Recently, there has been some chatter about how Houston Nutt has not lived up to pre-season expectations. I thought I would take a look at the statistical backing for this claim.
Surprise, it's not legitimate!
In five of Nutt's seasons at Arkansas, Arkansas received pre-season votes. In all five of those seasons, they either met or exceeded those votes.
1998 Arkansas: Pre - NR; Final - AP 16
1999 Arkansas: Pre - 22; Final - AP 17
2002 Arkansas: Pre - 36; Final - Finished the season 9-5
2003 Arkansas: Pre - 29; Final - Finished the season 9-4
2006 Arkansas: Pre - 28; Final - AP 15
2007 Arkansas: Pre - 24; Final - Finished the season 8-4; AP 24 when he left.
2008 Ole Miss: Pre - NR; Final - AP 15
This is a post I was working on. TSK does it better, and they're NOT Ole Miss homers like we are.