My way-too-early season prediction

[18IsTheMan]

VaTech -- W
SC State -- W
Vandy -- W
Mizzou -- W
UK -- W
LSU -- L
OU -- W
Bama -- L
Ole Miss -- L
A&M -- L
Coastal -- W
Clemson -- W

Don't see us winning road games at LSU, Ole Miss or A&M.

8-4 final record. I can see us getting off to a hot start, going 5-0 and combined with our buzz going into the season, jumping into top 10 range, then fading in the second half. 8-4 is nothing to be ashamed about around here, but I don't see CFP contender in this schedule.

 

[DrMickeySC]

8 wins gets you into a tie for about the 8th best season in Gamecock history. That’s how historically not-great we have been. Your prediction looks ok to me. I have us anywhere from 6-6 and 10-2 (as my dad says, I’m leading with my chin when I start thinking 10 wins). We shall see.

 

[18IsTheMan]

8 wins gets you into a tie for about the 8th best season in Gamecock history. That’s how historically not-great we have been. Your prediction looks ok to me. I have us anywhere from 6-6 and 10-2 (as my dad says, I’m leading with my chin when I start thinking 10 wins). We shall see.

Even 8 wins makes some assumptions. We needed miracles to win against Mizzou and Clemson last year. Take those out and we're back to 6-6.

 

[Gradstudent]

Even 8 wins makes some assumptions. We needed miracles to win against Mizzou and Clemson last year. Take those out and we're back to 6-6.

What was so miraculous about our win at Clemson?, seemed like a close hard fought game, by both sides that could of gone either way, and went our's.

 

[18IsTheMan]

What was so miraculous about our win at Clemson?, seemed like a close hard fought game, by both sides that could of gone either way, and went our's.

I'd say a 24 yard TD run on 3rd and 16 when trailing by 4 points when the QB dropped back 9 yards behind the LOS...making it a 33 yard run...is pretty miraculous. Throw in the shoestring pick when Clemson had driven well into FG range to tie the game up.

 

[will110]

Even 8 wins makes some assumptions. We needed miracles to win against Mizzou and Clemson last year. Take those out and we're back to 6-6.

Two gut punch losses (Alabama/LSU) that would have made us 11-1 as well if they were flipped. I'd say the "football gods" pretty much evened things out for us last year.

Edit: 11-1, not 10-2. My math skills were suffering there lol

 

[Gradstudent]

I'd say a 24 yard TD run on 3rd and 16 when trailing by 4 points when the QB dropped back 9 yards behind the LOS...making it a 33 yard run...is pretty miraculous. Throw in the shoestring pick when Clemson had driven well into FG range to tie the game

According to the first defninition on google

mi·rac·u·lous

occurring through divine or supernatural intervention, or manifesting such power.

Sellers had 16 carrier for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns in that game, or before the play you think is so miraculous, 15 carries for 146 yards.

He had made similar plays earlier in the game, a 38 yarder on the first drive, he had a 25 yard TD earlier in the game, so I'm not sure how a 20 td yarder was so miraculous?

Seller had the second most missed tackles forced in a game by anyone in the college football season, vs Clemson 18, (Only Ashton Jeanty had more with 20 in a game earlier in the season).

Sellers’ 18 missed tackles is the most ever recorded by a quarterback in PFF College’s data, going back since 2014.

He was running all over them, all game, scrambling and running, gaining yards, nothing was miraculous about it.

On that play Harbor was open as well, he could of thrown it for the game winner.

On the int, a player with enough talent to be a second rounder made a great play.

Who's to say they tie it, they could miss the FG or if they do tie it, we don't win any ways in OT. Hate to break it to you, Clemson wasn't that good and South Carolina that bad where it took "miracles" for us to win.

Just a close hard fought game between to closely matched teams where our big time players made the key plays down the stretch, and theres made some mistakes, nothing miraculous occurred, imho

 

[Lurker123]

According to the first defninition on Google.

You know what the second definition on Google is?

highly improbable and extraordinary and bringing very welcome consequences:

Seems extremely fitting, imo.

 

[Lurker123]

VaTech -- W
SC State -- W
Vandy -- W
Mizzou -- W
UK -- W
LSU -- L
OU -- W
Bama -- L
Ole Miss -- L
A&M -- L
Coastal -- W
Clemson -- W

Don't see us winning road games at LSU, Ole Miss or A&M.

8-4 final record. I can see us getting off to a hot start, going 5-0 and combined with our buzz going into the season, jumping into top 10 range, then fading in the second half. 8-4 is nothing to be ashamed about around here, but I don't see CFP contender in this schedule.

I see that VT game being like the opener against UNC a couple years back. So pivotal. We play poorly in openers, and that game could be the hinge between a successful season and not.

I could see your scenario, but I could see losing to Clemson, mizzou and OU as well. Just too many queation marks.

