Comments on: Dumb Luck??? http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/ Just a few guys loving the same woman and talking Irish Football. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:58:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: domer.mq http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52575 domer.mq Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:48:33 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52575 ND1990, Thanks for reminding me of that PSU team. It's sort of an interesting case study except we don't have a coach who is 25 years past his prime. ND1990,

Thanks for reminding me of that PSU team. It’s sort of an interesting case study except we don’t have a coach who is 25 years past his prime.

]]> By: OC Domer http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52472 OC Domer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:10:51 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52472 Thanks so much for ripping open the wounds from last season that had just started to heal - using real data, no less. Have you no compassion? Thanks so much for ripping open the wounds from last season that had just started to heal - using real data, no less. Have you no compassion?

]]> By: ND1990 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52423 ND1990 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:44:56 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52423 The closest team I can think of that had a similar collapse was Penn State. In 2002 they went from 9-4 to a record of 3-9 in 2003. The closest team I can think of that had a similar collapse was Penn State. In 2002 they went from 9-4 to a record of 3-9 in 2003.

]]> By: domer.mq http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52226 domer.mq Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:51:34 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52226 Bless the Dance Team, I don't really think it was luck. It was really odd. Weis said all the time in '05/'06 that without Quinn, ND was a ".500 team." I think '07 was proof of that. ND was a 6-6 capable team that played really poorly. A lot of that has to do with mistakes by Weis - mistakes I think he made because he can't stand losing 6 games. Losing 9 probably doesn't look much worse to him. Now, do I like that sort of Risk/Reward behavior from Weis? Eh. I'm probably a little more conservative, but I see what he might have been thinking. Like you said, we'll see a lot this season. Bless the Dance Team,

I don’t really think it was luck. It was really odd. Weis said all the time in ‘05/’06 that without Quinn, ND was a “.500 team.” I think ‘07 was proof of that. ND was a 6-6 capable team that played really poorly. A lot of that has to do with mistakes by Weis - mistakes I think he made because he can’t stand losing 6 games. Losing 9 probably doesn’t look much worse to him. Now, do I like that sort of Risk/Reward behavior from Weis? Eh. I’m probably a little more conservative, but I see what he might have been thinking. Like you said, we’ll see a lot this season.

]]> By: Sir John http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52223 Sir John Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:47:15 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52223 I liked the post here and Bless the dance team, not to create an argument on anothers Blog or turf, Charlie took the heat for everything, which was by a bunch of coaches and players below him. Peace. I liked the post here and Bless the dance team, not to create an argument on anothers Blog or turf, Charlie took the heat for everything, which was by a bunch of coaches and players below him. Peace.

]]> By: Bless the Dance Team http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52219 Bless the Dance Team Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:50:01 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52219 "they could score." Screw you proofreading! “they could score.” Screw you proofreading!

]]> By: Bless the Dance Team http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52218 Bless the Dance Team Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:49:07 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2008/04/28/dumb-luck/#comment-52218 Usually people refer to luck as the reason their team won, not the reason their team lost. It has to be something else. With a coach that supposedly is a great offensive mind, you would think that, oh I don't know, could score. We will find out this season if last year was due to every opposing team's defense having good luck, or if coach Billicheck was the true genius and Weis being the OC for all those championships was "luck." Usually people refer to luck as the reason their team won, not the reason their team lost. It has to be something else.

With a coach that supposedly is a great offensive mind, you would think that, oh I don’t know, could score.

We will find out this season if last year was due to every opposing team’s defense having good luck, or if coach Billicheck was the true genius and Weis being the OC for all those championships was “luck.”

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