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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5108168, member: 405"] I think she's selling us a a couple games short. She thinks we only win one of Ga. Tech, Stanford and Pitt, and none of them against NC State, Va Tech and Miami, even though we have 4 out of 6 of those games at home. Only one win? Nah, we'll do better than that. = = = = [B]Thoughts on how many games Fran Brown and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/syracuse-orange-college-football/']Syracuse[/URL] will win this year? — Peter G.[/B] Syracuse is the wild card in the ACC heading into 2024. BetMGM has the Orange’s over/under at 7.5 wins, which feels about right to me — although I’m not sure anything will surprise me. The argument for Syracuse winning at least eight games stems from what the Orange did this offseason. Brown was one of the more exciting hires of the coaching carousel, and the Orange dipped into the transfer portal to grab an experienced quarterback, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/player/kyle-mccord-lwq6Dg8PQoqfYvh8/']Kyle McCord[/URL]. Throw in the fact Syracuse avoids [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/clemson-tigers-college-football/']Clemson[/URL], [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/']Florida State[/URL], [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/notre-dame-fighting-irish-college-football/']Notre Dame[/URL], [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/north-carolina-tar-heels-college-football/']North Carolina[/URL] and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/louisville-cardinals-college-football/']Louisville[/URL] on the schedule this season, and I can talk myself into Brown’s first year starting with a splash. The hype around the Orange, though, gives me a bit of pause. For as much buzz as Brown has brought into the program with his recruiting efforts, this is still a team that finished with the nation’s No. 99 offense and No. 67 defense in 2023. This is still a program that has had only two winning seasons since 2013. And Syracuse has just the ninth-best odds to win the ACC, per BetMGM, behind Clemson, Florida State, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/miami-hurricanes-college-football/']Miami[/URL], Louisville, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/nc-state-wolfpack-college-football/']NC State[/URL], Virginia Tech, North Carolina and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/smu-mustangs-college-football/']SMU[/URL]. If we assume the Orange should be able to handle [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/ohio-bobcats-college-football/']Ohio[/URL], Holy Cross, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/unlv-rebels-college-football/']UNLV[/URL] and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/connecticut-huskies-college-football/']UConn[/URL], that’s four wins right there. I’d take the Orange over [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/boston-college-eagles-college-football/']Boston College[/URL] and Cal, as well. But it’s a toss-up against Georgia Tech, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/college-football/team/stanford-cardinal-college-football/']Stanford[/URL] and Pitt. NC State, Virginia Tech and Miami would be tough. Give me eight wins: seven in the regular season plus a bowl game. [I]— Grace Raynor For the rest of the article: [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559507/2024/06/18/acc-football-georgia-tech-bill-obrien-bc/']ACC mailbag: What's realistic for Georgia Tech? Can Bill O'Brien get it done at BC?[/URL] [/I] [/QUOTE]

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