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Originally Posted by
msstate7
Fair enough, probably worth noting Mullen's first schedule was ridiculously difficult. Also, leach picked up vandy and Georgia in that season, so 1 was a gimmee, and one was clearly not
Fair - Mullen's first 3 SOS were 1st, 27th, and 37th
Leach's were 11th, 29th, and currently 23rd.
They did play the same number of ranked teams their first season. Mullen in SEC play faced #2, 3, 7, & 20; Leach faced #2, 6, 11, & 13 (and #22 Tulsa in the Bowl). Both played Vandy.
The difference, oddly, was the OOC - #25 GT that went 11-3 and won their division, a Houston team that went 10-4 and won their division, and a 10-3 MTSU that won a bowl.
If Leach had gotten to play New Mexico (2-5), Tulane (6-6) , NC State (8-4), and Alabama A&M - that would have been a much easier 1st season - but would have also likely yielded at least 2 more wins if not 3.
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