I thought UW would win 5 games this past season, because -2 for Ross and -1 for Miley...I had no hope a decent OL, and QB would show up. I see no reason why they shouldn't get to at least 10 wins next year. UW's probably around a top 15 team, but top 10 is a stretch.
Wait a second ... is that Washington in the top 10?
Yep.
The Huskies won last year's "mediocre record, strangely impressive S&P+ ratings" award*. They finished just 7-6, but they played really well in one particular loss (Oregon), lost two other games (to Boise State and California) by six or fewer points, and played at the 91st percentile or higher in six of seven wins. Very few teams played at an elite level more than that.
UW was also young as hell. That made for an inconsistent product, but it also means the Huskies return almost everything. That's all the numbers need to see.
Too much, too soon? Maybe. But Chris Petersen's rebuilding project appears to be a year ahead of what I anticipated.
Washington's presence in the top 10, by the way, allows me to whistle right on by Tennessee projecting ninth. NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
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I see no reason why they shouldn't get to at least 10 wins next year. UW's probably around a top 15 team, but top 10 is a stretch.
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