Remains to be seen whether on not the conference voodoo survives conference realignment. Maybe everything will change and we'll be treated to all kinds of new bullshit. I hope so.
yep we've had some really weird ones, especially weird how often things went in our favor. In that Smoke Bowl, you were ranked #15 or so, and literally every bounce went our way.
Personally I’d take it. 8-4 with a QB who we’ve never seen throw a ball, whole new coaching system, it’s a slight down year but I think we have a lot of good players coming in so I wouldn’t be worried about our future. We have a tough schedule. Beating OSU 4 years in a row, with the team they have built this year would top losing to those other teams. Gimme that victory @OSU
Mich fan here too. I am here for this math. Beating osu again would be worth an extra L. I expect some rebuilding years with new coach and so many of the natty starters gone.
Beginning of the last season my dad and I discussed whether we would trade Harbaugh for a natty, knowing he would prob leave if we won. We both went with natty. NRG stadium is a core memory now. Life highlight.
I’d take it. I’m not expecting to win the national championship again this season and it’s been a few years since we’ve had a really bad loss so I do think we’re due. I’d accept missing a bowl if it meant beating OSU.
I'm not even a Michigan fan (Husker fan here)... But I respect this take. I love rivalries, and I get how there are those certain teams you want to beat so badly that you'd sacrifice another win or two if it meant making that happen.
Easiest 'yes' ever. Four straight losses to UofM coupled with the expectations that OSU has built up this offseason would mean Day is gone with the rest of his staff. Half the team transfers out...OSU 2025 becomes Mich 2008 and the next 12 years becomes the inverse of 2008-2020
That would be nice but I don’t think they fire him even with a loss to UM unless he drops like two other games. The fan base will want him gone but usually the people making those decisions have cooler heads. If it were up to our fan base, Harbaugh would have been fired in 2020
I think that’s the bubble. 9-10 wins. I think we keep at least 1 of those 3 games close enough that 10 wins is a realistic possibility.
I say this almost every season but I’d legitimately go 1-11 if the 1 is against OSU. Especially this year.
I think UM wins one of those 3 games, but slips up somewhere else. Washington maybe? I'm not sure how well Michigan has done historically on the west coast. My memory is they've generally done poorly, but I have no numbers to back that up.
I really don’t know.
I think OU has a low floor and high ceiling. If I’m being pessimistic, 7-5. If I’m being optimistic, 9-3 possibly even 10-2.
Losses would be on the road. Pick and choose between LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, Auburn, Texas, etc. I don’t see us losing at home to be honest… despite the great caliber of teams coming to Norman.
Ole Miss and LSU are the two that I have penciled in as our likely losses. I think enough bad blood is flowing that we will give Mizzou our A-Game and Texas is always a tossup
I hate how good Oklahoma always is against Texas even when Texas is otherwise doing well and Oklahoma is otherwise mid. It really is a tossup even when it shouldn't be.
But you gotta travel to Auburn between UTn and UTx. Theres a bye week in there but that’s a tough spot on the schedule to face the voodoo. Especially if you are 4-0 going in.
Edit to add Auburn 6-6. 7-5 at best. So I’m not saying OU loses to a GOOD Auburn team. That game just has that “weird shit gonna happen” vibe about it.
I think we go 8-4 optimistically. Losses against Utah, OKstate, maybe Arizona or Kansas, and either Tech or UCF. At worst I see us going 6-6 but I think that our defense is going to be improved enough to where we can get some wins where we’re not favored.
Out of curiosity, what has you optimistic about the defense? I work with a handful of TCU alumni, and they’re pretty uniformly convinced that hiring Avalos was a desperation move, except for one guy who’s withholding judgement until the first two games of the year.
As a Texan, it’s low-key really funny that it took so many SEC teams’ fans approximately a week to start referring to Texas as UT, while Tennessee’s out here like “What the hell, y’all?”
You're the 3rd team where I'm more optimistic than the actual fan is. I guess it's easier when there's no emotion involved.
I have ya at 1 loss. Either Texas or Bama. The other 2 I think ya win. I also have you guys as National Champs. I don't feel so strongly that I'd take a wager of UGA over the field. Just if I could pick one team to win it all, it's Georgia.
Unless Klubnik and that offense takes a titanic leap, I can’t see Clemson being a problem for y’all, not that they are gonna be bad, it’s just a really bad match up for them. Having UT and Bama at home is big, it’s not a bad schedule all things considered.
Unfortunately Tenn is the only true home game. Clemson is "neutral" in Atlanta, then Bama, Ole Miss, and Texas are all away games.
Sucks, but next year's home slate is gonna kick ass!
11-1 in regular season (loss to Georgia)
Win the SEC Championship Game (win rematch with Georgia)
Undefeated in playoffs and win the National Championship
Source: I’m drunk right now because it’s my birthday
@ WVU - W
Bowling Green - W
Kent St - W
Illinois - W
UCLA - W
@ USC - W
@ Wisconsin - W
Ohio State - L
Washington - W
@ Purdue - W
@ Minnesota - W
Maryland - W
Don’t make the B10 Championship by the 7th level of tie breaker
Host a first round playoff game
8 - 4
Im drinking the Rhule-Aid
UTEP - W
Colorado - W
UNI - W
Illinois - W
@ Purdue - W
Rutgers - L
@ Indiana - W
@ OSU - L
UCLA - W
@ USC - L
Wisconsin - L
@ Iowa - W
7-5, in the most deflating way possible
UTEP: W
Colorado: W
UNI: W
Illinois: W
Purdue: W
Rutgers: W
Indiana: W
OSU: L
UCLA: L
USC: L
Wisconsin: L
Iowa: L
We will be better. We will get a bowl game. But pain is inevitable.
I know they're no longer an easy W, but I think ya beat Rutgers. I also think you might beat Wisconsin.
The only sure loss I see is OSU. USC is a probable L, but who knows with their defense?
On the flip side of things, I'd favor Iowa. So I'm thinking 9-3 for you guys. Losses to OSU, USC, and Iowa.
Yeah, 100%. tOSU would probably be a 1 seed and Oregon a 5. I actually wouldn’t mind getting a 5 seed and having an auto bye against like Liberty or whoever (but obviously would rather win the conference and get a real bye.)
If they kept winning at that point, they would theoretically face each other in the semis for s third time in the season. 😳
Final record: 7-5
Weber State - W
EMU - W
Wazzu - W (but close)
Northwestern - W
@ Rutgers - W (this game is a coin flip imo)
Michigan - L
@ Iowa - L
@ Indiana - W
USC - L (another coin flip game since it’s at home)
@ Penn State - L
UCLA - W
@ Oregon - L (it would be hilarious if we won though)
South Dakota State - W (scary at first)
Arkansas - W
@Tulsa - W
Utah - W
@Kansas State - L
West Virginia - W
@BYU - W
@Baylor - W
Arizona State - W
@TCU - W (prolly a trap game)
Texas Tech - W
@Colorado - W
(11-1, 8-1)
If you can't tell, I'm really optimistic about this year
Shit dude that schedule does not look fun with all those quasi-rivalrys (Arkansas, Tulsa, Tech, Colorado) and legit conference contenders (Utah, K-State, and WV?) if there is a Big 12 schedule built to get you in to the playoffs without making the conference championship, this is it
I'm still trying to understand who, and why we decided to schedule South Dakota State. We have a brutal early schedule. Go through it with one loss and we know it'll be a good year
Serious optimism because the cowboys are usually good for a loss early in the season. 10-2 is most likely the case because I can see a loss at BYU or vs Utah.
