1st, a caveat - nothing is certain in this life and definitely not in FCB. Not me, but many assumed BAMA was gonna blow out Clemp'sson and there are many other examples. So, obviously, that truth applies to my naive statement below.
Having said that, I predict a regular season record of 11-1 or 12-0 IF: Hurts comes, JT returns and the new DC is able to pick up where MD left Off with the D. These seem like very doable things.
On paper, our hardest game is against the Gaytors and with the above written scenario, I don't see why they would beat us. On paper, with the way the team is set up now, we shouldn't lose to anyone on next year's schedule. Ball bounces the wrong way and we lose to PITT or something stupid, which would put us at 11-1. ACCCHGM is another thing and let's just get through the regular season 1st.
Of course, preseason, we were predicted as a favorite in all 12 games and we saw how that ended, but nonetheless, it's a new day, and I'm feeling optimistic!
Alright, I said it! Let the blasting begin!!!!