SmokieCrabtree Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 ...i was guilty of complaining like some other horn fans...but there are many teams in the country that would like a 10 win season....much less 7 straight 10 win seasons...we are also 6-1 in our last 7 bowls... we lose 1 starter on offense and replace some players on defense with better, younger players....after the asu game i feel good about next year.... :zorro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Another 10 win season with a loss to OU and Aggy, HOLLA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stSuperScot Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 10 wins used to mean something when teams played 10 or 11 games, now some play 14. kinda like 1000 yards rushing in the NFL. everything is relative. Your team have alot of 10 win seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stSuperScot Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Does that previous statement not make sense to you? Not a lick! So I'll take your answer (senseless as it be) as NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stSuperScot Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 So be proud of your non-BCS win. It definitely feels better to me than a non-BCS loss, but like you said it's all relative. In your reality a loss might just be OK. Are you proud of your coach? A. At least we have one. B. His record at UT is what it is. C. Not too many better. D. While I always prefer perfection, realistically, he's pretty darn good. What else ya' got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordertown Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 So, be proud of your non-BCS win. Are you proud of your coach? While folks play the role of arm chair QB at Texas just like other schools, you hear calls to replace some assistant coaches by not the Head Coach. So yes, we are proud of our coach - are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownLegend Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 ...10 wins used to mean something when teams played 10 or 11 games, now some play 14... Count me also as unimpressed with the whole "10 wins in a season" streak. I'm not saying that Mack Brown isn't a good coach, nor that he hasn't done a consistent job at UT... but 10 wins nowadays seems almost, well, arbitrary. As was mentioned elsewhere, there was a time when college teams played 10 or 11 games, and a Bowl if they were invited. A ten win season with those parameters would obviously mean that you only lost one or, at most, two games in a season. But what if you played 14 games? Does a 10 win season mean near as much? What exactly seperates a 10-4 team from an 8-4 one? or a 9-3 one for that matter? Do some early season creampuff wins mean more than, say beating your rival? Or winning your division, and/or your conference? Obviously it doesn't, but I am just wondering why so many are touting this "10 win in a season" streak as much as they are. I suppose people just like to make the most out of any accomplishment... regardless of how arbitrary it might seem to someone on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Count me also as unimpressed with the whole "10 wins in a season" streak. I'm not saying that Mack Brown isn't a good coach, nor that he hasn't done a consistent job at UT... but 10 wins nowadays seems almost, well, arbitrary. As was mentioned elsewhere, there was a time when college teams played 10 or 11 games, and a Bowl if they were invited. A ten win season with those parameters would obviously mean that you only lost one or, at most, two games in a season. But what if you played 14 games? Does a 10 win season mean near as much? What exactly seperates a 10-4 team from an 8-4 one? or a 9-3 one for that matter? Do some early season creampuff wins mean more than, say beating your rival? Or winning your division, and/or your conference? Obviously it doesn't, but I am just wondering why so many are touting this "10 win in a season" streak as much as they are. I suppose people just like to make the most out of any accomplishment... regardless of how arbitrary it might seem to someone on the outside. I agree with your general premise, but the reason it has been "touted" this much is because only two other teams in the history of CFB have had a longer streak of 10 win seasons. Stoops, Carroll, Spurrier or any of your other big name coaches out there cannot make this claim. As far as the cream puffs go, UT does not play any more CP's than any other school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownLegend Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 ...but the reason it has been "touted" this much is because only two other teams in the history of CFB have had a longer streak of 10 win seasons..." I concede that it is certainly an accomplishment of note, especially considering that even Brown's contemporaries have not equalled this feat - albeit sharing the modern advantage of more games per season. As far as the cream puffs go, UT does not play any more CP's than any other school. Granted, I only mention it because wins over cream puffs are counted as wins. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokieCrabtree Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Count me also as unimpressed with the whole "10 wins in a season" streak. I'm not saying that Mack Brown isn't a good coach, nor that he hasn't done a consistent job at UT... but 10 wins nowadays seems almost, well, arbitrary. As was mentioned elsewhere, there was a time when college teams played 10 or 11 games, and a Bowl if they were invited. A ten win season with those parameters would obviously mean that you only lost one or, at most, two games in a season. But what if you played 14 games? Does a 10 win season mean near as much? What exactly seperates a 10-4 team from an 8-4 one? or a 9-3 one for that matter? Do some early season creampuff wins mean more than, say beating your rival? Or winning your division, and/or your conference? Obviously it doesn't, but I am just wondering why so many are touting this "10 win in a season" streak as much as they are. I suppose people just like to make the most out of any accomplishment... regardless of how arbitrary it might seem to someone on the outside. ...it is a big deal or more teams would be doing it... texas has done it 7 years straight...guess what?...no other team in the country has 9 wins for 7 years straight right now...we are talking about 10-3 this year...many teams would love to have that record right now...it says that ut is consistently good year after year...just to prove how good it is look at this... :zorro: Consecutive 10-win seasons, current streak: 3: Ohio State, West Virginia 4: Virginia Tech 5: (none) 6. Southern California 7: TEXAS Consecutive 9-win seasons, current streak: 3. Florida, Ohio State, West Virginia, Penn State (TBD) 4. Virginia Tech, Boston College, Auburn (TBD), Wisconsin 5. LSU 6. Georgia, Boise State, USC 7. (none) 8. (none) 9. (none) 10. TEXAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdawg16 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Even if you don't think it is that big a deal to win 10 games year in and out...look at those schools on that list...not that shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1980 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Like it was posted earlier, 10 wins is not what it use to be....BUT ....who else has as many consecutive seasons with 10 wins as Texas ? So, it must mean something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatKing Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Granted, I only mention it because wins over cream puffs are counted as wins. ;) Yah and you would say App. State is a Cream Puff also.....cream puffs arent what they used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Fan Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 We are VERY proud of our coach. Let's see here what he has accomplished: 1) National Championship 2) Conference Championship 3) Multiple 10 win seasons 4) Strict disciplinarian 5) Best recruiter in college football 6) Avid supporter of all sports at UT 7) NO NCAA violations 8) Has some of the best kids playing pro football Now on the fair side of it all, Mack Brown has had his issues in Austin. He wore the tag of the best coach to never win a conference championship. He made some very bad decisions regarding Chris Simms and Major Applewhite. He went through a rash of incidents with kids getting in trouble with the law and he had a few who flat out did not go to class and were soon asked to leave. I hate to see Texas play the likes of Arkansas State or Univ. of NT or any of those cream puffs as folks like to call them, but when you get right down to the truth of the matter, Texas has had no choice BUT to schedule those games. Nobody else will play them on the D-1A level because they do not want to get beat early in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stSuperScot Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 4) Strict disciplinarian - ??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bleedsbluengold24 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 4) Strict disciplinarian - ??????????? I thought the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownLegend Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Yes, let's not kid ourselves - if anyone thinks their program is "pure" or that their coach is truly a "strict disciplinarian" obviously hasn't been anywhere near a real major college program. Sure, some programs play the margins a little wider than others - but the truth is that major college programs are like any other multi-million dollar edifice in this country. "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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