ND has the potential to have its highest three-year win %
by KeoughCharles05 (2019-06-21 14:33:48)

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in over 25 years.

Doing that, even with some ugly results, would be noteworthy.

That being said, ND hasn't had a good season W/L wise that didn't include a season ruining blowout since... 1993?

Just using a low-bar baseline of 9 wins, here's the seasons that qualify going back to Holtz' tenure, and the blowout losses in each. Parentheses indicate borderline blowouts:

2018: Clemson
2017: Miami, (Stanford)
2015: (Ohio State)
2012: Alabama
2006: UM, USC, LSU
2005: (Ohio State)
2002: USC, NCSU
2000: Oregon State
1998: MSU
1995: Ohio State
1993: ---
1992: Stanford
1991: Penn State
1990: ---
1989: Miami
1988: ---

On the plus side, we're starting to regularly have good W/L records again. 3 seasons in a row, and 4 out of 5 would be good progress. But we haven't had an unambiguously good season in a loooong time. We crucially need to avoid blowouts, and could desperately use a serious prestige win. Fewer than 10 wins is a failed season.



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