This could turn out really bad, or maybe really good...

[hardcorehusky]

I guess reading this is better than Covid crap.

Admissions plays a big part in the process- when Notre Dame kept the same standards for football as they did the rest of the college - what happened? When Kelly said I am not coming until that changes( and it did), didn't Notre Dame get better immediately?

The admissions process for football is different and just about every school that wants to be competitive( basketball too). When we were competing in the Big East and Randy was losing kids to other schools in the Big East because of admissions requirements, it was a problem that he was able to overcome but never allowed us to get "over the top" each year. In the AAC, this was magnified.

I don't know if it is better now but looking at the rankings and standards are nice, but not applicable. No school is going to tell you their sports admissions standards - that is where you can figure out how easy it is for a 4 star recruit to get accepted.

 

[EASTFLA]

This is all that needs to be said. You can argue about all these reasons, and maybe each plays a role, but when you are an FBS program, and playing FCS scchools the last 7 years looks like this, you can't hide:

2019 Wagner 24-21 line: -17.5
2018 URI 56-49 line: -8
2017 HOLY CR 27-20 line: -24
2016 MAINE 24-21 line: -27
2015 VILL 20-15 line: -7
2014 STONY BR 19-16 line: -16.5
2013 TOWSON 18-33 line -16.5

OFFENSE 188 DEFENSE 175 AVG MARGIN: +1.8

These were all home games, how many would have been lost on the road?

For the most part, these are below average FCS schools, and someone posted above, the ACC willl come calling?

Reality check alert!