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We also won Big Game for the first time in a long time in 2007.  And remember, the year before, our only win was against winless Washington.  While the win against USC was the highlight, it would have been clear that we were trending in the right direction even if we had merely narrowly lost against USC.

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True, but "did better than 1 win" could be as much a dead cat bounce as a turnaround in the program.

I believe there is a similar expectation now.  Doing better than a "lifeless, joyless" three wins could also be a dead cat bounce.  I mean, Harris got five wins his first year, which was an improvement over Teevens 4-7 the year before.

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We also won Big Game for the first time in a long time in 2007.  And remember, the year before, our only win was against winless Washington.  While the win against USC was the highlight, it would have been clear that we were trending in the right direction even if we had merely narrowly lost against USC.

BC

True, but "did better than 1 win" could be as much a dead cat bounce as a turnaround in the program.

I believe there is a similar expectation now.  Doing better than a "lifeless, joyless" three wins could also be a dead cat bounce.  I mean, Harris got five wins his first year, which was an improvement over Teevens 4-7 the year before.

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