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Message: [QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5501347, member: 10528"] Nothing is automatic. But, by the same token, we lost to Pitt and BC last year. They are often rivalry type games where the favorite does not necessarily win. Why are those automatic wins? Duke won 9 games last year (1-2 but possibly playing 2 playoff teams) and UNC has Belichick (2-1 after that bad start). To go 4-0 against those teams is far from certain. And if we did sweep them, that gets us to... 6 wins. Unless we can steal a road win, that is our ceiling. If we beat Clemson... 17 pt favorites... why is it so unlikely we would not lose a home game to stay at 6-6. I mean, this team could end up 3-3 on the road/neutral (Clemson, SMU, and a shocking upset over one of Miami, ND, or Ga Tech), but then go 3-3 at home because Pitt and BC have our number and Duke or UNC are greeted with a UConn middle 30 minutes performance out of us. Still gets you to 6 wins. [/QUOTE]