POLL Based on how your preseason expectations, what grade do you give your favorite team this season?

[iowajerms]

A - Beyond what you considered to be a realistic best-case scenario
B - You didn't predict this good, but you would say they did your realistic best-case scenario
C - Exactly how you expected them to do.
D - You predicted better, but you would say they did your realistic worst-case scenario
F - They did worse than I considered to be a realistic worst-case scenario

Post how you would grade other teams as well.

 

[ericd7633]

I can't remember what I predicted preseason, but I know it wasn't 11-1 or 12-0, so this season went about according to plan for me. 3rd straight 10 win season, 4th in the last 5 years.

 

[Wild Turkey]

I thought Auburn would be 9 and 3 but I thought we would beat Florida.

The fact we were in every game surprised me a bit especially with a Freshman QB (and not the one I was expecting).

So based on preseason expectations they get an C+. Based on execution and honestly should have two more wins D.

I’m not convinced Gus can win a national championship but his teams have all the tools. We will be rebuilding the O and D lines next year so that will be a challenge.

 

[fordman84]

I had low expectations this season based on the development level of the talent and the schedule ahead of us. So I gave A&M a "C".

 

[iowajerms]

I predicted Iowa to go 10-2, losing 2 of the 3 games they actually lost. I expected them to have a good offense and a struggling defense and kicking team. However, I wasn't expecting them to be as competitive in all their losses. I said C but close to a B.

 

[kburjr]

Solid B Predicted 10-2 but I also gave the homer caveat. I figured anywhere from 6-6 to 10-2 but had no clue how the newbies would show out

 

[GoldRusher]

I thought 6 would be good 7 would be real good all things considered but also knew that we couldn’t afford many injuries ect. Well....

We had those including the new transfer starting QB plus some guys that decided to skip out and hit the portal during the season so 5 feels about right. We could have easily had 7 with any offense at all so...

Gave us a C overall, little under expectation but not by much.

 

[PSUTE]

B. I predicted us to go 10-2 in the regular season, so we exceeded my expectation. My best case scenario has yet to happen...

 

[Clayton]

Mizzou began in the top 25 and lost to Wyoming, Vanderbilt, Tennessee. Lost to Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida by a combined 79-13.

F.

 

[Shanemansj13]

A. The way the last two seasons have gone and how the defense played, I never would have imagined this nice of a turnaround, this quick. Almost every season they are expected to win almost every game but didn't expect this, especially how dominant they have been

 

[dtgold88]

A. The way the last two seasons have gone and how the defense played, I never would have imagined this nice of a turnaround, this quick. Almost every season they are expected to win almost every game but didn't expect this, especially how dominant they have been

Yeah...as you said always figure at OSU 12-0 possible, but who could have expected this with a new coach, QB and staff?

Defensive coaching changes made a huge difference.

 

[NU_FTW]

I gave nebraska a C, i had hoped i would be wrong with where my expectations were and we certainly had opportunities to be a lot better, but it just wasnt there.

Now if you go off the media hype we failed miserably they had us at #24 and winning the west etc some even had higher expectations than that.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Cant go with anything other than A as an Ohio State. While I was hopeful Day would keep the train rolling, I never would have predicted the results they are having

 

[uncfan103]

I went with A. I thought a bowl game was best case scenario, i was not expecting to be competitive in all 6 of our losses.

we lost 6 games by a combined 26 points

 

[Chewbaccer]

I predicted 11-1, just didn’t pick where that loss was coming from correctly.

But after 12 games, we still control our own destiny for the playoffs, so I can’t complain even if the offense took about 10 steps back.

 

[socaljim242]

I can't remember what I predicted preseason, but I know it wasn't 11-1 or 12-0, so this season went about according to plan for me. 3rd straight 10 win season, 4th in the last 5 years.

I think all you were missing was a QB.

 

[socaljim242]

The delusional fan in me was hoping for 10 wins (yeah crazy right.lol)
I though 9 wins would be a good season and they can still get 9 with a bowl win.
With the injuries and playing the season with an 18 yr old true freshman QB and only 4 Srs and JRs starting they did OK.

 

[bamagrad75]

B-

Didnt expect as many key injuries as we had or the defense to be quite this inept.

 

[Twiztidbuck]

A. Thought we would have 2-3 possible losses (Wiscy, PSU, ttun). Defense playing beyond anything I cold imagine.

 

[rmilia1]

C. I said 9-3 preseason and 9-3 is what we got