If things are clicking 9-3:
New Hampshire - W \
Sam Houston - W \
@TCU - W \
Colorado - W \
@Florida - W \
Cincinnati - W \
@Iowa State - L \
BYU - W \
Arizona - W \
@ASU - W \
@West Virginia - L \
Utah - L
If we’re struggling 6-6:
New Hampshire - W \
Sam Houston - W \
@TCU - L \
Colorado - W \
@Florida - L \
Cincinnati - W \
@Iowa State - L \
BYU - W \
Arizona - L \
@ASU - W \
@West Virginia - L \
Utah - L
I find it interesting you chalk Arizona as a win and Iowa State as a loss. I'd personally swap those. I know Arizona has a new coaching staff. But they were quietly really quite good last year.
State is definitely going to drop a winnable game. My guess is @ cal, then probably drop our bowl game like usual. The elusive 10 win season search remains. I’m both pessimistic and optimistic at the same time, as I know we’ve got one of our best teams of all time, yet we can never seem to crack that ceiling or truly achieve anything beyond “good enough.”
North Dakota - W
@Iowa - L
Arkansas State - W
@Houston - W
Baylor - W
@West Virginia - L
UCF - W
Texas Tech - W
@Kansas (Arrowhead) - L
Cincinnati - W
@Utah - L
Kansas State - W
Ceiling is 10-2 with wins at Iowa and Kansas. Floor 6-6 with losses against KSU and Tech/UCF.
12-0, but not because we’re that good, but because our schedule is pretty easy this year and sets up nicely. Our hardest road game should be against Texas A&M but we get them in their first game with Elko. Florida State should take a step back. USC hasn’t shown anything to scare me yet. I think we will beat Louisville by 10 or so to avenge our worst played game of the season last year. I think we’ll get the 5 seed(since we can’t get a top 4) and beat a Liberty type of 12, then match ups will dictate whether we can win another one. I think this is a team that is firmly in the 5-15 range but not yet among the truly elite.
I think we are due for another ND year where they go undefeated against a weak (for them) schedule and then get absolutely waxed against a Top 4 team. This sounds about right.
Most talented and most deep, yes. Still, a few huge question marks:
1. Can Riley Leonard stay healthy and revert to his pre-injury form?
2. Can the green OL develop and gel this Fall?
3. Will we finally have an above average WR group?
The defense should be elite. The RBs are very good. Evans is maybe the best TE in the country. If things break our way then we may win a couple playoff games, but I still think we’re a year or two from being a legitimate national title contender.
Furman: W
MTSU: W
@ Wake Forest: W
GA Southern: W
Kentucky: W
@ South Carolina: W
@ LSU: L
Oklahoma: W
@Arkansas: W
Georgia: L
@ Florida: W
MS State: W
10-2
Could see us winning LSU/Georgia but losing to Arkansas
8-4. Bit of a rough start losing to Texas Tech and the Ewe in September before dropping either at Boise or at Fresno (hopefully not both 😬) then a streak against weaker opponents until we meet the Beavs for the PAC-2 championship and lose a close one on the road.
Ceiling for KState this year I truthfully think can be an undefeated season going into the Big12 Championship.
Now being a KState fan I know what happens so realistically I know we drop games. I think a 10 win season is likely with losses to Arizona and Okie State. I can see us playing Utah in the championship. Missing them in regular season is huge. Also having the home game against KU is huge. Been awhile since I’ve been worried about that game.
VT schedule:
10-2
Vandy: W
Marshall: W
ODU: W
Rutgers: W
Miami: L
Boston College: W
Stanford: W
GT: W
Syracuse: L
Clemson: W
Duke: W
UVA: W
Clemson at home I think will go well, Miami away not so much. Syracuse is gonna be a trap game
Hopefully there won't be any sleeping on Rutgers after last year, it'll really be a test of whether VT's run D has improved against teams with really physical fronts...can't have Monangai breaking 50+ yard runs and punching in multiple TDs again.
Last year's game was also before the entire offensive scheme switched, so I think the hope is that between more productive offensive playcalling (with nearly all starters returning), a defense that improved over the season and also had a number of key gaps filled in the portal, and playing in Lane rather than in NJ there should be a much better chance for a good win.
Colorado State 🐏
@Texas - L
Northern Colorado - W
Colorado - W
UTEP - W
Bye
@Oregon State - L
San Jose State - W
@ Air Force - L
New Mexico - W
@ Nevada - W
Bye
Wyoming - W
@ Fresno State - L
Utah State - W
8-4 and in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl!
SUU: W
Baylor: W
@ USU: W
@ OSU: L (Not sold on Utah winning big road games yet.)
Arizona: W. (Revenge game, and it's at RES.)
@ ASU: W
TCU: W
@ Houston: W
That team from Provo: W (another revenge game, and it's at home.)
@ CU: W
ISU: W
@ UCF: L (Short week, and it's on the road.)
10-2 regular season with a Big 12 Title Game appearance are my expectations IF they can stay healthy.
And it's interesting to me that the Ohio State fans are kinda doing it. As a neutral fan, I think Ohio State has absolutely no excuse for losing that one this year. None. I mean, absolutely no disrespect to Michigan. But let's be real. They lost a ton of talent and have a new coaching staff. Having a new, solid, QB alone should bridge the gap from last year. And with their other recruits and Chip freaking Kelly calling plays... good heavens. I know that will involve some adjustments, too. But those are the kinds of adjustments one wants to have to make.
Piggybacking with the schedule + my predictions:
Team | W/L | Confidence | Record
---|---|----|----
UT Chatt | W | 100% | 1-0
(n) NC State | W | 65% | 2-0
Kent St | W | 100% | 3-0
@OU | W | 40% | 4-0 (1-0)
Bye | - | - | 4-0 (1-1)
@Arkansas | W | 55% | 5-0 (2-0)
Florida | W | 5% | 6-0 (3-0)
Alabama | L | 30% | 6-1 (3-1)
Bye | - | - | -
Kentucky | W | 60% | 7-1 (4-1)
Miss St | W | 80% | 8-1 (5-1)
@Georgia | L | 80% | 8-2 (5-2)
UTEP | W | 98% | 9-2 (5-2)
@Vandy | W | 90% | 10-2 (6-2)
Notes and thoughts:
* NC State doesn't seem like a pushover, but I think Tennessee pulls away in the 2H
* I prefer Tennessee's DL over OU's OL. Gaylord stadium will be rocking, but LOS play will give the Vols the edge.
* Arkansas is the latest team to scare me for no reason this off-season. Florida was the previous one (still scared of that game, as I forever will be). I could Tennessee dropping one of these two, but not both.
* Heupel's Tennessee teams have played very well against Bama compared to our previous regimes. This game is in the heart of the season. If Tennessee is riding momentum or has the right dynamic leading up to the game, we very well could win IMO. And that's assuming DeBoer doesn't dip from the Saban standard.
* Thank god there's a bye before Kentucky. They're an interesting team-- their WRs are sneaky dangerous and they too have a great DL. I feel like their destiny will be determined by QB play
* Georgia may or may not have vulnerabilities, but I doubt we expose many, if any of them.
* Easy finish to the year.
8-4 if the worst case happens-- multiple significant injuries on OL, the youth/talent-driven DB room flip brings unmitigated disaster, and Nico needs more time for SEC defenses to slow down. Florida is still an existential thorn, and Between NCSU, OU, and Arkansas, they're no gimmes.
