VERY UNPOPULAR OPINION ***WARNING*** The 24' QB situation

[filmcane]

VT, USF, GT, Cal, and Syracuse were all bowl teams in '23. VT is not "depleted," and improved during the course of '23. Unless the other teams have a serious dropoff from their '23 rosters (and Syracuse very possibly DOES fit that bill), where is this "huge talent advantage" you speak of? Why do you feel so confident about winning at home against teams who have similar records/expectations? We've been atrocious at home under Mario. There's no reason to expect those games to be anything but toss ups. I've already said that I believe we go 2-3 or 3-2 in toss up games, because that's what toss ups are.

We will be a road dog in Gainesville, and will not win that game without a real QB.

You're bat**** if you think this roster has sufficient "talent advantages" to win 10 games.

The fun thing is - we have 8 months to bash each other's brains in with out predictions. See what I did there...? Bash BRAINS in...
;-)

 

[passitback]

When mega hot seat Napier whoops Mario’s *** on national television while Mario coarches it up in crunch time this site will be the most toxic it’s ever been.

It’s coming. Be prepared.

 

[filmcane]

VT, USF, GT, Cal, and Syracuse were all bowl teams in '23. VT is not "depleted," and improved during the course of '23. Unless the other teams have a serious dropoff from their '23 rosters (and Syracuse very possibly DOES fit that bill), where is this "huge talent advantage" you speak of? Why do you feel so confident about winning at home against teams who have similar records/expectations? We've been atrocious at home under Mario. There's no reason to expect those games to be anything but toss ups. I've already said that I believe we go 2-3 or 3-2 in toss up games, because that's what toss ups are.

We will be a road dog in Gainesville, and will not win that game without a real QB.

You're bat**** if you think this roster has sufficient "talent advantages" to win 10 games.

So, you don't believe that any of our current QB's would win more than 7 games this coming year?

 

[PIPO]

So, you don't believe that any of our current QB's will win more than 7 games this coming year?

 

[JHallCanes]

 

[Empirical Cane]

Let me bury the lead and just say - I don't believe our fortunes will rise or fall with a stud QB transfer. I think if we rock into this coming season with the QB's that we already have, we will be fine and "should" win 10 games.

Would I love to get a stud from the portal who can help us ascend and rise again like the Phoenix this coming season? Who wouldn't, right???

I do think this coming season should be a 10-win game minimum (9 wins is on the razor's edge of whether or not Mario is gonna succeed here), and we will hopefully, be building for the future.

All indications are that we will own the trenches in all 12 games coming up in 24'. If we own the LOS in all 12 games, unless we have a spectacular meltdown or another Guinness Book of World Records on injuries in a season, and we retain Guidry for at least this coming season, we should win 5/6 of those games. Couple that with next season being the easiest we've seen in a long time and there you go.

Emory or JB11? I believe either of them should be able to win 10 games here in 24'. Additionally, this will be Dawson's make it or break it year. Many on CIS have already given up on Dawson and in a Lee Corso way, I must say, "Not so fast, my friend!" Mario will have a lot of developing to do himself this offseason and if he allows Dawson to really dial things up for the whole season, and have a QB that doesn't go into a shell (ex. TVD), he should be fine here.

JB, showed me enough in the Pinstripe to make me think that he could take us to 10 wins, especially given that we will own the LOS in all 12 games (or at least do that on paper).

Although it seems many have discounted Emory's results, the dude led us to a victory against Clemson and brought us almost to victory against a fully loaded undefeated FSU team, playing in Doak. Again, I don't see why, if we own the trenches, he couldn't take us to 10 wins.

If we do get a stud QB in the portal, then I would say the playoffs are likely and the sky is the limit.

Another portal thought: if Malachi didn't make it at USC for acceptable reasons, and not because he actually sucks, then bring him in, bring him along and let him compete with the QB's on the roster.

