Yeah. We'd have to average around an 8-4 the next 2 seasons. If he gets to .500 before he's lost 20 games, we'll all be naming our children "Embo".
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Phil Steele Blog - Returning Players/Yards/Experience
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Yeah. We'd have to average around an 8-4 the next 2 seasons. If he gets to .500 before he's lost 20 games, we'll all be naming our children "Embo".
19 -19????
Were you the guy i had to listen to at Coors last season argue how we were going to open the season 6-0?
I think that it should be noted that we go from playing PS's #1 toughest schedule in 2011 to #32 toughest schedule in 2012. We have an extra home game, 2 less road games, and go from playing 2 first year HC's to playing 6. These factors should make for a big difference.
We also get a bye week too. We also finished 4th or 5th in the nation last year in terms of games missed by starters because of injury. Unlikely, that'll happen 2 years in a row.
Every magazine claims that.
Buffs will be favored in the first two games before the season starts. We don't return the depth, seniority or (proven) talent that WSU and Fresno State do (never mind AZ, ASU, UCLA and Utah).
As difficult as that is to comprehend, we are not expected to be better than Fresno State and WSU, despite them having new staffs. Can we beat all of the above? Potentially. New staffs at 5 of those 6 will help. But we are in a period where our talent level (measured by proven talent and not ignoring recruiting rankings for the last 5 years after netting out departures) is just not really better than WAC level.
We got some young guys that I think can make up the difference (maybe) and hopefully, we have a QB who will play better than most first year QBs.
It's WAY too early in the JE era to be expecting 6 wins and a bowl. It could happen, but 3-4 wins is more likely and shouldn't derail the building of the program. It's not how many he wins, it's the perception of where the program is heading that recruits care most about. National writers are expecting nothing from the Buffs so it's all upside. NEVER EVER underachieve or it will be difficult to get players here. Embree needs to outperform expectations and thus, I am all for keeping the expectations low during the preseason (publicly anyways).
As difficult as that is to comprehend, we are not expected to be better than Fresno State and WSU, despite them having new staffs. Can we beat all of the above? Potentially. New staffs at 5 of those 6 will help. But we are in a period where our talent level (measured by proven talent and not ignoring recruiting rankings for the last 5 years after netting out departures) is just not really better than WAC level.
We got some young guys that I think can make up the difference (maybe) and hopefully, we have a QB who will play better than most first year QBs.
It's WAY too early in the JE era to be expecting 6 wins and a bowl. It could happen, but 3-4 wins is more likely and shouldn't derail the building of the program. It's not how many he wins, it's the perception of where the program is heading that recruits care most about. National writers are expecting nothing from the Buffs so it's all upside. NEVER EVER underachieve or it will be difficult to get players here. Embree needs to outperform expectations and thus, I am all for keeping the expectations low during the preseason (publicly anyways).
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Unleash Hell
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no they dont. Actually none of them do, just Steele
Every preseason magazine I've ever bought (or fantasy sports guide, for that matter) claims something about being the most accurate.
Unleash Hell
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I'm talking about being so proud of it like Steele. You responded to a reply that was saying how much it's bolded. Hell it's on the front cover and every other page.
I thought I was responding to claims it is the best, not font size. I missed the point.