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ESPN reportedly predicts UW to finish 8-4 this season

DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,431 Founders Club
I'll take the over, pods

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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,307 Founders Club
    Thanks Taft!

    #metoo
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    Sounds a little high
  • DawgDaze71
    DawgDaze71 Member Posts: 708
    TCU lost their Championship game and were "gifted" entrance into the playoffs. Michigan plays its worst game possible yet only comes back to win. TCU goes on to play Georgia. I didn't even watch the game. "I'm not paying money to watch TCU get butchered". Woke up the next morning 65-7. That was 3+ hours saved. TCU was a cinderella team in a conference that wasn't that good.

    ESPN is marginal entertainment. If you used their "insight" for actually betting you'd end up broke.
  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,733 Founders Club
    Fuck ESPN.

    It's certainly possible to lose some close games, but the team just looked and played better than all of their opponents in the 4th quarter, and that's coaching and S+C.

    Even against UCLA and ASU.

    Not sure if it's been mentioned but fuck ESPN
  • thechatch
    thechatch Member Posts: 7,232 Standard Supporter
    8-4 would be a massive disappointment.

    The O/U for Oregon, USC, and UW should be 10-10.5

  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,266 Founders Club
    ESPN also takes into account their shitty recruiting rankings even though they won’t say it.
  • Kingdome_Urinals
    Kingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,799

    Doogles said:

    One of the main predictors of a quality team to the computers are blowout wins. The computers don't like UW much because every game was sorta close thanks to one of the worst passing defenses i've ever seen.

    If the D makes any type of step forward and allows for some score separation, UW will shoot up these polls.

    The reality is, we easily could have been 9-4 last year without tweaking much. The D needs to get stops or we're fucked.

    Totally agree. I know it was a spring scrimmage but the moves of Powell and Hampton looked like good ones on Saturday. The CBs look better. I’ll be shocked if by the end of fall camp a rotation of Mohammed, Dixon and Jackson aren’t better than any combo that was trotted out last year. The D line consistently reset the LOS and that allowed the LBs to flow unencumbered to the ball. I think a step forward should be expected not hoped for. Year 1 to year 2 at Fresno was drastic in terms of scoring defense for this staff. I’m hoping the defense can rest into that 18-20ppg zone next year. If the offense scores 40 again this team should be very hard to beat.
    Edge, lb, and db positions looked much more competent in the spring game.

    Virtually all the transfers on d looked like upgrades to the depth.

    I think the d will be legitimately above average.
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    Edge was always extremely competent
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    jesus you still visit ESPN?
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter

    Doogles said:

    One of the main predictors of a quality team to the computers are blowout wins. The computers don't like UW much because every game was sorta close thanks to one of the worst passing defenses i've ever seen.

    If the D makes any type of step forward and allows for some score separation, UW will shoot up these polls.

    The reality is, we easily could have been 9-4 last year without tweaking much. The D needs to get stops or we're fucked.

    DeBoer wouldn't be encouraging his players to publicly shoot for the moon if he didn't think the backend could hold up this coming season

    Even last year DeBoer said he didn't want to put a limit in his players' heads about how far they could go.
    Never trust the Dutch.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,431 Founders Club
    FireCohen said:

    jesus you still visit ESPN?

    If I had visited ESPN, would I not therefore have a link to post, sir?
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,307 Founders Club

    Doogles said:

    One of the main predictors of a quality team to the computers are blowout wins. The computers don't like UW much because every game was sorta close thanks to one of the worst passing defenses i've ever seen.

    If the D makes any type of step forward and allows for some score separation, UW will shoot up these polls.

    The reality is, we easily could have been 9-4 last year without tweaking much. The D needs to get stops or we're fucked.

    DeBoer wouldn't be encouraging his players to publicly shoot for the moon if he didn't think the backend could hold up this coming season

    Even last year DeBoer said he didn't want to put a limit in his players' heads about how far they could go.
    Never trust the Dutch.
    Dwayne Washington:fumbling problems::GRUNDLE:Dutch hatred
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,431 Founders Club

    Doogles said:

    One of the main predictors of a quality team to the computers are blowout wins. The computers don't like UW much because every game was sorta close thanks to one of the worst passing defenses i've ever seen.

    If the D makes any type of step forward and allows for some score separation, UW will shoot up these polls.

    The reality is, we easily could have been 9-4 last year without tweaking much. The D needs to get stops or we're fucked.

    DeBoer wouldn't be encouraging his players to publicly shoot for the moon if he didn't think the backend could hold up this coming season

    Even last year DeBoer said he didn't want to put a limit in his players' heads about how far they could go.
    Never trust Dutch Ovens.
  • Kingdome_Urinals
    Kingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,799

    Edge was always extremely competent

    Outside of Trice it wasn’t really special last year IMO. ZTF was okay. I guess you could say competent, but durfee really makes it a genuinely good group.

  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,680 Swaye's Wigwam

    Edge was always extremely competent

    Outside of Trice it wasn’t really special last year IMO. ZTF was okay. I guess you could say competent, but durfee really makes it a genuinely good group.

    Martin was as good as Trice. He didn't have as many sacks but he was a consistent force. The D would've taken a huge step back without him.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
    chuck said:

    Edge was always extremely competent

    Outside of Trice it wasn’t really special last year IMO. ZTF was okay. I guess you could say competent, but durfee really makes it a genuinely good group.

    Martin was as good as Trice. He didn't have as many sacks but he was a consistent force. The D would've taken a huge step back without him.
    Well, it couldn't have taken too big a step back. It was pretty much up against the edge of the cliff already.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    FPI is shit and you’re all fags
  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,733 Founders Club
    dnc said:

    FPI is shit and you’re all fags

    Anything that takes into account 2021 UW into how 2023 UW will do given all the changes, is fucking retarded.

    It was brought up about that and the response was your typical "yeah but still" shit.
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,680 Swaye's Wigwam
    TheHB said:

    chuck said:

    Edge was always extremely competent

    Outside of Trice it wasn’t really special last year IMO. ZTF was okay. I guess you could say competent, but durfee really makes it a genuinely good group.

    Martin was as good as Trice. He didn't have as many sacks but he was a consistent force. The D would've taken a huge step back without him.
    Well, it couldn't have taken too big a step back. It was pretty much up against the edge of the cliff already.
    Well if we? didn't get a lot of pressure the defense would've...well... yeah nevermind. You're right.
  • Canadawg
    Canadawg Member Posts: 5,326
    chuck said:

    Edge was always extremely competent

    Outside of Trice it wasn’t really special last year IMO. ZTF was okay. I guess you could say competent, but durfee really makes it a genuinely good group.

    Martin was as good as Trice. He didn't have as many sacks but he was a consistent force. The D would've taken a huge step back without him.
    If we have someone step in this year and be as good as Martin was I will be thrilled. One of the more underated players last year