{"id":141,"date":"2016-06-13T04:06:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T04:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huskyfanpodcast.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2016-06-14T03:06:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T03:06:54","slug":"uw-srs-since-don-james-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huskyfanpodcast.flapmultimedia.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/13\/uw-srs-since-don-james-1975\/","title":{"rendered":"UW SRS Since Don James (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This graph plots UW rank by SRS over the past 41 years. Comments are below the graph..<\/p>\n

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Here are various thoughts…<\/p>\n

If we take out 2008, the trend has been up since 2004 though obviously not fast enough. Clearly, 2008 was a total aberration and Sark lived off that during 2011 and 2012 when he couldn’t get the program into the top 40.<\/p>\n

40, which can be considered average for a major program, has been a key level. Note that Don James only went below 40 once in 1985, albeit barely, and UW went below it again barely in 1998.<\/p>\n

The program fell apart as per SRS in 2003 a year before it did in W\/L terms. Also the huge drop from 2000 to 2001 (from #8 to #34 was a warning sign on Rick\u00a0Nueheisel.<\/p>\n

Note Don James’ big jump from year 2 to year 3. Could that be in store for Chris Petersen?<\/p>\n

Despite a rebuilding year with among the fewest returning starters in the conference, a year that Brock Huard said would be Pete’s toughest, UW came in at #26 which was its highest finish (ex 2013) since 2000. Heading into the year I realistically thought we’d win 5 games and finish 45-55 in SRS. Given the circumstances, finishing #26 was outstanding as it should lead to continued improvement.<\/p>\n

And that improvement should show in SRS. With a very easy schedule, UW could go 6-3 in conference and win an easy bowl game and be 10-3. But that 10-3 could be #23 and that would be a disappointment. I’d rather win the north in that scenario than not win the north and finish 10-3 and #13. However, it is obvious which team is better.<\/p>\n

The same comparison could be said regarding 2014 vs 2015. The 2014 team was a late fumble away from going 9-4 in the regular season, whereas the 2015 team was 6-6 in the regular season. SRS shows that one team was better by quite a margin.<\/p>\n

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