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re: Realistic expectations for Kirby Smart?We know that a top 10 finish 1/2 the time

Posted on 12/16/15 at 11:49 am to
Posted by 3rddownonthe8
Atlanta, GA
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 12/16/15 at 11:49 am to
2016 schedule -

UNC at GA Dome - ( Williams is a SR ) - W
NICK ST - W
@ MIZZ - W
@ OM - L
UT - L
@ USC - W
VU - W
UF - toss up ( they are losing a lot on D and QB situation)
@ UK - W
AU - W
LS CAJUNS - W
GT - W

I'm looking at 10-2, 9-3 at worse.
Where does anyone really see 4-6 losses?
Posted by LedDawgK
GA
Member since Jan 2013
1858 posts
Posted on 12/16/15 at 11:58 am to
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@ OM - L
( they are losing a lot on D and QB situation)


Why do people keep saying this about FL but not OM? They are losing all of those #1 recruits that helped Freeze get to where they are. They will take a big step back next year unless they brought in some really underrated players? In '14 they had 0 5*s and the 15th ranked class, last year they again had 0 5*s and the 17th ranked class. Conversely, we keep being picked to beat Auburn and they had the 6th class in '14 and the 9th in '15. I know thats all relative but Gus' history of doing more with less is way better than Freeze. Im not seeing how they are going to be an auto-loss for anyone. Maybe it's just me..
This post was edited on 12/16/15 at 12:06 pm
Posted by Dawgs28
Member since Oct 2015
101 posts
Posted on 12/16/15 at 8:04 pm to
quote:

2016 schedule -

UNC at GA Dome - ( Williams is a SR ) - W
NICK ST - W
@ MIZZ - W
@ OM - L
UT - L
@ USC - W
VU - W
UF - toss up ( they are losing a lot on D and QB situation)
@ UK - W
AU - W
LS CAJUNS - W
GT - W

I'm looking at 10-2, 9-3 at worse.
Where does anyone really see 4-6 losses?


Just to play devils advocate. Three games of note that could flip:

NC - Williams is a SR, but Georgia will have an 18 year old true freshmen at QB.
AU - I think they had a young team this past year, and it's not like Georgia blew them away.
GT - Tech was decimated by injuries this past season and had a lot of young guys on the field.

In 2016 we will be without our only legitimate weapon from 2015 at WR, breaking in a brand new QB as a true freshmen, two of maybe the best O-lineman on the team, and 3 of the better players on the defense this past season from the front 7. Oh and special teams, we will need a new place kicker. Hopefully it's next guy up in all of those situations, but I'm not ready to pencil in 9 or 10 wins as a given with so much turnover to go along with a schedule which will likely be more difficult than 2015.
This post was edited on 12/16/15 at 8:05 pm
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