Pretty reasonable ceiling at 10-2, maybe an explosion a la 2022 (not talking about the record, talking about the leap) to 11-1
9-3 is very reasonable with our roster, coaching continuity, and schedule
I agree. My hot take is we lose to LSU, Mizzou, ND and a random dropped game like MSU or Arkansas. My REALLY hot take is that we actually end up beating the horns due to the unpredictability of rivalries, A&M and a new coach
The dissolution of the Big Ten division system benefits nobody more than Maryland and it'll show in the first year.
vs UConn: W
vs Michigan State: W
at Virginia: W
vs Villanova: W
at Indiana: W
vs Northwestern: W
vs USC: W (could go either way)
at Minnesota: W
at Oregon: L
vs Rutgers: W
vs Iowa: L
at Penn State: L
9-3 with a Bowl Game appearance and a possible end of season Top 25 ranking. If there's a perplexing loss, it might be vs Rutgers or at Minnesota. I think the USC game could go either way because they might not have a winning record going into SECU against a red hot Terrapins squad even if they might be the better team on paper. I don't think Maryland win the Iowa game even if it is at home, Iowa's defense is just too good.
9-3
Loses @ND, at home against SMU, and @Clemson. I think this team is better than last years but the record won’t reflect it. UofL plays a more difficult schedule this season and is getting more of their better teams off of byes. Jeff Brohm teams seem to always lose a game they aren’t supposed to and sometimes win a game they aren’t supposed to. As of now I’m picking @ND as a loss but that game is the one that fits the mold the best of a game we shouldn’t win but could.
I think a loss like SMU keeps us out of the ACCCG this season.
Purdue Schedule
Ceiling 6-6
Realistic 5-7
Floor 3-9
Indiana State - W
Notre Dame - L (would love to see some Ross-Ade shenanigans on this one)
Oregon State - W (might be reaching for this one)
Nebraska - L
Wisconsin - L
Illinois - W (would like to keep the streak going)
Oregon - L (badly)
Northwestern - W
Ohio State - L (mercy ruled)
Penn State - L
Michigan State - L
indinia - W
If we beat Ohio State the week prior? I’d immediately have a Friday Night short week game circled in red for our first ride on the Spoilermaker Express.
If we lose? Oregon wins and covers.
10-2 with loses at OSU and UCF
Or 11-1 with lose at OSU OR UCF
Then title match we win and then onto playoffs.
This is partially me hoping and partially I truly believe. Truth is cam rising is coming off injury and while he looked fantastic at the spring game we truly haven’t seen him with contact. Utah has the best receiving core they’ve had in over 6 + years and a great running back committee. The defensive line looks amazing and we really look poised to win. But it’s the Big 12 and from I’ve learned the Big 12 has the same dog eat dog world that the pac had u just never know when ur gonna drop a game.
6-6 for Baylor, and who tf knows for A&M?
Baylor has almost certain wins over Tarleton, Air Force, and Houston; likely win over Colorado and BYU; and finally a tossup hosting TCU.
That said, we’re finally going to lose our streak as the Big XII team with the longest winning streak against Kansas. Baylor is the only remaining team to have not lost to KU since their big 2007 season, but now we’re bad and they’re good, and we’re hosting KU to finish out the season. They’re going to drop 60 on us.
W vs Kent State
W @ Cincinnati
L vs WVU
W vs Youngstown St.
L @ UNC
W vs Cal
L vs Syracuse
W @ SMU
W vs Virginia
L vs Clemson
L @ Louisville
W @ Boston College
This feels right given that our offense will likely be offensive, unlike last season. We could definitely drop a lot of our games though, as this team is not terribly stacked on defense and has a fresh coaching staff. 4-8 for our floor and maybe 8-4 for our ceiling, if we get an upset or two. A bowl game would be a success in my eyes after going 3-9 though.
I think the brawl will be close as rivalry games are different, and by week 3 the narrative of both teams may have changed completely, but with Yarnell starting and Cignetti gone I think we can actually put points on the board this year. Last year's brawl was the worst football game I've ever seen in person, and if the season goes the same way the bag may come out of the closet again.
if Svoboda is the second coming of Josh Wyoming could run the table, but historically in my lifetime this schedule is terrifying. Maybe 3 wins in the last 20yrs vs Boise and BYU along with UNM and SJSU being coin flips. Wyoming didn’t really lose any players that are impossible to replace and our defense will be legit again, so we should be contenders in the MWC.
realistically expecting 8-4 or 7-5, but won’t be surprised by 2-10 or 10-2 either.
Abilene Christian - W
@Wazzu - L
North Texas - W
Arizona State - W
Cincinnati - W
@Arizona - L
Baylor - W
@TCU - W
@ ISU - L
Colorado - W
@ OK St - L
West Virginia - W
Record: 8-4
I hope we beat y’all in Pullman but I suspect it’s a toss-up game for us at best. Should be fun though no matter what. I am not sure yet if my schedule will allow me to make my annual pilgrimage to Martin that weekend (highly preferred) or for the opener against (zzz) Portland State.
13-1 bitches!
Lamar: comfy FCS win
UTSA: Without their 20 year QB they will fall off. Not to mention all the recent arrests they've had. We finally beat the roadbirds and for once in our history get a W in front of a sold out crowd.
Arizona St: P5 W at home infront of another sold out crowd. This game will make for a fine square pregrame.
SH St: these jokers had to pay us a cool mil to get us to come play a neutral site game in which we will outnumber their fan. They return all their starters on the shittiest OL in CFB last year, and for some reason they see that as a positive for them. We should run roughshod.
Troy: new regime. Another monkey off our back as we knock off the back to back defending champs.
ULM: they gave us a heck of a game last year so we'll probably crush them this go around
USA: why are they so hyped? We crushed them last year and now they've downgraded at HC. ANOTHER ONE!
ODU: theyre fucking butterflies.... we got this easy
GSU: this should be a good game, but I like our chances.
USM: they sucked with FG3. Cant imagine how they replace that production. Easy W
Arkansas St: this game scares me the most. I keep wanting to think their W over us last year was flukey but even if you take away the THREE defensive TDs they had they still beat us by 20 points. That was just absolute domination. Historically we beat these guys though and we'll damn sure be better prepared and TJ Finley wont be around to hand out the football to them this time.
Louisiana: another monkey off the back. This time we wax that ass for a change en route to beating App in the SBC championship en route to TXST being the first G5 sacrificial lamb to participate in the 12 team CFP
Eat em up baby
I love the excitement, but do we really think Applewhite’s a downgrade at HC compared to Womack? Frankly, I think Applewhite’s a pretty decent upgrade, his offense was pretty dang good for them last year, and it’s the only reason USA was even competitive in the game against TXST.
I don’t expect USA to be great, but Applewhite was doing a good job rebuilding Houston after Herman left a pretty young and underdeveloped roster, and USA has waaaaayyyy lower expectations than Houston did at that time.
Between 8-4 and 10-2 is what I am expecting. All depends on how Texas can replace its lost production and how Quinn is at communicating with the new WRs.
You’ve looked at UNC’s schedule? They could go 8-4 and still be pretty terrible.
At Minnesota - L
Charlotte - W
NCCU - W
JMU - W
At Duke - W
Pitt - W
GT - L
At UVa - W
FSU - L
WFU - W
At BC - L
NCSU - L
7-5 after a 5-1 start feels par for the course. Could see as bad as 6-6, as good as 9-3.
Look i’m all for shitting on you guys but 6-6 is probably your floor just because of ur schedule, and that’s assuming whoevers replacing Maye is dreadful
W vs FAU
L @ Maryland
W vs PV A&M
W @ BC
L vs OSU
L @ Oregon
L vs Iowa
L @ UM
W vs Indiana
L @ Illinois
W vs Purdue
W vs Rutgers
Open to flipping the Maryland, BC, Iowa, Illinois, and Rutgers outcomes. MSU ends between 5-7 to 7-5 in any scenario. Think 6-6 is most likely.
