Not sure thats a fair comparison. Typically for a logical comparison it would need to be within a 10 yr timeframe... competition then is significantly different (better?) than it is now. Personel is very different. etc. Not fair to Spurrier or Meyer to compare records.
Woody On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > Spurrier had 3 out of 11 seasons with 3 or 4 losses (27%) > Meyer is having his third out of 6 seasons (50%) > Meyer's record is more like the guy who either hits a home run or strikes > out--50% of the time it's a one-loss season and 50% it's a 3 or more loss > season. > Spurrier teams most commonly had 2 losses in a season. > 1 loss two times 95, 96 > 2 losses six times 90, 91, 93, 94, 97, 98 > 3 losses once 2000 > 4 losses twice 92, 99 > > (Of course, I could have copied something down wrong in my haste, so feel > free to correct me.) > > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here's where you can look up the answer to Zeb's question >> >> http://www.gatorzone.com/football/media/2010/pdf/135-200.pdf >> Spurrier years begin on p. 162 >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Nov 11, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Steve McKibben wrote: >>> >>> We were "on the cusp" of greatness many time before Spurrier got here. >>> We had no "official" titles, but it wasn't like he walked into a program >>> that perennially had losing seasons, or one that couldn't or didn't recruit >>> a lot of great players. >>> >>> >>> How frequently did each of them had 3+ loss seasons? >>> >>> There's your answer. >>> >>> -Zeb >>> >>> -- >>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>> 2008 National Football Champions | >>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >>> (1996), >>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Helen Huntley >> (727) 823-3801 >> www.helenhuntley.com >> > > > > -- > Helen Huntley > (727) 823-3801 > www.helenhuntley.com > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
