Mullen and KT together

[Todd4State]

Doubt it. Arizona State would be a 7- or 8-win team in the SEC, and Mullen usually beat those at home.

Again- 7-33 against the top 25.

[Quaoarsking]

Again- 7-33 against the top 25.

Is that based on how teams finished, or what they were at the time?

[Todd4State]

Is that based on how teams finished, or what they were at the time?

I got it from SVD.

[Quaoarsking]

I got it from SVD.

Why in the world are you quoting a statistic without checking it for yourself first and making sure you know exactly what it means?

[BuckyIsAB****]

I've been bashing Dan long before we hired Lebby. Truth is he wasn't as successful as Sherrill. Jackie had 2014 type seasons in 1998 and 1999 along with some very memorable wins throughout the years sprinkled in. 1992 over Florida, 1994 over Tennessee, 2000 over Florida all come to mind. 1996 over Alabama too.

Dan's typical season was four OOC wins, a win over an Auburn team that was down, a win over Arkansas and Kentucky, a decent win over Texas A&M and then an inexplicable loss to Ole Miss while he is trying to get a job at Miami.

Todd. Lebby has ONE sec win. ONE

[Todd4State]

Why in the world are you quoting a statistic without checking it for yourself first and making sure you know exactly what it means?

Then why don't you fact check me? I've looked it up before myself and I remember getting a similar number. I don't remember him beating very many teams and then at the end of the year it turned out that they were a lot better than people thought.

[Todd4State]

Todd. Lebby has ONE sec win. ONE

So? That post wasn't exactly praising Lebby at all in any way shape or form.

[preachermatt83]

Mullen would have us in a bowl next season without a doubt. Doubt he'd come back though

So will Lebby.

[Quaoarsking]

So will Lebby.

There's no reason whatsoever to be confident about that. This was Lebby's year to overachieve, and he blew it. Unlikely he lucks into another one.

[Todd4State]

There's no reason whatsoever to be confident about that. This was Lebby's year to overachieve, and he blew it. Unlikely he lucks into another one.

The schedule next season is objectively easier. If he doesn't have us in a bowl next season he should be fired. And probably will be. With modest additions to our personnel we could easily win 7-8 games next season.

[DownwardDawg]

The schedule next season is objectively easier. If he doesn't have us in a bowl next season he should be fired. And probably will be. With modest additions to our personnel we could easily win 7-8 games next season.

I would love that brother, but I would be absolutely shocked if Lebby wins 6 games or more next season. Unless he hires an OC and replaces the DC. I just don't see it.

[Quaoarsking]

The schedule next season is objectively easier. If he doesn't have us in a bowl next season he should be fired. And probably will be. With modest additions to our personnel we could easily win 7-8 games next season.

There's no way to know for sure if next year's schedule will be easier or harder than this year until all of next year plays out. Who knows if Auburn and LSU will bounce back year? Who knows if Ole Miss and Vanderbilt will still be good or revert back to their old selves?

The one point we do know is that we have to play 9 conference games instead of 8. We have to win at least 3 conference games to make a bowl, or 4 if we lose at Minnesota, and that seems like a pretty big ask of Lebby.

[Todd4State]

I would love that brother, but I would be absolutely shocked if Lebby wins 6 games or more next season. Unless he hires an OC and replaces the DC. I just don't see it.

There's no way to know for sure if next year's schedule will be easier or harder than this year until all of next year plays out. Who knows if Auburn and LSU will bounce back year? Who knows if Ole Miss and Vanderbilt will still be good or revert back to their old selves?

The one point we do know is that we have to play 9 conference games instead of 8. We have to win at least 3 conference games to make a bowl, or 4 if we lose at Minnesota, and that seems like a pretty big ask of Lebby.

We should win our OOC games. We have Auburn at home with a new coach, post Kiffin probably Ole Miss, post Pavia Vanderbilt unless he keeps suing for eligibility, possibly post Drinkwitz Mizzou at home, at South Carolina. We can win some if not most of those games.

[Pancho]

Todd, do you really feel like Kiffin is gone?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Is that based on how teams finished, or what they were at the time?

It's at the time.

[Quaoarsking]

It's at the time.

Then who cares?

What was Mullen's record against teams who were ranked at the time but then finished unranked? That's what's relevant in the Arizona State discussion.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Then who cares?

What was Mullen's record against teams who were ranked at the time but then finished unranked? That's what's relevant in the Arizona State discussion.

That wasn't the original question, but give me 5 minutes and I'll give you that number as well


Edit: Updated to add that record would be 4-32.

[Quaoarsking]

That wasn't the original question, but give me 5 minutes and I'll give you that number as well


Edit: Updated to add that record would be 4-32.

He played 36 games against teams who were ranked at the time and then finished unranked? That can't be right. Surely it's <10.

[StarkVegasSteve]

He played 36 games against teams who were ranked at the time and then finished unranked? That can't be right. Surely it's <10.

Oh my bad. I thought you were saying what was his ranking against teams that were in the final rankings. My bad on that. I thought you wanted to filter out the teams that were ranked at the time we played them but finished unranked.


Edit: His record against that were ranked at the time but finished unranked was 4-1. He beat Florida in 2010. He beat A&M in 14 and 16, he beat LSU in 14, and he lost to A&M in 15.

[Quaoarsking]

His record against that were ranked at the time but finished unranked was 4-1. He beat Florida in 2010. He beat A&M in 14 and 16, he beat LSU in 14, and he lost to A&M in 15.

So while it's impossible to say whether he would have beaten Arizona State this year, I at least have some solid reason to think he probably would have, given his history in similar type games.