Preseason #54

[EastHallApp]

I love how you start off by saying people are crazy to think we can win 11, but then argue that anything less than 9 or even 10 wins is unacceptable.

It's a very narrow window between pie-in-the-sky fantasy and abject failure.

[bcoach]

I love how you start off by saying people are crazy to think we can win 11, but then argue that anything less than 9 or even 10 wins is unacceptable.

It's a very narrow window between pie-in-the-sky fantasy and abject failure.

I am still trying to figure out how we lose to Clemson and end up top 25

[asutrnr81]

Saint, I owe you an apology and take back part of my statement. I believe you were initially responding to folks talking about us going to a NY6 or Peach Bowl. I have to totally agree that would be a very unlikely scenario.

In our best world we kick everybody's butt in SBC and OOC by huge margins, pull off a big win at Clemson and then they go 11-1 and win ACC. That would cause a lot of attention in big boy land.

Other really good possibility is we "win/get by" most or all of our games less Clemson. In that case we get some attention but big boys will snub their noses at us because our schedule is less than impressive and say we didn't take care of business at Clemson when we played a real team.

Other possibility is we win/get by for most of our schedule and end up with 9-3, maybe win SBC. Big boys and analyst give respect for moving up in FBS world but consider us a long ways away from being a real team because SBC is bottom of barrel and anything short of killing SBC opponents means we are just marginally better than bottom tier conference foes.

Anything less than last scenario means we have regressed from 2014. unfortunately. Whether anybody is willing to admit it or not, 2014 technically should have been 9-3, and that means we are treading water or slipping backwards in 2015. Not a reason to feel good about situation and I don't believe this will happen.

That is a huge statement. We COULD be a lot better team and still not have the 9-3 record or so many say we should have.

The other guys come to play too!

[asutrnr81]

I do not expect us to go 5-7 but injury and depth go hand in hand and I have seen stranger happenings.

I would not be surprised ( a little disappointed) to see us finish 6-6.

I kinda expect a 7-5 season

I would be ecstatic with anything north of 7-5

Dang I did not know that 7-5 would be a bad season.

Heck I EXPECT us to win every time we put on a helmet.

Sorry if my post caused people to think I do not have high expectations.

I'd love to see us in a late 2015 bowl game.....NY6 etc.

First I'd love to see us come through spring practice injury free and 100+ kids in the weight room for 4 months coming back early August to light it up.....but I will not be calling for coaches heads "Atlanta" It is a miracle that we have only lost one coach (so far) in two seasons!

[JTApps1]

I love how you start off by saying people are crazy to think we can win 11, but then argue that anything less than 9 or even 10 wins is unacceptable.

It's a very narrow window between pie-in-the-sky fantasy and abject failure.

I am still trying to figure out how we lose to Clemson and end up top 25

When did i say anything about top 25???

Since you brought it up... IF we played Clemson close and finish 11-1 we would likely break the top 25 or be very close. That is a HUGE if (I dont expect it), but you asked how it COULD happen.

[bcoach]

I love how you start off by saying people are crazy to think we can win 11, but then argue that anything less than 9 or even 10 wins is unacceptable.

It's a very narrow window between pie-in-the-sky fantasy and abject failure.

I am still trying to figure out how we lose to Clemson and end up top 25

When did i say anything about top 25???

Since you brought it up... IF we played Clemson close and finish 11-1 we would likely break the top 25 or be very close. That is a HUGE if (I dont expect it), but you asked how it COULD happen.

You didn't. appstate2014 did and I still can't see it happening.