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[QUOTE="Deuga, post: 1851321, member: 5551"]
I think 6-6 is rather bullish.  Every year a slate of new coaches come in and some of them have a first year that's beyond expectations.  If you're CFN you must be saying to yourself that Babers has a proven track record of quick turnarounds at two different schools.  He says it'll take 1 1/2 seasons to get rolling, but his record says he does it much faster than that.

On the plus side, we've got some really, really smart QBs.  That's huge when you're installing a new offense.  Dungey already proved last year that he's a very quick study.  Also, from following camp reports, receivers are saying they're learning how to catch a football for the first time in their lives.  It appears the training regiment has resulted in some players arriving to camp in significantly better shape than they've ever been in.  Babers really does seem to have a better strength and conditioning system.

Reasons for caution:  SU is taking on what some regard as a top 10 difficulty schedule.  They have multiple players learning two positions due to a lack of quality depth.  Babers has said he hasn't got as many scholarship players as is possible.  We simply aren't playing with a full deck.  Not yet anyway.

I think 4 to 5 wins is more realistic, but I'd love to see us exceed expectations.
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