What do you think about your team’s chances in 2022?

WhosYourDawggy said:
I have no idea how true this is ... I saw on 2 sports boards that basically his old man is telling everyone it's $1 million NIL to sit at the table. Again, total rumor, but if that is the case then it makes sense the list could change quickly as people get NIL lined up.

I had also seen USC and LSU.

Other than NIL, you'd have to explain Wisky. And for someone who could go no. 1, his only considerations should be who can develop me to be a top 10 pick.
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Yeah, it seems to me that just going to the highest NIL bidder could come back to bite a player. I don't know a lot of Wisky QB's other than Russell Wilson played there, but if a QB doesn't get developed properly...it could cost him millions in a couple of years when he goes to the NFL. Even the difference between the #1 pick and the #10 pick is huge and with the NFL's salary cap...you don't get that money back.
 
trojanfan12 said:
For USC, hard to say right now. I'm confident that we'll win more than 4 games.

Lincoln Riley seems to have massively upgraded the coaching staff and is in the process of upgrading the roster. USC is currently #3 in the transfer portal rankings and it is expected that they will jump to #1 if Caleb Williams commits. I also read that the recruiting class has jumped from #102 to #16 since Riley was hired and should finish in the top 10 when all is said and done.

Having said that, none of the above means a damn thing if it doesn't translate to the field. Plus, with so much turnover, it's going to take a minute to get everyone on the same page.

The schedule is favorable with no Oregon or Washington this year. The first 4 games are Rice, @Stanford, Fresno St. and @Oregon St. The biggest threats appear to be ASU, Utah, UCLA and Notre Dame. Of those, ASU and Utah are kind of unknowns right now. ASU has NCAA issues and it seems to have effected the team and recruiting, but they still have a lot of talent. Utah is usually good every 3-4 years when they have a team of mainly juniors and seniors. I don't know what their roster looks like, but if they stick to their pattern, they may take a step back this year. UCLA has improved every year under Chip Kelly, I would expect them to continue with that, but they don't appear to have a quarterback they can count on and they hired Drevno to coach their o-line (which was terrible when he was at USC). Notre Dame should be pretty good.

Right now, I'm going to say that they should be able to challenge for the PAC South title (they may be favored) and the PACCCG.
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Naw. OD lite has you 4th in the south. You're fucked.
 
Shanemansj13 said:
Yeah with the new defensive coordinator and coaching changes lets hope we see a big change in the defense. This was an extremely young team so they should improve but it all depends on the defense. The offense will still be a juggernaut even with the key losses of Wilson + Olave
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It's been a little odd seeing the program shift from Tressel ball where they were defensively very stout and often offensively challenged to the exact opposite over the past few seasons.
 
Wizardhawk said:
Still holding pat on this?
There is little chance your final list will look anything like this come game 1. Unless you keep your head in the sand anway.
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there has now been enough changes
UCLA, Utah, USC, Colorado, Arizona State, Arizona
 
The Vols will win more games than the 2021 team. They have a good shot at upsetting one of the three boogie men on the schedule - UF, UGA, or Bama lama ding dong.
 
OlyDuck said:
there has now been enough changes
UCLA, Utah, USC, Colorado, Arizona State, Arizona
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Combined record of teams UCLA beat in their 8 games last year was 33-65. Not one of those teams had a winning record.
 
trojanfan12 said:
Combined record of teams UCLA beat in their 8 games last year was 33-65. Not one of those teams had a winning record.
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USC was 4-8 last season. If you flip it to 8-4 this season will you be satisfied? Or do you realistically expect to do better than that in 2022?
 
Goldbug said:
USC was 4-8 last season. If you flip it to 8-4 this season will you be satisfied? Or do you realistically expect to do better than that in 2022?
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Honestly, it's hard to say. It would definitely be better than another 4-8. lol

Riley has created more buzz around the program than there has been since probably the Pete Carroll days. It looks like he's been able to switch out a lot of the talent as well as upgrade the coaching staff.

I expect that there will be some growing pains, especially early on as everyone is going to be learning a new system and/or new teammates. But the schedule is favorable enough that, on paper, they should be 4-0 going into the ASU game and could be 6-0 or 5-1 going into the game with Utah.

Caleb Williams already knowing the system should help some with the learning curve.

Right now, I think 8-4 would be okay if the losses were close and competitive rather than getting blown out vs. better teams as they had been doing for the most part under Helton. But on paper, they should probably be 10-2 at worst.
 
Not very good. We're doomed.


...and the fact that things like this are actual things, if you think its limited to the Phog and basketball you're not too bright:
 
occupant said:
Not very good. We're doomed.


...and the fact that things like this are actual things, if you think its limited to the Phog and basketball you're not too bright:
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lol sorta like how y'all were benefitted on the conference football schedule for years?
 
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