Well the one consistent thing in the post-Sheridan/post-V era, NCSU will underperform their pick.
I’d like to see the correlation of pick versus performance. Seems if most folks are optimistic, we under-perform. If most folks are generally pessimistic, we have a 50/50 shot at over-performing.
I did look at this for basketball last season, and over the past 38 seasons, on average, we under-performed if picked 6th or better. 7th or worse, we tended to over-perform.
Sendek: 10 seasons, 8 within +/- 2 places of preseason prediction
Lowe: 5 Seasons, 1 were within +/- 2
Gottfried: 6 Seasons, ZERO were within +/- 2.
Yes, the league grew and changed, but I think that sums up Capt Wood Chopper versus the other two.
