eyewall41 All American 2261 Posts user info edit post |
We usually screw the pooch in the week after an FSU win so hopefully this time it will be different. 9/25/2017 9:57:10 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
JUST WIN BABBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 9/25/2017 10:04:22 AM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
Cuse has a strong offense but, to steal Giglio's phrasing, they poured it out in a losing effort to LSU, so maybe they have a hangover this weekend 9/25/2017 10:25:35 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
LSU is a little worrisome, their offense should match-up well with our defense. They have no problems with coming out and throwing it 50 times challenging our DBs and limiting DL pressure.
I imagine a lot of quick passes and bubble screens. Going to need our secondary to step up this game and force a couple of turnovers or at least force some punts or FGs. Syracuse D is young and aggressive, we SHOULD be able to use our misdirection to let them over-pursue and burn them(kind of like we did with FSU).
Think biggest concern is that our guys will feel like they just won the SB and either won't show up to this game because they "expect" to win or they're caught looking ahead to UL. 9/25/2017 10:28:45 AM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
Yea. Hopefully Stevens and Wright can play. 9/25/2017 10:45:40 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
^^Obviously meant Syracuse, not LSU.
Tried watching the LSU/Cuse game to see what to expect, I just came away impressed that Matt Canada tricked someone into paying him that much money. 9/25/2017 1:55:56 PM |
BJCaudill21 Not an alcoholic 8015 Posts user info edit post |
According to ESPN we're wearing all black next week. Baby boomers are gonna be pissed 9/30/2017 11:38:50 AM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
Short week. Need to get Harmon, JaySam, Street and Wright healthy!
Sucks about Nichols... 9/30/2017 5:06:58 PM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
WINS PITT BC UNC
TOSS-UPS LOUISVILLE WAKE
LOSSES NOTRE DAME CLEMSON
7-5 IF OUR LEVEL OF PLAY DROPS REVERTS DOWN 8-4 IF WE CONTINUE TO PLAY THE WAY WE HAVE PLAYED 9-3 IF WE PLAY A LITTLE BETTER 10/1/2017 4:40:02 AM |
natureboy All American 2799 Posts user info edit post |
Will we be ranked for the first time in years??? 10/1/2017 7:55:32 AM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
Probably 10/1/2017 8:32:20 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
20 would be my estimation 10/1/2017 8:36:36 AM |
Jmhans82 All American 630 Posts user info edit post |
Why is ND a loss? Who have they beaten? I'd move that into toss up. 10/1/2017 8:37:22 AM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
#24 and #25 lost. Think we'll be ranked but not sure we'd jump up to 20. 10/1/2017 9:16:29 AM |
BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
I could see us jumping a few teams when we get in. Especially FSU. Once we are ranked I feel like we should jump ahead of them. 10/1/2017 10:46:34 AM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
we were already ahead of FSU but they got a quality road win 10/1/2017 1:40:26 PM |
Demathis1 All American 4364 Posts user info edit post |
#24 10/1/2017 1:46:06 PM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
FPI has our chances of winning
Louisville 61.4% Pittsburgh 79.0% Notre Dame 25.7% Clemson 22.9% Boston College 80.3% Wake Forest 57.4% North Carolina 79.9% 10/1/2017 2:14:09 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
^^in both polls 10/1/2017 2:25:48 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
11 of last 17 games we've allowed a 100+ yard receiver. that seems...bad. 10/2/2017 8:03:48 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
I mean you're just looking at stats maneeeeeeee 10/2/2017 8:12:25 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
4^
Eh, I'd drop the UL % below 50(we're not even favored in Vegas), I'd increase ND, drop Clemson down to something <10%, increase Wake slightly, and fairly certain I'd have BC with lower % than Pitt or UNC. 10/2/2017 8:42:02 AM |
TKE-Teg All American 43406 Posts user info edit post |
If we win against Louisville this season might be something special. 10/2/2017 8:48:28 AM |
MONGO All American 597 Posts user info edit post |
We're halfway through football season. How do y'alls predictions look, and what would you change?
I said this at the beginning of the year:
Quote : | "OOC 3-1 (SC, Furman, Marshall, ND) ACC Gimmies 2-1 (BC, Wake Forest, Syracuse) ACC 50/50's 1-1 (Pitt, UNC) ACC Contenders 1-2 (Clemson, Louisville, FSU)" |
Looking forward, we only have two more road home games - Clemson and UNC. I haven't been impressed with Pitt, BC, and UNC. Clemson and WF have exceeded expectations for me. ND is hard to predict because supposedly their QB is out for at least this week.
Revised predictions:
OOC 3-1 (SC, Furman, Marshall, ND) ACC Gimmies 2-1 (BC, Wake Forest, Syracuse) ACC 50/50's 2-0 (Pitt, UNC) ACC Contenders 2-1 (Clemson, Louisville, FSU)
Too late to get aboard the hype train?
[Edited on October 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM. Reason : oops.]10/6/2017 8:33:54 AM |
ncwolfpack All American 3958 Posts user info edit post |
Clemson and UNC are both home games 10/6/2017 8:52:07 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
I think we lose to ND. and win the rest. Lets do this. 10/6/2017 8:52:42 AM |
AndyMac All American 31922 Posts user info edit post |
I think we lose to Clemson and one other. 10/6/2017 9:02:55 AM |
Doss2k All American 18474 Posts user info edit post |
I think we lose to Clemson and ND. We should win the rest at this point but we are still NC State so... ya never know. This week against Pitt sets up as a trap game that we could easily go out and fuck up. 9-3 is still a great season compared to what I thought.
