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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 2768580, member: 405"] Yes, we have a very favorable schedule. While the lineup might not thrill everyone, it's still Pitt and BC, two old rivals from the Big East and before, Clemson is Clemson and Wake is not bad. It would be nice to go 5-1 at home next year. Going unbeaten at home this year (knock wood about tomorrow's game against Louisville) is amazing. If we can follow that up with a 5-1 home record. You look at the road schedule and you see LIberty (W), then you've got Duke, Florida State, Louisville and NC State. Florida State will either be rebounding under Willie Taggart, or they may still tank and Taggart gets fired. Their athletes at home make this a tough game. If we get up early, we could win. Duke has won a lot more games than they used these past few years. They were great in 2013-2014, but then they started coming back down to earth. They have been to more bowls than us recently, but they are wildly inconsistent right now. On the road, I would call this one a toss up, too. This year, they beat Miami and Georgia Tech on the road. They lost a high scoring game to Pitt, just like us, but they lost to Virginia and Virginia Tech. Toss up game, leaning our way a bit. Louisville has collapsed this year, and it's really puzzling to me. Bobby Petrino has lost that team and probably gets fired. They, too, have some great athletes. If they make the right hire, they could bounce back quickly. If they make the wrong hire and someone wants to tear things down and start over, then we could be looking at an awful Lousville again next year. They still scare me because of their athletes, but this is one I think we should win. That leaves NC State on the road. They have been our nemesis, and even though we finally beat them this year, we are still 2-10 against them, playing them on the road. I think this one is probably a loss. So if you tally it all up, we should go 5-1 or maybe 4-2 at home (if we split with BC and Pitt). On the road, I see wins at Liberty and Louisville. I see a loss at NC State, and I see toss ups with Duke and Florida State. So, realistically, I see 8 wins from that schedule, maybe 9, and that would be another pretty good bowl, back to back. [/QUOTE]

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