With the NIL/portal, every team is basically rebuilding every year.
The revamped defense from both a player and coach perspective does not worry me.
The offense will be much better.
Look out Big 12!
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Step forward on offense, a step back on defense. Weāll be more competitive than last year but will still struggle to get wins
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From my seats here in the Mezzanine Iām more concerned with the playCALLER. This has Dānofrio, Skaldany, Stewart vibes to me.
Iām not going to make any assumptions about that stuff without seeing a game or two this season.
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CWF is a Defensive Coachā¦he runs the defense with a DC of his choosing.
Itās like Offensive coaches that hire an OC in a limited role
Armstring might be our next Shannon Dawson
Iām still undecided about CWF, but hopping for the best. With our pretty soft schedule 7 wins is the minimum number that would show progress to me. Without injuries 8 to 9 wins should be possible.
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I agree. Those thinking we will win only 5 or 6 games, blows my mind.
This is our third year in the Big 12, 2nd year with this coach (an a full recruiting cycle), we play in the NIL era where you can flip rosters in one off-season plus we play in the 4th best P4 conference.
Now if we were in the SEC, Iād buy 5.5 wins but 5.5. wins in the Big 12 is Vegas telling us we have a bad ā¦a really bad programā¦and I donāt believe that to be the case.
Not sure our program is really bad, but Iām not betting on a complete turnaround either at this point.
Thatās why I predict 6 or 7 wins, NOT 8 or more.
NIL wonāt necessarily turn stuff around immediately unless you have a WHOLE BUNCH of it.
If you havenāt noticedā¦WE DONāT.
wellā¦good programs donāt have these 3 year stretches
2023- 4 wins
2024- 4 wins
2025- projected 5.5 wins
Thatās pretty normal after you fire a coach and the new coach has to change the entire cultire of the team. Iām sure youāll point to Indiana or maybe even 2015ās Tom Hermam but those are exceptions
Not necessarilyā¦
The 2015 Houston Cougars went from 8 wins to 13 wins in year ONE of a new coach.
The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs went from 5 wins to 13 wins in year ONE of a new Coach
The 2023 Louisville Cardinals went from 8 wins to 10 wins in year ONE of a new Coach
The 2024 Indiana Hooisers went from 3 wins to 11 wins in year ONE of a new Coach
The 2023 Colorado Buffaloes went from 1 win to 4 wins in year ONE with a new coach and 9 wins in Year Two.
Boy, we love to make excuses for our mediocrity
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I thought that was Big12 coaches poll that picked them last.
Be sure to post your Nephewās picks so we can all get rich off of Vegas. After a 100 years running gambling, Iām sure your Nephew is the match that Vegas isnāt ready for
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Probably 5, more than likely 7 or less.
So you did excatly what i said you would do. Yes there are exceptions to actually building a new culture to change a team.
How long did it take Fritz to get a 8 win season at Tulane? Did you know know he went 2-10 in his 6th season. If Tulane had fired him for that mediocrity, they would have missed out on conference titles the next two seasons.
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I just grabbed a few, off of the top of my head, in addition to the two you thought I would
if you think we are a Tulaneā¦youāve proved my point.
Tulane had been a crappy program for a long timeā¦with poor facilitiesā¦little resourcesā¦and little fan support.
The job CWF took over had none of those elements and plus, we play in a Power Conference meaning it is easier to turn a round because we have access to better recruits.
Next Excuse in 3ā¦2ā¦1ā¦
Iām on board with CWF now but I thought Cignetti would have been the better pick so i have no choice but to be bullish on CWF.
8 wins!
Conference affiliation does not guarantee any wins
no, but being in a P4 over a G5 guarantees you have access to better recruits, as long as you donāt CDH it, in recruiting.
Compare UHās class to Tulaneās class
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