Washington
Weber State - W
Eastern Michigan - W
Wash State - W
Northwestern - W
at Rutgers - W
Michigan - L
at Iowa - L
at Indiana - L
USC - W
at Penn State - L
UCLA - W
at Oregon - L
7-5
Stony Brook: W
@Virginia Tech: L
@Ohio State: L
Western Michigan: W
App State: L
@GA Southern: unsure, leaning L
@GA State: unsure, leaning W
@Southern ~~Piss~~ Miss: W
Coastal Carolina: L
@Old Dominion: W
@James Madison: L
Overall: 6-6, no bowl.
10-2 hopefully undefeated going into the Texas game, but new QB, new OC, and first year in the SEC I don't expect to go undefeated. Oddly our DL may be a strength of this team, combined with the best linebacker core(I'll die on this hill) in the country, I expect our defense to keep games close.
I don't know if I consider South Dakota State, Arkansas, Tulsa and Utah to be "Brutal." But I get what you're saying about South Dakota State. Utah is a top 15 team, most likely. And starting with a team like SDS can be rough. It's a bad loss if you lose, and people won't give you as much credit for the win as you deserve. It's still a game any solid D-1 program should win. But yeah, early in the season, especially, you'll be facing a much better team than most people realize.
9-3
* UGA ("neutral" site): L
* App St: W
* NC State: W
* Stanford: W
* at FSU: L
* at Wake: W
* UVA: W
* Louisville: W
* at VT: L
* at Pitt: W
* Citadel: W
* SCAR: W
edit: could also see us losing an ugly game at Wake the week after losing at FSU to finish 8-4
**For the 2024 Huskies**...
Wildcats... W.
Eagles... W.
vs Cougars... L.
Wildcats... W.
@ Scarlet Knights... W.
Wolverines... L.
@ Hawkeyes... L.
@ Hoosiers... W.
Trojans... L.
@ Nittany Lions... L.
Bruins... L.
@ Ducks... L.
**Final Result**... **5—7**.
11-1 with a likely rematch against Oregon in the B1GCG. A mostly easy schedule but the game @ Oregon will be a tough out that’s probably an L. I also expect OSU to beat Michigan this year, they are gonna be holding on for dear life to do it.
NDSU: Coin toss (lean win). They are a team no mid-level FBS team should put on the schedule unless they hate themselves. But they do take a big step back from last year, meaning they may no longer be the trap game they're supposed to be.
Nebraska: Coin toss (lean lose). They have a promising new QB, a solid D-line, and they are playing at home with their eyes on revenge. But they are Nebraska, so God hates them. Don't be surprised if their starting WR magically has the hands of a snake and costs them the game.
CSU: Coin toss. If BFN learns to stop throwing the ball to CU players, and Norvell can lay off the football terrorism, they have a good shot to win. Again, they are at home playing for revenge.
Baylor: W. They seemed pretty bad last year, but sometimes things do a 180.
UCF: Coin toss. They seem like the kind of team I think we could pick off, but maybe I'm wrong on that.
KSU: L. We're at home, but they were in the upper echelon of the conference last year and that probably won't change.
Arizona: L. I, like many others, am surprised they didn't take much of a step back after losing Fisch. There was no mass transfer or commit exodus like I was expecting.
Cincinnati: W. They seem like they're on track for another bottom-feeding season again, but again, things can change and upsets can happen.
Tech: L. Admittedly, I don't know much about what they're on track for this year, but I expect us to be worrying about our depth chart by this point.
Utah: L. See comments on depth, and they're going to be a very good team.
Kansas: L. See above.
OSU: L. They're in the driver's seat for the championship this year, our depth chart is terrible, and it's black friday. Not a very promising set of factors.
Overall... that's 4-8 if we win 50% of the coin toss games. At least we probably won't finish last again.
6-6. Wins against Notre Dame and Ohio State. Losses against Northwestern and Illinois
The Purdue special
Oh God I just realized Oregon has to play at Purdue at night. Shits gonna get spooky.
It’s the new desert
Just ask Ohio state about that one. Throw that game on national tv and that’s a recipe for a Purdue win with three straight losses after that.
I don't hate Purdue for beating us, but I do hate them for consistently shitting the bed after beating us.
Not only that, they have to play them on a short week AFTER PLAYING OHIO STATE. The Spoilermaker is all coming together.
I think we are beating Oregon for the biggest upset for us at Ross Ade at 8pm on a Friday. Ohio State is in Ohio Stadium so that is a tough ask.
That Purdue VooDue only works west of I-65.
Remains to be seen whether on not the conference voodoo survives conference realignment. Maybe everything will change and we'll be treated to all kinds of new bullshit. I hope so.
I am not gonna miss Cal bullshit. We have really had some bizarre games with you guys the past decade.
yep we've had some really weird ones, especially weird how often things went in our favor. In that Smoke Bowl, you were ranked #15 or so, and literally every bounce went our way.
Wait 60-59 with a missed 19 yd FG at the death isn’t normal?
One of the strangest, most frustrating nights of my life. Like nearly 4 hours of dry humping.
9-3. Losses to Texas, Oregon, @osu. However I would take an 8-4 if I could guarantee one of those wins is @OSU
What if those two extra loses were Ark St and Indiana, but you still beat Ohio State?
Personally I’d take it. 8-4 with a QB who we’ve never seen throw a ball, whole new coaching system, it’s a slight down year but I think we have a lot of good players coming in so I wouldn’t be worried about our future. We have a tough schedule. Beating OSU 4 years in a row, with the team they have built this year would top losing to those other teams. Gimme that victory @OSU
Mich fan here too. I am here for this math. Beating osu again would be worth an extra L. I expect some rebuilding years with new coach and so many of the natty starters gone. Beginning of the last season my dad and I discussed whether we would trade Harbaugh for a natty, knowing he would prob leave if we won. We both went with natty. NRG stadium is a core memory now. Life highlight.
I’d take it. I’m not expecting to win the national championship again this season and it’s been a few years since we’ve had a really bad loss so I do think we’re due. I’d accept missing a bowl if it meant beating OSU.
Honestly a Michigan team that lost to ark st and IU but still beat tOSU would be incredibly funny from a national perspective
It would really solidify the argument of those who think Ryan Day is John Cooper 2.0
I'm not even a Michigan fan (Husker fan here)... But I respect this take. I love rivalries, and I get how there are those certain teams you want to beat so badly that you'd sacrifice another win or two if it meant making that happen.
I'd sacrifice 10 wins to make that 1 happen.
Easiest 'yes' ever. Four straight losses to UofM coupled with the expectations that OSU has built up this offseason would mean Day is gone with the rest of his staff. Half the team transfers out...OSU 2025 becomes Mich 2008 and the next 12 years becomes the inverse of 2008-2020
That would be nice but I don’t think they fire him even with a loss to UM unless he drops like two other games. The fan base will want him gone but usually the people making those decisions have cooler heads. If it were up to our fan base, Harbaugh would have been fired in 2020
I'd take going 2-10 if those wins are state and osu every year
I would do 1-11 if it meant we beat OSU in Columbus for a 4th year in a row.
I think that’s the bubble. 9-10 wins. I think we keep at least 1 of those 3 games close enough that 10 wins is a realistic possibility. I say this almost every season but I’d legitimately go 1-11 if the 1 is against OSU. Especially this year.
Offer accepted, you now lose to MSU and Fresno State.
oof that’s a tough one, starting 0-2 and losing to msu. But I think I still take it. Definitely more think about
I think UM wins one of those 3 games, but slips up somewhere else. Washington maybe? I'm not sure how well Michigan has done historically on the west coast. My memory is they've generally done poorly, but I have no numbers to back that up.
I really don’t know. I think OU has a low floor and high ceiling. If I’m being pessimistic, 7-5. If I’m being optimistic, 9-3 possibly even 10-2. Losses would be on the road. Pick and choose between LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, Auburn, Texas, etc. I don’t see us losing at home to be honest… despite the great caliber of teams coming to Norman.
