Fran needs time and $$

[AngryOtto]

Who's money?

I think we will end the regular season with 9 wins and depending on who we see in a bowl game and if McCord plays might hit 10.

Next year we just need to get to 6-6. Get one road upset from Clemson ND or Miami and its a great year.

Clemson could implode and Miami and SMU should be down vs this season. The easier ACC games are at home.

Smu will not be down. Qb returning and it looks like they have unlimited nil.

 

[AngryOtto]

the more I watch the more I wonder how Gadsden makes the NFL. very little oompfh to his game. Smooth but no urgency.

????. Really??? The guy gets doubled most games. Great route runner and will beat LBs and too big for safeties even in the nfl.

 

[grepal]

Agree. The returning players have been a reason for success this season. Also, the transfers have also been a big reason. Fran was able to blend both.
Both lines still have issues. Fran is bringing in players with great measurables on both lines but it will take a couple of years for most of them. I think we will get good contributions from players in the 24 class in 25 that saw limited action this year.
Fran will go into the portal to fill needs. I expect qb, OL, and cb to be the main focus. We do return a lot on D if the stay but will loose Diggs, wax, Clark, Lewis and possibly Barron. Offensively we need to replace four Oline, qb, Gadsden, Meeks, and possibly lqa. That’s some big shoes to fill.
There will be some coaching changes but not many. Right now only see st unless others get hired away.
Still four more games. Love Fran’s comments that the bowl game was expected (floor) versus in the past the ceiling.

To be fair losing our starting defensive tackles tested our depth. We aren't at the level of some teams that are four deep with studs. This is a fun team to watch. I enjoy winning close games. 8 or 9 wins is doable. 10 doubtful unless one counts a bowl game. Would a 9 and 4 or 10 and 3 record be looked at as a failure by our fanbase. I hope not.

 

[GreekFreak]

Tbh I don’t remember Dino teams being this poor at tackling.

I’m with ya. I was really impressed with the tackling when we gave up 76 points to Pitt in 2016.