silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
OSU is going to kick the shit out of OU. I don't think it will be interesting at all.
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Bold Predictions for the 2015 season
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bjc
Butt Naked Wonda
You seem to be the only OU fan that thinks that.
General feel on campus is 10-2 for OU but I think that's best case. I think 9-3 or 8-4 is more likely.
I also think it's a guarantee OU will start each QB in at least one game.
OSU will have the top defense in the Big 12.
silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
10-2? LOL.
Probable losses: @ Tennessee, @ Baylor, vs. TCU, @ OSU
Possible losses: vs. West Virginia, vs. Texas, @ KSU
I think the offense will be generally fine (maybe not right away) but the defense will still suck, especially the secondary. If OU finishes with fewer than 4 losses I will be very surprised.
silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
Yeah, it's only HARBAW's first year. 10-2 is definitely not out of the question in the near future, but not this year.
I don't know what is more bold: predicting 10-2 for OU or 6-6. Prolly 10-2.
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I don't know what is more bold: predicting 10-2 for OU or 6-6. Prolly 10-2.
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DeadMan
aka spiker or DeadMong
I will say that the things that Michigan has going for it are that there's only 2 top 25 teams on the schedule, and their QB play cannot possibly be worse. Michigan's QBs were 5 TDs to 17 INTs against power 5 opponents. Rudock should make the QB play at least average, which should give them a couple of wins.
But they still have like 8 toss up games at this point. Going 10-2 would require them to win basically every one of those.
BasinBictory
OUT with the GOUT
If that happens, we will be begging Lane Kiffin to return.
jamesnathan
Resident Mormon
Just trying to make a bold prediction. I've been hearing questions about different parts of the defense as national and local writers have been on my local sports talk radio, so I think there's at least a chance.
BasinBictory
OUT with the GOUT
Sure. In the Pac-12, which is crazy deep with the exception of Colorado, lots of things can conspire to pile up losses. Defensively, the only proven quantity is Su'a Cravens, who is definitely a beast, but even in last year's defense, when we had Leonard Williams and experienced linebackers like Hayes Pullard, they moved Cravens around a lot to help put wherever needed in the back seven. If he were to go down with injury, they could be in for a long year.
Add that to an offense that plays fast (they either score fast, or they go three-and-out fast; they're not built for grind it out, 8-10 minute drives), and I could see a lot of minutes for a gassed defense.
Wuf
Desensitized and Willing
1) NC State will lose either @ South Alabama or @ Old Dominion, because they're the type of dipshits to schedule to play these plebs on the road
2) Appalachian State will go to their first ever trog bowl game in New Orleans, where I will drink whiskey with @Brick, ripping a hole in the Nutopian misanthrope continuum
3) Clemson wins the Atlantic, not because they're that good but because FSU dips and loses to State on some bullshit
4) I'll watch 8-10 games give or take all year, most of them SEC FOOTTTBAWWW
5) McElwain wins 9 games in his first year at Florida
6) Bret Bielema gets fisted in the back of a Timothy Leary Acid Kool aid van
2) Appalachian State will go to their first ever trog bowl game in New Orleans, where I will drink whiskey with @Brick, ripping a hole in the Nutopian misanthrope continuum
3) Clemson wins the Atlantic, not because they're that good but because FSU dips and loses to State on some bullshit
4) I'll watch 8-10 games give or take all year, most of them SEC FOOTTTBAWWW
5) McElwain wins 9 games in his first year at Florida
6) Bret Bielema gets fisted in the back of a Timothy Leary Acid Kool aid van
MtneerManiac
Burning Couches
Plotty
Tath Meacher
Nebraska wins B1G. Damnit its the BOLD predictions thread. Amirite?
Republic of Alabamastan loses SEC
NW Mo State wins D2 title over Duluth
Louth Holtzh loses gig on Sirius XM
At least 500 fines handes out at VT and Cincy before the NaziCAA says no
I will watch the parts of 230 games this year. Fucking cable you crack whore.
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Republic of Alabamastan loses SEC
NW Mo State wins D2 title over Duluth
Louth Holtzh loses gig on Sirius XM
At least 500 fines handes out at VT and Cincy before the NaziCAA says no
I will watch the parts of 230 games this year. Fucking cable you crack whore.
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Brick
Well-Known Member
shit
8-4 is basically 6-6 in the sec east, so yep
i still think he leaves
heh
about right, maybe all the way right
maybe next year
herp derp
probably yes
tbd, but it's coming for sure
this could happen, but not for the reason i mentioned
it's coming
maybe next year
yes, no
yep
ready2roll in the playoff
@Brick Should really be 10-2 if not fucking 11-1 with a win over Vandy which I am not taking for granted at this point. Moral victories are shitty, but it is clear to see Butch has improved the team. He appears to be learning how to corch in games, but he can at least assemble talent. They matched up just fine against Bama and OU.
Brick
Well-Known Member
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their best win is over bowling green. CHECK YOUR FACTS @boc. real season ended after the alabama game, and they went 3-4. they gained 254 yards against oklahoma and 303 against bama. thought BUTCH was supposed to be an offensive guy?
iowa is laughing at this schedule since:
@ kentucky
south carolina (27-24 lulz)
north texas (24-0 lulz)
@missouri (19-8 lulz)
vanderbilt
can't wait for them to win a meaningless, pressureless bowl game and again be the hype team in '16. will be a fun offseason for borque.
#57 in total offense, #83 in yards per play
#47 in total defense, #47 in yards per play
squarely in the middle of the pack in those numbers against conference opponents too. he ain't doing shit.
