Is going 9-4 with the Egg Bowl and a bowl win and finishing ranked #20 a good season?

[Quaoarsking]

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[ScoobaDawg]

Yes. That's a pretty good season. So close to a great season.

[parabrave]

If we hadn't blown the KY game it would've been one of our top 3 seasons. Next year should be the same or better.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yes. And will be content with that. But oh what might have been.

[Todd4State]

Yes it is. Especially with an Egg Bowl win and a bowl win. It being Leach's final season makes it memorable. Some of my favorites this season was when we beat up Arkansas and got payback on Memphis. The Egg Bowl was a good one as well- a last minute win on the road in Leach's final game. Then capped it off with a win in Tampa. If we beat Kentucky it's a 10 win season- which would have put it past 2010 and up there with 1980, 1999, and 2014 in terms of raw wins.

[Todd4State]

If we hadn't blown the KY game it would've been one of our top 3 seasons. Next year should be the same or better.

That's why the coordinator hire is very important. If we screw it up it's 2018 again. Hopefully we find someone that at least comes close to fitting our personnel this time instead of going in a completely opposite direction and have to watch square peg in a round hole offense again.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Overall satisfaction: B+
Bitching constant quota: A- (Never saw so much fan bitching for a 9 win season, but maybe the coaches read ED so it helped!)
Offense satisfaction: C+
Defense satisfaction: B+
Special Teams: B+

[mo7888]

Yep

[State82]

Most definitely a good season.

[Catfish]

Dang good season.

[Ari Gold]

If anyone votes no , then just move on to another college football team

[Offshore Dawg]

Yes it was a good season. How soon some on here forget. All the loosing seasons and NO bowl game. 10 wins would of been a great season.

[msudawglb]

Most definitely. I?d take 9-4 and winning the Egg over a 10-3 and losing the Egg. And we?ve only had one 10 win season in history.

[msudawglb]

Good point. Less than 20 years ago, it took us 4 seasons to compile 9 wins (2003-2006).

[Coach34]

Most definitely. I?d take 9-4 and winning the Egg over a 10-3 and losing the Egg. And we?ve only had one 10 win season in history.

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1999
2014

[Coach34]

Absolutely it was a good season. It would be rare that a win over Mississippi and a bowl win is not a good season

Beat Kentucky this year? Would have been a great season

[Maverick91]

Arguably the most aggravatingly good season I have ever seen. So many what ifs if the team had just closed LSU out and shown up against Kentucky.

[gtowndawg]

It's a good season for us and for 90% of the programs out there. But like others have said we were **this** close to a great season!

[TrapGame]

Yes it is. And if we can repeat this next season with a first year head coach I'd call it a great season.

[deltadawg63]

Absolutely a satisfying season but also to finish strong is always important to me...winning last 3 games. There have been very enjoyable seasons in the past, but in several of those, we did not finish strong so it would leave a bitter taste. Winning last 2 can be such a program builder for going into the off season and next year. The athletic department needs to really capitalize their sales and marketing of this. I would hope that they will have Arnett and some of his assistants out on Road Dawgs and the circuit to drive enthusiasm for 2023.

[1bigdawg]

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1999
2014

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1940

[confucius say]

Very good.

[FISHDAWG]

For me this was a love - hate season that wore me to a frazzle.... having said that I would do it all over again. Good season with very few complaints- mainly those already mentioned.... thanks to this year's team and hail State

[yjnkdawg]

Yeah, I think it was a good season. Anybody ranked lower than us or non-ranked would love to be where we are. On the what ifs, all teams have what ifs. Just ask Bama for one.

[mstatefan91]

Yes. I don't know how this is even a question.

[R2Dawg]

Overall satisfaction: B+
Bitching constant quota: A- (Never saw so much fan bitching for a 9 win season, but maybe the coaches read ED so it helped!)
Offense satisfaction: C+
Defense satisfaction: B+
Special Teams: B+

Ha the bitching quota. Works like this. If we win 7+ games then no one can ever critique anything we do otherwise you are bitching. LAMO for a talk board. Shut it down.

We do critiques of processes where I've worked for 3+ decades; it is how you challenge the status quo and get better. Some weaklings on here call it bitching. It is called raising the bar.

We were two lucky plays from going 7-6. There is room to improve.

But yes we had a good year and will take 9 wins any year we can get it in any form.

[WSOPdawg]

Absolutely it was a good season. It would be rare that a win over Mississippi and a bowl win is not a good season

Beat Kentucky this year? Would have been a great season

People forget we were up 13-7 on LSU at halftime having left another 10-14 points on the field. They found their stride in the 4th Qtr for 21 points, but we arguably should have won that game as well.

[BrunswickDawg]

Ha the bitching quota. Works like this. If we win 7+ games then no one can ever critique anything we do otherwise you are bitching. LAMO for a talk board. Shut it down.

We do critiques of processes where I've worked for 3+ decades; it is how you challenge the status quo and get better. Some weaklings on here call it bitching. It is called raising the bar.

We were two lucky plays from going 7-6. There is room to improve.

But yes we had a good year and will take 9 wins any year we can get it in any form.

Consider that balancing out the 2 BS unlucky calls that kept us from winning 9 in 2021.

[Bothrops]

No matter how good we can be in a given season, we will always blow a game or two. 9-4 is as good as it gets here going forward.

[Percho]

It's a good season for us and for 90% of the programs out there. But like others have said we were **this** close to a great season!

My exact thoughts.

[trojandawg]

Lucky for us Mullen was in LA while arnett was in charolette

[msu15]

Absolutely. Should we have beaten LSU and Kentucky? No doubt but Will and Leach both had bad nights, it happens on the road in the SEC. Definitely an A grade in totality.

[trojandawg]

8 wins is always good especially with egg bowl then to get 9 with the bowl game is gravy. 9-10 regular season games is a great season for us. 7 is satisfactory but you want more. 6 is okay if it's a form rebuilding year with a bunch of young players. But not if it's a team with a bunch of guys coming back. That's the team you expect to win 8 or more

[MaroonFlounder]

Vote in the poll!

What is the purpose of this?

What are you trying to prove?

[SailingDawg]

With the Egg Bowl win and a bowl game win, it absolutely is.

[lastmajordog]

One 2 yd line fumble away from a EB ***kicking, LSU and Kentucky just that close to one incredible season, I truly wish it would have happened for CML. learn and move and do better with our next OC and the portal.

[Coach34]

What is the purpose of this?

What are you trying to prove?

He was hoping someone would disagree

[Quaoarsking]

What is the purpose of this?

What are you trying to prove?

No sinister motive, I just wanted to give Leach a proper sendoff. 94-0 and counting!

(And also a followup to the previous thread: https://www.elitedawgs.com/showthread.php?94282-Is-8-4-with-an-Egg-Bowl-win-a-good-season)

[CadaverDawg]

I wish the offense had pulled their weight, and we would have won 10 or 11, but yes it's a successful season due to the way we closed it with a road win at Ole Miss and a bowl win over a good Illinois team. When you add on the fact that we had the #4 SOS it makes it even better.

9-4 vs the #4 SOS and having a very bad offense = Success

[ImissCityBagel]

Yep

[QuadrupleOption]

I wish the offense had pulled their weight, and we would have won 10 or 11, but yes it's a successful season due to the way we closed it with a road win at Ole Miss and a bowl win over a good Illinois team. When you add on the fact that we had the #4 SOS it makes it even better.

9-4 vs the #4 SOS and having a very bad offense = Success

I'd say our 'bad' offense was the product of playing the #4 strength of schedule vs. our recruiting level, but this horse has been beaten so much it's turned to paste.