Final thought: the big picture this year is not the playoffs, it's winning 10 games. We will have more talent and own the trenches (on paper) against all 12 regular season teams AND we play the Noles at home. Whoever is QBing this year will not make or break this team, and Mario needs to win 10 in the worst way, so get there by hook or crook. If Mario gets to 10 wins this year, especially if he does it without a stud QB, then I think he's actually gonna make it here for a while longer. If he underperforms again, regardless of who's taking snaps, then the death spiral will have started and he won't last past one more season.

I love a thread/porst that starts with WARNING.

 

[NC_Canes_11]

I'm not a shill for JB, but let this sink in - if Jacolby doesn't drop an easy TD and the punt protection doesn't break down, leading to a TD, then the Canes win and JB logs in a W as starter. The bad things in that scenario were NOT JB.

I got bad news for you. George is our #2 next year. ST will again be a problem bc it won’t be addressed and a ST coach won’t be hired.

So the bowl game in many ways was a preview, not an exception.

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

When mega hot seat Napier whoops Mario’s *** on national television while Mario coarches it up in crunch time this site will be the most toxic it’s ever been.

It’s coming. Be prepared.

If Mario loses that game, he’s a dead man. For all the laughing and clowning we do to Napier and that program (which all warranted), what would that say about us?

If you can’t beat this UF team in Year 3 of “rebuilding” the roster…you ain’t succeeding here.

 

[filmcane]

If Mario loses that game, he’s a dead man. For all the laughing and clowning we do to Napier and that program (which all warranted), what would that say about us?

If you can’t beat this UF team in Year 3 of “rebuilding” the roster…you ain’t succeeding here.

I think it very well could start the death spiral. But, he's not losing that game.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

I think it very well could start the death spiral. But, he's not losing that game.

I don’t think he is either for the record. I expect to beat them by 10+.

 

[cway313]

If Mario loses that game, he’s a dead man. For all the laughing and clowning we do to Napier and that program (which all warranted), what would that say about us?

If you can’t beat this UF team in Year 3 of “rebuilding” the roster…you ain’t succeeding here.

 

[Brains]

So, you don't believe that any of our current QB's would win more than 7 games this coming year?

No.

 

[NC_Canes_11]

I know some of y’all cant wait for this game. You’re gonna be so rich after betting Miami ML at plus money for every penny you got bc you’re so confident. Those Miami -7 alt lines are gonna be so juicy.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

I know some of y’all cant wait for this game. You’re gonna be so rich after betting Miami ML at plus money for every penny you got bc you’re so confident. Those Miami -7 alt lines are gonna be so juicy.

Plus money?

If we’re plus money pregame even @ the Swamp, Mario has horribly struck out at QB and in the portal. UF’s roster is decimated.

I expect -3.5/-4. We should be a touchdown favorite on a neutral field against that atrocity of a roster.

 

[filmcane]

No.

I respect your opinion, although I disagree. I hope that neither one of us finds out. I hope we DO get a stud QB in the portal. Fingers crossed.

 

[BostonCanes47]

This type of confidence after 20 seasons of total incompetence never ceases to amaze me…. Especially considering Mario is the most incompetent of the bunch on game days by a country mile.

I surely hope you’re right but wouldn’t bet on it

…Then root for another team? It’s more about how bad Florida is going to be vs what Miami will be. They’ve lost basically anything of value they had this offseason. We will struggle playing Cal more than UF.

 

[Canefancarlos2]

My thoughts are if you go with these 2 unproven QBs good luck convincing any quality portal receiver to come unless you offer them 1 billion dollars.

 

[Tru C]

JB improved from last year to this year from what i saw. He gets to continue to develop for the next 9 months.

 

[Canestomp]

I don’t think he is either for the record. I expect to beat them by 10+.

I think it very well could start the death spiral. But, he's not losing that game.

What the F***, gentlemen? We do not start hyping the Canes this early--not at least until Spring Practice. Right now we are in the season of moping and I expect each of you to pull your weight and mope your damned hardest!