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MeanGreenHoops · November 25, 2014

Obviously the home record looks great compared to a winless away record, but losing at home to La Tech and USM, both teams that NT overpowered last year, does not support a big home advantage theory.

I don't mean this as a shot at you directly as I've seen several others post similar thoughts. But, I don't understand this line of thinking. We lost like 60% of the starters off of last years team. This is college football, not pro. Watching one season and expecting that to be a predictor of the next season is crazy. College ball just changes so much from year to year with the only few exceptions being schools like Alabama.

The fact we ran over the the year before doesn't mean much for this year. And the fact they whipped us in the the game this year, doesn't mean much for next year either.

Past results are not a predictor of future results in this sport.

Ben Gooding · November 25, 2014

So only schools like Alabama win more than they lose? So schools like NIU, SDSU, Utah St, Nevada, ECU, Marshal, BGSU, Boise, mtsu, Navy, etc. etc. etc. Save the excuses for your own logic. BS excuses like this garbage enables the perception that has engulfed this university and it's athletic programs. A lot of G5 schools find a way to recruit and win consistently, not just the "Alabama's" of CFB.

VideoEagle · November 25, 2014

Home field advantage means you have an advantage - a likelihood to defeat your opponent - more often at home than you do at the opponent's home. You do that by building up a lot of wins at your home field. Who you beat does not matter when the whole goal is to get a lot of wins. Think of it this way, Oklahoma has beat us seven times in Norman. We were not really close by the fourth quarter in any of those games. That doesn't mean Oklahoma shouldn't count those games as wins when calculating their strength at home!

Conversely, we did not have a home field advantage from 2005 through 2010 as we didn't have any more likelihood of defeating our opponents at home during that period.

greenminer · November 26, 2014

Winning at home is a legit card to play, but there are fans out there that want to support a winning program...not just a program that wins at home.

GrandGreen · November 26, 2014

I don't mean this as a shot at you directly as I've seen several others post similar thoughts. But, I don't understand this line of thinking. We lost like 60% of the starters off of last years team. This is college football, not pro. Watching one season and expecting that to be a predictor of the next season is crazy. College ball just changes so much from year to year with the only few exceptions being schools like Alabama.

The fact we ran over the the year before doesn't mean much for this year. And the fact they whipped us in the the game this year, doesn't mean much for next year either.

Past results are not a predictor of future results in this sp

I assume you expect another mediocre to bad season next year, because NT loses about as many starters as last year. 4ol, 1rb, 2wr, 2db, 1lb, 1 or 2dl. The past year is the best predictor of the next year, I am not sure how anyone would support anything else. Note, I said the last year not last year's record. Losing all those starters certainly pointed to a less successful record this year. However, I didn't expect a complete reversal in so many games, by teams such as UTEP, La Tech, UAB and even USM. Teams that were close to horrible last year, that NT was not even competitive with this year.