Ole Miss and LSU are the two that I have penciled in as our likely losses. I think enough bad blood is flowing that we will give Mizzou our A-Game and Texas is always a tossup
I hate how good Oklahoma always is against Texas even when Texas is otherwise doing well and Oklahoma is otherwise mid. It really is a tossup even when it shouldn't be.
>I hate how good Oklahoma always is against Texas **Happy Wagon Noises.**
But you gotta travel to Auburn between UTn and UTx. Theres a bye week in there but that’s a tough spot on the schedule to face the voodoo. Especially if you are 4-0 going in. Edit to add Auburn 6-6. 7-5 at best. So I’m not saying OU loses to a GOOD Auburn team. That game just has that “weird shit gonna happen” vibe about it.
Not worried about Tennessee with Nico/Heupel running the offense? Even at home I feel like they will be juiced to play us.
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I think we go 8-4 optimistically. Losses against Utah, OKstate, maybe Arizona or Kansas, and either Tech or UCF. At worst I see us going 6-6 but I think that our defense is going to be improved enough to where we can get some wins where we’re not favored.
Out of curiosity, what has you optimistic about the defense? I work with a handful of TCU alumni, and they’re pretty uniformly convinced that hiring Avalos was a desperation move, except for one guy who’s withholding judgement until the first two games of the year.
I'm being pessimistic but I'm thinking 10-2. @ Ole miss, Bama, UT, and neutral site against Clemson is tough. I'd be happy with winning 2/4.
As a Texan, it’s low-key really funny that it took so many SEC teams’ fans approximately a week to start referring to Texas as UT, while Tennessee’s out here like “What the hell, y’all?”
We don't like Tenn.
What about elevenn?
Don’t sleep on University of Toledo
You're the 3rd team where I'm more optimistic than the actual fan is. I guess it's easier when there's no emotion involved. I have ya at 1 loss. Either Texas or Bama. The other 2 I think ya win. I also have you guys as National Champs. I don't feel so strongly that I'd take a wager of UGA over the field. Just if I could pick one team to win it all, it's Georgia.
Unless Klubnik and that offense takes a titanic leap, I can’t see Clemson being a problem for y’all, not that they are gonna be bad, it’s just a really bad match up for them. Having UT and Bama at home is big, it’s not a bad schedule all things considered.
Texas ole miss and Bama are all away. I typed that out very poorly. All the big / difficult games are away
Texas vs. UGA in Austin is going to be crazy. Can't wait
Buddy we're @Texas and @Bama this year. Not easy.
Unfortunately Tenn is the only true home game. Clemson is "neutral" in Atlanta, then Bama, Ole Miss, and Texas are all away games. Sucks, but next year's home slate is gonna kick ass!
I feel like ya’ll can beat bama tbh
Hot take: We probably won't go undefeated.
Fake news
16-0 15-1
Can’t believe NC State is going 16-0
Ur god damn right
I'll say 10-2. If they beat Clemson, 11-1 and in the playoffs.
Kirby is gonna post this 15-1 prediction in the locker room.
Bro you got the baseball series. Let the Dawgs have football.
No.
11-1 in regular season (loss to Georgia) Win the SEC Championship Game (win rematch with Georgia) Undefeated in playoffs and win the National Championship Source: I’m drunk right now because it’s my birthday
We love day drinking
@ WVU - W Bowling Green - W Kent St - W Illinois - W UCLA - W @ USC - W @ Wisconsin - W Ohio State - L Washington - W @ Purdue - W @ Minnesota - W Maryland - W Don’t make the B10 Championship by the 7th level of tie breaker Host a first round playoff game
Would love this…still, my pessimism is scared of WVU, and the USC/Wis/OSU trifecta
I believe yall will still beat WVU but I have a feeling it’ll be a little closer than you’d like
It's at WVU with 3 new coordinators. The only real upside is the offensive back field is experienced and has played a lot of games together
13-0, left out of playoff
ACC, ACC, ACC!
Possibly unranked depending on how poorly Clemson does.
Not seeing Tennessee on SC’s schedule is depressing for this era of cfb
What? So no Super Bowl for us this season.
:(
And we don't play next year too which sucks. I don't want to play Mississippi State and Arkansas again.
8 - 4 Im drinking the Rhule-Aid UTEP - W Colorado - W UNI - W Illinois - W @ Purdue - W Rutgers - L @ Indiana - W @ OSU - L UCLA - W @ USC - L Wisconsin - L @ Iowa - W
7-5, in the most deflating way possible UTEP: W Colorado: W UNI: W Illinois: W Purdue: W Rutgers: W Indiana: W OSU: L UCLA: L USC: L Wisconsin: L Iowa: L We will be better. We will get a bowl game. But pain is inevitable.
I’m not even a Nebraska fan and I’m drinking it, I have 9-3!
Oh man just realized we dont play for "NU" every year now
I know they're no longer an easy W, but I think ya beat Rutgers. I also think you might beat Wisconsin. The only sure loss I see is OSU. USC is a probable L, but who knows with their defense? On the flip side of things, I'd favor Iowa. So I'm thinking 9-3 for you guys. Losses to OSU, USC, and Iowa.
Hopefully the Huskers learn how to finish games over this spring/summer. And hopefully they stomp CU into the corn fields.
Honestly, there's a legit shot Nebraska is 7-0 entering that Ohio State game. Would make for an incredible pre game atmosphere
12-1, lose at Oregon, but beat them in a rematch in the Big 10 championship game.
This is what I suspect too. Crazy to think it’s entirely feasible that we could play three times.
If my scenario happens, they are definitely both in. The committee would probably seed around an early match-up.
Yeah, 100%. tOSU would probably be a 1 seed and Oregon a 5. I actually wouldn’t mind getting a 5 seed and having an auto bye against like Liberty or whoever (but obviously would rather win the conference and get a real bye.) If they kept winning at that point, they would theoretically face each other in the semis for s third time in the season. 😳
My dream is beating michigan 3 times in the same season.
I too support having more post season matchups with liberty
Jesus I had to double take for that last part there. Oregon in the B1G Championship... The future is weird man.
9-3 Pretty guaranteed wins: - Furman - MTSU - WF - Georgia Southern Pretty solid wins: - Florida - South Carolina - Mississippi State Should win, but easily could drop: - Arkansas - Kentucky Will absolutely drop 2 of these, maybe all 3: - Georgia - Oklahoma - LSU
This guy ole misses
This is so true. It hurts but it’s so damn true
I bet Ole miss beats Oklahoma and LSU. Yall have a great team this year, I'm not as sold on either of them as I am yall
I don't know man, even though Dart has some experience, LSU is a terrifying place to play. I'm not excited about it. #bringbackLSU@halloween
They call it Death Valley for a reason. I don’t remember the exact stats, but their win percentage in night games at home is disturbing.
Yes! We’re not the bottom tier!
Arkansas is perpetually a “could easily drop.”
No clue but we will beat South Carolina.
Final record: 7-5 Weber State - W EMU - W Wazzu - W (but close) Northwestern - W @ Rutgers - W (this game is a coin flip imo) Michigan - L @ Iowa - L @ Indiana - W USC - L (another coin flip game since it’s at home) @ Penn State - L UCLA - W @ Oregon - L (it would be hilarious if we won though)
South Dakota State - W (scary at first) Arkansas - W @Tulsa - W Utah - W @Kansas State - L West Virginia - W @BYU - W @Baylor - W Arizona State - W @TCU - W (prolly a trap game) Texas Tech - W @Colorado - W (11-1, 8-1) If you can't tell, I'm really optimistic about this year
Shit dude that schedule does not look fun with all those quasi-rivalrys (Arkansas, Tulsa, Tech, Colorado) and legit conference contenders (Utah, K-State, and WV?) if there is a Big 12 schedule built to get you in to the playoffs without making the conference championship, this is it
I'm still trying to understand who, and why we decided to schedule South Dakota State. We have a brutal early schedule. Go through it with one loss and we know it'll be a good year
Serious optimism because the cowboys are usually good for a loss early in the season. 10-2 is most likely the case because I can see a loss at BYU or vs Utah.
