Season Predictions

[hailstatetakeover]

https://hailstatetakes.com/2017/07/28/hst-staff-predictions/ How do you guys think the season will go?

[Dawgbite]

I believe it will get cooler as the season progresses.

[Reason2succeed]

Char So W
La Tech W
Corndogs Toss up W
Jawga Toss up W
Awburn Toss up W
Mormons Revenge Beatdown W
Caliparis Revenge Beatdown W
Johnny Footballs Sumlin gets fired W or Tough L
UMass W
Saban Hopes up but L
Bielema W or Tough L
Dumpster Fire Beatdown W

Between 6-6 to 9-3

[Drugdog]

8-4. Loss to Bama, LSU , A and M, Auburn.
Epic beat down of the Bears. 45-14.
Bowl win.
Finish 9-4.
Final ranking of 18.

[SaintDawg]

8-4. Loss to Bama, LSU , A and M, Auburn.
Epic beat down of the Bears. 45-14.
Bowl win.
Finish 9-4.
Final ranking of 18.
I like it, but I think one of the four losses ends up as a win. Finish 10-3 with a great bowl win, setting us up for a HUGE 2018 season.

[BrunswickDawg]

10-3 - loses to Bama, A&M, and Auburn

Calling the UGA win now. Smart is Ray Goff 2.0, UGA will continue to underachieve.
We backdoor into the Sugar Bowl like AU did last year.

[dawgman15]

I see us losing to both Aubarn and Bama. They both manhandled us last year and it wasn't close.

[TrapGame]

10-3 - loses to Bama, A&M, and Auburn

Calling the UGA win now. Smart is Ray Goff 2.0, UGA will continue to underachieve.
We backdoor into the Sugar Bowl like AU did last year.

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[bostondawg]

We win all out of conference games.
In the SEC, we win against TSUN and UK, and lose to Bama.
We win 2 of 5 between LSU, UGA, Auburn, A&M, Arkansas.

So regular season total:
4-4 SEC
8-4 overall

[GTHOM]

8-4 losses to Auburn UGA Bama and A&M. We'd beat A&M in Starkville but considering how bad we've played at kyle field dont have much hope. They could collapse by then though.
Could lose to Arky as well. 7-8 reg season wins and the Egg would be fine with me

[Quaoarsking]

10-3. Fitz invited to NYC.

[biscuit]

Chaz w
La Tech w
LSU, Aubie, UGA we are either 2-1 or 1-2 after these
BYU and UK w's
aTm toss up
UMass w
Bama and Ark 1-1
TCUN win big

[MoreCowbell]

Ch. Southern- W
La. Tech- W
LSU- L
@UGA- W
@Auburn- L
BYU- W
UK- W
@A&M- W
Mass- W
Bama- L
@Arkansas- L
OM - W
*8-4 with a Gator bowl type appearance.

-We wont beat Auburn or Bama
- We SHOULD beat Ch. Southern, La Tech, BYU, UK, UMass, and OM
- Winning 2 out of LSU, @UGA, @A&M, and @ARK will define our season.
-Tough schedule but being able to run the football well and have just a mediocre defense will give us a shot to win any game outside of Bama and @Auburn.

[Bothrops]

Ch. Southern - W
@La Tech - W
LSU - L
@Georgia - W
@Auburn - L
BYU - W
UK - W
@A&M - L
UMASS - W
Bama - L
@Arkansas - W
Ole Miss - W

8-4 (4-4) Texas Bowl

[TaleofTwoDogs]

I just hope we make it pass Char So. One game at a time. Stay focused, gel and 10-3 is possible. If we can keep those angry indians distracted somehow..............

[RougeDawg]

10-3. Fitz invited to NYC.

If Fitz is invited to NYC 13-1 is more likely our record and potential Banners hung at 2018 opener

I'm thinking more amongst 9-4,10-3. LSU game will determine season as it has for almost the last decade. Sucks to have that one so early but you can pretty much predict the remainder of the season after playing that one. We beat them like 2014 and playoffs aren't unlikely. We lose to them close we can still finish with 9 wins. We lose badly to them and we will struggle to make a bowl. It's just the nature of the SEC West and they are our best measuring stick as far back as i can remember.

[Jack Lambert]

10-3 - loses to Bama, A&M, and Auburn

Calling the UGA win now. Smart is Ray Goff 2.0, UGA will continue to underachieve.
We backdoor into the Sugar Bowl like AU did last year.

I think we beat UGA because of Fitz. He is going to be fired up'ed and he is going to light them up with both his arm and legs. He has something to prove in this game plus he will probably have all his family there and his entire town.

[GTHOM]

If Fitz is invited to NYC 13-1 is more likely our record and potential Banners hung at 2018 opener

I'm thinking more amongst 9-4,10-3. LSU game will determine season as it has for almost the last decade. Sucks to have that one so early but you can pretty much predict the remainder of the season after playing that one. We beat them like 2014 and playoffs aren't unlikely. We lose to them close we can still finish with 9 wins. We lose badly to them and we will struggle to make a bowl. It's just the nature of the SEC West and they are our best measuring stick as far back as i can remember.

I dont care if we beat LSU playoffs wont happen. We arent beating auburn and we arent beating bama thats 2 losses. Not trying to dampen anyones mood but pump the brakes a bit. 8-9 wins plus the egg is a good year

[tcdog70]

Why not just win them all? It is preseason let's get all warm and fuzzy, dream big. If we can win 8 then why not 12?

