TrapGame's Bold Predictions Football 2024

[TrapGame]

Hey guys. Long time, barely post. Now that we are in the dead period before football season, I thought about going ahead and making some bold (i.e. idiotic) predictions. Feel free to interject and converse.

Prediction #1: We will win at least 6 games and look damn good in two losses. One of those losses will be Texas. We will be in that game well into the 4th quarter. Lebby's Legend rises!
Prediction #2: We will wish we had Alabama on the schedule b/c they are going to take a BIG step backwards this season. Nick Saban was the GOAT.
Prediction #3: We will beat Florida like a rented mule in a statement game for Lebby.
Prediction #4: Because of #3, Florida (with their new AD. Bye Strick!) will come after Lebby, but he stays in Starkvegas.

[BrunswickDawg]

Hey guys. Long time, barely post. Now that we are in the dead period before football season, I thought about going ahead and making some bold (i.e. idiotic) predictions. Feel free to interject and converse.

Prediction #1: We will win at least 6 games and look damn good in two losses. One of those losses will be Texas. We will be in that game well into the 4th quarter. Lebby's Legend rises!
Prediction #2: We will wish we had Alabama on the schedule b/c they are going to take a BIG step backwards this season. Nick Saban was the GOAT.
Prediction #3: We will beat Florida like a rented mule in a statement game for Lebby.
Prediction #4: Because of #3, Florida (with their new AD. Bye Strick!) will come after Lebby, but he stays in Starkvegas.


Bold Prediction: WE BEAT TEXAS. They will be coming off a couple of easy wins in UTSA and ULM and looking ahead their bye week and then to the Red River Rivalry the following week.
Welcome to the SEC A holes!

[BulldogDX55]

That's along the lines of what I am thinking. The way our offense looked in the Spring game, specifically having a scheme for the first time in school history that pushes the ball downfield and Shapen looking much better than I expected (along with the WR transfers).

My only disagreements are that I don't know if one of those "look good losing" games will be Texas unless they're overlooking us (certainly possible with RRR the next week) and while I don't necessarily expect Bama to be in the title discussion, I'm not certain they will drop back as much as you think. Yeah, Saban is the GOAT, but he built a machine over there that won't fall apart quite so easily. If the wheels ever do come off over there, it'll take a few seasons for the cracks to split wide open. Their new guy might not be a southerner, but he does have a nearly .900 win percentage so it's doubtful it'll be an immediate shit show.

[TrapGame]

That's along the lines of what I am thinking. The way our offense looked in the Spring game, specifically having a scheme for the first time in school history that pushes the ball downfield and Shapen looking much better than I expected (along with the WR transfers).

My only disagreements are that I don't know if one of those "look good losing" games will be Texas unless they're overlooking us (certainly possible with RRR the next week) and while I don't necessarily expect Bama to be in the title discussion, I'm not certain they will drop back as much as you think. Yeah, Saban is the GOAT, but he built a machine over there that won't fall apart quite so easily. If the wheels ever do come off over there, it'll take a few seasons for the cracks to split wide open. Their new guy might not be a southerner, but he does have a nearly .900 win percentage so it's doubtful it'll be an immediate shit show.

That's true about Saban building machines. It took Les Miles a few years before the wheels fell off for him at LSU.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bold Prediction #1- We beat either Texas or Tennessee on the road

Bold Prediction #2- We beat OM in Oxford in what will be Kiffin's last game as their coach

Bold Prediction #3- We go undefeated at home this year

[Homedawg]

I'll have what y'all are having.

[TrapGame]

I'll have what y'all are having.

It's June, Home. We are undefeated for two more months!

[KOdawg1]

My bold prediction:

We won't be that bad defensively. Like we won't be good, but we won't putrid either

[smootness]

Bold Prediction #1- We beat either Texas or Tennessee on the road

Bold Prediction #2- We beat OM in Oxford in what will be Kiffin's last game as their coach

Bold Prediction #3- We go undefeated at home this year

So assuming you have us beating ASU, you have us at 10-2? Interesting haha

[TrapGame]

My bold prediction:

We won't be that bad defensively. Like we won't be good, but we won't putrid either

I think we will be kinda like some Mizzou teams. The offense is lights out, but the defense is just barely average.

[Coach34]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC.

[StarkVegasSteve]

So assuming you have us beating ASU, you have us at 10-2? Interesting haha

It's bold prediction, not realistic haha. I think realistically we will fall somewhere between 5-7 and 7-5

[Quaoarsking]

I don't think I'm bold enough to actually predict a win over Texas, but the people saying there's no chance Texas drops a game to a team like us have apparently not paid attention to college football at all the past few decades.

[99jc]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC.

Parson is going to be very good... I'm not worried!

[schddog72]

Hey guys. Long time, barely post. Now that we are in the dead period before football season, I thought about going ahead and making some bold (i.e. idiotic) predictions. Feel free to interject and converse.

Prediction #1: We will win at least 6 games and look damn good in two losses. One of those losses will be Texas. We will be in that game well into the 4th quarter. Lebby's Legend rises! -
Prediction #2: We will wish we had Alabama on the schedule b/c they are going to take a BIG step backwards this season. Nick Saban was the GOAT.
Prediction #3: We will beat Florida like a rented mule in a statement game for Lebby.
Prediction #4: Because of #3, Florida (with their new AD. Bye Strick!) will come after Lebby, but he stays in Starkvegas.

1. We will have to be incredibly lucky to win 6 games, and yes, Texas will be a loss. I expect that one to be ugly by the 4th qtr. Keep in mind that it will be Texas' very first SEC game. They will want to make a statement.
2. Bama may step back a little, but I still don't want to play them this year.
3. We may beat UF, but it will be close; not anywhere close to a blowout.
4. Loafers will be on the hot seat regardless of the outcome of MSU vs UF; the Gators schedule is brutal but that will not not be a reason to not give him the boot.

[Offshore Dawg]

I'll have what y'all are having.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[BeardoMSU]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC.

Ok...


https://youtu.be/VG__fvbO_CA?si=exmKJ2kHKsEzFui0

[PGHBulldogBG]

Early Season Prediction
Wins: EKU, Toledo, Arkansas, UMass, Missouri
Losses: @Tex, @UGA, aTm, @Tenn, @OM
Split with @Az State and UF

[preachermatt83]

Hey guys. Long time, barely post. Now that we are in the dead period before football season, I thought about going ahead and making some bold (i.e. idiotic) predictions. Feel free to interject and converse.

Prediction #1: We will win at least 6 games and look damn good in two losses. One of those losses will be Texas. We will be in that game well into the 4th quarter. Lebby's Legend rises!
Prediction #2: We will wish we had Alabama on the schedule b/c they are going to take a BIG step backwards this season. Nick Saban was the GOAT.
Prediction #3: We will beat Florida like a rented mule in a statement game for Lebby.
Prediction #4: Because of #3, Florida (with their new AD. Bye Strick!) will come after Lebby, but he stays in Starkvegas.

You are 100 percent correct with #2. They are already taking kids on the recruiting trail they never would have taken with Saban

[TrapGame]

Early Season Prediction
Wins: EKU, Toledo, Arkansas, UMass, Missouri
Losses: @Tex, @UGA, aTm, @Tenn, @OM
Split with @Az State and UF

I actually can see us possibly beating Tennessee in a shootout. We win 59-58 b/c they miss a field goal with a few seconds left on the clock.

[BigDawg81]

Wins: EKU,Toledo,Arizona State, UMASS, Arkansas, Florida

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC.

I think this is important. We need to keep our QB healthy. I like Parson, but we have to keep Shapen healthy. Not many teams have tons of success with the backup QB.

[BigDawg81]

Alabama has 18 Nationals Championships. I think they will be alright.
Deboer took a team full of 3 stars and took the team to the national championship game. I wouldn?t surprise me if they win 10 games and make the playoffs. I don?t think they will but I wouldn?t be surprised.

[Mjoelner34]

I think this is important. We need to keep our QB healthy. I like Parson, but we have to keep Shapen healthy. Not many teams have tons of success with the backup QB.