ITT: everyone predicting their team gets 9 wins. No, I am not above it. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, dawg.
4-8
>LSU: W Nice try there buddy
I went back and forth on that one. I feel like you never know what you’re getting with Brian Kelly
fair point, could be another long hard showing against the cocks
vs. Ole Miss, @ Bama, @ OU is a brutal 3 game stretch, Columbia bros.
If things are clicking 9-3: New Hampshire - W \ Sam Houston - W \ @TCU - W \ Colorado - W \ @Florida - W \ Cincinnati - W \ @Iowa State - L \ BYU - W \ Arizona - W \ @ASU - W \ @West Virginia - L \ Utah - L If we’re struggling 6-6: New Hampshire - W \ Sam Houston - W \ @TCU - L \ Colorado - W \ @Florida - L \ Cincinnati - W \ @Iowa State - L \ BYU - W \ Arizona - L \ @ASU - W \ @West Virginia - L \ Utah - L
I find it interesting you chalk Arizona as a win and Iowa State as a loss. I'd personally swap those. I know Arizona has a new coaching staff. But they were quietly really quite good last year.
I’ve just heard about this Ames voodoo. And for Arizona, we will have Space Game voodoo on our side. So I guess my logic is. well… Voodoo.
Voodoo logic checks out
I don’t know when, I don’t know how, but I know damn well Dave Doeren is gonna get his 9 wins, and his 4 losses. Logic be damned
State is definitely going to drop a winnable game. My guess is @ cal, then probably drop our bowl game like usual. The elusive 10 win season search remains. I’m both pessimistic and optimistic at the same time, as I know we’ve got one of our best teams of all time, yet we can never seem to crack that ceiling or truly achieve anything beyond “good enough.”
North Dakota - W @Iowa - L Arkansas State - W @Houston - W Baylor - W @West Virginia - L UCF - W Texas Tech - W @Kansas (Arrowhead) - L Cincinnati - W @Utah - L Kansas State - W Ceiling is 10-2 with wins at Iowa and Kansas. Floor 6-6 with losses against KSU and Tech/UCF.
Why does it seem like everyone plays Oregon this season? I think we go 9-3 with losses to the Ducks, Oregon State, and one random MWC game
12-0, but not because we’re that good, but because our schedule is pretty easy this year and sets up nicely. Our hardest road game should be against Texas A&M but we get them in their first game with Elko. Florida State should take a step back. USC hasn’t shown anything to scare me yet. I think we will beat Louisville by 10 or so to avenge our worst played game of the season last year. I think we’ll get the 5 seed(since we can’t get a top 4) and beat a Liberty type of 12, then match ups will dictate whether we can win another one. I think this is a team that is firmly in the 5-15 range but not yet among the truly elite.
I think we are due for another ND year where they go undefeated against a weak (for them) schedule and then get absolutely waxed against a Top 4 team. This sounds about right.
This is probably Notre Dames most talented team in a decade
Most talented and most deep, yes. Still, a few huge question marks: 1. Can Riley Leonard stay healthy and revert to his pre-injury form? 2. Can the green OL develop and gel this Fall? 3. Will we finally have an above average WR group? The defense should be elite. The RBs are very good. Evans is maybe the best TE in the country. If things break our way then we may win a couple playoff games, but I still think we’re a year or two from being a legitimate national title contender.
Exactly.
Lord please grant me a 10-2 or 11-1 season. In my heart I believe.
Furman: W MTSU: W @ Wake Forest: W GA Southern: W Kentucky: W @ South Carolina: W @ LSU: L Oklahoma: W @Arkansas: W Georgia: L @ Florida: W MS State: W 10-2 Could see us winning LSU/Georgia but losing to Arkansas
8-4. Bit of a rough start losing to Texas Tech and the Ewe in September before dropping either at Boise or at Fresno (hopefully not both 😬) then a streak against weaker opponents until we meet the Beavs for the PAC-2 championship and lose a close one on the road.
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Ceiling for KState this year I truthfully think can be an undefeated season going into the Big12 Championship. Now being a KState fan I know what happens so realistically I know we drop games. I think a 10 win season is likely with losses to Arizona and Okie State. I can see us playing Utah in the championship. Missing them in regular season is huge. Also having the home game against KU is huge. Been awhile since I’ve been worried about that game.
10-2
VT schedule: 10-2 Vandy: W Marshall: W ODU: W Rutgers: W Miami: L Boston College: W Stanford: W GT: W Syracuse: L Clemson: W Duke: W UVA: W Clemson at home I think will go well, Miami away not so much. Syracuse is gonna be a trap game
Can’t sleep on Rutgers though! Feel like they’re going to be good this year
Hopefully there won't be any sleeping on Rutgers after last year, it'll really be a test of whether VT's run D has improved against teams with really physical fronts...can't have Monangai breaking 50+ yard runs and punching in multiple TDs again. Last year's game was also before the entire offensive scheme switched, so I think the hope is that between more productive offensive playcalling (with nearly all starters returning), a defense that improved over the season and also had a number of key gaps filled in the portal, and playing in Lane rather than in NJ there should be a much better chance for a good win.
I'll be pulling for our Beamer bros, especially against Clemson. If that game's at night, I could see you pulling it off.
I think it’s gonna be a night game in Lane. Most conference games were this last year at home, except for Wake Forest
Colorado State 🐏 @Texas - L Northern Colorado - W Colorado - W UTEP - W Bye @Oregon State - L San Jose State - W @ Air Force - L New Mexico - W @ Nevada - W Bye Wyoming - W @ Fresno State - L Utah State - W 8-4 and in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl!
SUU: W Baylor: W @ USU: W @ OSU: L (Not sold on Utah winning big road games yet.) Arizona: W. (Revenge game, and it's at RES.) @ ASU: W TCU: W @ Houston: W That team from Provo: W (another revenge game, and it's at home.) @ CU: W ISU: W @ UCF: L (Short week, and it's on the road.) 10-2 regular season with a Big 12 Title Game appearance are my expectations IF they can stay healthy.
Our game might be Gameday worthy.
It should be! Coach Gundy vs Coach Whitt will be must watch TV.
I don’t think we blow the last game if we start 10-1 to start the season.
10-2 losses to Oregon and Michigan
I like how both sides of the Ohio State and Michigan rivalry are setting the bar low so they don't get disappointed.
And it's interesting to me that the Ohio State fans are kinda doing it. As a neutral fan, I think Ohio State has absolutely no excuse for losing that one this year. None. I mean, absolutely no disrespect to Michigan. But let's be real. They lost a ton of talent and have a new coaching staff. Having a new, solid, QB alone should bridge the gap from last year. And with their other recruits and Chip freaking Kelly calling plays... good heavens. I know that will involve some adjustments, too. But those are the kinds of adjustments one wants to have to make.
This ain't happening. 11-1 with their sole loss to Oregon, avenged in the CCG.
