re: Projecting every SEC team's final record in 2018 (247 Sports)

I say we'll go 12-0.

Sounds like decent projections.

Either that or some gal in Olive Branch really hurt his feelings.

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Why is there "No way" MSU goes 10-2? 8-4 or 9-3 is the FLOOR this year.

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You're right when hasn't a new coaching staff and a QB coming off a gruesome ankle injury worked out perfectly the next year.

These companies would get more clicks if they didn’t all have the same surprise teams . I would be surprised if these sites were any better at predicting how teams do then the fans .

Guess what, Football games are won at the line of scrimmage.
How good is State at Offensive Line and Defensive Line this year?
Well, we return 4 of 5 starters from last year on our offensive line and the one guy who left (Rankin) is being replaced by Eiland who started in 4 games last year and played in all 13. How good was last year's offensive line? We gave up the least sacks in the SEC and 5th least in the NCAA. We also gave up the 3rd least tackles for loss in the SEC and 15th least in the NCAA. Our offensive line is top 3 in the SEC this year.

We return every Defensive Lineman on the roster from last year. Every Single One. Plus we add Chauncey Rivers, who people say is better than Sweat, and Gerri Green moves from OLB to DE, which is his normal position. How good was last year's defensive line? Sweat and Simmons were both All-SEC. They will be again this year. We have arguably the best Defensive Line in the SEC.

We return a 1,000 yard rusher from last year in Aeris Williams. Kylin Hill and Williams will have similar rushing numbers this year. Both are very good.

We have a senior starter at QB in Fitz. He is going to leave State being the All Time leading rusher for SEC QB's barring injury. His passing numbers will improve this year due to better talent at WR and due to Moorhead's scheme of passes to RB's and TE's.

We add in talent at WR. Guidry, Whop, and Williams are all very talented. Mixon returns from last year and Dear is back from injury.

We return 3 studs at Linebacker in Leo Lewis, Errol Thompson, and Willie Gay.

We add in talent at DB this year. Peters, Dantzler, Cole.

At Safety. we return Abram and McLaurin who led the SEC in intceptions last year.

We have a kicker who had 86% accuracy last year, too.

Your new coach is too much of an unknown. That could be a good or bad thing.

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How good was last year's offensive line? We gave up the least sacks in the SEC and 5th least in the NCAA

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On the fewest drop backs in conference.

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We return every Defensive Lineman on the roster from last year. Every Single One. Plus we add Chauncey Rivers, who people say is better than Sweat, and Gerri Green moves from OLB to DE,

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Do you know what a contradiction is?

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We have a senior starter at QB in Fitz

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Will play in less than 6 games. Dude is made of glass.

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We add in talent at WR. Guirdy, Whop, and Williams are all very talented. Mixon returns from last year and Dear is back from injury.

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Still a bottom half group.