomey      3-8   9-4
Steve Spurrier      7-5   8-5
Walt Harris      5-6   1-11
Greg Robinson      1-10   4-8
Kyle Wittingham      7-5   8-5
Brent Guy      3-8   1-11
Ty Willingham      2-9   5-7
Bill Cubit      7-4   8-5

                  100-151   142-157
                  39.8%     47.5%   

2006 New Coach      2006   2007 with average increase in win %

Ron Prince              7-6      8-5
                            53.8%  61.5%

[superwillie8]

How does that have anything to do with Coach Prince's ability to coach??  I can't believe you actually took the time to look all the crap up!     If Prince goes 9-4 this year then he should be the NCOY with our brutal schedule!

[Iceberg]

At 9-4, is that a W or L in our bowl game?

[catzacker]

Good stats chum.  Bob Stoops won a national championship in his second year.  I expect nothing less.  

[steve dave]

Good stats chum.  Bob Stoops won a national championship in his second year.  I expect nothing less.  

Remember when everyone felt like the season was over when we lost one game...

[plaincat killed himself]

I really hope that Ron Prince is the second coming of Bronco Mendenhall.  Hal Mumme or Frank Solich would also be acceptable.

I hope he doesn't disappoint us with a Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, or Charlie Weiss-type improvement.

[catzacker]

Good stats chum.  Bob Stoops won a national championship in his second year.  I expect nothing less.  

Remember when everyone felt like the season was over when we lost one game...

I remember thinking we were terrible for after losing @ A&M in '00 (our second loss of the season, we were #10 in the country and A&M was unranked).   

[plaincat killed himself]

I remember thinking we were horrible after winning our first game in 2006.

[Pete]

Good stats chum.  Bob Stoops won a national championship in his second year.  I expect nothing less.  

Remember when everyone felt like the season was over when we lost one game...

If you are refering to the Baylor game, then yes, I do remember that.  Ron needs to beat ku, AND win at least as many games as last year.  Ron gets NO pass for his scheduling. Good luck Ron.  

[michigancat]

Solid analysis, chummers.  Would you like to be a guest analyst at my blog?

[ScubaSteve]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

[catzacker]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

[The Whale]

Good stats chum.  Bob Stoops won a national championship in his second year.  I expect nothing less.  

Remember when everyone felt like the season was over when we lost one game...

If you are refering to the Baylor game, then yes, I do remember that.  Ron needs to beat ku, AND win at least as many games as last year.  Ron gets NO pass for his scheduling. Good luck Ron.  

'98-'03

[steve dave]

If you are refering to the Baylor game, then yes, I do remember that.  Ron needs to beat ku, AND win at least as many games as last year.  Ron gets NO pass for his scheduling. Good luck Ron.  

'98-'03


QFT...sigh...those were the days

[ScubaSteve]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

[pissclams]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

you need to have your head examined in the catlab2000

[catzacker]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I'm a moron* stupid.  So explain. 

*thanks Rusty

[michigancat]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I'm a moron.  So explain. 

You just set yourself up for an argument over the differences between being a moron and being stupid.

[catzacker]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I'm a moron.  So explain. 

You just set yourself up for an argument over the differences between being a moron and being stupid.

Damn, you're right.  I'll change it.  I definitely don't want to be a moron, but I'll take being stupid.

[plaincat killed himself]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

I'm a moron.  So explain. 

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I already explained it:

Bronco Mendenhall, Hal Mumme, and Frank Solich vs. Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, and Charlie Weiss.

Sometimes the cub posts are worth reading.

[catzacker]

Chummy your posts are usually worth clicking, but this was just stupid.

Why?

I'm a moron.  So explain. 

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I already explained it:

Bronco Mendenhall, Hal Mumme, and Frank Solich vs. Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, and Charlie Weiss.

Sometimes the cub posts are worth reading.

So is it irrelevant? or is it stupid?

[plaincat killed himself]

So is it irrelevant? or is it stupid?

That all depends on you. 

If you pick Mendenhall, Solich, and Mumme then you're stupid.

If you pick Spurrier, Meyer, and Weiss then the stats are irrelevant and you're stupid for failing to understand them.

[catzacker]

So is it irrelevant? or is it stupid?

That all depends on you. 

If you pick Mendenhall, Solich, and Mumme then you're stupid.

If you pick Spurrier, Meyer, and Weiss then the stats are irrelevant and you're stupid for failing to understand them.

But would they be irrelevant if I picked Mendenhall, Solich, and Mumme?  Sorry for all the questions, just trying to get some clarification.

[chum1]

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I already explained it:

Bronco Mendenhall, Hal Mumme, and Frank Solich vs. Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, and Charlie Weiss.

All did significantly better in their second season than in their first, didn't they?  I'm sure we'll all have a similar expectation for Coach Ron.

[fatty fat fat]

I think any sort of improvement on 7-6 will keep him in the good graces.

8-5 would be fantastic.

[michigancat]

Hal Mumme is Mike Leach's mentor.

I'd be happy with 7-6 again.  Perfectly reasonable with our ridiculously tough schedule.

[chum1]

According to the above, 8-5 would be average.  Is Coach Ron like the dumb kid in class who gets a "C" and is thought to be doing well?  (I would totally accept that explanation.)

[ScubaSteve]

If I have to point out to you how irrelevant that statistic is, then you're just as stupid.

I already explained it:

Bronco Mendenhall, Hal Mumme, and Frank Solich vs. Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, and Charlie Weiss.

All did significantly better in their second season than in their first, didn't they?  I'm sure we'll all have a similar expectation for Coach Ron.

I think we all expect Ron to improve over last season.  Measuring using your parameters above (9-4) is stupid.

[catzacker]

I think any sort of improvement on 7-6 will keep him in the good graces.

8-5 would be fantastic.

If he loses to ku at home and still goes 8-5, right or wrong, people will be upset.  And quite honestly, the only difference b/t 8-5 and 7-6 last year is that we faced a top 20 team in our bowl instead of some scrub team.  We have almost the same schedule as last year, only this year we'll have an experienced QB.  

[fatty fat fat]

I'd be happy with 7-6 again.  Perfectly reasonable with our ridiculously tough schedule.

True, but he's got a schedule that also screams at least 6 wins.

this season is SHOULD be pretty easy to predict. 6 wins is the min, 8 wins is the max.