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2018 Prediction Win Total

RiDLer80 said:
I expect 10 wins in the regular season. Richt is good for one head-scratching loss and Rosier is good for one on his own.
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Yup pretty much 10-2.. Don't get blown out by clemson in the title game and win the bowl game. 11-3 should finish top 7-8 Gain momentum for recruiting and 2019 no excuses Clemson loses half there team we better win the ACC and go to the playoffs..
 
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DTP said:
What's a bigger lucky break, catching a deflected pass or returning an onsides kick for a touchdown?
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Great point.
Also, check out GT's stats after the 1st qtr after we made a few adjustments on D.
 
g8rh8rMD said:
I can't wait till we lose a game this year just so that the Canes can win the following game and prove you wrong LC.


/sarcasm

Solid post based on facts and solid reasoning as usual. Don't forget though, that UNC has had a pretty solid bead on us for a few years now, not just since Richt got here. They really don't like us, but I think Fedora is being revealed as a fraud and that program is falling apart back to where it belongs. I'm not worried about UNC.

Along with the couple you mentioned, Friday night in late fall at BC worries me. Those are the three I could see us losing. I agree, any more than 1 regular season loss will be disappointing, more than two devastating.
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I agree with you on UNC, just pointing out that we haven't blown them out like we're supposed to.

A lot of people have circled BC as a potential trap game, I don't see it like that.

I think they'll be this year's Notre Dame for us, in that they're a team that runs the ball really well but can't really do sh*t else. BC has a really good Defense that Don Brown built before he went to Mich, but they simply don't have enough to keep up with us.

We struggle against teams that can throw the football & spread it around the field, BC's run heavy offense plays right into our hands. Their QB Anthony Brown is terribly inaccurate, he's a 51% passer, he's a good runner, but can't throw to save his life. We'll pick him off 3 times & get 5 or 6 sacks that game.
 
Liberty City El said:
I agree with you on UNC, just pointing out that we haven't blown them out like we're supposed to.

A lot of people have circled BC as a potential trap game, I don't see it like that.

I think they'll be this year's Notre Dame for us, in that they're a team that runs the ball really well but can't really do sh*t else. BC has a really good Defense that Don Brown built before he went to Mich, but they simply don't have enough to keep up with us.

We struggle against teams that can throw the football & spread it around the field, BC's run heavy offense plays right into our hands. Their QB Anthony Brown is terribly inaccurate, he's a 51% passer, he's a good runner, but can't throw to save his life. We'll pick him off 3 times & get 5 or 6 sacks that game.
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Your analysis of the BC game seems spot on.
The problem is, if we have to lose, they're our best case scenario loss.
 
with this schedule I dont think anything more than a loss or two(at most) is acceptable. There I said it.

This schedule plays out perfectly in many ways, I dont see a stretch of back-to-back-to-back games that are tough and on the road, etc that can snowball. Also I see a depleted Vatech squad, FSU at home, etc. On the flipside, I think Boston College is going to be tough( yeah, I like that team this season)
 
I think after struggling to get up for smaller games last year, the team will come in very focused each week. I’ll say 11-1 with a loss to fsu or LSU and no slip ups
 
Which team on our schedule could we lose to that wouldn’t be because we simply imploded either on offense or defense, and therefore be viewed as a massive letdown?

We play ball, we execute, and we smack these fools in the mouth. There’s not a team on that schedule that should out play us, and there is not a staff that should out coach us.

Our schedule is set up very nicely for us to run the table, and we finally have enough depth to keep us in the race down the stretch.
 
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Predictions need to be based on THIS YEAR, not last year.
1. Experience - Who's back? Players, coaches/staff and systems.
2. Depth - Don't go by so the paid for star rankings. We are literally better at every position.
3. Trends - Our opponents have gotten worse. Consider what each team lost.
4. Timing - Analyze schedules, ours and our opponents.

This year and next year look like undefeated regular seasons.

