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Most improved teams.....yes or no?

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Manfred_Cane said:
I don't think our defense will be clicking on all cylinders like Marshalls was last year but I do believe we see massive improvement on the defensive side
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This. Improved LB play and the front 7 scheme, along with the fact our OL won't be going 3-and-out every f-ing series, should deliver a massive improvement in the results.
 
1. Texas A&M’s real stretch begins game four, when they host Auburn. It goes Auburn, @Arkansas, Bama, @Tennessee, SCar, @Ole Miss. 3-3 during that stretch won’t do anything to calm the mass critics out there imo, it has to be 4-2 or better…particularly with a road trip to Baton Rouge to close out the reg season. Lose to Miami before the main gauntlet begins, and fans will be irate. Anything less than 8-4 and Jimbo is fired, 8-4 probably buys him one more year…maybe.

2. We’ve talked about our schedule enough, but beating A&M means we are very likely 5-0 heading into Chapel Hill in October. Would be massive for the program, @NC St and @FSU b2b is tricky, in addition to a sneaky Louisville team after the visit to Doak. Regardless, 8-4 is the expectation and anything worse will have people saying Year 3 is make or break for Mario.

3. Fickell’s schedule Year 1 is a cakewalk. An early road trip to Wazzu will be a good measuring stick for where the Badgers stack up, but win that game and they could very well be 7-0 heading into a home game with the Buckeyes. They draw Iowa at home, and their road conference games are a rebuilding Purdue squad, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. 9-3 is certainly in the cards for them, I tend to think 8-4 is probably where they land.

4. Make no mistake, Venebles will be on the hot seat if they don’t win 8 games. Early home game vs. SMU could be fun should the Sooner defense resemble the unit that took the field in 2022, but they should win both that game and an early trip to Cinci to start 5-0. I think Texas wallops them again and then there’s a let down factor the following week against UCF. Still, I think the Sooners should win 9 games, maybe dropping a road trip to Kansas and/or BYU (amongst others).

5. Big believer in Texas this year and totally ready to endure the same ‘ol failed hype train. Offensively, it might be one of the most prolific passing attacks in all of college football. I think they can beat Bama in Tuscaloosa. They get to host Kansas, Kansas St and BYU. Road trip to TCU and Texas Tech could be tricky but I think they ultimately win 10 games and a NY6 bowl. Playoff contender.

6. Not sure how improved Iowa St will be. I could see a ceiling of six wins (up from four in 2022). Really tough conference slate the that features (in order): Ok St, @OU, TCU, @Cinci, @Baylor, Kansas, @BYU, Texas, @K St. I could see them losing most of those, if not all. That Iowa game will be a huge momentum shifter…should they drop that one early, it could be tough sledding for Campbell. Ok St in Ames almost feels like a must.

7. Colorado ain’t doing squat imo. I hammered under 4.5 wins in March and added to under 3.5. The schedule is brutal and I see a max of three wins on that schedule. Team will quit late in the year imo.

8. Auburn should start 3-0…then it gets rough. @A&M, UGA, @LSU is probably three losses. They need to take 2/3 from Ole Miss, Vandy and Miss St imo in order to reach a bowl.

9. Agree on the Cornhuskers. If they can start 4-0 (including a road win @Minny to start the year), they could win seven or eight games. They draw Michigan at home and avoid Ohio St and Penn St. 7-5 sounds about right for them.

10. Agree on Arkansas too. I only see two for-sure losses on that schedule (@LSU and @Bama). Everything else is at least possible…nine win ceiling for the Razorbacks, ultimately I think they go 8-4.
 
I watched some of Colorados spring game and man they looked like a bad hs team minus his son and the CB/Wr kid. That kid is legit. They looked tiny as well . I mean man the dudes on the field were so small across the board.
 
DTP said:
For every team that improves, another team has to get worse.

We need a "least improved" list.
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1. Florida
2. Florida State
3. Notre Dame
4. Ohio State
5. Penn State
6. Oh you said least improved, not they can go get ****ed in the *** with a cactus list. My apologies for misreading.
 
WeBallinBoyz said:
1. Texas A&M’s real stretch begins game four, when they host Auburn. It goes Auburn, @Arkansas, Bama, @Tennessee, SCar, @Ole Miss. 3-3 during that stretch won’t do anything to calm the mass critics out there imo, it has to be 4-2 or better…particularly with a road trip to Baton Rouge to close out the reg season. Lose to Miami before the main gauntlet begins, and fans will be irate. Anything less than 8-4 and Jimbo is fired, 8-4 probably buys him one more year…maybe.

2. We’ve talked about our schedule enough, but beating A&M means we are very likely 5-0 heading into Chapel Hill in October. Would be massive for the program, @NC St and @FSU b2b is tricky, in addition to a sneaky Louisville team after the visit to Doak. Regardless, 8-4 is the expectation and anything worse will have people saying Year 3 is make or break for Mario.

3. Fickell’s schedule Year 1 is a cakewalk. An early road trip to Wazzu will be a good measuring stick for where the Badgers stack up, but win that game and they could very well be 7-0 heading into a home game with the Buckeyes. They draw Iowa at home, and their road conference games are a rebuilding Purdue squad, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. 9-3 is certainly in the cards for them, I tend to think 8-4 is probably where they land.

4. Make no mistake, Venebles will be on the hot seat if they don’t win 8 games. Early home game vs. SMU could be fun should the Sooner defense resemble the unit that took the field in 2022, but they should win both that game and an early trip to Cinci to start 5-0. I think Texas wallops them again and then there’s a let down factor the following week against UCF. Still, I think the Sooners should win 9 games, maybe dropping a road trip to Kansas and/or BYU (amongst others).

5. Big believer in Texas this year and totally ready to endure the same ‘ol failed hype train. Offensively, it might be one of the most prolific passing attacks in all of college football. I think they can beat Bama in Tuscaloosa. They get to host Kansas, Kansas St and BYU. Road trip to TCU and Texas Tech could be tricky but I think they ultimately win 10 games and a NY6 bowl. Playoff contender.

6. Not sure how improved Iowa St will be. I could see a ceiling of six wins (up from four in 2022). Really tough conference slate the that features (in order): Ok St, @OU, TCU, @Cinci, @Baylor, Kansas, @BYU, Texas, @K St. I could see them losing most of those, if not all. That Iowa game will be a huge momentum shifter…should they drop that one early, it could be tough sledding for Campbell. Ok St in Ames almost feels like a must.

7. Colorado ain’t doing squat imo. I hammered under 4.5 wins in March and added to under 3.5. The schedule is brutal and I see a max of three wins on that schedule. Team will quit late in the year imo.

8. Auburn should start 3-0…then it gets rough. @A&M, UGA, @LSU is probably three losses. They need to take 2/3 from Ole Miss, Vandy and Miss St imo in order to reach a bowl.

9. Agree on the Cornhuskers. If they can start 4-0 (including a road win @Minny to start the year), they could win seven or eight games. They draw Michigan at home and avoid Ohio St and Penn St. 7-5 sounds about right for them.

10. Agree on Arkansas too. I only see two for-sure losses on that schedule (@LSU and @Bama). Everything else is at least possible…nine win ceiling for the Razorbacks, ultimately I think they go 8-4.
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Watching 1 and 2 play out will be interesting…
 
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