That’s a lot of unnecessary pressure to put on a 1st time HC much less versus a Top 10 opponent. As others have said, as much as it would completely ruin my life with the in-laws, I’d rather run the gambit of the ACC and make the Championship game than curb stomp the hated Gayturd and loss 4 games after that. See, national prominence is a fickle thing. We beat Floriduh on 8/24 that will do loudly and even get us ranked. Then the slide will come as it always has annually and out of the Top 25 we go. Think recruits care if we’re 7-5 and beat them? **** no. If we can finish the year 10-2 or 11-1, and ranked, that shows the progress needed to secure recruits.
In a utopian world I’d get the win over the Gayturd and a 10-11 win season. I just think putting all the chips in the pot on a bluff hand just isn’t the brightest move as of yet for El Jefe and his staff.