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My expectation is we will look better on offense but still finish with a similar record as last year. I think we go 6-6 - winning our non-P5 out of conference games, vs GT, and vs UVA. We split vs UL and BC.
 
grover said:
Roster gaps and injury risks still exist, especially with TVS. But barring worst case scenarios this team is now better than 6-6.

7-10 wins with most likely outcomes in the 8-9 range IMHO. Probably 8. 9 if we stay healthy and somehow find a quality DT grad transfer (not Campbell who is a project), a starting caliber OLB and Zion comes back healthy.

People are sleeping on Guidry and Dawson. Yes the coaching and personnel changes are drastic. But we saw Manny after Dnofrio and Ladhlee after Enos turn things around. I’m expecting the same 180 with these guys.
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Im with you, 8-9 Ws...

Go undefeated in Sept, and Im going 15-0!!!
 
If this team doesn’t win at least 8 games I don’t know where you go from there. Even if they fall short due to injuries, it will be just like last year where the injury bugged plagued us. If they stay healthy and fall short, I don’t know where the **** you go.

If the team doesn’t take a huge step forward it’s because the d line, QB, and Mario let us down. I’m not overly concerned about any other position groups if everyone stays healthy.
 
Gotta win at least 8
But the losses have to be tight and the wins convincing.
I hate 10 wins seasons were everything was a dog fight.
Give me 8 wins with those eight being dominant and the losses a toss up. Protect home field at all cost and beat tamu or make them earn it.

And of course we better beat fsu. I don’t care if it’s by 1 point.
10 wins and a loss to fsu still feels like I need and antacid.
 
win more than 5, and actually be a watchable and entertaining team(something that last seaons squad was far from being)

And yes, that matters.

Im actually a bit surprised Mario held this recruiting class as well as he did based on what was put on the field. It was really the worst season Ive seen at UM as a fan -- yes, worse than 97
 
grover said:
Roster gaps and injury risks still exist, especially with TVS. But barring worst case scenarios this team is now better than 6-6.

7-10 wins with most likely outcomes in the 8-9 range IMHO. Probably 8. 9 if we stay healthy and somehow find a quality DT grad transfer (not Campbell who is a project), a starting caliber OLB and Zion comes back healthy.

People are sleeping on Guidry and Dawson. Yes the coaching and personnel changes are drastic. But we saw Manny after Dnofrio and Ladhlee after Enos turn things around. I’m expecting the same 180 with these guys.
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Because no other in the acc have roster h gaps and injury risk smh. They all have all conference players at every spot
 
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As long as shannon relay this message to mario every week we good
 
KingB02 said:
Because no other in the acc have roster h gaps and injury risk smh. They all have all conference players at every spot
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Not sure you read my post correctly. I believe we have the staff and talent to win 7-10 games, and my best guess is 8 possibly 9, despite the roster gaps and injury risks.

Just to expand a bit on this, the offense is now looking primed to put up a lot of points. A LOT OF POINTS. The only potential weak spot barring multiple injuries is LT, and if Zion comes back healthy, that's resolved. Meanwhile, our defense has some holes at DT and outside LB. But I believe Guidry's defensive schemes play to our strengths, especially along the DL. So I believe we'll be better on defense in 2023 than we were in 2022.

Massive improvements on offense, marginal improvements on defense. That should give us 8-9 wins, +/- 1 because luck and health play a factor.
 
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Best Case: 10-2 if we do better than that I'll be ******* ecstatic
Personal Expectation: 9-3
Most Likely: 8-4
Worst Case: 7-5

If we're 6-6 or worse this year, I'll be really disappointed. 7-5 would be pretty concerning. I just don't see how you can justify more than 5 losses on that schedule, and that's being generous.
This is how I see it:
Miami (OH), Bethune-Cookman, Temple, Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Boston College should be Miami W's all day
Louisville and NC State lean Miami W's, although you could make a case for NC State being a tossup
North Carolina and Texas A&M are tossups
Florida State and Clemson would be Miami L's

Miami(OH) - W
Texas A&M - W/L
Bethune-Cookman - W
Temple - W
Georgia Tech - W
North Carolina - W/L
Clemson - L
Virginia - W
NC State - W/L
Florida State - L
Louisville - W/L
Boston College - W

8-4 or 9-3 while winning one/two of the tossups/Miami L games, and giving away one against NC State or Louisville seems fair

I expect us to win all 6 of those Miami W games, though. No excuse to lose to one of those teams. Mario has to beat the teams we're supposed to beat this year. I can forgive a Louisville loss as long as they're better than. 500 when we play. I think Brohm will do well at Louisville, but might have a first year like Mario did.

At worst, 1-5 against the other 6 teams, and that's not really promising, but it's progress nonetheless. 2-4 is solid as long as we win one against tossup/Miami L games. 3-3 and I have a Kool-Aid smile looking at Miami's future. 4-2 or better, The U is back!
 
6-6 floor/9-3 ceiling

I like the additions but imo *if* u were low on the guidry/dawson hires then i dont think much should’ve changed with these latest portal additions. I think they can be solid players and some are definitely upgrades but i dont think they are difference makers, maybe TH if healthy I guess but so far for him its more likely he wont be(god forbid). I think the potential difference makers were already on the roster and just need time and development, LT/Njalik/Bain/Rayray/Arroyo/Chaney*/CJr..maybe Brashard, of course kam, already a made man in my eyes.

Im leaning 8-4 right now, i think this being mario’s 2nd year with some of the fat cut off the roster and guys knowing the standard he wants will equal improvements. Not very high on dawson but he will be 10x better than gattis just because he fits what we have on the roster. Im high on guidry, only thing left for him to be prove is if he can hang on the p5 level. I think he will, I respect coaches that have worked there way up.
 
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