beanman
Banned
I do hope this is the last time I waste my time reading ome of these long winded posts that claim to be well thought out but end up being pure drivel.
first -
People who compare Bo’s years here to the years Osborne had need to stop.
TO's record - 255-49-3 regular season 12-13 bowls A fair point with the bowl record, although I think TOs teams were generally in more elite bowl games.
BP's record - 42-18 regular season 3-2 bowls
second -
TO never had any blowouts
YR SCORE OPPONENT
73 27-0 Okla Oklahoma was 10-0-1 that year.
75 35-10 Okla Oklahoma was 11-1 that year.
77 38-7 Okla Oklahoma was 10-2 that year with only losses coming to #5 and #6 team in country
78 20-3 Ala Alabama was the AP national champ in 78
85 27-7 Okla Oklahama was the AP national champ in 85
88 41-28 UCLA UCLA lost 2 games that year and was led by Troy Aikman. Certainly no slouch but they did dominate the game.
23-3 Miami Miami lost one game that year, by one point, to the national champion Notre Dame. Yep, they sucked.
89 41-17 FSU Florida State finished #2/#3 in the polls after winning 10 straight games. Extremely fast and talented team. NU was overmatched by athletes.
90 27-12 Colo Colorado was AP national champs that year
45-10 Okla Congrats, TOs team laid an egg against a sh**ty opponent
45-10 G. Tech Georgia Tech was UPI national champs that year
91 36-21 Wash Washington was 12-0 and national champ in multiple polls
22-0 Miami Miami was the AP national champion that year and we already were ranked out of the top 10.
92 29-14 Wash Washington finished #11, not the best team but they were solid and it was at their house.
96 19-0 ASU ASU finished ranked #4 with their only loss being a 3 point decision to Ohio State. We lost on the road and had a new QB that year.
Form now on do some research before you test your somewhat limited powers of observation.
I could say the same of you. TO's blowouts were an exception I would say since you've produced only 15 examples many of which were from truly elite teams and several of them were by 15 - 18 points which I'm not certain I'd consider a blowout given the quality of the opponents. Another point to consider is that TO's teams bigger losses were normally a result of playing games where we played superior athleticism. Not the piss it down your leg turn the ball over multiple times plus 10 penalties types of games that we are so frequently treated with from Bo. Now one could argue that TO and McBride took too damn long to change their defensive philosophy and I'd agree with that, which is why I'm willing to give Bo a little more time.
I'm not calling for his head, but I'm looking at this as potentially a 2002 moment, where he may need to make some staff changes to buy himself more time. On the offensive side of the ball the O-line is the only concern, but on the defensive side of the ball, I'd only feel safe if I was Joseph right now. For the record I was happy with the hire and do think he's an improvement over Callahan, but if we lose our next couple games I could see the wheels coming off this thing and the team quitting on Bo. I say give him 2 more years and re-assess. I think that is enough time for any coach in this era of football.
I'm not expecting national titles, I just want to be in the conversation once in a while or pick up a conference championship every 5 years. People would be more patient with Bo had we not had to endure the dark ages of the 2000s with Cally. Patience is only going to last so long for a lot of us, particularly those of us who grew up watching the dynasty of the 90s. I'd be way more patient if I saw a team that played with fire for 4 quarters and didn't beat themselves with stupid mistakes. That's the part that rubs me the wrong way. I saw Martinez play his a$$ off until it was over last game despite having a rough outing. I can't say the same of the defense. I just wish we could get our swagger back.
Now I can get back to something important, watching paint dry.
T_O_B
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