I see 10 wins.
And there is no team on that schedule that should be blowing us out.
UL will be vulnerable with the loss of Bridgewater and with a new staff. But whatever the outcome IT SHOULD NOT BE A BLOWOUT.
FSU is losing tons of players. We were trailing by one TD going into the half as the visitor.This year we are playing at home and with the talent and experience level more on par. Win or lose IT SHOULD NOT BE A ***CING BLOOWOUT.
And the blowout that ensued this past year was due to the depth FSU had compared to Miami. We just couldn't keep up in the second half of that game.
That's why I can't stand the idiots on the Recruiting Board who continue to claim it's no big deal to lose big-time recruiting battles, especially with FSU.
FSU led the way with 11 total draft picks (a school record) in the 2013 NFL draft. They lost a ton and what did they do this year to alleviate all of this losses: Replace the drafted players with talented players from past recruiting classes only to win the whole thing.
Reload. Rinse and repeat.
If you really think we're close to FSU in regard to talent (both on the field
and with the coaching staff), you're in for a rude awakening this November.
It sucks to lose some recruiting battles and there is no need to downplay that at all like some do. However, I truly believe this incoming recruiting class is a national title winning caliber class (the first such type of class Golden has brought in) in overall talent. If Miami stacked 1-2 more classes with this overall talent level, obviously while meeting positional needs, then it would have more than enough talent to win a national title.
The problem is that I have no faith in Golden coaching them up. A good coach, given 3 classes of talent on par with this year's class, could win a national title.
As for FSU, they won for one reason: Jameis Winston. FSU has been supremely talented for the past several years. But every year, until this one, they dropped a game or two to teams like Wake or NC State. Jimbo Fisher is not a very good coach (he is a great recruiter) in my opinion. Reminds me of a Mack Brown type. Has all the talent in the world yet loses some head scratchers until a once in a decade type talent comes along i.e. Vince Young/Jameis Winston. Again, just my opinion, and Jimbo may force me to eat crow at some point.