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[djorange1989]

We are ranked 34th and are projected to have 7.5 wins. I will sign up for that now. Round up the wins to 8 vs down to 7 would be great. Clemson, FSU and NC are the three opponents ranked ahead of us, Pitt is right behind us at 35.

 

[orangenauburn]

We are ranked 34th and are projected to have 7.5 wins. I will sign up for that now. Round up the wins to 8 vs down to 7 would be great. Clemson, FSU and NC are the three opponents ranked ahead of us, Pitt is right behind us at 35.

That's fair assessment

Anything less than 7 and a bowl will be disappointing

 

[djorange1989]

here is where all 11 of our FBS opponents rank:

CLEM 8th
FSU 14th
NC 25th
PITT 35th
WAKE 47th
PUR 50th
VT 63rd
GT 65th
BC 74th
ARMY 102nd
WMU 120th

 

[Cuse'91]

here is where all 11 of our FBS opponents rank:

CLEM 8th
FSU 14th
NC 25th
PITT 35th
WAKE 47th
PUR 50th
VT 63rd
GT 65th
BC 74th
ARMY 102nd
WMU 120th

Only see 2 fairly certain losses.
Hot take - FSU wins the ACC. 3-Seed in the Playoffs.

 

[djorange1989]

Forgot to mention we are ranked 5th in the ACC, Miami is the 4th ACC team ranked ahead of us. I am not counting ND and their half-assed arrangement

 

[djorange1989]

Only see 2 fairly certain losses.
Hot take - FSU wins the ACC. 3-Seed in the Playoffs.

I don’t think it’s hot, they look like an elite team. Their OOC(LSU and Florida) plus having to go to Clemson are where I have a question, they lose 2 of those they are out

 

[cusefan88]

Stay healthy, fortify the OL and they could have a 2018-like season.

 

[Eric15]

Only see 2 fairly certain losses.
Hot take - FSU wins the ACC. 3-Seed in the Playoffs.

FSU should be very good this year, but their schedule is challenging. They open the year vs LSU in Orlando, are at Clemson, and at Florida. Have to go 2-1 there and sweep the rest.

 

[orangenauburn]

FSU should be very good this year, but their schedule is challenging. They open the year vs LSU in Orlando, are at Clemson, and at Florida. Have to go 2-1 there and sweep the rest.

They are loading up in recruiting again. Looking like the old Noles are on the horizon

 

[UpstateSM]

FPI is a joke but if it likes Syracuse Football that is an opinion I am willing to lose

 

[FrancoPizza]

Stay healthy, fortify the OL and they could have a 2018-like season.

All comes down to Reed and whether Babers has a plan B in the works. When have we ever had a guy cleared by the NCAA when it mattered?

 

[djorange1989]

FPI is a joke but if it likes Syracuse Football that is an opinion I am willing to lose

That’s the beauty of rankings and predictions, if they are favorable to SU it’s great and if not, they are morons

 

[721Comstock]

here is where all 11 of our FBS opponents rank:

CLEM 8th
FSU 14th
NC 25th
PITT 35th
WAKE 47th
PUR 50th
VT 63rd
GT 65th
BC 74th
ARMY 102nd
WMU 120th

OK, so -
We need to sneak 1 win vs the top 4.
Then get 6/7 from all those teams behind us.
Plus the soupcan.

8 wins.

Who doesn’t take that in a heartbeat?

 

[texascpa]

Pitt has new QB. Though he's a multi-year starter at BC, he was more hype than anything else
Wake same O, new QB. No way as good as Hartman
Purdue, New coach, new schemes, new QB. Lose best receiver and TE.
NC, new QB, new scheme (Anai). Probably will be good, but any better than us? Not sure about that.
Army, triple option is gone. Going Air Force passing attack offense. Bad D last year.

So many teams with new QBs and new schemes. We return our QB (who was heads and shoulders better last year than the previous) and QB coach who is now offensive coordinator. Questions are at Corners and OL, but other than Clemson and FSU, I don't see any team so much better than us that we don't have a good chance of winning. Could be 9-10 win season.

 

[djorange1989]

Pitt has new QB. Though he's a multi-year starter at BC, he was more hype than anything else
Wake same O, new QB. No way as good as Hartman
Purdue, New coach, new schemes, new QB. Lose best receiver and TE.
NC, new QB, new scheme (Anai). Probably will be good, but any better than us? Not sure about that.
Army, triple option is gone. Going Air Force passing attack offense. Bad D last year.

So many teams with new QBs and new schemes. We return our QB (who was heads and shoulders better last year than the previous) and QB coach who is now offensive coordinator. Questions are at Corners and OL, but other than Clemson and FSU, I don't see any team so much better than us that we don't have a good chance of winning. Could be 9-10 win season.

I like I like. And I somehow missed that Army has dumped the Triple Option, that makes me very happy

 

[Eric15]

Pitt has new QB. Though he's a multi-year starter at BC, he was more hype than anything else

If there's one thing that the last 20 years of Syracuse football have taught me is that Pitt could start literally anyone at QB and they will still win 27-10 and outrush us by 100 yards.

 

[cusefan88]

Pitt has new QB. Though he's a multi-year starter at BC, he was more hype than anything else
Wake same O, new QB. No way as good as Hartman
Purdue, New coach, new schemes, new QB. Lose best receiver and TE.
NC, new QB, new scheme (Anai). Probably will be good, but any better than us? Not sure about that.
Army, triple option is gone. Going Air Force passing attack offense. Bad D last year.

So many teams with new QBs and new schemes. We return our QB (who was heads and shoulders better last year than the previous) and QB coach who is now offensive coordinator. Questions are at Corners and OL, but other than Clemson and FSU, I don't see any team so much better than us that we don't have a good chance of winning. Could be 9-10 win season.

Getting Purdue in Week 3 when presumably they are still unsettled is huge. Have the chance to be 4-0 hosting Clemson end of September.

 

[orangenauburn]

I like I like. And I somehow missed that Army has dumped the Triple Option, that makes me very happy

They were essentially forced to by a new NCAA rule regarding blocking

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

I like I like. And I somehow missed that Army has dumped the Triple Option, that makes me very happy

It's not that they're dumping the triple, they're just evolving it. Think Coastal Carolina with less athleticism.

 

[SU68]

Only see 2 fairly certain losses.
Hot take - FSU wins the ACC. 3-Seed in the Playoffs.

Don't forget the one aw stuffe loss that SU traditionally has.

 

[elimunelson]

it all comes down to the meat grinder. how do we survive til November