Quote:The 2nd half of Jacksonville's schedule was the easiest in recent memory and one of the easiest stretches of schedule that you'll ever see. When they were 0-8 I was saying that the next 8 games were "winnable" even with this roster. (not meaning that they'd go 8-0, but meaning that any one of those games could be won by the Jags, yes even these Jags). 

 

Who cares what you said?  If you haven't seen a lot of improvement from this team, despite who we played, you weren't watching.  I've seen Penn State play and I've seen their competition also.  I thought O'Brien did a good job last year, but was kind of OK this year.  I don't think it was that impressive all things considered.  I'm not saying he did a bad job - I think overall he did a good job.. but I think despite the sanctions, Penn State had a good enough team to win 7-8 games, which they did.  Look at the teams they beat this year... You can argue that O'Brien didn't win a single game as an underdog this year.... It's not like he kept up with Ohio State or beat Ohio State - THAT would have been a perfect example of doing more with less.  He had a lot of close wins against mediocre competiton, big freakin deal.

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