Currie news is interesting but I'd rather look forward than backwards.
So from what I've read we are looking people assuming our floor is 4 wins and ceiling 8. I think most would agree neither of these outcomes are likely.
Looking at the schedule we have 3 non conference games we should win and one that we will likely be the underdog.
We have the gauntlet of games starting with FL and ending with SC and then a next 4 game stretch of winnable games to close the season.
Gaytors are not in a much better position than us. Disaster of a season last year and beat a Butch Jones coached team by luck in the swamp.
GA with the departure of over 30 players will take a step back. Still in much better shape than we are and hell of a class coming in but they won't make the same run they had last year.
Alabama and Auburn are both fully stocked but Auburn has a pattern of under preforming mid season and losing a game they shouldn't ( last years Texas A&M game).
SC is away and they have a QB that has had our number but they beat us while we were beating our self last year.
KY, Mizzou and Candy are all winnable IMO.
6-6 regular season is quite reasonable
My way too early prediction
WV - L
ETSU - W
UTEP - W
Gaytors - W
GA - L
AU - L
Bama - L
SC - W
Charlotte -W
Kensucky - W
Mizzou - W
Candy - W
7- 5 regular season with a signature first season win against FL. End the season with 5 wins and pushes recruiting for 2018 into a top 5 class.
Optimistic - Yes but think we are a defensive lead team and we don't have a major set back in injuries.
Keys to getting 7 wins:
CB stepping up and preforming
Getting Trey Smith back on OL and limiting injuries on OL
Tuttle staying healthy.
So from what I've read we are looking people assuming our floor is 4 wins and ceiling 8. I think most would agree neither of these outcomes are likely.
Looking at the schedule we have 3 non conference games we should win and one that we will likely be the underdog.
We have the gauntlet of games starting with FL and ending with SC and then a next 4 game stretch of winnable games to close the season.
Gaytors are not in a much better position than us. Disaster of a season last year and beat a Butch Jones coached team by luck in the swamp.
GA with the departure of over 30 players will take a step back. Still in much better shape than we are and hell of a class coming in but they won't make the same run they had last year.
Alabama and Auburn are both fully stocked but Auburn has a pattern of under preforming mid season and losing a game they shouldn't ( last years Texas A&M game).
SC is away and they have a QB that has had our number but they beat us while we were beating our self last year.
KY, Mizzou and Candy are all winnable IMO.
6-6 regular season is quite reasonable
My way too early prediction
WV - L
ETSU - W
UTEP - W
Gaytors - W
GA - L
AU - L
Bama - L
SC - W
Charlotte -W
Kensucky - W
Mizzou - W
Candy - W
7- 5 regular season with a signature first season win against FL. End the season with 5 wins and pushes recruiting for 2018 into a top 5 class.
Optimistic - Yes but think we are a defensive lead team and we don't have a major set back in injuries.
Keys to getting 7 wins:
CB stepping up and preforming
Getting Trey Smith back on OL and limiting injuries on OL
Tuttle staying healthy.
