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[QUOTE="javadoc, post: 358792, member: 338"]
After watching all or most of the first three games this year.
 
We are bigger and faster in general.  We look like a real defense again, with the notable exception of LB's (to small).  Our WR's look taller than I can remember since the final days of Coach P's stint and show some signs of playmaking ability.  Nassib is better than I expected him to be.  The OL is much better than I expected it to be, with the exception of RT.
 
How many D-1A teams are there now, something like 110?  We look to be squarely in the middle of the pack talent-wise, a huge upgrade from a couple years ago with lots of room still to improve.  We can give top-25 teams a scare even if they play reasonably well, can definitely take them if they slouch.  We can lose to a lower-tier 1A team if we don't take them seriously and leave points on the field (Stony Brook, which is basically a lower level MAC type team right now).
 
We can win every game on the schedule, and probably don't need luck to be able to do so.  If the young guys keep improving, we can take the BE title.
 
The main takeaway is that it is what it is.  The talent level difference between us and Stony Brook is definite, but it's not as much as some might think.  By the same token, apart from their two star WR's, the difference between us and U$C was definite, but again not as much as some might have thought.  We should expect something like 7-5 this year, and be realistically content.
 
Got to keep the facilities upgrades going and pound the pavement in recruiting.
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