I've watched some of the Oklahoma highlights on Youtube. In one of them they said that Lebby held Gabriel back from running so much because they didn't feel that Arnold was ready to step in last year. If you watched our spring game, Cole Cublic was basically saying the same thing. If Lebby didn't feel like Parson was ready to step up, we probably wouldn't see Shapen run as much. That may be something to keep an eye on in our first game.

ETA: I'm not talking about scramble plays where he tucks and runs. I'm talking about designed QB runs.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Alabama has 18 Nationals Championships. I think they will be alright.
Deboer took a team full of 3 stars and took the team to the national championship game. I wouldn?t surprise me if they win 10 games and make the playoffs. I don?t think they will but I wouldn?t be surprised.

DeBoer is going to win. The guy is 104-12 as a HC. The question is, can he win BIG ENOUGH for that fanbase. Saban spoiled them to levels we have never seen a fanbase be spoiled. The guy had more national championships than 3 loss seasons. He only lost 2 or more SEC games in a season 3 times. He was the outlier of all outliers.

[GoDawgz]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC.

Good grief dude.

[PGHBulldogBG]

DeBoer is going to win. The guy is 104-12 as a HC. The question is, can he win BIG ENOUGH for that fanbase. Saban spoiled them to levels we have never seen a fanbase be spoiled. The guy had more national championships than 3 loss seasons. He only lost 2 or more SEC games in a season 3 times. He was the outlier of all outliers.

While Saban is the GOAT I think DeBore will win there at a similar clip. He is a great coach and the best hire Bama could have made to replace Saban.

[EdwardDrayton]

Hooooweeee. Want to know where some of y'all are gettin' that good weed!!! LOL!!!!

[Coach34]

I'm looking forward to seeing the new offense but we just arent going to be very good this year. I think the offense will be solid but not great. Too many people around here expecting great. Probably middle of the pack SEC. The defense is going to be lower 25% of the league. I just dont see the dudes upfront this year. Hopefully they surprise.

[Liverpooldawg]

My bold prediction: 3-9.

[Offshore Dawg]

My bold prediction: 3-9.
what a way to climb out on that limb grasshopper !!

[Coach34]

Our fans posting here we might upset Tennessee. Rece Davis has a message for you:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/rece-davis-names-sec-sleeper-that-could-be-college-football-playoff-contender/ar-BB1ot5a5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a8db399e1b1346bfd1b35f4c8f0ec99a&ei=23

[BigDawg81]

Shapen gets hurts again-missing multiple games- and we end up with a UPig win to avoid going 0-8 in the SEC. Sunshine and Rainbows for baseball but Doom and Gloom for other sports. This is an odd fanbase and somehow baseball gets a pass. It really blows my mind and we are ass backwards.

[Coach34]

Sunshine and Rainbows for baseball but Doom and Gloom for other sports. This is an odd fanbase and somehow baseball gets a pass. It really blows my mind and we are ass backwards.

damn Karen- I'm sorry you dont understand. Allow me to retort:

Baseball had a good season after 2 bad ones of injuries and recruiting gaps. Lots to be excited about for 2025.
Basketball had a Top 10 portal class and should be back in the NCAA's or a bubble team at worst.

Football? Starts its 3rd offensive system in the 3 years. Has recruiting gaps we can see. SEC just got tougher adding Texas and OU. New QB hasnt stayed healthy yet in college and his back-up is extremely green. Defense lacks talent- especially on the DL.

Lebby may be a good HC and I like his offensive system alot- but its going to take a year to fix the roster and get their systems in place.

[Homedawg]

Sunshine and Rainbows for baseball but Doom and Gloom for other sports. This is an odd fanbase and somehow baseball gets a pass. It really blows my mind and we are ass backwards.

Fact is our baseball team was a top 20 team. Odds are this football team will be bottom 4. Our defense is gonna be bad. I'd love to be proven wrong. I do thing our offense will be exciting at times. And put up some points... but not enough to move the needle

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Dart gets hurts , missing multiple games- and don't make the playoffs .

Fixed it

[Coach34]

Fixed it

lol- I'm worried their back-up is better than our starter. He is pretty green too tho but was really good in HS and highly recruited.

