Last 10 games

[RedDenver]

and even if TO struggled "some" he was able to stay relevant because he had a much higher baseline from the get go

But that wasn't your argument. You claimed people have limits that they can't overcome, specifically you're arguing Riley can't overcome his previous mediocre record, but TO regressed and then showed he could exceed the limits people thought he had. Maybe Riley can overcome the expectations people have for him.

 

[Redux]

I stick with my signature line.

It should be: Delusional enough to think we were getting Saban.  Got Herman, lost to Maryland.

Enjoy not making your conference championship game.

 

[marko polo]

But that wasn't your argument. You claimed people have limits that they can't overcome, specifically you're arguing Riley can't overcome his previous mediocre record, but TO regressed and then showed he could exceed the limits people thought he had. Maybe Riley can overcome the expectations people have for him.

it is very unlikely he will substantially  rise above his baseline!!!

 

[ebohnart]

I think they call that coaching

so do I.

 

[Mavric]

But that wasn't your argument. You claimed people have limits that they can't overcome, specifically you're arguing Riley can't overcome his previous mediocre record, but TO regressed and then showed he could exceed the limits people thought he had. Maybe Riley can overcome the expectations people have for him.

Please point me to the part of TO's previous record that was "mediocre".

 

[RedDenver]

Please point me to the part of TO's previous record that was "mediocre".

I never said TO had a mediocre record.

 

[Mavric]

I never said TO had a mediocre record.

So there's not much of a comparison with Riley, is there.

 

[RedDenver]

So there's not much of a comparison with Riley, is there.

Oh for the love of...

I'm making a comparison about expectations and limits of the two coaches. It's entirely reasonable for the expectations of Riley's limits to be false. For example, there was a certain expectation of TO's limits that turned out to be false.

 

[Whistlepig]

Oh for the love of...

I'm making a comparison about expectations and limits of the two coaches. It's entirely reasonable for the expectations of Riley's limits to be false. For example, there was a certain expectation of TO's limits that turned out to be false.

might be "reasonable" but not probable  and as far as TO's limits, since you cite no details of meaning, I'm not sure you can prove those "expectations" were false- unless of course you're talking about the "fans" expectations- those same expectations that almost got TO to go to Colorado.

Except that they were both coaches for Neb, kind  of a bad analogy 

 

[RedDenver]

might be "reasonable" but not probable  and as far as TO's limits, since you cite no details of meaning, I'm not sure you can prove those "expectations" were false- unless of course you're talking about the "fans" expectations- those same expectations that almost got TO to go to Colorado.

Except that they were both coaches for Neb, kind  of a bad analogy 

Everything we're discussing on these boards are "fan expectations", so it's a pretty apt comparison.

 

[Whistlepig]

yes they both coached at Nebraska 

 

[commando]

the gopher fan trolling the husker board schtick is getting kind of old already.

 

[RedDenver]

yes they both coached at Nebraska 

Well, you got me. I must be misremembering all the "TO can't win the big games" talk from the late 80's and early 90's. TO and MR being HC at Nebraska is the only valid comparison.

Spoiler

Do I need to add:  :sarcasm ?

 

[Whistlepig]

you're welcome-anything I can do to clear the equivocation in the situation and make it a reasonable analogy 

 

[SuperBigFan69]

They have something else in common.  a$$-kickings.  TO gave them...Riley got them