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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 2285468, member: 622"] The kids were essentially a 6-6 team last season, should have pulled out 2 more Ws. With healthy kids back on the roster, more experience, more kids recruited to HCDBs systems, I believe 6-6 is the floor. After channeling my inner RutgersAl, I see the Orange at 15-0, HCDB licks in a lifetime deal and SU pays him well. Not sure what was in the channeling smoke but apparently it works real good. Anyway, upon further review - and less RutgersAl Channeling Smoke - I see 3 definite losses, FSU, Clemson and one of LSU/Miami/Louisville. We've seen the potential of these kids to pull off an upset. They have a taste for blood (victory) and they like it!. Even if ED goes down, we know the good officer can play in this system and he has TD pushing him, so I am happy wither way. I like our receiver depth. The running game should improve simply by the OL having more experience. Yes, some depth here would make me feel better, but HCDB has a history of getting lemons and making lemonade. Plus, we have Strick in the full time RB, with Moe, not a bad mix up. Throw in Pierre for goal lines and a few plays to keep the interior linemen honest, and it will not be hard to show improvement in teh running game...which will only enhance the passing game. Defensively, losing Mr. Clark hurts. However, we have a couple kids that can step up. The LBs look good, 'nuff said. The DBs are back, healthy and deeper. This should be a seriously improved unit over last year (injuries/depth/experience). Until NCstate (and UNC) actually proves themselves in football, I will hold them to less than the perennial prognosticators predictions. NCState is not winning 10 games. Miami has no QB, not sure they have one that can hang with the points HCDB should be recording. L. Jackson has a new O-Line, will be expected to do more, wears down as the season progresses; he is not likely to be the same LJ we saw last season and the Orange will not be the same Orange he saw last season. FSU, real deal. Clemson, reloading. LSU, not sure an Orgeron team will score as much as a Syracuse team, though he has the talent on the sidelines. Pitt should be a win, they lost too much talent from last year's shootout with an injury riddled team. Wake does not get a hurricane to even the odds. The final result, 7-5, possibly 8-4, with a stretch to 9-3. The Orange win their bowl game to add one more to the total. [/QUOTE]

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