[BigDawg81]

damn Karen- I'm sorry you dont understand. Allow me to retort:

Baseball had a good season after 2 bad ones of injuries and recruiting gaps. Lots to be excited about for 2025.
Basketball had a Top 10 portal class and should be back in the NCAA's or a bubble team at worst.

Football? Starts its 3rd offensive system in the 3 years. Has recruiting gaps we can see. SEC just got tougher adding Texas and OU. New QB hasnt stayed healthy yet in college and his back-up is extremely green. Defense lacks talent- especially on the DL.

Lebby may be a good HC and I like his offensive system alot- but it?s going to take a year to fix the roster and get their systems in place. The football team has a real shot at going 6-6 and a bowl game which is equivalent of a regional. Our baseball fans in general thinks that baseball program is a blue blood program but is ok with just making a regional. That?s not a blue blood hahaha. The Texas A&M coach that will be coaching in the National Championship unless a disaster happens, State could got him but somehow it didn?t workout ( I blame Cohen) All it took was one portal haul for him. It?s just surprising how we are supposed to be a baseball school but don?t act like it.

[Coach34]

The football team has a real shot at going 6-6 and a bowl game which is equivalent of a regional. Our baseball fans in general thinks that baseball program is a blue blood program but is ok with just making a regional. That?s not a blue blood hahaha. The Texas A&M coach that will be coaching in the National Championship unless a disaster happens, State could got him but somehow it didn?t workout ( I blame Cohen) All it took was one portal haul for him. It?s just surprising how we are supposed to be a baseball school but don?t act like it.

So much wrong here.

1) Going 6-6 in football is not the equivalent of making a Regional. Our baseball team in 2023 did the football 6-6. They were really good OOC and bad in conference. Had a winning record. But that wasnt good enough to make Hoover or a Regional.

2) We arent a Blue Blood in baseball- doesnt matter what the fans think. We have had 6 losing seasons the last 16 seasons. Thats not what Blue Bloods do.

3) The Texas A&M coach would be our coach if he wanted our job. Cohen told him he was going to be the guy but he had to wait until we got done playing and Henderson got his courtesy interview out of respect. Schloss didnt want to wait until the end of the CWS. Henderson earned and deserved the respect. Cant blame Cohen for that. If Schloss wanted to be our coach- he would have been.

4) You and other fans may think we have a real shot at 6-6....but not many people agree outside of our fanbase. It's hard to blame them. We lack talent thanks to lack of Leach recruiting and now alot of turnover. We all hope to surprise- but we are way more likely to be 3-9 than 8-4. We'll see what happens

[TrapGame]

So much wrong here.

1) Going 6-6 in football is not the equivalent of making a Regional. Our baseball team in 2023 did the football 6-6. They were really good OOC and bad in conference. Had a winning record. But that wasnt good enough to make Hoover or a Regional.

2) We arent a Blue Blood in baseball- doesnt matter what the fans think. We have had 6 losing seasons the last 16 seasons. Thats not what Blue Bloods do.

3) The Texas A&M coach would be our coach if he wanted our job. Cohen told him he was going to be the guy but he had to wait until we got done playing and Henderson got his courtesy interview out of respect. Schloss didnt want to wait until the end of the CWS. Henderson earned and deserved the respect. Cant blame Cohen for that. If Schloss wanted to be our coach- he would have been.

4) You and other fans may think we have a real shot at 6-6....but not many people agree outside of our fanbase. It's hard to blame them. We lack talent thanks to lack of Leach recruiting and now alot of turnover. We all hope to surprise- but we are way more likely to be 3-9 than 8-4. We'll see what happens

You sure didn't sing this sad sack shit before last season started. By the way, how's your buddy doin'?

[GoDawgz]

[QUOTE=Coach34;1609608]So much wrong here.

2) We arent a Blue Blood in baseball- doesnt matter what the fans think. We have had 6 losing seasons the last 16 seasons. Thats not what Blue Bloods do.



Just out of curosity..... If State is not a "Blue Blood", who is?

[BrunswickDawg]

[QUOTE=Coach34;1609608]So much wrong here.