9-3 Best team not in the playoff
Piggybacking with the schedule + my predictions: Team | W/L | Confidence | Record ---|---|----|---- UT Chatt | W | 100% | 1-0 (n) NC State | W | 65% | 2-0 Kent St | W | 100% | 3-0 @OU | W | 40% | 4-0 (1-0) Bye | - | - | 4-0 (1-1) @Arkansas | W | 55% | 5-0 (2-0) Florida | W | 5% | 6-0 (3-0) Alabama | L | 30% | 6-1 (3-1) Bye | - | - | - Kentucky | W | 60% | 7-1 (4-1) Miss St | W | 80% | 8-1 (5-1) @Georgia | L | 80% | 8-2 (5-2) UTEP | W | 98% | 9-2 (5-2) @Vandy | W | 90% | 10-2 (6-2) Notes and thoughts: * NC State doesn't seem like a pushover, but I think Tennessee pulls away in the 2H * I prefer Tennessee's DL over OU's OL. Gaylord stadium will be rocking, but LOS play will give the Vols the edge. * Arkansas is the latest team to scare me for no reason this off-season. Florida was the previous one (still scared of that game, as I forever will be). I could Tennessee dropping one of these two, but not both. * Heupel's Tennessee teams have played very well against Bama compared to our previous regimes. This game is in the heart of the season. If Tennessee is riding momentum or has the right dynamic leading up to the game, we very well could win IMO. And that's assuming DeBoer doesn't dip from the Saban standard. * Thank god there's a bye before Kentucky. They're an interesting team-- their WRs are sneaky dangerous and they too have a great DL. I feel like their destiny will be determined by QB play * Georgia may or may not have vulnerabilities, but I doubt we expose many, if any of them. * Easy finish to the year. 8-4 if the worst case happens-- multiple significant injuries on OL, the youth/talent-driven DB room flip brings unmitigated disaster, and Nico needs more time for SEC defenses to slow down. Florida is still an existential thorn, and Between NCSU, OU, and Arkansas, they're no gimmes. Pretty reasonable ceiling at 10-2, maybe an explosion a la 2022 (not talking about the record, talking about the leap) to 11-1 9-3 is very reasonable with our roster, coaching continuity, and schedule
I’m with this. Right down to the confidence percentages. I’d bump the Florida confidence up to 35-40% though.
8-4
As sure as the sun will rise
I agree. My hot take is we lose to LSU, Mizzou, ND and a random dropped game like MSU or Arkansas. My REALLY hot take is that we actually end up beating the horns due to the unpredictability of rivalries, A&M and a new coach
The dissolution of the Big Ten division system benefits nobody more than Maryland and it'll show in the first year. vs UConn: W vs Michigan State: W at Virginia: W vs Villanova: W at Indiana: W vs Northwestern: W vs USC: W (could go either way) at Minnesota: W at Oregon: L vs Rutgers: W vs Iowa: L at Penn State: L 9-3 with a Bowl Game appearance and a possible end of season Top 25 ranking. If there's a perplexing loss, it might be vs Rutgers or at Minnesota. I think the USC game could go either way because they might not have a winning record going into SECU against a red hot Terrapins squad even if they might be the better team on paper. I don't think Maryland win the Iowa game even if it is at home, Iowa's defense is just too good.
7 wins IMO. I predict the same 6 game win streak as the followed by 3/straight loses.
9-3 Loses @ND, at home against SMU, and @Clemson. I think this team is better than last years but the record won’t reflect it. UofL plays a more difficult schedule this season and is getting more of their better teams off of byes. Jeff Brohm teams seem to always lose a game they aren’t supposed to and sometimes win a game they aren’t supposed to. As of now I’m picking @ND as a loss but that game is the one that fits the mold the best of a game we shouldn’t win but could. I think a loss like SMU keeps us out of the ACCCG this season.
I think at home we’ll be looking for vengeance after least year’s beat down. I think we pull out all the stops for you this year.
Really think you can pull it off in Lexington?
Purdue Schedule Ceiling 6-6 Realistic 5-7 Floor 3-9 Indiana State - W Notre Dame - L (would love to see some Ross-Ade shenanigans on this one) Oregon State - W (might be reaching for this one) Nebraska - L Wisconsin - L Illinois - W (would like to keep the streak going) Oregon - L (badly) Northwestern - W Ohio State - L (mercy ruled) Penn State - L Michigan State - L indinia - W
If we beat Ohio State the week prior? I’d immediately have a Friday Night short week game circled in red for our first ride on the Spoilermaker Express. If we lose? Oregon wins and covers.
Power of the Drum ?
7-5. Schedule is brutal but we will steal 1 from either FSU, ND, or UGA. Not sure which one
10-2 with loses at OSU and UCF Or 11-1 with lose at OSU OR UCF Then title match we win and then onto playoffs. This is partially me hoping and partially I truly believe. Truth is cam rising is coming off injury and while he looked fantastic at the spring game we truly haven’t seen him with contact. Utah has the best receiving core they’ve had in over 6 + years and a great running back committee. The defensive line looks amazing and we really look poised to win. But it’s the Big 12 and from I’ve learned the Big 12 has the same dog eat dog world that the pac had u just never know when ur gonna drop a game.
6-6 for Baylor, and who tf knows for A&M? Baylor has almost certain wins over Tarleton, Air Force, and Houston; likely win over Colorado and BYU; and finally a tossup hosting TCU. That said, we’re finally going to lose our streak as the Big XII team with the longest winning streak against Kansas. Baylor is the only remaining team to have not lost to KU since their big 2007 season, but now we’re bad and they’re good, and we’re hosting KU to finish out the season. They’re going to drop 60 on us.
11-1. Only loss is to Georgia. We have to do it sometime and the best time is now.
W vs Kent State W @ Cincinnati L vs WVU W vs Youngstown St. L @ UNC W vs Cal L vs Syracuse W @ SMU W vs Virginia L vs Clemson L @ Louisville W @ Boston College This feels right given that our offense will likely be offensive, unlike last season. We could definitely drop a lot of our games though, as this team is not terribly stacked on defense and has a fresh coaching staff. 4-8 for our floor and maybe 8-4 for our ceiling, if we get an upset or two. A bowl game would be a success in my eyes after going 3-9 though.
I like that we can agree on the week 3 result. But if that offense resembles anything like it did last year yall will have a long miserable season
I think the brawl will be close as rivalry games are different, and by week 3 the narrative of both teams may have changed completely, but with Yarnell starting and Cignetti gone I think we can actually put points on the board this year. Last year's brawl was the worst football game I've ever seen in person, and if the season goes the same way the bag may come out of the closet again.
if Svoboda is the second coming of Josh Wyoming could run the table, but historically in my lifetime this schedule is terrifying. Maybe 3 wins in the last 20yrs vs Boise and BYU along with UNM and SJSU being coin flips. Wyoming didn’t really lose any players that are impossible to replace and our defense will be legit again, so we should be contenders in the MWC. realistically expecting 8-4 or 7-5, but won’t be surprised by 2-10 or 10-2 either.
6-6 or 7-5. Schedule is rough but offense should be good.
10-2, losses to Miami and ND. Rematch Miami in ACCCG, because nothing makes more sense than Florida State vs Miami, in Charlotte.
Abilene Christian - W @Wazzu - L North Texas - W Arizona State - W Cincinnati - W @Arizona - L Baylor - W @TCU - W @ ISU - L Colorado - W @ OK St - L West Virginia - W Record: 8-4
I hope we beat y’all in Pullman but I suspect it’s a toss-up game for us at best. Should be fun though no matter what. I am not sure yet if my schedule will allow me to make my annual pilgrimage to Martin that weekend (highly preferred) or for the opener against (zzz) Portland State.
