Temple vs Houston AAC title game

[whaler11]

I think a lot of people took the over 3 wins. That remains my largest play of the season.

No they didn't. Everyone thought that bet was crazy.

 

[RedStickHusky]

As for Temple, I'm not saying we were better than the Owls this year. The records prove that. I simply believe (and some have contested) that our talent is as good as theirs and I wouldn't trade ours for theirs (except for #8). And yes I will be betting on us when we play them next fall.

See, here's the disconnect. If you want to talk future talent or potential talent then I'm totally down with you. Yes this team may become more talented than Temple but it is not so today. If you say that it is 'as talented' or 'more talented' today, then you have to figure out where the blame lies for them not winning as opposed to simply accepting that they are not quite ready but getting there. In my, admittedly shaky, memory, this year-long discussion started with you calling out the coaching staff for holding the team back from its' talent potential. That is the only part of your line of thought that I have trouble accepting.

 

[whaler11]

See, here's the disconnect. If you want to talk future talent or potential talent then I'm totally down with you. Yes this team may become more talented than Temple but it is not so today. If you say that it is 'as talented' or 'more talented' today, then you have to figure out where the blame lies for them not winning as opposed to simply accepting that they are not quite ready but getting there. In my, admittedly shaky, memory, this year-long discussion started with you calling out the coaching staff for holding the team back from its' talent potential. That is the only part of your line of thought that I have trouble accepting.

Is there a disconnect that somehow betting on a team next year against a team that loses like 25 seniors somehow compares their 'talent' the prior season?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Is there a disconnect that somehow betting on a team next year against a team that loses like 25 seniors somehow compares their 'talent' the prior season?

That's probably a good bet more often than not, if you can find someone to take it. I just think the argument has morphed from the original " we have the talent to win now if the coaches would get of the way" to "we have talent that will be better next year than theirs was this year."