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[BSLMikePopovec]

BSL: Revisiting Expectations and Quarter Poll Review

https://baltimorespo...er-poll-review/

[BSLRoseKatz]

Mission accomplished!

[BSLZackKiesel]

Misson accomplished!

Glad I didn’t jinx this by buying my Iowa tickets a few weeks ago. Should be a fun Friday night!

[You Play to Win the Game]

Enjoy guys. I'm sure it'll be a nice atmosphere.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Maryland effectively ranked #30 in the New Coaches poll.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Maryland doesn’t quite crack the AP Top 25 this week, and are essentially ranked #27.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Good. They need to stay hungry, focused, and not get distracted with accolades. Plus, despite being in control yesterday's game from start to finish they really didn't play clean enough to earn it.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Iowa opens as 4-point favorites.

[You Play to Win the Game]

TBH, I'd be VERY pleased if the game is that close. If they really hang in there vs. Iowa, it's on.

[BSLRoseKatz]

Demus out for the season https://twitter.com/...420547194638339

[You Play to Win the Game]

On a kickoff return. I hate that.

Feel really bad for the guy. Hope he recovers quickly.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Demus out for the season https://twitter.com/...420547194638339

Would love to see him back in a Maryland uniform next year, but that's almost certainly not happening. Whoever drafts him next year will be getting a fantastic all-around receiver.

[Mackus]

Hope the Ravens can take advantage of his lowered draft stock due to the injury.  Seems like a perfect opportunity unless the knee injury projects to be debilitating. 

[BSLMikePopovec]

BSL: Clawing Through The Loss

https://baltimorespo...rough-the-loss/

[BSLRoseKatz]

I think seeing how Iowa does against PSU will help us assess that game going forward, Iowa might just be the best non-SEC defense in the country if they clamp PSU 

[Mike in STL]

Just a handful of schools who had decades of being irrelevant in the college football landscape, and then have been very relevant for decades since. 

 

Virginia Tech – 1936 (when the AP Poll was introduced) – 1992. Only ranked three times in 57 years! In 28 seasons since, ranked in 27 of them, in the top 10 in 12 of them, and ranked at seasons end in 18 of them. 27 straight bowl games, a streak that ended last year. 

 

Wisconsin – 1964-1992, never in those 29 seasons were they preseason or end of season ranked. Only four times did they crack the rankings, highs of 11, 14, 14, 20. In the 28 seasons since, they have been ranked in season in 27 of them, and finished the season ranked in 17 of them. 

 

TCU – 1961-1999, in those 39 seasons they were ranked twice. Highs of 24, and 12, and never ranked at seasons end. In 21 seasons since they have been ranked 18 times, with a high of #2, twice, and finished the season ranked 12 times. A Rose Bowl victory as well. 

 

Oregon – 1961-1993, ranked 6 times in 34 years, but never at the beginning or end of a season. In the next 27 seasons, ranked in 26 of them, Ranked at the end in 15 of them. eight Rose/Fiesta Bowl games, two Championship game appearances. 

 

Oklahoma State – 1978-2007, ranked only seven times in 30 years. Since, ranked each of the last 13 seasons, as high as top-10 in nine of those. 

 

Clemson – 1961-1976, never once ranked in those 16 seasons. Found themselves in the top-25 at some points in the following three seasons. Not ranked at all in 1980. Won the National Championship in 1981, after starting the season unranked. A little downturn after the title, but their recent history is well documented.

 

Miami (FL) – 1960-1979, only became ranked in six of those 20 years, and only finished the year ranked once in those 20 seasons. After finding themselves ranked in each of the following three seasons, but not at the end of 1982, they won the first of four National Championships in the next ten years in 1983, and found themselves ranked #1 overall at some point in nine of the next 10 years. Struggling recently...by their standards. But one of the dominant schools for over 20 years after 20 years of irrelevant.

 

20 years from now, I'd love to add Maryland to this list.

[BSLRoseKatz]

It seems like basically all of those nailed a coaching hire and took off from there, right?

[Mike in STL]

It seems like basically all of those nailed a coaching hire and took off from there, right?

If not right away, a year or two later. VT with Beamer, OKST with Gundy, TCU with Patterson. Clemson was relevant with Fisher but it's Swinney who got the to the top.

 

But others have had continued success across multiple regimes now. Wisky and Oregon have had four or five coaches over the last 20 years or so.

[mweb08]

It seems like basically all of those nailed a coaching hire and took off from there, right?

Nike was key with Oregon's rise.

There were hopes that Under Armour would do the same for Maryland, but I don't think there's much reason for that optimism anymore.

[BSLChrisStoner]

I think what you do is not think of starting some new glorious 20 year run.... 

You concentrate on your deficiencies now, and work to address the issues you have systematically. 
What things can you directly correct / address? (Under your control?) 
You solely worry about those issues right now. 

An initial goal in this phase is to keep building until you end the year as a Top 25 program. 

 

My general feeling is that MD might break through in the next 2-3 years with a Top 25 year. 
And that the harder thing will not be that initial break though, but sustaining it. 

If you do sustain it for 2-3 years, the goals can change.
We accomplished that. We know what it took to get 'here.' 
Then you ask, what would it take for us to improve on 'this'?