TuffaloDeac10
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Now that non-conference play is over, time to take our pulse again.
Still in the Wait category, though I've moved more towards In than Out these last couple of months.
Yeah, a 9-5 record, winning a road game we weren't supposed to compete in, nearly winning another we were heavy underdogs in, and only losing one game we weren't supposed to (in a game where we didn't have our best player):wtftard:
FIFY.This is a scientific study. Let's go easy on the language here.
But to say that this OOC schedule has pushed anybody further towards out, when we almost universally exceeded expectations heading into the season... That's batshit insane.
My point was more: If before the season nobody thought Bz could win 8 games in OOC (based on preseason prediction posts, as well as the multiple bets with Jaybone), and then he wins 9, how could that negatively affect opinions toward him? If anything, they should remain constant.There are quite a few insane Wake Forest fans posting on these boards then. I've seen multiple posters say they have moved from Wait to Out this season. You're the first I've seen to say they've moved towards IN.
Exceeding expectations doesn't necessarily make someone approve more of Bzz...especially not when expectations are near nothing. It's the level to which he exceeds them that will change most minds. Many have said they gave him a pass for last year but needed to see a huge jump this year to stay in the Wait camp. So far, that huge jump hasn't come. So, despite exceeding whatever arbitrary expectations you've laid out, he may still have not done enough to convince many waiters that he deserves to continue to stay coach of Wake Forest.
Hell, if the expectations remain so low, we could exceed them for 3 straight seasons and still not make the NCAA tournament.
My point was more: If before the season nobody thought Bz could win 8 games in OOC (based on preseason prediction posts, as well as the multiple bets with Jaybone), and then he wins 9, how could that negatively affect opinions toward him? If anything, they should remain constant.
That's just my opinion, I guess. And my expectations next year are the NCAA tournament, so there's that.
I moved all the way from Buzzin to Buzzout after Wofford. I gave him a free pass last season but you can't lose to Wofford and refuse to play a Carson 4 and Ty 5 lineup when it's there. Plus you played Aaron Ingle.
I moved all the way from Buzzin to Buzzout after Wofford. I gave him a free pass last season but you can't lose to Wofford and refuse to play a Carson 4 and Ty 5 lineup when it's there. Plus you played Aaron Ingle.
So, if expectations for next year are 10 and he wins 11, and expectations for 2014 are 11 and he wins 12, are you still in Bzz Wait and See in 2015? There's a time factor that must be considered. Simply meeting or beating expectations doesn't cut it if that never actually turns us into a competitive team. Now, if no one thought Bzz could win 8 games this year and he pulled off 20, you'd see plenty of people move from Wait to In. You'd even see plenty move from Out to In. Both situations are "exceeding expectations", but that's a very different scenario from winning 9 when 8 was expected.
In that case, I understand more about how you can become more of a fan of Bzz from what you've seen so far this year.
So, what was your expectation for this season that he has exceeded that has caused you to move towards Bzz In?
So, what was your expectation for this season that he has exceeded that has caused you to move towards Bzz In?
we lost to wofford. that should count for more than 1 nail in the coffin