 

[1vagamecock]

Living an hour from VT campus, I can tell you I'm terrified of this game. This is there superbowl.
They are going to throw everything into this game.
I'll take a win by any amount that first game.

 

[Gradstudent]

You know what the second definition on Google is?

highly improbable and extraordinary and bringing very welcome consequences:

Seems extremely fitting, imo.

I disagree, I don't think sellers game winning TD run was a miracle or improbable, he was running all over them all game.

We were a 2.5 pt. underdog at Clemson in 2024, and they were the home team, this was not some miraculous, unfathomable, improbable. un expected, never could happen, in a million years win.

im·prob·a·ble
/imˈpräbəb(ə)l/

adjective
adjective: improbable

1. not likely to be true or to happen.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I'm closer to 7-5. I know it's just a difference of 1 game, but as of today, I feel were closer to a 7-5 type team (or 6-6) than
a 8+ squad.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I'm closer to 7-5. I know it's just a difference of 1 game, but as of today, I feel were closer to a 7-5 type team (or 6-6) than
a 8+ squad.

I can easily see that.

 

[92Pony]

VaTech -- W
SC State -- W
Vandy -- W
Mizzou -- W
UK -- W
LSU -- L
OU -- W
Bama -- L
Ole Miss -- L
A&M -- L
Coastal -- W
Clemson -- W

Don't see us winning road games at LSU, Ole Miss or A&M.

8-4 final record. I can see us getting off to a hot start, going 5-0 and combined with our buzz going into the season, jumping into top 10 range, then fading in the second half. 8-4 is nothing to be ashamed about around here, but I don't see CFP contender in this schedule.

I'm a bit more pessimistic (that's admittedly nothing new for me); I can see us dropping that opener - We, more often than not, suck in openers (See last year as most recent evidence). I feel like we can easily drop either Mizzou or OK (possibly both ), and Clemson will get us this year. We lost too much on D (and Rocket) - 7-5/6-6.

 

[Lurker123]

I disagree, I don't think sellers game winning TD run was a miracle or improbable, he was running all over them all game.

We were a 2.5 pt. underdog at Clemson in 2024, and they were the home team, this was not some miraculous, unfathomable, improbable. un expected, never could happen, in a million years win.

im·prob·a·ble
/imˈpräbəb(ə)l/

adjective
adjective: improbable

1. not likely to be true or to happen.

Not even improbable? Okay.

That is certainly one opinion.

 

[FootballLVR]

VaTech -- W
SC State -- W
Vandy -- W
Mizzou -- W
UK -- W
LSU -- L
OU -- W
Bama -- L
Ole Miss -- L
A&M -- L
Coastal -- W
Clemson -- W

Don't see us winning road games at LSU, Ole Miss or A&M.

8-4 final record. I can see us getting off to a hot start, going 5-0 and combined with our buzz going into the season, jumping into top 10 range, then fading in the second half. 8-4 is nothing to be ashamed about around here, but I don't see CFP contender in this schedule.

I see about 5-7. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

VaTech -- W
SC State -- W
Vandy -- W
Mizzou -- W
UK -- W
LSU -- L
OU -- W
Bama -- L
Ole Miss -- L
A&M -- L
Coastal -- W
Clemson -- W

Don't see us winning road games at LSU, Ole Miss or A&M.

8-4 final record. I can see us getting off to a hot start, going 5-0 and combined with our buzz going into the season, jumping into top 10 range, then fading in the second half. 8-4 is nothing to be ashamed about around here, but I don't see CFP contender in this schedule.

I agree with the 8-4 but that is dependent on winning the opener. Also, the W's could vary from yours but still end up at 8 with an unexpected win and unexpected loss.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I agree with the 8-4 but that is dependent on winning the opener. Also, the W's could vary from yours but still end up at 8 with an unexpected win and unexpected loss.

Yeah, I guess I see 8–4 as the ceiling? There are definitely a couple games in there we could easily drop to be 6–6 or worse.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I'm a bit more pessimistic (that's admittedly nothing new for me); I can see us dropping that opener - We, more often than not, suck in openers (See last year as most recent evidence). I feel like we can easily drop either Mizzou or OK (possibly both ), and Clemson will get us this year. We lost too much on D (and Rocket) - 7-5/6-6.

I could probably count on one hand the number of times we have looked impressive in an opener.

 

[Lurker123]

I could probably count on one hand the number of times we have looked impressive in an opener.

It is good for us when we play a patsy first. VT isn't good, but they aren't old dominion.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I predicted 5-7 last year and look what happened. I'm tempted to predict 5-7 again this year. In fact, maybe 4-8 would turn out better.

 

[Statepawdog]

Oklahoma will be a major problem. They will not commit all of those turnovers like last year. Their defense will be very tough. Clemson is loaded. 8-4. Good luck!