Ash was a very bad game day and player development coach. I have no idea what this years team will look like - nobody does.
But I’ll say this. Kyle Flood’s last team - drama and all - only lost one game by more than a touchdown to a non-elite team (osu, PSU, Michigan and Wisconsin). That was a 17 point loss to Nebraska. Maryland, Michigan State (national runner up), and Washington State (went 9-4 that year) were the close losses. they beat Indiana and Kansas.
Is it not fair to say that Flood’s 2015 team was probably good enough to have- chance to beat 2020 Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and even Michigan State? Can this years team be as good as that team - minus the off field drama and coach on the hot seat? That’s how I’m thinking about this optimistically. We’re not going to win all 5 - but 3-2 feels like it could be realistic.
But I’ll say this. Kyle Flood’s last team - drama and all - only lost one game by more than a touchdown to a non-elite team (osu, PSU, Michigan and Wisconsin). That was a 17 point loss to Nebraska. Maryland, Michigan State (national runner up), and Washington State (went 9-4 that year) were the close losses. they beat Indiana and Kansas.
Is it not fair to say that Flood’s 2015 team was probably good enough to have- chance to beat 2020 Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and even Michigan State? Can this years team be as good as that team - minus the off field drama and coach on the hot seat? That’s how I’m thinking about this optimistically. We’re not going to win all 5 - but 3-2 feels like it could be realistic.