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Smut lost by 27. They don't belong.

Yes, EM has very similar records to SL, but are we not in a better conference, playing better teams? The AAC was 6-2 in bowl games, C-USA was 1-4. This is an important aspect that is always overlooked in the EM vs SL argument. Also, SL didn’t have to deal with NIL or the portal (granted, it’s possible he would have handled it well, but I have my doubts). Finally, I just don’t feel like we get our asses handed to us near as much as with SL. I know there are those that say “a loss is a loss,” but I’d much rather lose by one score instead of three score. I looked up the numbers at one time, but the number of 21+ point losses under SL was just crazy. In the past two seasons we have 10 conference losses, and 6 of those have been one score games. Only twice have we been throttled in conference…last year vs SMU and this year vs UTSA. This year we lost to 3 of the top 4 teams in the conference (Army, Tulane, and Memphis). Last year we lost to the top 4 teams in the conference (SMU, Tulane, Memphis, and UTSA). That’s bad luck on scheduling to even have to play all of the top teams in the conference. None of this is meant as praise for EM. I’m just saying that I think it’s obviously better than SL. I’ll give the rest of the argument as I honestly don’t have a clue.

I don't have much to add other than to say I agree with you. We seem to have a lot of fans that just enjoy mediocrity and moral victories. BuT We PlAyEd BeTtEr FoR oNe GaMe, We aRe GoInG sOmEwHeRe

Reminds me of Riley Dodge in his state championship game at Southlake-Carroll.

Its different now with the NIL and transfer rules, unless a team is in the playoff, the season is over when the portal opens. All of these bowl games are meaningless now (outside the playoffs), they start off each bowl game talking about how many players left, these are not even the same teams that played in the season. This is why I would rather a head coach spend December focused on recruiting players from the portal then preparing for a bowl game.