Well, I'm not an idiot and I was there in 1963, (We ended up 6-2-2), when a ranked OM team had to come from behind and chose to kick a tying FB rather than maybe lose to us. I am not an "expert" as some on this board may be or have been successful coaches, have better insight/connections or played at a higher level than me in many sports, but how many of our coaches since 1963 (or comparable with a 10 or 11 game regular schedule), have gone 2-10 and 0-8 under many different conditions? I am with you on the 5-7 and if things fall right, maybe a 6-6, (4-0 OOC and 2-6 SEC should be obtainable most years even for us with our history), or with a miracle 7-5 and the program is back on track(5-7 or better looking good and competent in all areas of the game). . Another 2-2 OOC and 0-8 and we have real issues in this NIL/Portal mess. I'll be there for every home game, win or lose for the 58th consecutive year with by family group and friends. Hoping for the best with wins and competitive, fun team to watch even in losses. Hail State, Class of '77, Late SuperDog Dad attended driving 4 hrs roundtrip days with a night shift job until I and my Sister came along and my son is Class of 2023. We are all true, hardcore State fans on this board. Don't know why some resort to name calling behind a keyboard when we have sometimes have different outlooks for our athletic program in various sports.
Looked it up not counting years with ties and Tyler's years with forfeits: Looks like we have now had 6 years with no wins in conference play since 1963.
Again not counting Tyler Forfeits: Looks like we now have 7 seasons with 2 or less wins since 1963.
Not easy being a State fan at times, but Hail State, as I wouldn't have been raised any other way , as I also raised my son!