I think much like us, they’ll have growing pains. This is a step up in competition. Also you can discount the travel. I understand they traveled a little before, but they also had away games in Florida. That’s not happening anymore.
I just don’t think we’ll finish behind every newbie. Mostly for the reasons I have above. BYU and Houston travel probably didn’t get worse and if it did it’s not by much. But Cincy and UCFs most certainly did. They all might have the talent but doing it week in and week out is the biggest challenge.
For Brown, he absolutely needs to beat Pitt. No one is expecting to at PSU, but beating Pitt is the first priority. If he beats Pitt and gets to 6 wins, he’s likely safe.