[Husker] HuskerMath - Is NU's recruiting on Solid Ground?

[Theodore Heise]

The poor quality of some opponents as a factor that diminishes the 
W/L record is a legitimate point, but I'm not sure I'd agree there 
are three games a year that are a complete joke.  Maybe one or two, 
and sometimes three, but we should also consider that the cupcakes 
can occasionally rise up.  I'm thinking of Appalachian State a year 
or two ago, for example.

-- 
Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA




On Fri, 25 Jan 2013, Dave Ratchford wrote:

> If you consider that 3 games per year are a complete joke from a 
> competitive standpoint, it takes some of the shine off the win 
> total.  6-4 and 7-4 aren't anything to get excited about for a 
> program as proud as Nebraska.
>
> On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Paul Dalen <quesohusker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 9-4 is 69%.  10-4 is 71%.
>>
>> Based on the last couple of years, that's kind of the minimum 
>> that folks will accept.
>>
>> But maybe you're right.  Keeping his job probably isn't an issue. 
>> Keeping Nebraskans satisfied probably is though.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>wrote:
>>
>>> The claim that a W/L% of 70% is unacceptable is crazy.  That's 
>>> the kind of expectation that can tank a program. Here are the 
>>> post WWII coaches with 200 DI wins and better than 70%:  Tom 
>>> Osborne, Bo Schembechler, Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, Bobby 
>>> Bowden, Jim Tressel, Steve Spurrier, Lavelle Edwards, Vince 
>>> Dooley, Tubby Raymond, and Eddie Robinson. Except for Raymond 
>>> (Delaware), every coach on the list is a legend. Those not on 
>>> the list because of lower WL% include Paterno, Beamer, and Holz. 
>>> Even Nick Saban is barely above 70%.  Bottom line 70% is near 
>>> the top of coaching success.
>>>
>>>> A quick look at a possible future for NU recruiting.  Bottom 
>>>> line:  it has to improve. 
>>>> http://huskermath.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-nu-recruiting-on-solid-ground.html