Last year at this time, I would have said 10-2 or better, stupid mother ******. I looked at the depth chart and the schedule and could not see more than 2 losses. In other words, I swigged the Kool-aid so hard that I'm still hung over.
This year, I look at the baseline of 7-5, and I ask how much better the talent is. The coaching should make a huge difference, but they're coaches, not magicians.
I voted 9-3. We handle business against Bethune Cookman, Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Duke, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech. We go 3-3 against Texas A&M, North Carolina, Clemson, Pitt, FSU, and Virginia. Four of those teams beat us last year, and Clemson humiliated us the year before that. If we win 3/6 of those games, I will be happy.