Is it getting better quick enough to see 4 wins this year or 5 or 6 or 7? It seems like we’re trending better but I don’t see a lot of commitment from many claiming we’re improved about expected results on the field.
I agree, but based on what I see and our schedule, we will be lucky to win 3 games next year. Our schedule is brutal. And as for talent, the jury is still out. we are losing a lot of talent and a lot of older guys. A 4 star high school player means nothing to me.
Who is all this talent we’re losing? Camp is the only significant piece from the offensive side of the ball that’s not returning. And Curry is the only one on defense. In what world is the schedule brutal? There are 5 games that will probably be losses. Other than that, every other game will be extremely winnable. A 4-star high school player may mean nothing to you, but it means a whole helluva lot to the teams that win games.
South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee, Rutgers, Maryland, UCLA, Arkansas, and many more play schedules that on paper are as difficult, or harder than what Tech plays. As stated above, most of the schedule is made up of average to mediocre teams. Outside of the 5 toughest games on the schedule, Pitt on the road will be the next hardest game. That’s not exactly a barn burner.
LSU, Oregon, USC, Stanford, Utah
I am betting on 4 wins. It would be nice to get 6 but I just don't see it. I think between Pitt, Va Tech, and BC we can win one of those since they are at home. But I tell you this, if KS comes in and pulls a Citadel on us the second game....it may be a 1 win year. I hope the staff takes practicing against the option more serious this time around.
Agreed. If we aren't ready to play KSU, that will be very bad. I'm 100% sure KSU will be ready for that game. If we aren’t ready it might be very ugly. As for the rest of the schedule there are winnable games if we out execute the other team, but that was true this year as well. Laying eggs like the Syracuse and BC games won’t get it done.
LSU was coming off a year where they lost something like 21 of 22 starters, and had multiple opt outs among their projected starters for this year. Their 2 QBs were freshmen, and they still beat Florida on the road. Clemson is losing a similar amount of production this year. They’ll still win the Atlantic, and more than likely the ACC, but they’re going to have a significant drop-off when compared to the traditional powerhouses next year. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if UGA boat raced them in Charlotte next year. LSU’s recruiting rankings since 2017 are: 8, 14, 3, 4, and 3.
There's a noticeable difference between playing two of the top 4 and three in the top 8 vs 6th, 10th, and 12th. LSU could probably do well against any of Tech's 3, but USC and Oregon couldn't. All of Tech's 3 could do well against all of UCLA's 3.
Better get used to it then. This is pretty much our normal schedule.
But that’s really not the point. Tech would lose 3 games to either of the top 3 on each schedule. The original comment was that nobody was playing a schedule as tough as Tech’s. UCLA’s and many others are comparable, or just as tough is what my point was. My other main point is that outside of the top 5 games on Tech’s schedule, every other game is very winnable. Like I said before, Pitt on the road is the only other game that I see as a probable loss.
