Yes, but they have UTSA winning CUSA at 8-4, with UAB at 7-5, and no one else with a winning record. I find that highly unlikely. They also have us ranked below teams that they predict as guaranteed wins for us this season.
It’s a poorly done analysis with no big picture applied whatsoever, and a scant level of detail at the personnel level including nothing about our coaching changes.
It reads like Pete Fiutak was given a book report assignment that he didn’t want to do.
Would be more interested in reading what Phil Steele predicts, good or bad.
We all follow the team closely and have no idea what this D is going to look like. I can’t fault any media types that predict a losing record until we go out and prove we know what defense is supposed to be.
I think they’re intentionally keeping the defense on the DL. We know the offense is going to be high powered so if the D has a pulse we can roll some teams early that were not expecting a battle.
I think the D will be improved but understand why national pundits want to see it first. It is vital that we notch some Ws this year, the schedule will get tougher next year and our O should be as good as we can expect it to be this year (if the OL holds up).
I think it’s more urgent than that @Chidave49, given how much we are losing on offense after this season. Reynolds and Tucker gone for sure. Always a chance DuBose could leave too. The window is NOW.
Got two friends who both have daughters at SC, they both think it’s going to be a noon kick off… can’t really argue with them, I’d say it’s 75% that it will be.
