What will it take to satisfy you?
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That is such a fraught question. If you donāt have a number then you are just being fuzzy and how do you have accountability?
Pick too low, well then you are a problem to this program because you just settle for mediocrity.
pick too high and you are setting everybody up to be a failure so you can blame whoever And yell for them to be fired.
I want to qualify to go to a competitive bowl game not a participation trophy bowl game.
I donāt want any lay an egg games like Mizzou or UF. Have an identity and clue on offense for the season not just couple of games.
Pick too low, well then you are a problem to this program because you just settle for mediocrity.
pick too high and you are setting everybody up to be a failure so you can blame whoever And yell for them to be fired.
I want to qualify to go to a competitive bowl game not a participation trophy bowl game.
I donāt want any lay an egg games like Mizzou or UF. Have an identity and clue on offense for the season not just couple of games.
Play like we did against UT and clem and 9 -10 wins are possible.
It depends on who the wins are against.
Seven wins with a win against Clemson would be another solid, acceptable season.
Eight wins with losses against Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Clemson would be a lot less satisfying.
However, seven for me would be the minimum expectation. Fewer than seven would be a really disappointing season.
Looking at the schedule, anything from 5 to 10 wins seems realistic.
Seven wins with a win against Clemson would be another solid, acceptable season.
Eight wins with losses against Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Clemson would be a lot less satisfying.
However, seven for me would be the minimum expectation. Fewer than seven would be a really disappointing season.
Looking at the schedule, anything from 5 to 10 wins seems realistic.
Good point, add that to my list. Have an offense that's fun to watch. Too often last year it was just painful to watch, especially with the expectations we had going into the season.
I can agree with that. Particularly with the offense with an identity starting Game 1.
At least seven in the regular season. USC just needs to consistently string together winning regular seasons before they can string together consistent 9 to 10 win seasons.
Iād luv 7 selective wins, throw in a recently divorced 60 yr old & Iād be crowinā till the break of day.
I don't know how someone on a message board picking "too low" makes them any sort of problem to the program. I seriously doubt Beamer is keeping up with posts here and determining which posters are assets and which are problems to the program.
This is a legit question. In my mind, less than 7 and USC is back to being totally irrelevant and recruits might sour on us. 7 wins means we probably win at least 4 SEC games. I'd be more satisfied with 7 wins with losses to Georgia, Clemson, UNC and Tennessee than 6 wins with a victory over one of those teams, except Clemson. Being able to tell tater fans they lost to a 5 win USC team to make us bowl eligible would have some sweetness of its own.
9 including Clemson win and a quality bowl win (quality bowl = any that is not named after a sausage, snack, yard maintenance tool, or mosquito repellant; a sandwich condiment is okay).
Vegas says O/U is 6.5. It looks like you are setting yourself up for some disappointment if 9 and a good bowl win is what it will take to "satisfy" you.
I think 7 would be satisfactory and anything more would show improvement. We have to start winning 7 and 8 consistently before we can expect to win 10 or more.
8 wins....and for the same reasons I was hard on SB upfront. I'm a "show me" guy. I think we had some good luck/fortune in the first year. I think we made HUGE strides in year two - and were legit...especially late in the year.
I don't think 8 wins is unreasonably lofty or aiming too low either. I would be disappointed with 7 wins given our current trajectory. I hope for 9 plus obviously....but we play in the torture chamber conference we play in so that 9th/10th win is hard to come by annually.
I don't think 8 wins is unreasonably lofty or aiming too low either. I would be disappointed with 7 wins given our current trajectory. I hope for 9 plus obviously....but we play in the torture chamber conference we play in so that 9th/10th win is hard to come by annually.
For Trump to be re-elected and get rid of the clown in the White House, for starters.
I just want us to play well. We really looked pretty bad in the majority of games over the past 2 years, but have gotten results. Make no mistake about it, Iād rather look bad and get a win, than play well and lose. I know weāre going to get those ugly wins. But even in our losses, I just donāt want to look like we did at Florida in any game.