Lightningwar
Administrator
Think every one of my predictions fell flat. NDSU may make me proud. Have to wait and see.
So you say 6-6, they prolly will win 9 games and you are using gay Phil Steele stats to justify urself. brick.gif. The schedule was the same schedule when you made your 6-6 prediction.
You can use all those stats you want. Last year, and the previous 5 years, they got blown off the field against every top 25 team. That was not the case this year even with their youth and tons of injuries. They still have a long way to go, but the trajectory is still headed in the right way.
The real reason they are struggling offensively is because Dobbs fucking sucks. I don't know what's up with that no eyebrow mofo. Hopefully Butch opens up the competition in the spring.
I, for one, am really looking forward to year 2 of Mike DeBord footbaw in Tennessee. I'm sure things will improve greatly!
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DeadMan
aka spiker or DeadMong
That decision to hire him alone makes me question Butch Jones more than his fucks ups in game management this year. Maybe he will retire this year.
With 1,262 yds and 2 games remaining I have a good shot of getting this one right.
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goblue96
Disney and Curling Expert
JSU Zack
How do I IT?
bruin
Well-Known Member
Lightningwar
Administrator
Ok lets see how I am doing.
1. Dalvin Cook beats the charges. Still sits out easy games as punishment. Then goes on to rush for 1000 yards. - Somewhat correct. Beat charges, didnt sit, will rush for over 1500 yards.
2. Clemson beats FSU but FSU plays for an ACC championship Nope
3. NDSU wins 5th straight national championship Wait and see
4. SEC is a shitshow this year. 2 loss conference winner doesnt make it over 1 loss Big 12 and ACC team.SEC was a shitshow, still a chance at this one if FSU beats UF and UF beat Bama
Playoff
1. tOSU
2. UCLA
3. TCU
4. GT
Not even close
Paul Finebaum and his listeners animation as 2 loss SEC winner comes in 5th place.Still hoping
JSU Zack
How do I IT?
@Lightningwar I hope you're wrong about #3. Actually, I'm 99% positive you will be. They have a VERY tough path to the championship. Four other MVC teams & a pair of CAA teams on their side of the bracket. No home field advantage after the first playoff game.
Lol but they were deserving of a top 20 ranking doe.
Laugh if you want (Portland State), but last week if they execute a simple 29 yd FG they would have been in the Top 25 after the Mississippi State game. On the flip side they were extremely lucky to get win on the fluke lateral play at Ole Miss. Just like last year every game was seemingly close and I'm happy with road wins over Tenn, Ole Miss and LSU.
There is real progress happening even as you search for your next snarky gif to post. It was amazing to see the progress of the offense this year even when the Hogs lost 3 of their top 4 WRs from games 1-4. Brandon Allen is 5th in the country in the passing efficiency which no one could have foreseen 2 years ago. This year (3) was better than year 2, and year 2 was better than year 1.
Win the next 2 (and they should smoke Missouri) and they still might make the Top 20.
So here is a gif for you (substitute Jordi for McNulty):
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3-9, 0-8
7-6, 2-6
7-5, 5-3 (I'm assuming they beat Mizzou) with the 3rd highest SOS https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other
That is real progress and at Arkansas you need to play the "long game", because we are not talking about a recruiting hotbed. In a good year Arkansas produces 8-12 legit DI athletes (FBS to FCS). So even if incremental, it's tangible progress in terms of wins and with my eye test.
I'm mature enough to admit that Arkansas would struggle to stop WSU spread, but I also think WSU couldn't stop Arkansas either. That is realistic, but as I've come to learn you have no objectivity when you talk about the school in the state you hate. Which is fine I don't care, but I really don't respect your opinion on this topic.
I'll wait to hear how 6-5 or even 7-5 is an improvement when you said they would win 9-10 games.
I have no objectivity when I said they'd win 8 games, which they are right on track to do if they play another joke team in the bowl. Sounds good.
TTU's god awful D held Arky to 24 on the road. So yeah, Wazzu would smoke them.
I have no objectivity when I said they'd win 8 games, which they are right on track to do if they play another joke team in the bowl. Sounds good.
TTU's god awful D held Arky to 24 on the road. So yeah, Wazzu would smoke them.
Wooly
Well-Known Member
You're analysis of Arkansas is right on. They are steadily improving.
I never said 9 or 10 wins (although I thought they were capable). Looking at the schedule I thought 8 wins likely with 9 a realistic goal with a couple of breaks.
While we are cherry picking games on the schedule so an FCS team held WAZZOU to 17 on the road. So yeah, Arkansas would smoke them (see how dumb that is?). Both scenarios discounts the premise that neither team improved over the last 2 months.
Still a few games left.
Iron
Well-Known Member
adchester
A-1 From Day 1
Brick
Well-Known Member
dat neyland 42 unanswered point record still stand?
silverwheels
PLAY LA BAMBA BABY
donald > daffy
Wuf
Desensitized and Willing
1) They didn't, but they are about as meh as a power 5 bowl team gets.
2) Still possible. Not sure how Sun Belt divvies up the bowls but if going to NO makes them the conference champion, they'll probably go to some horseshit in Alabama
3) They have and FSU lost to GT on some bullshit. Partial credit.
4) Have watched way more than this, because I've been an anti-social plebe who hates himself. I know way too much
5) McElwain has 10! Mainly because the SEC East is dogshit. This was my lock going into the season anyway.
6) I'm going to say losing to Toledo is pretty much the same thing.