Yes the sampling The Bell Tolls For Thee provided is exactly what I wanted to see. While there were the surprises you noted, the biggest take away was Brown’s 0-14 against ranked opponents. That has to change.
Brown is 26-30 vs FBS opponents and 5-0 vs FCS.
Teams Brown beat at the time they were ranked
#24 Kansas State
#16 Kansas State
#15 Va. Tech
#22 ISU
Those same teams did not finished ranked W/L record
KSU 8-5 (5-4)
KDU 4-6 (4-5) This was covid year and the season Shane decided on giving him a 2nd year outrageous buyout and increase.
Va. Tech 6-7 (4-4)
ISU 7-6 (5-4)
The ranked teams Brown lost to at the time they were ranked that still finished ranked
#17 Oklahoma (finished 10-3 (7-2) ranked #15)
#7 PSU (finished 10-3 (7-2) #13)
#17 Pittsburgh (finished 9-4 (5-3) #22)
#7 TCU (finished 13-2 (9-0) #2)
#15 Kansas State (finished 10-4 (7-2) #14
Unranked Teams Brown lost to or beat at time played that finished season ranked
L Texas (finished 8-5 (6-3) #25)
L Baylor (finished 12-2 (7-2) #5)
L Oklahoma State (finished 10-4 (7-2) #16)
Ranked teams Brown was competitive against that were ranked at end of season
L #22 Pitt 38-31
L #16 Oklahoma State 48-34 (lead at halftime 17-13, lead end of 3rd Q 24-20, Tied at 27 in 4th Q 9:39, down 7 (41-34) 2:37 mark. Out scored in 4th Quarter 28-10 with a 21-7 in last 7 minutes)
L #2 TCU 41-31 - down 28-21 at the half and 28-24 after 3 quarters Score was 34-31 TCU at 4:12 in 4th Q
L #10 Oklahoma 16-13 (led 10-7 at the half and 13-10 after 3 lost 4th quarter 6-0 as OU had the ball 11 minutes of the 4th quarter
Fourth Quarter
(8:52) OKLA - Gabe Brkic 35 yard FG (
Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 8:11; Tied 13-13)
(0:00) OKLA - Gabe Brkic 30 yard FG (
Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; OU 16-13)
L #25 Texas 42-31 (down 21-14 at the half and 21-17 at end of 3. Lost 4th Q 21-14)
L #13 Baylor 17-14 down 7-0 at the half and tied 14-14 after 3 lost in 4th Q 3-0 missing a 51 yard FG for the tie.
Six years and it looks like the same problem of inability to finish games every season.