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8-9 wins is the minimum for the 2026 season
Posted on 12/12/25 at 11:30 am
Posted on 12/12/25 at 11:30 am
Baylor (ATL)
So Miss
Florida
Vandy
At Tennessee
BYE
At UGA
LSU
At Ole Miss
Arkansas
At MSU
Samford
At Bama
This is with the assumption that Golesh is going to fix Freeze's offensive game planning issues while Durkin maintains our defensive prowess. We saw how quickly our offense could turn around. We nearly beat @Vanderbilt and hung with Alabama. I would hope that keeping our best players and filling in with some portal guys will help our offense only continue to improve.
Bolded in the schedule are games we SHOULD win. If we are now an up and coming program with a solid head coach who prepares us to compete every week and is setting us on a track to be a championship caliber team in the future, then we should not lose to lesser programs (Baylor, cupcakes, Miss State, and Arkansas). We should not be outpaced by a team in a similar situation as us (Florida). We need to make statements by winning those games. No more Kentucky's. No more Missouri's.
Vanderbilt is losing Pavia. While I have no doubt Vanderbilt will be a battle, we get them at home. No matter the landscape of college football, we should ALWAYS be better than Vanderbilt on the gridiron. Considering we took them to the wire in Nashville and Pavia's stellar play pulled it out, we should win.
As for @Tennessee, LSU, and @Ole Miss, I feel we should win 1-2 of these. Again, that's if Golesh has us moving in the right direction from the start. I don't think Ole Miss will be all that great with the turmoil. I predict that to be a good opportunity to win. @Tennessee will be the toughest outing, so I'll cave there.
LSU will be tough, but again, it's a home game. If we want to rekindle the voodoo of Jordan Hare, then we need to pull out the upset.
@Georgia and @Bama are most likely losses. Maybe not. But being realistic, I have no prediction that Golesh can have us that competitive in those games in year one.
8-4, 9-3.
Why shouldn't I expect this?
So Miss
Florida
Vandy
At Tennessee
BYE
At UGA
LSU
At Ole Miss
Arkansas
At MSU
Samford
At Bama
This is with the assumption that Golesh is going to fix Freeze's offensive game planning issues while Durkin maintains our defensive prowess. We saw how quickly our offense could turn around. We nearly beat @Vanderbilt and hung with Alabama. I would hope that keeping our best players and filling in with some portal guys will help our offense only continue to improve.
Bolded in the schedule are games we SHOULD win. If we are now an up and coming program with a solid head coach who prepares us to compete every week and is setting us on a track to be a championship caliber team in the future, then we should not lose to lesser programs (Baylor, cupcakes, Miss State, and Arkansas). We should not be outpaced by a team in a similar situation as us (Florida). We need to make statements by winning those games. No more Kentucky's. No more Missouri's.
Vanderbilt is losing Pavia. While I have no doubt Vanderbilt will be a battle, we get them at home. No matter the landscape of college football, we should ALWAYS be better than Vanderbilt on the gridiron. Considering we took them to the wire in Nashville and Pavia's stellar play pulled it out, we should win.
As for @Tennessee, LSU, and @Ole Miss, I feel we should win 1-2 of these. Again, that's if Golesh has us moving in the right direction from the start. I don't think Ole Miss will be all that great with the turmoil. I predict that to be a good opportunity to win. @Tennessee will be the toughest outing, so I'll cave there.
LSU will be tough, but again, it's a home game. If we want to rekindle the voodoo of Jordan Hare, then we need to pull out the upset.
@Georgia and @Bama are most likely losses. Maybe not. But being realistic, I have no prediction that Golesh can have us that competitive in those games in year one.
8-4, 9-3.
Why shouldn't I expect this?
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Posted on 12/12/25 at 12:11 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/12/25 at 12:12 pm to StringedInstruments
I just want a winning season and a bowl game. After that I'll raise my expectations
2026 Prediction: 16-0
2026 Prediction: 16-0
Posted on 12/12/25 at 12:32 pm to StringedInstruments
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We nearly beat @Vanderbilt
Jeebus that's depressing.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 12:55 pm to wesfau
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Jeebus that's depressing.
