(08-23-2019 09:01 AM)Murray007 Wrote: Not a huge fan of this taking place right before the start of the season, but I only see Bobby staying if we either: 1) Go to a bowl game or 2) Win 5 games and one of the wins is over UVA or VT.
Results matter, and one bowl game in 5 years just doesn't cut it.
Here comes the BS flag. One bowl game in the first five (actually three) years of FBS football exceeds expectations. On top of that:
1. He built this program from scratch and won 17 of 22 in his first two years for an amazing 77.3% winning percentage.
2. In his third year, the Monarchs finished the season ranked 10th in FCS and made the FCS playoffs.
3. In his fourth year, the Monarchs finished the season ranked 6th in FCS and again made the playoffs going to the quarter-finals.
4. In his fifth year and first transition year to FCS, the Monarchs were 8-4.
5. In his sixth year and second transition year to FBS, the Monarchs were 6-6 and techinically bowl eligible.
6. In his seventh and ninth years, the Monarchs were 5-7, missing bowl eligibility by one game in both years.
7. In his 8th year, the Monarchs were 10-3, tied for first in the West Division and won their bowl game.
8. Through his first 8 years, he won 67 of 97 games for a 69.1% winning percentage.
9. Even with only 9 wins in the last two years, he still has a 62.8% overall winning percentage. In other words he is averaging 7.5 wins per year and, on average, being bowl eligible every year.
Yes, the last two seasons have been down. If he had come to ODU and averaged 4.5 wins over his first three or four seasons, yeah, I would agree we need to try again. But that is not the case. Frankly, this whole thread is bull****.