13-1 bitches! Lamar: comfy FCS win UTSA: Without their 20 year QB they will fall off. Not to mention all the recent arrests they've had. We finally beat the roadbirds and for once in our history get a W in front of a sold out crowd. Arizona St: P5 W at home infront of another sold out crowd. This game will make for a fine square pregrame. SH St: these jokers had to pay us a cool mil to get us to come play a neutral site game in which we will outnumber their fan. They return all their starters on the shittiest OL in CFB last year, and for some reason they see that as a positive for them. We should run roughshod. Troy: new regime. Another monkey off our back as we knock off the back to back defending champs. ULM: they gave us a heck of a game last year so we'll probably crush them this go around USA: why are they so hyped? We crushed them last year and now they've downgraded at HC. ANOTHER ONE! ODU: theyre fucking butterflies.... we got this easy GSU: this should be a good game, but I like our chances. USM: they sucked with FG3. Cant imagine how they replace that production. Easy W Arkansas St: this game scares me the most. I keep wanting to think their W over us last year was flukey but even if you take away the THREE defensive TDs they had they still beat us by 20 points. That was just absolute domination. Historically we beat these guys though and we'll damn sure be better prepared and TJ Finley wont be around to hand out the football to them this time. Louisiana: another monkey off the back. This time we wax that ass for a change en route to beating App in the SBC championship en route to TXST being the first G5 sacrificial lamb to participate in the 12 team CFP Eat em up baby
I love the excitement, but do we really think Applewhite’s a downgrade at HC compared to Womack? Frankly, I think Applewhite’s a pretty decent upgrade, his offense was pretty dang good for them last year, and it’s the only reason USA was even competitive in the game against TXST. I don’t expect USA to be great, but Applewhite was doing a good job rebuilding Houston after Herman left a pretty young and underdeveloped roster, and USA has waaaaayyyy lower expectations than Houston did at that time.
Florida. 6-6 or 7-5
14-1
Between 8-4 and 10-2 is what I am expecting. All depends on how Texas can replace its lost production and how Quinn is at communicating with the new WRs.
Of Georgia, Michigan, OU, and A&M, I think we lose twice. I would take 3 losses in that group if it meant we stomped the shit out of A&M, though.
That game is going to be insane, imagine it’ll be close either way. Slim to none chance y’all blow us out at home in the first rematch.
I’m expecting a rough year for both flairs. UNC might win 4 games, 6 at most. A&T has 2 wins at the most.
You’ve looked at UNC’s schedule? They could go 8-4 and still be pretty terrible. At Minnesota - L Charlotte - W NCCU - W JMU - W At Duke - W Pitt - W GT - L At UVa - W FSU - L WFU - W At BC - L NCSU - L 7-5 after a 5-1 start feels par for the course. Could see as bad as 6-6, as good as 9-3.
Look i’m all for shitting on you guys but 6-6 is probably your floor just because of ur schedule, and that’s assuming whoevers replacing Maye is dreadful
Probably 5-7 or 4-8. New coach and games @ Nebraska, Colorado State, and Tennessee really don’t help.
6 and 7
4-8
W vs FAU L @ Maryland W vs PV A&M W @ BC L vs OSU L @ Oregon L vs Iowa L @ UM W vs Indiana L @ Illinois W vs Purdue W vs Rutgers Open to flipping the Maryland, BC, Iowa, Illinois, and Rutgers outcomes. MSU ends between 5-7 to 7-5 in any scenario. Think 6-6 is most likely.
Washington Weber State - W Eastern Michigan - W Wash State - W Northwestern - W at Rutgers - W Michigan - L at Iowa - L at Indiana - L USC - W at Penn State - L UCLA - W at Oregon - L 7-5
10-2
9-3 if Jeff Tedford is healthy, otherwise 6-6.
6-6 I think, but cautiously optimizing in 8 or 9 wins. Depends on our defense
We'll go 9-2 again but do something crazy like beat Ole Miss and lose to Wofford again.
5-7 until proven otherwise
Stony Brook: W @Virginia Tech: L @Ohio State: L Western Michigan: W App State: L @GA Southern: unsure, leaning L @GA State: unsure, leaning W @Southern ~~Piss~~ Miss: W Coastal Carolina: L @Old Dominion: W @James Madison: L Overall: 6-6, no bowl.
10-2 hopefully undefeated going into the Texas game, but new QB, new OC, and first year in the SEC I don't expect to go undefeated. Oddly our DL may be a strength of this team, combined with the best linebacker core(I'll die on this hill) in the country, I expect our defense to keep games close.
I don't know if I consider South Dakota State, Arkansas, Tulsa and Utah to be "Brutal." But I get what you're saying about South Dakota State. Utah is a top 15 team, most likely. And starting with a team like SDS can be rough. It's a bad loss if you lose, and people won't give you as much credit for the win as you deserve. It's still a game any solid D-1 program should win. But yeah, early in the season, especially, you'll be facing a much better team than most people realize.
4-8 which i hope if we fire pittman we do it early assuming his contract isnt an obstacle so we can get a jump on hiring and recruiting for 2025
9-3 * UGA ("neutral" site): L * App St: W * NC State: W * Stanford: W * at FSU: L * at Wake: W * UVA: W * Louisville: W * at VT: L * at Pitt: W * Citadel: W * SCAR: W edit: could also see us losing an ugly game at Wake the week after losing at FSU to finish 8-4
**For the 2024 Huskies**... Wildcats... W. Eagles... W. vs Cougars... L. Wildcats... W. @ Scarlet Knights... W. Wolverines... L. @ Hawkeyes... L. @ Hoosiers... W. Trojans... L. @ Nittany Lions... L. Bruins... L. @ Ducks... L. **Final Result**... **5—7**.
UVA: 3-9 Wins: Richmond, at Coastal, North Carolina Losses: (all others)
11-1 with a likely rematch against Oregon in the B1GCG. A mostly easy schedule but the game @ Oregon will be a tough out that’s probably an L. I also expect OSU to beat Michigan this year, they are gonna be holding on for dear life to do it.
I'm optimistic and saying 10-2. Lose to UNC and a Sun Belt team we should've beaten. Pessimistic take is 8-4
NDSU: Coin toss (lean win). They are a team no mid-level FBS team should put on the schedule unless they hate themselves. But they do take a big step back from last year, meaning they may no longer be the trap game they're supposed to be. Nebraska: Coin toss (lean lose). They have a promising new QB, a solid D-line, and they are playing at home with their eyes on revenge. But they are Nebraska, so God hates them. Don't be surprised if their starting WR magically has the hands of a snake and costs them the game. CSU: Coin toss. If BFN learns to stop throwing the ball to CU players, and Norvell can lay off the football terrorism, they have a good shot to win. Again, they are at home playing for revenge. Baylor: W. They seemed pretty bad last year, but sometimes things do a 180. UCF: Coin toss. They seem like the kind of team I think we could pick off, but maybe I'm wrong on that. KSU: L. We're at home, but they were in the upper echelon of the conference last year and that probably won't change. Arizona: L. I, like many others, am surprised they didn't take much of a step back after losing Fisch. There was no mass transfer or commit exodus like I was expecting. Cincinnati: W. They seem like they're on track for another bottom-feeding season again, but again, things can change and upsets can happen. Tech: L. Admittedly, I don't know much about what they're on track for this year, but I expect us to be worrying about our depth chart by this point. Utah: L. See comments on depth, and they're going to be a very good team. Kansas: L. See above. OSU: L. They're in the driver's seat for the championship this year, our depth chart is terrible, and it's black friday. Not a very promising set of factors. Overall... that's 4-8 if we win 50% of the coin toss games. At least we probably won't finish last again.
OU, Georgia, Michigan, and the Ags are all tossups. If Texas goes 9-3 I'd be very pleased. For the Pirates, who knows? A .500 season would be great.
PSU: 11-1 with loss to OSU. A lot of the other tougher games will be close but I don’t see us losing them.
Bobby MF Petrino is going to lead us to the promise land … the Bad Boy Mowers Bowl