Knowing less about USC football this year than any other year going back to my frosh year. Don’t even know some of the names .
8 wins .
as I posted when 162 was hired . Going to give up a lot of points to just about everybody. Rooting for 162 to change that. Said that day one.
team is thin everywhere except wide receiver. Last 4 starting quarterbacks were All squashed like a bug. Trenches have zero depth. Just being realistic.
and yet I think 162’s coaching will turn a 4 and 8 team into an 8 and 4 team his first year. Pete only went 6 and 6 his first year when I told you people that was a good hire. Easiest schedule that I can remember is why I went with 8 wins.
so no I don’t hate 162. But I don’t have knee pads for any w2 employed coach. And defense has always been his problem even with nfl talent, until proven otherwise.
If the mercenary quarterback can somehow remain upright, and sc gets lucky with injuries. Going to be fun to watch scoring a lot of points. i doubt this team gets helton style prison raped or pushed around by anyone in the soft schedule.
8 and 4 would be building toward usc returning to its birthright . Rah! sc
8 sounds about right.
I said 8-4 on day 1 and nothing's changed. I assumed he would take a rag tag USC group and make it better. Didn't think he'd gut the entire roster. But so be it.
Felt then as now that they would lose to Notre Dame. Utah. UCLA and some other unpleasant surprise. Fresno is a real possibility. They have a 5 star UW transfer QB. If USC goes 9-3 they will face Oregon likely in the CCCG and lose that to go 9-4 I just don't see this team doing a lot better than that.
I think D will be better than you think. O won't be as good as everyone is predicting. Think Williams will be sporadic and depth will be a huge problem. Also think Korey Foreman will continue to be a huge disappointment. I do not like what I have seen from him so far at all. Wonder if he even likes football. Lot of guys like lifting weights, doing interviews, hanging out with the guys. Exercising. Don't necessarily like football. I've adapted that from years of baseball coaching, but the principle still applies.
I got sick of the false hype and expectations of the last several years. I'm gonna sit back and watch how this team develops and see how the season progresses. No predictions. It's refreshing to know that we now have an authentic big-time head coach and staff. No phony baloney bullshit. That in itself is worth some extra wins compared to the retard staff of last year. Add to that the massive roster upgrade.
I set O/U at 8.5 for the very reasons you listed. We have good starting talent in the trenches, lousy depth. I initially predicted 8 wins, but the schedule is easier than I first thought. I have us at 9 now. Which would be a really good first year after 4-8 and the awful roster left by fatfawk.
Double digit wins puts LFR in the COY conversation.
Well, with all of that paid for NIL talent and the soft tit schedule, 8-4 would be pathetic. FU BOHNED!
Well SC even Alabama gives up lots of points. Really lots of points. Even Nick realizes you win by out scoring your opponent LOL
My over/under is still 9 1/2 and I say over. offense will be dynamic and defense will be much better. JMHO