I hope your right..But Remember Fran isn't playing he's a hell of a coach but if you don't have the horses your not gonna win no matter how good of a coach you are. I'd love to see 8 wins but if I'm a betting man (and I am lol) I'd say Fran did a hell of a job if they finished 500 or 7-5. As the roster sits now and if it was August I'd lay money on 5/6 wins.
Yeah, they lost to a playoff team twice, and it wasn’t blown out in either game. We also beat a top 10 team at the end of the season. We won’t know how good these teams are until September. Everybody needs to pull out a paper bag and breathe into it.
You make valid points, as do the others. Please recall that SU beat Miami several weeks ago, this team knows they can play with top level teams. Your point that playing 5 such top level teams cannot be glossed over, that is a gauntlet and likely one of the toughest in the country in 2025. However, you stated above that you only saw 3-5 wins, this seems low for a team that can and has won, punching above their weight. Yes, McCord took SU to 10-3. However, Dino had a .500 team the year before. Your prognostication of 3-5 wins seems a bit low. Assuming SU loses the 5 top level games, that still leaves 7 wins on the table, at worst, SU would go 5-2 in those 7 games and more likely 6-7 wins.
Appreciate the post and respect what you’re saying. I do reserve the right to change my prediction once we have a better idea of the roster
We also had a dline that was decimated. Wax was out for 5 or 6 games. Special teams were horrible. Granted the schedule next season is a gauntlet. Toughest on paper I have ever seen. Still, I think we can get to a bowl. My floor would be 5 wins. Ceiling is 8
We all do, my fellow Orange fan.Appreciate the post and respect what you’re saying. I do reserve the right to change my prediction once we have a better idea of the roster
Studebaker?
Because two years in a row they went to the portal, and the rumor is they kicked the tires on Ewers but decided his asking price ($6M?!) was excessive.
So, out of spite?
By simple definition we might agree buckeyes are…. hard, hairless nuts of little to no value.
From the rankings I looked at, our SOS ranged from 59 to 75. That doesn't scream tough schedule to me, maybe average. Being ranked at the end of the year matters more than when we played a team, especially early in the year when voters don't know the teams.
Turns out the schedule wasn't that easy.
We hear you let's bring this back after next year, you base too much on 247 ratings.
I think Haynes King may be coming back for GTech. If so, he is better than some of those you listed.
Is rather have four, with one who really works out, two who fail, and another one who kind of works out to be the backup.
Sorry but Ewres sucks. i wouldnt pay him 500,000.
Winnable games... are also potential losses. Would there be any surprise to lose any game other than FCS/UConn? And even UConn won its share of games this year. The rest of the ACC is not standing pat. Duke and UNC are making big splashes. We already lost to Pitt and BC this past year.
Also... game experience at QB is huge. Our opponents are loading up on older QBs, while we are rolling with inexperience. That will make a difference. Not to channel Boeheim, but this 2024 football team does not win 10 games without McCord. Start looking through the games... which ones do we win with a replacement-level QB?
Honestly W/Ls projections shouldn't be discussed until at least halfway through camp. So many things can happen between seasons end and the first game of the next season it's really crazy to try and play out. Portal puts and takes, Injuries, off season growth by players, early enrollees, coaching changes, etc can all impact predictions being made now.
Obviously. But it is very naive to think that four playoff teams and Miami are all going to regress, while none of Ga Tech/Duke/UNC/Pitt/BC are going to have a much better season than last year. What team on this list seems to be moving backwards???? That is the problem with this tough a schedule. If one team falls of the map, much more likely that another one climbs. What if next year Duke goes on the run that SMU did this past year? Or UNC? Or Georgia Tech? See what I mean??? There is no room for taking a year off to develop talent...
This time last year everyone said FSU should be in the Playoffs. Fast forward to the end of the season and FSU won 2 games. What if Tennessee loses their starting QB to injury and their 2nd string who lost the spring battle portals? What if Syracuse brings in a transfer LB and Center in late April? What if BC is graduating 3 starting lineman on offense and are going into next season with a whole new line? What if ND Freeman gets hired by the Bears? My point is a ton of things can change between now and September 1st. Realistically you can't project right now because a number of things can change.
