(12-30-2015 02:28 PM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote: 15-3 at home. I support removing Tuberville but the idea that you are getting a crappy product at home games is no where close to being true. His road and bowl game record is 10-11 and that is the primary issue most us have with the overall performance. Butch Jones lost three home games his first year and five overall. Kelly lost two in his first year and three overall. Mark Dantonio lost a total of four home games. If you like to see winning football going to Bearcat games is the place be. 15 total losses at home in 12 years!
Bandwagon fans only show up when the team is winning. I am not sure what you call fans that don't want to show up to home even if the teams wins just about everyone of them each season. Even with BYU, Houston, Memphis, ECU and USF on the home schedule next season I expect the Cats to go 6-1 or 5-2 at home. That is pretty much what they have done for the last 12 seasons. Heck even Minter's 2000 team was undefeated at Nippert.
Sorry, the only sure win I see at home next year is Tennessee-Martin. I am not saying that we won't win more, but these other schools have either beaten us this past year or knocked on the door. Moreover, with returning talent some of those players will be better in 2016 than they were in 2015. We will be facing coaching changes/new scheme, possibly a new QB, loss of all of the valuable receivers and the two starting offensive tackles. Let's examine some of the teams coming to Nippert next year a little closer:
Tenn-Martin: As I said, sure win.
Miami U: Have been knocking on the door the past three years. Return nearly everyone on their roster next year. Like XU, the game is their Super Bowl. We should beat them but really, it is premature to assume this will be a win.
BYU: Beat us this year with a guy who was their #2 option at QB. We made him look like the next coming of Steve Young. The #1 guy will be back as will a bunch of their other guys. 50/50 at best and that is giving us the benefit of the doubt.
Houston: They have a better coach and return a bunch of guys next year. Moreover, all the 5 and 4 star talent they have been recruiting the past two years will be ready to contribute. Could be ugly.
Memphis: They lose their coach and stud QB so we have a good shot. That being said they have beaten us twice in a row.
ECU: We needed Andrew Gantz heroics two years in a row to pull this one out. Like BYU, the guy who was their #1 QB did not play this year and they will get him back. This game will not be a easy.
USF: They beat us like an FCS team this year. They are still really young and will only be better next year. No way we can chalk this up as a W.