Looking at next years football schedule....

7-5 next year...

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Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG

5 wins: New Mexico, Tulane, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama A&M

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Watch us have the luckiest damn season ever. LSU replacing a Heisman candidate QB, Auburn losing a shit ton of senior starters, Mizzou new coach, Arky new coach, OM new coach, A&M is still average with Jimbo...

We could luck up into an 9-3 season w/ a win over ole miss. Joe will be Kevlar at that point. Nobody will want him gone.

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Originally Posted by HailStateSZN19

New Mexico- W
NC State- W (they were garbage this year even though it's on the road I think we get the win; if we pull a UT debacle again this could send the season into the dumps early)
Arkansas- W (putrid once again)
Tulane- W (this game will make me nervous if they still have Fritz & Will Hall; we will have waayyy more talent but would be nervous about them out-coaching us)
A&M- L (think they bring back enough talent to beat us; this is a swing game for me though & will probably be stupid enough to talk myself into us winning it once August rolls around)
Bama- L (no explanation needed)
LSU-L (see Bama)
Auburn-L (they lose a good bit but bring back enough talent to handle us even in Starkville I think)
Mizzou-W (another swing game; they break in a new QB and HC so Joe better win this game)
Kentucky-L (no faith to go on the road and win a game where we don't have just a more significant amount of talent compared to who we're playing)
Alabama A&M-W
OM-W (unpredictable but I just can't pick OM to win this game; being on the road makes me nervous especially this game + see Kentucky's explanation)

Final record prediction: 7-5 & has to be the floor. Ceiling I think, if Joe improves in several areas and makes staff changes such as OC/ST/S&C, can be 8-4 maybe 9-3 (would heavily depend on if Kylin/Willie return). Anything less than 7-5 & Joe has to go. 6-6 can't cut it next year. There's got to be some improvement shown.

ETA: If things continue going in the direction they went this year though, 4-8 is also entirely possible. Agree with C34 & Shotgun, the NC State game on the road will be the test to see how the rest of the season shakes out & could be the game that decides Joe's fate.

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I would take 6-6 as long as in the 6 losses, the other team isn't putting in the waterboys in the first half like this year. At least make other teams wait to crush all hope until after halftime. I think Shoop will give us hope but unfortunately Joe's offense sucks against real SEC defenses so we will probably lose most SEC games not named Arkansas 35-7.

Auburn lose everything and we have them at home. That one may not be as tough as we think.

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Originally Posted by Jack Lambert

Auburn lose everything and we have them at home. That one may not be as tough as we think.

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Auburn returns as many starters as we do next year plus they recruit at a higher level.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Auburn returns as many starters as we do next year plus they recruit at a higher level.

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Still they will not be as good as this season. That is what I am saying.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Auburn returns as many starters as we do next year plus they recruit at a higher level.

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But Joe needs one of those scratch your head Croom kinda wins. AU next year is my pick.

We aren’t starting off 4-0 next year.

7-5 ceiling
5-7 floor
6-6 most probably

8-4

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Originally Posted by msu15

8-4

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Hahah

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Originally Posted by Jack Lambert

Still they will not be as good as this season. That is what I am saying.

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They lose 6 starters on defense and 6 starters on offense, including 4 senior OL. They should take a step back in the trenches next year, especially if they lose any juniors off that defense to the draft.

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Originally Posted by Jack Lambert

Still they will not be as good as this season. That is what I am saying.

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So the game lasts more than 6 minutes?

Need to be 4-0 when Aggie comes to town

I'm not making any predictions until I see what Hill, Gay, Dantzler, Mayden, and Key finally decide. If all 5 leave- we wont win 6 games. Shrader is unlikely to make 12 starts next year due to injury or suspension and Rogers will be all that's left.

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Originally Posted by gravedigger

We seem to have 5 winnable games to start with A&M being the toughest, then three against the monsters Bama, LSU and Auburn. The last 4 being the games that will determine how successful we think our season has been.

I'm going to reserve judgement (good or bad) until we play A&M. Auburn, Missouri, Kentucky will reveal more about whether Joe can get this on track. Prior to that it's just huffing and puffing.



SEP 5 (SAT) TBA
VS
NEW MEXICO
STARKVILLE


SEP 12 (SAT) TBA
AT
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
RALEIGH, NC


SEP 19 (SAT) TBA
SEC
VS
ARKANSAS
STARKVILLE


SEP 26 (SAT) TBA
VS
TULANE
STARKVILLE


OCT 3 (SAT) TBA
SEC
VS
TEXAS A&M
STARKVILLE


OCT 17 (SAT) TBA
SEC
AT
ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, AL


OCT 24 (SAT) TBA
SEC
AT
LSU
BATON ROUGE, LA


OCT 31 (SAT) TBA
SEC
VS
AUBURN
STARKVILLE


NOV 7 (SAT) TBA
SEC
VS
MISSOURI
STARKVILLE


NOV 14 (SAT) TBA
SEC
AT
KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY


NOV 21 (SAT) TBA
VS
ALABAMA A&M
STARKVILLE


NOV 26 (THU) TBA
SEC
AT
OLE MISS
OXFORD, MS

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So, depending on who Arky and Mizzou hire, we could very easily be 4-8 next year. Obviously I hope we 15-0, but if we are 4-8, surely we'll fire a coach who's gone 8-5, 6-7 (prediction) and 4-8! Right?!?

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Auburn returns as many starters as we do next year plus they recruit at a higher level.

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God... your love for Auburn is deep and disturbing. It'd be easy to switch allegiances, just sayin.

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Originally Posted by Turfdawg67

God... your love for Auburn is deep and disturbing. It'd be easy to switch allegiances, just sayin.

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GusBus fan. Not Auburn

4 - 8

6-6 tops. 3-9 floor. If we beat NC State early I'll bump that up a game or two.