No. 13-2. He predicts 11-1 regular season. Conference championship get us to 12-1. Win the playoff semi gets us 13-1. Lose the final 13-2.you mean 12-2.
but sure.
I don't think I have ever been more confident than now in saying that we can replace a QB who was the face and heart of the program - and not miss a beat. Have we ever had a QB transition where we felt better?
Not asking a lot at all.
The schedule is as favorable as it will every be. Lville will still be a mess. FSU isn't going to fix it's OL in one season. NCSt will have a new QB and the monster WR will be gone. Pitt, BC, Wake, are at home. The OOC is very favorable. It's likely there won't be a cold weather game all year. Devito fits what they want to do on offense better.
The RB rotation will be set, Adams for Strick, Howard gets a full year of coaching, but he's set for the short yardage close redzone role. The firm of Harris, Johnson, Johnson and Riley will get even more partners. This might be the best two deep in the secondary in program history. Two high end DE's and three very experienced interior DT's.
No. 13-2. He predicts 11-1 regular season. Conference championship get us to 12-1. Win the playoff semi gets us 13-1. Lose the final 13-2.
Regardless, I'll smoke what he's smoking.
Love the optimism and don't disagree with the idea that we have the potential to make that sort of run. However, it's worth noting that our run this year (which is the case any time a team other than Alabama is really good out of nowhere) has something to do with other ACC teams really struggling. How we do going forward probably has something to do with how everyone else does. A healthy BC, for example, would at least be a much tougher matchup. So it will be interesting to see what happens.
That's is in large part what I based the original post on, the fact that the schedule sets up more favorably than this years.
Love the optimism and don't disagree with the idea that we have the potential to make that sort of run. However, it's worth noting that our run this year (which is the case any time a team other than Alabama is really good out of nowhere) has something to do with other ACC teams really struggling. How we do going forward probably has something to do with how everyone else does. A healthy BC, for example, would at least be a much tougher matchup. So it will be interesting to see what happens.