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Muh “10-win seasons”
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:21 pm
They just showed a graphic saying Ole Miss only had a few 10 win seasons in their first 125 years, and 4 since Lane took over. That stat is so disingenuous.
For the first ~75 of those season, teams only PLAYED 10 games in most years, with far fewer bowl games to get that 10th. A 10 win season was AT WORST a 1-loss season.
X-win seasons are far less illustrative than Y-loss seasons, if you are comparing records across a wide timespan. A 10-win season in 1965 was more like a 14-win season now.
Once more, the media plays on the emotional ignorance of its viewers.
For the first ~75 of those season, teams only PLAYED 10 games in most years, with far fewer bowl games to get that 10th. A 10 win season was AT WORST a 1-loss season.
X-win seasons are far less illustrative than Y-loss seasons, if you are comparing records across a wide timespan. A 10-win season in 1965 was more like a 14-win season now.
Once more, the media plays on the emotional ignorance of its viewers.
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Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:23 pm to Ag Zwin
Yep.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:23 pm to Ag Zwin
quote:And it works. Go look at the Coaching Changes board. A bunch of grown men acting like middle school girls.
the media plays on the emotional ignorance of its viewers.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:24 pm to Ag Zwin
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:25 pm to Ag Zwin
“Ten-win season” definitely means less than it used to. Before conference championship games and expanded playoffs, a ten win season meant you were one of the best teams in the country. A lot of teams will win ten games this year.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:28 pm to Ag Zwin
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That stat is so disingenuous.
Is it though?
I understand we play more games in 2025 than we did in 1985, but the door swings both ways. Competition within the SEC is much harder now than it was then with the likes of Oklahoma and Texas being added to the conference to compete with other traditional powerhouses such as Alabama.
Texas A&M just had their first 10-win season since 2012 and only their second season of 10 wins or more this century.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:30 pm to RollTide1987
Didn't realize the Aggy drought was that bad
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:33 pm to Ag Zwin
You sound like a fan of a team who hasn't experienced sustained success.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:34 pm to RollTide1987
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Texas A&M just had their first 10-win season since 2012 and only their second season of 10 wins or more this century.
Ooooooooooof
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:36 pm to Ag Zwin
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the media plays on the emotional ignorance of its viewers.
I mean, you could apply this to preachers, politicians and entertainers too but ...
Where tf have you been?
This post was edited on 11/28/25 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:37 pm to RollTide1987
You’re essentially making a qualitative argument about what it takes to get to 10 wins.He’s merely pointing out, quite correctly, the number of opportunities in the past to even get to that total.
Posted on 11/28/25 at 12:37 pm to Ag Zwin
Ole Miss with the easiest schedules in their 10 win seasons.
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