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Great analysis, I would love to see Cooper's record of losses for comparison’s sake.

It really comes down to what you prefer, the big game coach that wins most of his 'big' games but then stubs their toe too frequently to lesser competition. Or a coach that wins most of the games he should win, rarely losing to lesser teams, but then losing in the big games.

I can see why people prefer the Carroll type coach. You can thump your chest at the big wins, but then when you lose to a Stanford or UCLA, you at least can rest on the fact that you were the more talented team. Versus never losing to lesser teams, but losing in most of your big games, the fans then don’t have a chance to gloat after big victories and you have questions on whether your team has the talent to win the big games.
 
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I'm not sure where to put this, but I posted this response on scout in response to the notion that Tressel's approach would lose in the SEC, looking back before
Georgia won the SEC in 2005 with 209 pts (26 ppg). PSU with 282.
You sure about that in the SEC? Or have you forgotten about the results before 08?

Georgia won the SEC in 2005 with 209 pts (26 ppg). PSU with 282.
Only 4 SEC teams scored 200 pts. Only 1 eclipsed 215, vs 9 b10 teams.

Year - Champion - PPG

05 - Georgia - 209 1 sec team above 215, only 4 above 200
05 - Penn St - 282 9 b10 teams above 215
06 - Florida - 176 3 sec teams above 200 (212, 220, 221)
06 - Ohio St - 305 4 b10 teams above 200 (305, 245, 213, 2020)
07 - LSU - 267 + 31 in OT #2 UGA 228, #3 Tenn 243. 156 Aub & 305 UF tied.
07 - Ohio St - 2455
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Brilliant data BKB. Thanks for doing the leg work! I am a big supporter of Tressel. Unfortunately there are some fans out there who lose sight of things very quickly. My only beef with him is the fact that his offensive coordinators never seem to be hired as head coaches..........unlike Petey. :wink:
 
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Well, time for BKB to add another loss to an unranked opponent to Pete Carroll's stats. Not only unranked, but a team who was 1-15 (irrc) coming into today's game.

I'm sure some of the faithful USC fans who were heralding PC as one of the greatest coaches of all time, last week, will be calling for his head, this week.

Hmmmmnnnn....wondering what the OSU fans who were saying that they would take Petey in a heartbeat over Tress, are saying right now???

Isn't CFB grand????

:osu:
 
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Funny... could Ohio State be seen as USC's unlucky charm since 2 years straight they blew their load on us and then fall on their face the next game. And to think USC should be 1-2 how great would that have been.
 
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NateG;1546012; said:
Funny... could Ohio State be seen as USC's unlucky charm since 2 years straight they blew their load on us and then fall on their face the next game. And to think USC should be 1-2 how great would that have been.
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Well, the Silver Bullets were the ones who geeked up Mark Sanchez's knee last season, and his complete lack of mobility really allowed Oregon St to turn up the heat on him that following week. So, I think the fact our defense managed to rough up their QBs had a little to do with it.
 
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