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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5640598, member: 5685"]
Year to year is different but this year the teams we play next season went...

#19 UVA 11-3 (7-1)
SMU 9-4 (6-2)
Pitt 8-5 (6-2)
Louisville 9-4 (4-4)
NC State 8-5 (4-4)
Cal 7-6 (4-4)
Clemson 7-6 (4-4)
UNC 4-8 (2-6)
BC 2-10 (1-7)
#11 Notre Dame 10-2
UConn 9-4
#23 New Hampshire 8-5

So 10 of 12 teams were over .500 for the season, and 8 of the 12 had eight wins or more. Seven of the nine ACC games are against teams that went .500 or better in conference. The two teams that were not above .500 overall beat us this year and are road games next year. They also have better X&O HCs than we do.

On D our coaching should be better but every new DC has the big jump in year 2. Happened with White, happened with Shafer. You see signs year 1, but year 2 is where it all comes together. Also our DC needs to get used to our opponents, who he is unfamiliar with. On top of that we only have 4 returning starters. That is a big overhaul of players.

On O we are very young and inexperienced everywhere but QB, who happens to be coming off a pretty big injury.

I think the goal should be over .500 in conference. That is a pretty good season given all of the above. If people are expecting that, there will be a lot of upset SU fans next year.
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