[BrunswickDawg]

I think we beat UGA because of Fitz. He is going to be fired up'ed and he is going to light them up with both his arm and legs. He has something to prove in this game plus he will probably have all his family there and his entire town.
Totally agree. It will be like Dak with LSU. I've got my tickets lined up. It will be my 3rd trip to Athens for this match up and I can't wait to finally see a MSU W Between the Hedges!

[KOdawg1]

7-5. Next year is the year

[Barkman Turner Overdrive]

https://hailstatetakes.com/2017/07/28/hst-staff-predictions/ How do you guys think the season will go?

7-5. Wins against the 4 OOC opponents. Win against UNM. Win against U.K. And win against Jawja.

[IMissJack]

I see several predicting a loss to A&M, but I really do not think they are going to be that good. If they go down hard to UCLA the opening week, it could get ugly for Sumlin. Some are looking for a reason to fire him. Of course it will be tough at A&M, but I don't see how people are talking about LSU being a toss up and A&M a loss.

[Quaoarsking]

If Fitz is invited to NYC 13-1 is more likely our record and potential Banners hung at 2018 opener

Tebow, RG3, and Lamar Jackson won the Heisman after 9-3 regular seasons. It really depends on how everyone else does, but Fitz definitely could be invited after a 9-3 season. Dak's 2014 season would have gotten him invited in a lot of years, and would have been good enough to win it in 2016.

[Homedawg]

7-5. Next year is the year

Agree

[CadaverDawg]

Agree

Me too

I say 7-5, with losses to LSU, Bama, Auburn, Georgia, and A&M.

I won't rule out 8-4, bc I'm not 100% sold on LSU with Ogre, Georgia yet, or A&M bc they are poorly coached....so we could slip up and win one of those, but LSU is the only one at home. If A&M was a home game, I'd pick 8-4.

[Bothrops]

Me too

I say 7-5, with losses to LSU, Bama, Auburn, Georgia, and A&M.

I won't rule out 8-4, bc I'm not 100% sold on LSU with Ogre, Georgia yet, or A&M bc they are poorly coached....so we could slip up and win one of those, but LSU is the only one at home. If A&M was a home game, I'd pick 8-4.

Georgia is beatable if we can allow Fitz some room and get some down field blocking. They haven't played anyone like him. If our defense plays well, I see a low scoring game. Of course, we will have to score late to win.

[Schultzy]

6-6

Lsu, UGA, auburn, bama, a&m, Arkansas are the losses. (Bump us up one if we beat Arkansas)

Even BYU and especially Kentucky are pretty good. This could be a good Bulldog team withe a mediocre record, I don't think we will get blown out by anyone since the D will be better and the 150# RB off guard is no longer available.

[Bothrops]

6-6

Lsu, UGA, auburn, bama, a&m, Arkansas are the losses. (Bump us up one if we beat Arkansas)

Even BYU and especially Kentucky are pretty good. This could be a good Bulldog team withe a mediocre record, I don't think we will get blown out by anyone since the D will be better and the 150# RB off guard is no longer available.

If we don't beat Arkansas, we probably go 5-7 this year.

[Quaoarsking]

If we don't beat Arkansas, we probably go 5-7 this year.

So you're figuring a loss to Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech, BYU, Kentucky, UMass, or Ole Miss?

[tireddawg]

I see several predicting a loss to A&M, but I really do not think they are going to be that good. If they go down hard to UCLA the opening week, it could get ugly for Sumlin. Some are looking for a reason to fire him. Of course it will be tough at A&M, but I don't see how people are talking about LSU being a toss up and A&M a loss.

I agree with this. Why all the A&M love?

[Political Hack]

We lose to Bama, Auburn, and we'll find a way to lose to LSU despite being an abciously better football team on the field all day. Arkansas, A&M, and UGA are toss ups. So I'm seeing 6-6 to 9-3 as the most likely range, so I think we can almost bank on going bowling again and keeping that streak alive. I think we likely get 2 of those 3 and finish 8-4 with a trip to Nashville or Jacksonville on the way.

OL and Fitz have to stay healthy. We have to actually make FGs. Defense will be much, much better IMO.

[Dolphus Raymond]

7-5. Defense will be much improved and I too hope like hell we can make field goals. Now, looking ahead to 2018......��

[Bothrops]

So you're figuring a loss to Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech, BYU, Kentucky, UMass, or Ole Miss?

This is a game we really really need. I think we're better than Arkansas in most positions this year. If we were to lose to Arkansas in November, then maybe we aren't a very good team.

[fader2103]

I predict Freeze isn't the TCUN Coach by the egg bowl.

[parabrave]

12-1. Sugar bowl win. Again tell me why UGA is a loss? Maybe AUB but they have been overhyped with the 2nd coming of Cam since he left. LSU Hmm same QB, Yep. Last year we had no defense, didn't know who our QB would be until late in the season and it took Mullen 10 games to figure out that you don't run smurfs up the middle and our receivers dropping game winning td passes. Oh did I mention no defense last year. If we get passes LSU then 12-1.

[Coach007]

I just watched the TAMU game. At that point we were 3-5 and 3 of those loses were on last plays. We should have been 6-2 going into that game and 7-2 afterward.

So what about this season.

1- MUCH improved offense. Yes... Vastly improved. Wrs will be improved. QB passing attack improved. No more 165 pound backs running up the middle.

2- Defense.... Speaking of improvements. We ranked 110 in total defense last year... ONE FRIGGIN TEN! I predict a top 30 defense this season.

This is why I'm predicting 2 losses only. I'm also saying that we will have a shot in every game we lose.

Bama at home, I like.... but I'm just not sure MSU can handle that team.