The defense should be Championship quality. Especially the rotation we have in the front four.
The offense is going to have some growing pains and could be our downfall.
It is that simple yet that complex.
I personally believe the worse case scenario for this team is that we are a lot like USC of last year. A team no one wants to face in a New Years six bowl game and will be a main contender in 2018.
2005. That's what this season feels like it's going to like. That 2005 defense was elite. Top 4 in total D and scoring D,
#1 passing D, 16th in turnovers gained, 17th in sacks and 4th in TFL.
Unfortunately the offense that season was pathetic. My question is what can we expect from our offense this season? Seems like Perry is being given every opportunity to win this job. Let's just assume he wins the job and starts day 1 for the sake of argument. What can we expect from an offense led by a true freshman?
Our offensive stats Kaaya's freshman year:
62nd in scoring offense, 29.2 ppg
50th in rushing offense, 180 rush ypg
48th in passing offense, 250 passing ypg
47th in total offense, 430 total ypg
Kaay threw 12 interceptions, tied for 26th most in the nation
Now that team went 6-7 but we can all agree we have much better coaching than we did in 2014. I think if we got the same production this year that we got out of Kaaya his freshman year we win 10 games. National titles is definitely ambitious this season with a true freshman QB, but no reason to not win at least 10 games, our division and play in the ACCCG. Hey, maybe with a full year under Perry's belt that championship game could go our way.
I like your comparison to the 2016 USCw team.