Are we the Penn State of the SEC?

[GAV4L]

Good program that will win 9-10 games a year but can't beat the elite programs in big games?

 

[SugarVols]

We are not close to them. We are not a serious sec contender.

 

[GAV4L]

We are not close to them. We are not a serious sec contender.

maybe at least they won a playoff game

 

[207 others]

We Are! Marshall!
Playoffs every year some coach replacements once a while

 

[McDad]

Good program that will win 9-10 games a year but can't beat the elite programs in big games?

We beat elite teams but they are coincidentally not elite when we do it.

 

[TheFlash1971]

OSU 20 PSU 13 so I would say we’re more like Indiana

 

[TheFlash1971]

Nobody is getting good anymore unless you’re going to spend the money. Which means recruiting and transfer portal. How bad you want to win Nattys .

 

[Volwonder1]

No, we will never be interchangeable with the Sandusky’s or pedo state football.

 

[TrueOrange]

OSU 20 PSU 13 so I would say we’re more like Indiana

What was Indiana’s score against them? Like 38-15 I think?

 

[TheFlash1971]

We beat elite teams but they are coincidentally not elite when we do it.

No we have not beat elite teams , take off your SEC conference koolaid goggles. Elite teams are elite in every aspect of their team. Name of team don’t make them elite . OSU, GA, Texas and Oregon right now are the elite. And we are waaaay below them . Every time we play Georgia should tell you just how elite we are. Not playing a Alabama that is no longer elite, Florida not elite , Ark not elite, Miss State not elite etc etc etc

 

[TheFlash1971]

What was Indiana’s score against them? Like 38-15 I think?

Yep and we were 42-17 so basically we’re Indiana.

 

[GAV4L]

No we have not beat elite teams , take off your SEC conference koolaid goggles. Elite teams are elite in every aspect of their team. Name of team don’t make them elite . OSU, GA, Texas and Oregon right now are the elite. And we are waaaay below them . Every time we play Georgia should tell you just how elite we are. Not playing a Alabama that is no longer elite, Florida not elite , Ark not elite, Miss State not elite etc etc etc

When we beat Clemson in the Orange Bowl they weren't elite and frankly aren't elite anymore. They are back to their pre watson/TL era of being pretty good but not elite.

 

[TheFlash1971]

I don’t think theirs building your team to be elite anymore, more like buying your team and becoming elite.

 

[TheFlash1971]

When we beat Clemson in the Orange Bowl they weren't elite and frankly aren't elite anymore. They are back to their pre watson/TL era of being pretty good but not elite.

Yep

 

[GordonC]

We beat elite teams but they are coincidentally not elite when we do it.

Might be that every team sucks

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

We beat elite teams but they are coincidentally not elite when we do it.

At some point Heupel is going to have to beat one of these teams on the road.

 

[McDad]

No we have not beat elite teams , take off your SEC conference koolaid goggles. Elite teams are elite in every aspect of their team. Name of team don’t make them elite . OSU, GA, Texas and Oregon right now are the elite. And we are waaaay below them . Every time we play Georgia should tell you just how elite we are. Not playing a Alabama that is no longer elite, Florida not elite , Ark not elite, Miss State not elite etc etc etc

Wow! You're smart. You should definitely do this for a living.

 

[McDad]

At some point Heupel is going to have to beat one of these teams on the road.

His contract says he's allowed to lose road games.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

His contract says he's allowed to lose road games.

Time for a contract renegotiation.

 

[Volfan1000]

We do not have the talent level of a Georgia or Ohio State YET.

 

[Vawlk Tuah]

OSU 20 PSU 13 so I would say we’re more like Indiana

Indiana didn't beat an Alabama either so I think we're better than that. We also have 3 years of proof showing we're more like PSU than a one year wonder like Indiana so far.

 

[Vawlk Tuah]

We do not have the talent level of a Georgia or Ohio State YET.

Unless we start seriously spending we never will

 

[Voltopia]

Time for a contract renegotiation.

LOL, I'm sure Josh Heupel's agent would love that, too. "You want to ... reopen the books and renegotiate? $URE!"

 

[TheFlash1971]

Indiana didn't beat an Alabama either so I think we're better than that. We also have 3 years of proof showing we're more like PSU than a one year wonder like Indiana so far.

Alabama lost to Vandy, Alabama is no longer elite, their back to just a name . You want to be elite now you have to spend lots of money across the board.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

LOL, I'm sure Josh Heupel's agent would love that, too. "You want to ... reopen the books and renegotiate? $URE!"

I'm not even sure he has anything in his contract that allows him to necessarily lose road games with no consequences. His contract bonuses are based on performance. He picked up 200, 000 k for just making to the first round of the CFP's.
He makes money for things like finishing in the top 5/ 10/ 25 in rankings.
It's in his financial benefit to win a big road game.
Maybe we throw in an extra 100 K or so next year for a top 25 road win.