Really? I'm not seeing it, but then perhaps I've become accustomed to writing off all road trips as an automatic loss.
Not saying it will be easy and it will obviously require some road wins, but I really do think a good coach can squeeze seven wins out of that schedule:
Hawaii-First game under a new head coach on the islands is not exactly a gimme. But an exprienced (albeit with little road success) can help here.
TBA-Likely a 1-AA cupcake. Barring a Montana State disaster, this should be a win.
CSU-They're getting better, but they are still not a very good team. Needs to be a win.
Ohio State-Could be a very ugly loss.
Wazzu-Should be a big win, probably the worst BCS team in the country.
Stanford-The type of game that would an automatic loss under Hawkins, but may be a different story under a new coach. Stanford is likely replacing seven offensive starters after this season, including Andrew Luck.
Washington-DD can probably give better insight here.
Oregon-Loss, but I guess you never know at home.
Arizona State-A program that has stagnated under Erickson. We avoid the early season heat too. Another automatic loss under Hawkins, but it might be a different story under the new coach.
USC-Still ultra talented and can score lots of points, probable loss.
Arizona-Another swing game that should be competitive. The Wildcats graduate their entire OL and eight out of their top 10 OL.
UCLA-Who knows what is going to happen here.
Utah-Another tough road game, but we could be desperate for a win here and you never know with these season-ending games.
It is not going to be easy to get to 7 wins, but it is possible if the Buffs can win some of the swing games (Stanford, U-Dub, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA)