Virginia hires Bronco Mendenhall from BYU...

[Coach34]

I think Stoops is one the verge of being in trouble if he doesn't put together a winning season next year. They start their season next year at home against USM and then go to Florida. If he starts 0-2 or has a shaky outing against USM then gets hammered by Florida they may start folding again. They have started well for him but have ended flat every year. But next year they start harder. They could have 3-4 loses before we play them.

Should be interesting- his good recruiting class from 2014 will have more of an impact in 2016. They are also top 25 right now in recruiting for 2016- with their 3 highest rated recruits being OL guys. May get some help from those guys. I just dont see them being the pushover they have been.

[Really Clark?]

Should be interesting- his good recruiting class from 2014 will have more of an impact in 2016. They are also top 25 right now in recruiting for 2016- with their 3 highest rated recruits being OL guys. May get some help from those guys. I just dont see them being the pushover they have been.

Yep. And if it's going to happen for Stoops it has to start next year. He has some talent. I will say I haven't been impressed with the 5 star marshmallow Elam. He needs to step up as a rising Jr.

ETA. Barker should take a big step forward next year but good lord 6-22 against Louisville was bad. I didn't realize he had such a bad game. Just saw the updates as they let Louisville back into the game.

[CadaverDawg]

2016 will see a more veteran SEC. This was our chance this year because the SEC was young- hell, even BYU returns 14 starters next year

We have automatic losses to Bama, LSU, A&M, and Ole Missus
Toss-ups at best with Auburn and UPig at home. Both teams return 15+ starters
BYU on the road will be tough as will Kentucky and their 15 starters returning

6-6 is our ceiling

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The agenda is strong

[Coach34]

L.......O........L

The agenda is strong

I dont get these types of posts- agenda this, agenda that. I just dont think we are going to be very good next year. The talent we have lost the last 2 seasons with what it is being replaced with is not as good.

It's stupid to call this an agenda- because if it is- it's a dumb one. I'm setting the bar very low for Mullen. So if he is able to surpass my 6-6 prediction- which many of you think he will do with ease- then does it not make Mullen look better???? An "agenda" would be more likely to state Mullen should be 8-4 again next year no matter what- and then hammer him when we indeed go 6-6

[basedog]

I dont get these types of posts- agenda this, agenda that. I just dont think we are going to be very good next year. The talent we have lost the last 2 seasons with what it is being replaced with is not as good.

It's stupid to call this an agenda- because if it is- it's a dumb one. I'm setting the bar very low for Mullen. So if he is able to surpass my 6-6 prediction- which many of you think he will do with ease- then does it not make Mullen look better???? An "agenda" would be more likely to state Mullen should be 8-4 again next year no matter what- and then hammer him when we indeed go 6-6

Big time agenda, for from dumb. Kentucky is in trouble with Stoops, they are not coached up, had a decent QB that they messed up just like Lsu. Kentucky will be lucky to win 6. They were terrible this year with a overrated underachieving so call stars. They will be bad especially on defense. Stoops isn't a good HC.

We have a good looking group of young talent coming back next year. To early to say we want be very good as we have a long way till next year to predict.

[Jack Lambert]

Those players on the field dont give a shit about the AD and President. LSU returns a helluva lot of good players and they will be 9-3 or better next year. They return-what- 17 starters next year? That could drop a little with a Jr or two leaving- but they also played some very talented Freshmen- plus have a Top 5 recruiting class coming in for depth

Auburn was good enough at QB to win at A&M. They return their entire OL, QB's, and RB's. Their question is can they get better at WR? If they do- they will be pretty damn good.

But they always do.

[engie]

I dont get these types of posts- agenda this, agenda that. I just dont think we are going to be very good next year. The talent we have lost the last 2 seasons with what it is being replaced with is not as good.

It's stupid to call this an agenda- because if it is- it's a dumb one. I'm setting the bar very low for Mullen. So if he is able to surpass my 6-6 prediction- which many of you think he will do with ease- then does it not make Mullen look better???? An "agenda" would be more likely to state Mullen should be 8-4 again next year no matter what- and then hammer him when we indeed go 6-6

So, 6-6 is the "expectation" now? Seems like just a few posts ago it was the "ceiling". So which is it? Seems like backpedaling...

This whole agenda being pushed is ridiculous. Situation is simple yet everyone is trying to over-complicate it. And everyone here knows the extent to which I was on the front end questioning things with Mullen.

[Coach34]

It's no ******* agenda- I simply dont think we will be very good next year. We will be a 6-6 team fighting for a bowl game imo

[Quaoarsking]

My theory is that you realized you overbit on Mullen and you're setting a low bar for him on purpose so that when he does go 8-4 you can "Oh, I guess he started listening to me and is good after all. Disregard what I said earlier about him sucking because he did a hell of a job with that awful team that should've been 5-7."

[Coach34]

shitty theory.

I had Mullen pegged to a T except for being "100% gone". So looks like he is here to stay another year or more. Whether he stays or goes- I dont see a football team that's very good next year. If he exceeds 6-6- then great. He better close strong in recruiting these 2 months or 6-8 is all we can ever hope to expect for awhile.

[PMDawg]

BYU is definitely more Scientologist-friendly....plus, Mullen wants the **** out of Starkville so bad.**

Seriously though, I'm still bitter about the screw job we got by the refs vs BYU whatever year that was...so I hope they hire a bum replacement and never recover. I hear Croom is available.

They are my least favorite team to this day. 2001. The game got moved for 9/11. It was total bullshit and I root against them each and every week. I hope they go the way of UAB.