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I will be following the Bears for sure.

To be fair, UW experienced a likely unprecedented amount of turnover ... entire coaching staff, AD, 20 of 22 starts, 6 of the top OL gone. It will be a new team. I don't know why they would be ranked at this point, honestly. Have to earn it.

triple shit post ... nice job by me.

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Hey Utenation. Sorry, did not see your question until today. Long story short, i think the over/under of 7.5 wins for UW is fair. I believe we are replacing 20 of 22 starters from last year (10 of which were drafted), as well as the entire coaching staff and Athletic Director. So, there are obviously a number of reasons why expectations should be lowered from UW's 14-1 No. 2 season last year. On the other hand, UW is apparently the first team to reach the CFP and be unranked the following season. UW is also the first team to be unranked in the AP poll after finishing No. 2 the previous year since Army in 1951. So, the football press have a pretty pessimistic view of UW's chances. From what i have read, the defense should be quite solid everywhere, except maybe depth at DT. I think the defense actually has a chance to be better than last year. With Bill Belichick helping out his son (new defensive coordinator Steve Belichick), i expect the defense will be surprising opponents regularly. On offense, the biggest question mark will be the O line. We are young and unproven and not very deep. But, I am assuming we will be leaning on the run game and quick passing plays to avoid sacks. The skill player talent should be decent if the line can surprise. The schedule starts out relatively easy (Weber State, E. Michigan, WSU, Northwestern, @Rutgers). If UW can start 5-0, i think a winning record is doable with two more wins out of the last 7 (Mich, @Iowa, @Indiana, USC, @Penn State, UCLA, @ Oregon). I am hoping for 7 wins. Anything beyond that would be a very good sign for Fisch, IMO. Can I count on the Utes to win the Big12 in year one? Would love to see that.

He was a great cheerleader and ambassador for the Pac12. We should have made more use of him while it still mattered. Personally, i appreciated his consistently positive outlook on life and humanitarian views. He was always trying to be a force for good.

Well, my thought is that if Fox wants the Friday night late window, games hosted on the west coast are kind of ideal. 6 or 7pm kick offs provide that late night window, and are workable for local fans.

Purdue looks like a possible trap game to me as well.

The only teams that have 2 Friday night games are UW, Oregon, UCLA, Michigan State, Rutgers and Purdue. Only one game each for Illinois, Nebraska, NW, Maryland, USC and Iowa. No Friday night games for Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Minnesota or Illinois. Going forward, will the schedule-makers balance out Friday night games evenly? I assume the west coast teams will host a disproportionate share, but will those games be divided evenly among the west coast teams?

Well, if nothing else, i think Deon may have actually sparked a rivalry of a sort between Utah and CU.

I don't see Minnesota getting past Denver, but they are sure fun to watch.

Ouch. That is not a very favorable comparison for Mr. Nix. I see him more as a mobile Goff.

Klatt was pretty accurate in the video above: all 6 were taken in the first round, and he got the order exactly right except for Daniels before Maye.

As a seahawk fan, I am a little disappointed we didn't draft a QB, but obviously the top 6 were all gone by the time of our pick at 16. In retrospect, I actually wish that Nix had fallen to us. I think he has the highest floor of the top 6 QBs, and seems like a very good decision-maker. Next year's draft does not look nearly as promising for QBs.