For a 4-8 record

[ddgravy]

Hate to be picky ,but there was no way 15,000 was there more like the 10,000 to 12,000 butts in seats and they all left way early, not good for recruits to see. Go Dawgs

[FishingBack]

the announced 15k we got was a lot better than the 5k announced in 2006 with a similar record

[Dwayne From Minden]

We should be no worse than 7-5...

Conference W's - @ SJSU, @ NMSU, Fresno, USU, Idaho

OOC W's - G-men & Navy or USM

We have a good probability of 8-4...

By picking up W @ Hawaii or in a home game vs Nevada or USM

Anything north of 8-4 is GRAVY

Anything south of 7-5 would be an utter disappointment and Dooley's shine will be gone as a HC

We could get hot and roll up to 9 or 10 - but we would have to get hot EARLY in the season and so far a Dooley coached team has not shown us any earlier season success...

7-5 or 8-4

and A is for AWESOME!

:icon_wink:

[Aussierules1985]

We should be no worse than 7-5...

Conference W's - @ SJSU, @ NMSU, Fresno, USU, Idaho

OOC W's - G-men & Navy or USM

We have a good probability of 8-4...

By picking up W @ Hawaii or in a home game vs Nevada or USM

Anything north of 8-4 is GRAVY

Anything south of 7-5 would be an utter disappointment and Dooley's shine will be gone as a HC

We could get hot and roll up to 9 or 10 - but we would have to get hot EARLY in the season and so far a Dooley coached team has not shown us any earlier season success...

7-5 or 8-4

and A is for AWESOME!

:icon_wink:

Mississippi State wasn't bad, but then again, it was followed by Kansas.

[dawg80]

I am also optimistic about 2010, but I disagree here. Tech's 2009 campaign places us at the cusp of the bottom 20.

Quite a few teams have 4 wins or less, but still finished with stronger resumes than Tech: Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, Virginia, Louisville, Ariz St, Baylor, Syracuse. (Also have to give the nod to USU -- same record, and they hold the head-to-head.)

Teams worse than us with 4 wins: SDSU, UTEP, Ark St.


Now -- if you want to speculate about matchups or victory margins or about who would win on a neutral field, then have at it. But based on actual wins and losses, this was a horrible year for our Dawgs.

I am also excited about next year's schedule, and about the improved playcalling & execution we saw late this season.

But one of the better 4-win teams, we aint.

Stop being such a negative nancy.

[beaux66]

Thank you. We finished 4-and freaking-8. A bad year regardless of how you spin it. This after most were predicting 6-8 wins. "One of the best 4 win teams in the country". Ha, hilarious

Yeah it reminds me of a certain baseball team that was picked to finish first in the WAC and finished dead last and failed to make its own tournament that we hosted for the first time ever. HMMMMM???

[mentechsters]

Yeah it reminds me of a certain baseball team that was picked to finish first in the WAC and finished dead last and failed to make its own tournament that we hosted for the first time ever. HMMMMM???

You are correct sir. And people (mainly you) were raising HELL about it, ripping the coaches and the players. But we go 4-8 in football and someone says we're the best 4 win team in the nation (and was serious about it), and how exciting the season was, blah blah blah. I'm not negative Nancy.......maybe reality Ricky.

[littleshoe]

You are correct sir. And people (mainly you) were raising HELL about it, ripping the coaches and the players. But we go 4-8 in football and someone says we're the best 4 win team in the nation (and was serious about it), and how exciting the season was, blah blah blah. I'm not negative Nancy.......maybe reality Ricky.

New handle?

[dhussdawg]

New handle?

I would go with Reality Rick, it has a sharper end to it. Both ending in the same sound kills the alliteration.

[mentechsters]

I would go with Reality Rick, it has a sharper end to it. Both ending in the same sound kills the alliteration.

I agree. Reality Rick it is.

[Tech77]

I stand by my post which started the thread. Our team played well at home, and I had lots of fun at the home games. Much of north Louisiana is missing a really good show when they stay home instead of attending Tech football games.