2) We arent a Blue Blood in baseball- doesnt matter what the fans think. We have had 6 losing seasons the last 16 seasons. Thats not what Blue Bloods do.



Just out of curosity..... If State is not a "Blue Blood", who is?

If you just take the Top 10 in CWS appearances:

Texas (38)
Miami (25)
FSU (24)
Az St (22)
USC (21)
Ok St (20)
LSU (19)
Stanford (19)
Az (18)
CS-Fullerton (18)

You could maybe argue USC (2001) and Az St (2010) are not now due to conference realignment and length of time since last CWS appearance.
Which would then bump Florida (14), and either us or Clemson (12) into the Top 10. Clemson hasn't been to Omaha since 2010 - which seems crazy.
So, you can plausibly argue that we are a Blue Blood based on this.

[Quaoarsking]

From 2013 to 2021, we were the #2 program in the country behind Vanderbilt. We're still top 10 if you extend it to 2013 to 2024, but we've fallen off a bit. Hopefully we can build back up.

[Coach34]

[QUOTE=GoDawgz;1609635]

If you just take the Top 10 in CWS appearances:

Texas (38)
Miami (25)
FSU (24)
Az St (22)
USC (21)
Ok St (20)
LSU (19)
Stanford (19)
Az (18)
CS-Fullerton (18)

You could maybe argue USC (2001) and Az St (2010) are not now due to conference realignment and length of time since last CWS appearance.
Which would then bump Florida (14), and either us or Clemson (12) into the Top 10. Clemson hasn't been to Omaha since 2010 - which seems crazy.
So, you can plausibly argue that we are a Blue Blood based on this.

You can add Florida- in the 2000's they have 7 SEC titles, 10 CWS appearances, 1 Natty and 3 Finals appearances
Candy? In the 2000's they have 2 Natty's/4 SEC titles/5 CWS appearances/10 Super appearances

To me- Omaha appearances cant be the only measure. Conference titles and Super appearances have to factor in. It shows the health and consistency of your program

[Goldendawg]

Back to 2024 FB projections. No excuse not to win all 4 OOC games (every year as most are cupcakes and scheduled for that reason) and if we can't win 2 of 8 SEC games we are pitiful. Other teams besides us are rebuilding and trying to put a team together in the fall after tremendous portal turnover, nature of the beast now. 6-6 and 7-5 with great coaching, a real offense and defense surprises. Hail State!

[TrapGame]

Back to 2024 FB projections. No excuse not to win all 4 OOC games (every year as most are cupcakes and scheduled for that reason) and if we can't win 2 of 8 SEC games we are pitiful. Other teams besides us are rebuilding and trying to put a team together in the fall after tremendous portal turnover, nature of the beast now. 6-6 and 7-5 with great coaching, a real offense and defense surprises. Hail State!

Yep, A&M is in the same boat we are. They have talent but it's a complete coaching change.

[Coach34]

From 2013 to 2021, we were the #2 program in the country behind Vanderbilt. We're still top 10 if you extend it to 2013 to 2024, but we've fallen off a bit. Hopefully we can build back up.

Florida- 1 Natty/4 CWS/3 SEC Titles/1 Tourney Title/4 Supers
State- 1 Natty/1 runner up/4 CWS/1 SEC Title/0 Tourney Titles/6 Supers

Basically a wash there. And you reference our best stretch in school history. Like most programs- that level is only sustainable for a short period of time. Ask South Carolina as they continue to chase the opening 15 years of the 2000's

[Goldendawg]

Florida- 1 Natty/4 CWS/3 SEC Titles/1 Tourney Title/4 Supers
State- 1 Natty/1 runner up/4 CWS/1 SEC Title/0 Tourney Titles/6 Supers

Basically a wash there. And you reference our best stretch in school history. Like most programs- that level is only sustainable for a short period of time. Ask South Carolina as they continue to chase the opening 15 years of the 2000's

Still highjacking this FB prediction thread with baseball records, I see.****

[QuadrupleOption]

My bold prediction: 3-9.

Sheeeeeeee-it. We'll go 4-8 at LEAST.