(01-29-2022 10:11 AM)GoBucsGo Wrote:  

(01-28-2022 03:04 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  

(01-28-2022 12:02 PM)Buc66 Wrote:  After the first 22 games of his first season — Forbes was 13-9 while Oliver is 12-10. Forbes finished 24-12 and second in the SoCon that first season. You all know his records the next four seasons as he finished 130-43 at ETSU. Of course he is the benchmark.

But what we got now ain't that. At that point in time, we had bodies; we had the pieces. It was mostly a matter of putting them together effectively. We're missing multiple important pieces in the here and now. We're not gonna finish 24-12, or even close to it. Would love to be wrong..............but I'm not.

At that point in time.............Bucs were trending up - and it was easy to see it. The team was jelling and the team chemistry was taking shape. Quite the contrary at the moment.

This is comparing apples and oranges. Different years, different teams, different personnel, different situation. Picture Forbes’ first team without say, Isaac Banks and a key sub off the bench. Forbes had brought in some key pieces too that Dez didn’t have the opportunity to bring in. So this isn’t really a fair comparison, but please tell me I’m wrong and refer me to a post from October where you correctly predicted everything, including the weather today.

????? What? OF COURSE it's apples and oranges. That's my point(s)! And I must be missing yours. I wasn't trying to make a "fair" comparison - because one cannot be made.
I'm not gonna take the time to go back right now, but do you remember me saying I don't see much upside for this team? May have been November instead of October, but I was definitely one trying to tamp down enthusiasm for this team.