Against Tennessee, Beamer said the game plan was to attack. Up to that point in the season, for whatever reason, it was obvious we werenāt always attacking. I get there are times you have to manage the game, but we were way too conservative with Rattler. Heās going to make some boneheaded mistakes. He did against Clemson. But I believe heās good enough to make up for the mistakes me makes, and then some.
Itās always about wins & losses. But we can be a better team this season and not win as many games. I hope we get the wins. But I feel this season is critical for Beamer, as these are his guys, and I really hope we can establish some sort of identity, especially on offense. If we can do that, I get excited about the possibilities of where Beamer can take this program.
Against Tennessee, Beamer said the game plan was to attack. Up to that point in the season, for whatever reason, it was obvious we werenāt always attacking. I get there are times you have to manage the game, but we were way too conservative with Rattler. Heās going to make some boneheaded mistakes. He did against Clemson. But I believe heās good enough to make up for the mistakes me makes, and then some.
Itās always about wins & losses. But we can be a better team this season and not win as many games. I hope we get the wins. But I feel this season is critical for Beamer, as these are his guys, and I really hope we can establish some sort of identity, especially on offense. If we can do that, I get excited about the possibilities of where Beamer can take this program.
You misread my post. I did not say "9 and a good bowl win..." Additionally, I did not say anything about "expect(ing) to win 10 or more." You read what you wanted to read, not what was actually written.
However, thank you for your interest in interpreting what I said.
So, this post is trolling because you didn't like some of my past posts? Paranoid much?
It's still early enough in the Beamer era for me to care less about the Ws and more about what we look like. I don't want to see another Mizzu or UF game. And I'd like to at least give UGA a fight.
If you objectively look at the schedule, I think you get 6.5-7 wins. A couple of those toss ups go your way and it's a special season...but that's only if you don't have another Mizzu/UF debacle. I'd be OK with that as long as the games look better than last year as a whole. Optimistically I see 9: UNC, UF, MSU, UF, Mizzu, A&M/Clem, JSU, Vandy, UK.
If you objectively look at the schedule, I think you get 6.5-7 wins. A couple of those toss ups go your way and it's a special season...but that's only if you don't have another Mizzu/UF debacle. I'd be OK with that as long as the games look better than last year as a whole. Optimistically I see 9: UNC, UF, MSU, UF, Mizzu, A&M/Clem, JSU, Vandy, UK.
Would like 10 wins but, realistically, 7 regular season with a bowl win would make me happy. Shane is not a run of the mill GC coach. He's a mild Jim Carlen type. It's a tough schedule.
Just hope GCs can stick the tarheels. First game is very important. If GCs can play their Tenn/Clemson games, then Ga may be a win. If GCs can somehow beat both Ga and Clemson, it will be Shane for Heisman time.
Just hope GCs can stick the tarheels. First game is very important. If GCs can play their Tenn/Clemson games, then Ga may be a win. If GCs can somehow beat both Ga and Clemson, it will be Shane for Heisman time.
8-4 and finish in the Top-25
Be competitive in all games. Don't get blown out. Well conditioned. Well coached. Avoid costly mistakes.
Wins: UNC, Furman, MSU, Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M, JSU, Vanderbilt, Kentucky (9*)
Toss-up: Tennessee, Clemson (2)
Loss: Georgia (1)
* I'm tired of losses to Missouri. SC could beat Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M, Kentucky, but it could lose 2 out of 4.
Be competitive in all games. Don't get blown out. Well conditioned. Well coached. Avoid costly mistakes.
Wins: UNC, Furman, MSU, Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M, JSU, Vanderbilt, Kentucky (9*)
Toss-up: Tennessee, Clemson (2)
Loss: Georgia (1)
* I'm tired of losses to Missouri. SC could beat Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M, Kentucky, but it could lose 2 out of 4.
Tater or not, I think it's a valid question. Too often, imo, people's lofty expectations are dashed, only to have revisionist history rewrite what they thought would make a good season.
It's hardly a massive issue, as we all do it to some degree. But it would be nice to add preseason perspective back into the post season discussions.
Go Cock