2018 Schedule Preview: BC could be our toughest game.
 
Telituesday said:
I think after struggling to get up for smaller games last year, the team will come in very focused each week. I’ll say 11-1 with a loss to fsu or LSU and no slip ups
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We're going to smack FSU around this year. Screenshot that ****. This will be a blowout year in our house. Especially if were undefeated.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
I paused on that too, but I think he's just taking it literally. Walton was averaging 7.6 a carry when he went down, Homer finished the year at 5.9. We all know it's not apples to apples, but to a national guy not involved in the team to our level, it's not a crazy thing to say. And Walton was pretty electrifying early in the year, albeit against garbage competition.
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Excellent point. What's also never mentioned is while Walton averaged 7.6 ypc thru 4 games, Homer was averaging 8.3 ypc.
 
g8rh8rMD said:
I can't wait till we lose a game this year just so that the Canes can win the following game and prove you wrong LC.


/sarcasm

Solid post based on facts and solid reasoning as usual. Don't forget though, that UNC has had a pretty solid bead on us for a few years now, not just since Richt got here. They really don't like us, but I think Fedora is being revealed as a fraud and that program is falling apart back to where it belongs. I'm not worried about UNC.

Along with the couple you mentioned, Friday night in late fall at BC worries me. Those are the three I could see us losing. I agree, any more than 1 regular season loss will be disappointing, more than two devastating.
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Funny enough, the fact that everyone is worried about BC on a Friday night (Red Bandana game for them, probably), makes me that much more confident that we show up fired up like Friday night @ Duke last year (everyone was saying "trap") or App State in 2016.
 
Richt is benefitting off the "make yourself look more impressive than you really are" Golden schedule, so it should be 10 wins at a minimum.

If our OL and secondary step up this year I don't see why we can't do one better than last year and repeat last year's 11-1, though. Any word on what to expect out of those units this season?
 
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NJshoreCane said:
Great point.
Also, check out GT's stats after the 1st qtr after we made a few adjustments on D.
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That was a very fortunate win. Georgia Tech had a sure handed receiver drop a low but very catchable third down pass on the final drive that may have prevented us from getting the ball back at all. Then their defense on our winning drive somehow played way off the line of scrimmage and allowed the same swing play to chew up big chunks of yardage all the way down the field. Some of their defensive players were visibly going nuts at the formation they were using, allowing it to happen. They finally called time out and tightened up.

Then, of course, the tip ball on 4th down was a monumental fluke. Their safety merely had to make a semi-aggressive play on the ball and it never happens. He didn't need to do anything extraordinary. But thank goodness he froze and essentially watched.

I don't give our defense credit for adjustment. The field condition was still terrible at that point, limiting what Georgia Tech could do with that offense. The perimeter-based attacks need sure footing.

All of that said, I'm not worried about this opponent this season. Georgia Tech seems to give us trouble maybe every other year, then the next season the game is lopsided in our favor. I'm anticipating that in 2018.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
That was a very fortunate win. Georgia Tech had a sure handed receiver drop a low but very catchable third down pass on the final drive that may have prevented us from getting the ball back at all. Then their defense on our winning drive somehow played way off the line of scrimmage and allowed the same swing play to chew up big chunks of yardage all the way down the field. Some of their defensive players were visibly going nuts at the formation they were using, allowing it to happen. They finally called time out and tightened up.

Then, of course, the tip ball on 4th down was a monumental fluke. Their safety merely had to make a semi-aggressive play on the ball and it never happens. He didn't need to do anything extraordinary. But thank goodness he froze and essentially watched.

I don't give our defense credit for adjustment. The field condition was still terrible at that point, limiting what Georgia Tech could do with that offense. The perimeter-based attacks need sure footing.

All of that said, I'm not worried about this opponent this season. Georgia Tech seems to give us trouble maybe every other year, then the next season the game is lopsided in our favor. I'm anticipating that in 2018.
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Disagree.
The rains came in the 4th. Footing was fine for the first 3 quarters.
Our corners played more aggressive vs the run after qtr. 1.
GT yards:
42 yards (2.7 ypc) in the 2nd qtr.
84 yards in the 3rd (48 on the only pass completion, 2.4 ypc).

Regarding their final play, it was a high pass.
If caught would have been a helluva play, but by no means considered a drop.

Other stats:
Yardage-
Miami 481
GT 281
1st Downs
Miami 24
GT 16

Odd game that GT was even in it in the end.

 
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