Exactly. Miss St wouldn't say it's depressing the same way we would. And we want to be back, right?
So if that's going to happen, we need to see improvement. In 8-9 places on the schedule, we can see that improvement.
Why should we expect to lose to any of the bolded teams? Why shouldn't we upset at least one of Tennessee, LSU, or Ole Miss? That's all we need.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 1:14 pm to StringedInstruments
I think a lot of it depends on who will be QB.
If Byrum Brown comes, my expectations are going to get pretty high. He already knows the offense and is a baller. We could be a very dangerous team.
If Daniels or Deuce start, I'd be pretty happy with 7-8 wins. New system.
If Byrum Brown comes, my expectations are going to get pretty high. He already knows the offense and is a baller. We could be a very dangerous team.
If Daniels or Deuce start, I'd be pretty happy with 7-8 wins. New system.
This post was edited on 12/12/25 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 12/12/25 at 1:17 pm to The Nino
I agree. Bowl game and improved offense/identity, and year 1 is a success.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 1:28 pm to StringedInstruments
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Why shouldn't I expect this?
You should expect it as the absolute floor.
Any Auburn "man" who disagrees should have his balls checked. So he should call his wife and ask her to take his balls out of her purse and drop them off at the doctor's office for a quick examination.
The payback tour starts September 5, 2026 and runs through the end of the year.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:08 pm to StringedInstruments
You are insane. It's too early for these ridiculous threads.
Should be 6-6 and get to a bowl
Go from there
We don't even know our roster
Should be 6-6 and get to a bowl
Go from there
We don't even know our roster
Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:53 pm to HailToTheChiz
How can we possibly set a minimum win total when we have no idea what the roster is going to look like.
With incoming high school kids and then portal kids we are probably close to 50 new players on the roster. Since we can now have 105 on scholarship. So if we keep the 55 we want that is currently on the roster that's good but I doubt we keep all of the 55 we want we will lose some but can make it up in the portal. So let's get the roster set then I'll have an idea about expectations.
With incoming high school kids and then portal kids we are probably close to 50 new players on the roster. Since we can now have 105 on scholarship. So if we keep the 55 we want that is currently on the roster that's good but I doubt we keep all of the 55 we want we will lose some but can make it up in the portal. So let's get the roster set then I'll have an idea about expectations.
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:24 pm to CorchJay
This is worth as much as those dumb "Way too early polls"
This post was edited on 12/13/25 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:48 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:Maybe.
This is with the assumption that
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Why shouldn't I expect this?
At one time I expected a virgin wive and a nice shotgun....
... and I did get one of these.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 10:02 am to StringedInstruments
Until I see the final roster 6-6.
we aint going to win more games with G-5 players
we aint going to win more games with G-5 players
Posted on 12/14/25 at 10:22 am to CorchJay
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How can we possibly set a minimum win total when we have no idea what the roster is going to look like.
General Waverly (From White Christmas) said,
“One thing I learned in the Army was to be optimistic, especially if you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
So, 16-0, ‘ship!!!
Posted on 12/14/25 at 12:20 pm to Ccslimm
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Until I see the final roster 6-6.
we aint going to win more games with G-5 players
This!!
The Golesh hire is growing on me but let's be clear, dude hasn't won anything yet. His best season at USF was this year and he finished 4th in that conference. He's gonna need time.
Posted on 12/14/25 at 12:23 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/15/25 at 2:04 pm to StringedInstruments
This equals “pissing in the wind”
Until the dust settles in the exodus in the trade portal and the players obtained from the same…..no one in their right mind can predict. For or against Auburn.
Losses and gains…..
Until the dust settles in the exodus in the trade portal and the players obtained from the same…..no one in their right mind can predict. For or against Auburn.
Losses and gains…..
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