Why you continue to rant that a MACC is the ONLY criteria that defines success is mind boggling. Winning about 60% of the time is NOT mediocre in anyone's book (except yours).

The darn guy is so taciturn that nobody can discern how he really feels about this issue. I minored in psychology, I'll see if I can figure out a way to loosen him up a bit and get him to express his real feelings. He needs to get in touch with his inner Monroe and learn how to express those pent up feelings he suppresses and won't express on this board. Don't give up, Monroe, there is therapy can help you with this issue.

You seem much like Donald Trump, in this respect, because when you feel attacked, rather than replying, you attack the person that you feel has attacked you. As you know very well, this isn't about me, nor about my expectations. I have very high expectations for 2016-2018, and expect this to be Ohio's best team yet under Solich.

Let's get back to my point, which you didn't answer. If your reason isn't to try to create excessive expectations for the purpose of making it easier to be critical of Ohio after the game, why did you feel the need to insult Texas State, calling them far worse than even EMU? Why, in another thread, did you feel the need to insult Kansas? If the reason isn't to create excessive expectations, making it easier to be critical of Ohio after the game, what is the reason?

Rather than relying on you for expectations, how about relying on the point spread? The consensus seems to be that Ohio should win this game by three touchdowns. Partly that is because Texas State is struggling. Partly that is because Ohio is a good team. If Ohio wins easily, it bodes well, and if not, it will indicate a need to the team to continue to improve in order to get where we both want them to be.

Why does everyone keep beating a dead horse with this guy?

If you think that is my goal then your comprehension is quite suspect.

My goal is a MACC title.

If we're going to play football, that is simply the goal. (And if we're not going to pursue that, then not playing is fine with me.)

A corollary goal is to have recognition that inability to achieve that goal by any coach, but especially one exulted and here for 11 years and who several times a year gets crushed by teams not markedly better than us, means that the ability and achievement of that coach should be questioned.