[Edited on October 6, 2017 at 9:08 AM. Reason : .] 10/6/2017 9:07:22 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
I don't think we do our normal 4 game losing streak. We got this. 10/6/2017 9:11:13 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
I can say I haven't watch a team like this where I honestly thought we were the better team so far every game.
Lamar Jackson is better than everyone else, but fuck are we good. 10/6/2017 9:13:08 AM |
Bullet All American 28336 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/watch-nc-states-hines-embarrasses-louisville-with-double-spin-move/ar-AAsY3DA?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp
[Edited on October 6, 2017 at 9:41 AM. Reason : ] 10/6/2017 9:41:01 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
I love that but if he had cut that to the sideline instead of inside. wooo that would have been amazing. 10/6/2017 9:48:06 AM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
we'll be underdogs to Clemson and @ND. this team really has no business losing to Pitt, BC, or UNC. Wake is solid but we're certainly better. weird things can happen on the road, as a top 25 team we'll have an extra target on our back. but it's not inconceivable to say 7-1 in ACC play is a real possibility. 10/6/2017 10:09:45 AM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
I think Stevens return has already helped the secondary. If Wright can be all the way back and reduce Kidd-glass time on the field, even better. KG looks like he'll be good but not ready, as seen on that terrible angle that allowed that long gain. 10/6/2017 10:32:15 AM |
Bullet All American 28336 Posts user info edit post |
was there ever an update on Nichols? 10/6/2017 10:35:16 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
^Tore both patella tendons and his college career is over.
[Edited on October 6, 2017 at 10:37 AM. Reason : .] 10/6/2017 10:37:00 AM |
Dynasty2004 Bawls 5850 Posts user info edit post |
had surgery last week i believe. but yes done. will be a college graduate when he completes his internships according to Coach DD. 10/6/2017 10:43:31 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Lose to South Carolina to crush the hype. 0-1. Win the next 2 as we iron out some kinks. 2-1. Lose @FSU, by at least a 2 TD margin. 2-2. Bounce back with a solid win over Cuse. 3-2. Hype building with upset win over UL. 4-2. " |
Eh, I didn't know FSU would lose their starting QB and have a hurricane set them back. So I'm comfortable with my prediction.
I just really hope it finishes better than I predicted(losses to ND, Clemson, and BC), as we've looked better than I anticipated.10/6/2017 10:44:50 AM |
SuperDude All American 6922 Posts user info edit post |
While I know Pitt might be a concern next week since we expect to underwhelm, I feel like preparing for Syracuse's Air Raid and the Lamar Jackson show should put us in great position to handle them.
I see us beating Notre Dame but inexplicably losing to BC/Wake because I can't get over our stigma yet. 10/6/2017 11:29:44 AM |
LudaChris All American 7946 Posts user info edit post |
ND will depend on their QB situation honestly. If their QB is still out we might be in good shape, esp with the bye week before them to prep.
Pitt seems to have a great offense but nothing on defense. 10/6/2017 11:32:37 AM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
pitt is bad. we should handle them easily. i understand the concern for a letdown after this win or looking ahead to ND. but i think it helps that the bye week is after Pitt...get a little cushion between that and ND and maybe less tendency to look ahead. 10/6/2017 12:39:38 PM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
Notre Dame is the only team ranked ahead of us that has a better remaining schedule strength so its not crazy to think we could make the playoffs if we win out.
Have there been any huge upsets this year? Our win over FSU is the biggest "upset" i can think of.
There are 10 unbeaten teams ahead of us in the FPI and 8 if you take out the 2 we would beat which means we still need at least 5 upsets of those 8 teams and games against teams with 1 loss or less don't count because the committe would value those over a loss to SCAR
Teams you should be praying are upset each week: Alabama Georgia Oklahoma TCU Michigan Penn State Wisconsin Washington
If you think a 1 loss team will beat one of those teams anyway, then just replace them on the list (ok state, usc, oregon, ohio state, etc) Either way, we still need about 5 big upsets. Everything else should take care of itself.
[Edited on October 7, 2017 at 1:35 AM. Reason : early loss is a bonus. We are UNC 2015] 10/7/2017 1:33:09 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Have there been any huge upsets this year? Our win over FSU is the biggest "upset" i can think of. " |
Do you even follow college football?
http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400945252 http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400934489 http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=40093387710/7/2017 1:43:28 AM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
Those are cool upsets but in the context of my post, none of those teams were in the playoff picture at the time.
[Edited on October 7, 2017 at 2:01 AM. Reason : i know you're just here to derail the conversation] 10/7/2017 2:00:13 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
not my fault you don't follow college football 10/7/2017 2:29:11 AM |
SSS All American 3646 Posts user info edit post |
I always quit reading at "if we win out." Jesus, have you learned nothing here? 10/7/2017 6:38:15 AM |
tulsigabbard Suspended 2953 Posts user info edit post |
I think we will lose to Clemson but we have a good chance of winning all of our other games and then theres the chance of something crazy happening like their qb getting injured or us making our kicks...so a guy can dream 10/7/2017 3:23:06 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25462 Posts user info edit post |
OU lost to Iowa St. has to help our playoff chances 10/7/2017 4:21:59 PM |
JasonNSCU85 All American 2176 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Clemson's QB injured his ankle today. Might be out for game at Syracuse next week. 10/7/2017 11:56:22 PM |
natureboy All American 2799 Posts user info edit post |
Number 23 WVU, 20 Utah, and 21 Florida all lost (AP Poll). Looks like we should be ranked 21st this week. Everybody hop aboard the top 15 train!!! 10/8/2017 7:20:28 AM |