Our D is awful - AWFUL - and was going to be lousy regardless of the losses at DB (guys, remember, they were BAD last year....) and Hamilton. Maybe a TD less in the blowouts, I'll give you that, but that's about it IMHO.
Our O is bad, too, and I don't see it getting much better. Aside from LC we simply don't have guys who are going to create great plays (see: "playmakers") out of nothing against good defenses. Yes, they can tear it up against **** D's, like NFSU, WSU, IU, and KU, but that's about it my friends. Don't let those games fool you guys (yes, we took advantage of a depleted MSU secondary, with LC, which kept us in the game...).
Our ST's, aside from Grant, are awful too, and that's a crying shame.