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Next season -- 7-5 would be GREAT!

Dread_Pirate_Cowboy

Dread_Pirate_Cowboy

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Anybody look at next season? We play 3 of the top 6 teams in the country plus two more top 20 teams. We could have a very good football (top 30...top 40) and easily end up with 5 losses. A pretty good football team (top 40 to top 60) could end up with 6 or 7 losses. SDSU is on the rise, CSU and New Mexico were abberations (well, UNM may be screwed if they don't fire Locksley), UNLV will be good if they hir Franchione, AFA is always tough. OOC with Texas and Boise is insane. We could end up in the exact same spot as this year....have a pretty good football team with a 6-6 record and no respect.

Here's what has to happen, we have to beat Boise at home. DC should start planning for Boise now.
 
Boise is overrated, IMO. I'm glad they are doing well, and I look forward to having them in our conference. However, beating one good program a year and then cruising through the WAC does not make you a top 10 program. I fully expect us to win that game next season.
 
It would be great, but it won't be easy by any means. Especially since we need a new D-line that needs to be at least as good as the one that left, if not better.
 
-Boise almost literally returns their entire team. Beating them would still be a pretty big upset.
-It would have been nice to face TX next year in Laramie without Colt McCoy.
-TCU returns the majority of their team (Hughes being the big loss).

I think its pretty safe to say those 3 teams will be pre-season top 8...will definitely be one of the most difficult schedules in the country.
 
Observation and opinion -- offense much better/defense much worse. So net gain from this year will be zero. Prediction: 6-6 again.
 
I think 2011 could be our year to really do something in the conference. ACS is a junior, Hendricks and Knapton are Seniors. WR's will have a year under their belt.

2010 will be interesting but 7-5 is probably best case scenario.
 
Agreed, a 7-5 regular season would be another good positive step forward. I think 6-6 but more competitive in our losses would be an improvement, which is good, but doubt many of us fans or the team would be satisfied with that. So while 7-5 would be a better record with an even tougher schedule, I think 8-4 would be GREAT, 7-5 would be VERY GOOD, 6-6 would be GOOD. I would be tickled with any of these followed by another bowl win!

I can't wait to see what ACS can do next year after Spring Ball, and Fall Camp reps at starter with all the new help at Receiver!
 
Yep 7-5 would be a huge success in my book with that schedule.

Boise may be overrated in the WAC, but they are no slouchs, if you watch their games they really have improved their speed on the edges almost to the level of a TCU or Utah. We'll see soon enough how they stack up against the elite MWC team.

6-6 with more competitive losses would also be a good season in my book.

It is really too bad we don't get Texas right after they lose Colt McCoy at home.

The success of next season hinges on upsetting Utah or AFA at home. More likely AFA. (assuming we still beat the teams we beat this year)
 
calpoke25 said:
The success of next season hinges on upsetting Utah or AFA at home. More likely AFA. (assuming we still beat the teams we beat this year)
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Need to pull of one of those upsets and then make sure we take care of business against SDSU, UNLV, New Mexico and CSU. No room for error next year - just like this year.

Toledo is losing their starting QB, RB and #2WR next year but seem to have had a solid year recruiting. Beating them on the road won't be easy. At least we face them coming off a bye week.
 
calpoke25 said:
Yep 7-5 would be a huge success in my book with that schedule.

Boise may be overrated in the WAC, but they are no slouchs, if you watch their games they really have improved their speed on the edges almost to the level of a TCU or Utah. We'll see soon enough how they stack up against the elite MWC team.

6-6 with more competitive losses would also be a good season in my book.

It is really too bad we don't get Texas right after they lose Colt McCoy at home.

The success of next season hinges on upsetting Utah or AFA at home. More likely AFA. (assuming we still beat the teams we beat this year)
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And as great as come from behind victories are, maybe a few more outright wins would be better for our overall health.
 
in no particular order:

vs. Southern Utah - WIN
at UNLV - WIN
at UNM - WIN
vs. SDSU - I'm leaning win
at CSU - I'm leaning win
vs. Air Force - I'm leaning win
at Toledo - hrmm
vs. Utah - hrmm
vs. Boise St. - I'm leaning loss
at TCU - LOSS
at BYU - LOSS
at Texas - LOSS

This certainly looks better than at the start of this season.
 
evilpoke said:
in no particular order:

vs. Southern Utah - WIN
at UNLV - WIN
at UNM - WIN
vs. SDSU - I'm leaning win
at CSU - I'm leaning win
vs. Air Force - I'm leaning win
at Toledo - hrmm
vs. Utah - hrmm
vs. Boise St. - I'm leaning loss
at TCU - LOSS
at BYU - LOSS
at Texas - LOSS

This certainly looks better than at the start of this season.
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We get CSU at home next year, WIN!
 
% of Probable win

SU 99%
@Texas 5%
@Toledo 55%
Boise St. 25%

SDSU 80%
CSU 80%
Utah 40%
AFA 50%
@TCU 5%
@BYU 5%
@New Mexico 70%
@UNLV 70%
 
The percentages sum it up. I've got a feeling we'll knock of either BSU or UTAH. I could also see a loss at Toledo if we come out just a little flat.
 
Dread_Pirate_Cowboy said:
The percentages sum it up. I've got a feeling we'll knock of either BSU or UTAH. I could also see a loss at Toledo if we come out just a little flat.
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If I could choose between beating Utah or BSU, it has to be Boise, haha... Obviously I'd rather beat both, but a win over Boise would be huge as it's an early season game vs a team that will likely be ranked fairly high, and it would also be a plus for MWC.

I do think we have a pretty good chance to beat Utah, though, but if we do it's because at least a couple of the new WRs turn out to be difference makers, and because our defense somehow stayed equal to or better than last year, something which will be tough to achieve, but should probably still be possible.
 
Asmodeanreborn said:
Dread_Pirate_Cowboy said:
The percentages sum it up. I've got a feeling we'll knock of either BSU or UTAH. I could also see a loss at Toledo if we come out just a little flat.
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If I could choose between beating Utah or BSU, it has to be Boise, haha... Obviously I'd rather beat both, but a win over Boise would be huge as it's an early season game vs a team that will likely be ranked fairly high, and it would also be a plus for MWC.

I do think we have a pretty good chance to beat Utah, though, but if we do it's because at least a couple of the new WRs turn out to be difference makers, and because our defense somehow stayed equal to or better than last year, something which will be tough to achieve, but should probably still be possible.
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All in all, the D-Line needs to be at as good as the one that is graduating, otherwise it is going to hurt like hell next season. The O-line looks like it is coming along nicely (as just about anything would be an improvement over what we had this year).
 
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