Different standards considering where we were last season, but 8-4 is a colossal failure for Miami considering the expectations that were already set forth, and now there’s been nothing but a jerk fest in the spring before even playing a second scrimmage. Expectations should have been high, but now they’re creeping towards 10 wins and an ACCCG appearance (and those expectations should be the case).
You go 8-4 with Cam Ward at QB, Mario has a very, very uphill battle to climb here. Because we won’t be better next year than we will be (on paper) this season. I mean he did better with Anthony Brown at QB, there’s zero excuses to not win at least 9 games this season.
You will lose Ward, Restrepo, George, half your OL, Kiko, Mesidor, JHH, Clark, Cook, Alston, Powell + a few transfers. That’s hard to replace. Recruiting won’t have a top 5 class if we go 8-4 and the losses include UF and FSU. There’s only so much bs kids will buy, you have to win on the field at some point.
9-3 you can at least sell a bit.