Expectations for 2007

knoxjacket said:
Some of the posters whose opinions I'm most interested in haven't presented themselves yet (law_bee, hiveredtech, GT1992).
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Since I wasn't mentioned, here you go.

I think we will fall back a little in the ACC this year. I think 6-2 is realistic. I would be a little disappointed with 5-3, but it might be in the cards considering we go to UVa.

I worry a little about how TB handled the second half of the GB.

2-0 vs Army and Samford is a given. Anything less would be horrific.

1-1 vs UGa and ND. But I would gladly trade a 51-7 drumming by ND for a 2-0 win over UGa.

So, 9-3 or 8-4 (depending on how the Who-ville vodoo treats us).
 
WracerX said:
I worry a little about how TB handled the second half of the GB.
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I think that is a concern for all of us. However, I think having an experienced OC will help in that situation in the future. Nix was good at drawing up gameplans, but quite poor at adjusting IMO. Nix also liked to avoid using our most productive offensive player (in terms of ypg) in crunch time, Choice. Hopefully if we have a team adjusts to play the pass in the future, they get a HUGE dose of our running game.
 
Hey, just because I didn't call you out doesn't mean you shouldn't discuss. I really wasn't expecting certain posters to post in this thread anyway. They've got to allow themselves leeway to spin should things not go well.
 
My expectations are always to win at least 8 (7 in the old 11 game schedule days) and compete in every game. I think this team could be special though, given a true passing QB (I hope) and an experienced OC to go along with the returning players we have on the OL and in the backfield. I think the D will still be stout but do have some concerns about the DBs.

I don't get into predicting games this early, but there is no one on our schedule I don't think we can beat, and I will be disappointed if we lose to anyone. Realistically you can't "expect" a perfect season IMO, but I'd say 8 = okay, 9-10 = good, 11-12 great year.

Plus if we make the ACCCG again we better not suck this time.
 
I expect a 9 win year. Honestly, the Miami and Clemson games scare me more than the VT game. I think that UM will be muuuuuch better in a hurry. I expect to go at least 2-1 against UM/VT/Clemson, 1-1 against ND/UGAg, and 2-1 against BC/Maryland/UVA. We have the talent, coaching, schedule, and depth to get that much done.
 
What I will consider a successful season:

A win over ND.

1-1 against UGA/VPI. (It will be an excellent season if we win both).

1 loss among the other ACC teams except for Duke.

No losses against Duke, Samford and Army.

What I think will happen, mainly because of DB and WR depth:

A win over ND.

1-1 against UGA/VPI.

2 losses among the other ACC teams except for Duke.

No losses against Duke, Samford and Army.

However, to fire Gailey, it would take a season with no bowl game. Unfortunately, we can't compare Gailey to Spurrier but to the kind of coach we're likely to get after firing him.
 
So you are saying we go 9-3? Your insinuation is that's just average. Considering we have averaged just 6 wins per season for the history of the program, 9-3 is just average? With as difficult a schedule as we play, 9-3 is excellent.

We're hoping for more of course.
 
We aren't competing against our history. We are competing against the opponent's of today. Six or seven wins in todays era of 12+ games is not good.

I don't see barely making a meaningless bowl game as a success and apparently neither do any of the posters in this thread.
 
Nine wins is usually a good season. It takes some serious pooch-screwing, a la 2006, for a nine win season to be less than good.
 
romegajacket said:
Samford is the one that worries me the most. I detest playing these kind of games when we're liable to get some good players hurt for nothing. Bring on the Alabamas and the UTs in place of this game.
We'll finish in the top 25 for sure unless some unforseen tragedy happens.
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Good game to let the second stringers get some game quality playing time while our #1 squad gets rest prior to the BC game.

A nine win season sounds pretty reasonable. Homefield advantage for us this year for UGA and no reason for us to not take them.
 
UGa has homefield advantage in Atlanta. Damon Evans picks the refs for this game and he only picks those who were drunk and had their picture taken at the annual livestock exhibit in Athens.

Further inducement for the refs is a suspension for the postseason if TECH wins.
 
At least 9 wins and either 1st or 2nd in the Coastal. No blowout losses and no losses to teams we should beat handily (Samford, Army, Duke, UNC).
 
Sweet! I'll go first:

beej67 said:
I expect 8 wins, and will be happy with 9.

40% chance of beating UGA.
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According to my pre-season stance, we will have failed to live up to my expectations if we lose either of the next 2, will have met them if we win the next 2, and I will be happy if we win those 2 and a bowl game.

I have officially not changed my stance. Woot.
 
There are some real gems in here. Check this one out:

GTWannaBee said:
Next, we need to be hosting VPI with no more than 1 loss. I can accept ONE loss from BC/UVA/UM. VPI is a very winnable game. I EXPECT a win to clinch our division.
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That's some precognition for ya. gtwb called all four of our losses right there.
 
Aahh. Well, I was more worried about losing to Maryland than Miami pre-season. Miami stunk last year too, and Maryland almost beat us last year.
 
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