@UGA and @OU....would love a split.
UF and Bama b2b...i'd like a repeat of '22 please.
NCSU...everyone says it's good we're getting them early. i think the same might be true for us, with them? i think this game plays out a little like the Pitt game a couple years ago where the defense puts the team on their back. but i think this is a very important game to set the correct tone for the season, against a good NCSU team that is capable of winning this game.
the obvious is a lot depends on Nico and how far a long he really is, early. september is no joke, and i'm going to say he is where he's supposed to be, and because of that, the front 7....we get thru Sept at least 3-1, lose @ UGA and win the rest and finish 10 -2...losing to UGA and Bama or OU. 9-3 is on the table because we could lose to Bama and OU. the worst case i think is 8-4, but that would, to me, mean we lost a game to NCSU or UK, and neither of those would feel very good. sneaky road game at Arkansas after the OU game....going to Fayetteville has never been an easy prospect for us, though i don't expect them to be very good, but for some reason that game sticks out on the schedule like a sore thumb.
Florida will be better than their o/u of 4.5 suggests. and all they've heard for a solid year is how much they suck.....there's a lot of not so good in gainesville these days, but one thing that team doesn't lack is a talent. i think we should win this game, don't misunderstand me....but how often is it that Florida is made out to be a walk over? not very often, and i expect they'll show up.
10-2, hanging around the top 10 and we get in to the playoff this year.
