re: Early predict the 2014 season thread

Worst/ 7-5
Best/ 11-1
Prediction/ 9-3

Boise State: W
Vandy: W
ULL: W
Memphis: W
Alabama: L
aTm: W
Tennessee: W (will be a good game)
LSU: L
Auburn: L
Presbyterian: W
Arkansas: W
State: W

*Toss-ups are underlined

Here is my reasoning:

OUR TEAM
Offensively we should see improvement in terms of consistency. We will be one of the few teams with not only a returning starter at QB, one with two seasons under his belt as well as a complete offseason AND spring. (Theoretically) Bo should improve. Our backfield should improve with the addition of bigger backs (Wilkins, Judd, Buford) which gives our offense another scheme in which we can utilize. Our WR Corps should also improve. Even though we lost Donte and Ja-mes (and Neat) we have the deepest WR corps that I can remember ever having.

The key is in our OL (as if this is a surprise). Our depth still isnt where it needs to be HOWEVER I think our starting 5 will be better than last years starting 5.


EXPLANATION OF TOSS-UPS
aTm - Playing on Kyle Field will be the biggest challenge. I give us the edge because they are losing their insane WR, OT, and QB. I think we all can remotely agree that if it were not for JFF we would have won both games in Oxford these past two years. If we can protect against Myles Garrett and get pressure on Allen, I think we win.

LSU - Simply payback for winning this past season. It will be a good game (like it always is) but combine playing in BR, coming off a loss, and Leonard Fournette, and I think we lose this one.

Auburn - The only reason I have this as a toss-up is because we are playing in Oxford. They return a lot of starters and this game is right after LSU.

State - We should win, period. Game is in Oxford, coming off of an embarrassing loss, and Mullen is a douche. The only reason I have this as a toss-up is because it's the Egg Bowl... it's a toss-up regardless of either team's records.

Both teams enter the Egg Bowl with 8 wins. Bookmark it.

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Both teams enter the Egg Bowl with 8 wins

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There would be SOOO much blood. Fighting over the ninth win. Egg Bowl glory. Recruiting momentum going into the Offseason with one of the best senior classes in Mississippi.


What a war that would be

IMO our starting 5 would be (from LT to RT)

Tunsil, Taylor, Bell/Still/Conyers, A. Morris, Golson/Cooper


Really the questions are:
1) Who can play center. At center its just as important to be mentally capable as well as physically capable.
2) Who is better between Golson and Fahn
3) Will A. Morris be in shape.

Fun factoid though for you gents. Daronte Bouldin is the strongest person on the team

Havent thought of Golson at center. That may be a viable option. I was very impressed with him when he came in some this past season

I just saw your list. I think that's a better potential starting group for depth purposes. If Gholson was playing center then who would back up the tackle spots?

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If Gholson was playing center then who would back up the tackle spots?

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This and is Morris going to be in shape? We just have to much depth at center to waist Gholson there.

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We just have to much depth at center

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huh?

Bell/Still/Conyers is that not allot of depth? I would rather have him at tackle.

Only Still has ever played center though. I wouldn't call that depth.