Please find one post where someone seriously predicts more than 7 wins. You kfan retards are really tiresome. You just spread their meme like it's gospel. Admittedly, people can get out of hand speculating, but that's what sports are about. Vikings fans consistently predict super bowl almost ever year yet have not been in over 30. If you want to complain about a bunch of koolaid drinkers, go over to one of their fan pages and bicker with them for awhile.
Here you go!
From eker0016
“Since I'm sick of reading the handwringing and bashing on both the BB and FB boards, I've decided to start a constructive discussion.
Early predictions on the 2010 schedule. Who do we have to beat, who are tossups, who would be a signature win etc.?
@Middle Tennessee State - W
South Dakota - W
Southern California - L (with a chance for a sneaky upset against a team that is reeling right now)
Northern Illinois - should win, but tough team W
Northwestern - tough team on the rise, W
@Wisconsin - got some experience, doesn't lose a lot. Tough game. L
@Purdue - L another team on the rise, toss-up. I think we split the Purdue/NW games
Penn State - W - Tim Brewster wins the first game he is supposed to lose.
Ohio State - L
@Michigan State - W program in turmoil due to losses, arrests
@Illinois - W see MSU, replace arrests with transfers
Iowa - L
The schedule looks very similar to last year, except we get the good teams at home and the bad teams away. Hopefully this means we can steal 1-2 of the games we are "supposed to lose" (a la PSU). I see a 7-5 season as realistic and likely optimistic...thoughts? “
From Goldmember:
8-4 is the benchmark for me.
“I agree with OP's W/L's, but I would say that either the WI or IA game also needs to be a W.
MTSU is better than people think. But as a Big Ten team you need to beat the Sunbelt teams evey time if you ever want to be better than mediocre.
The program needs an 8-win season. And this can be accomplished by beating all but one of the opponents they should beat (MTSU, NI, SD, NU, PU, IL, MSU), beating one rival (IA or WI) and having one big signature upset victory at home (USC, OSU, PSU).”
From gophersfan:
“Here is how i see it playing out.
@Middle Tennessee State - W
South Dakota - W
Southern California - W (Yes i think we can upset USC, they nothing special)
Northern Illinois - W
Northwestern - W
@Wisconsin - W (Another upset here)
@Purdue - W
Penn State - L
Ohio State - L
@Michigan State - L
@Illinois - W
Iowa - W
Yes 9-3.”
From golfinggopher:
“I like your attitude man! I think our offense will improve "tremendously"--I really do. Another year in the system and the o-line will be greatly improved and the receivers will start to figure things out. No matter who plays Q, we will be improved there because they have the whole offseason to work within Fisch's system. I'm hoping that Gray can step up here but I just want the best player playing, whoever it happens to be.
Defensively, I see a very inexperienced but very talented group. Unlike some people on here, I think Cosgrove did a great job with the group he had. I think we will have one of the young DE's step up and be a play maker (hoping for Hageman) and our LB's will be the fastest prolly in the history of the program. Carter is a stud DB and I think Lewis or one of the other RS freshman will step up and Collado has proven that he deserves some minutes (I'm hoping at safety) Our safetie's really need to step up, we need someone to emerge as a playmaker here (I've heard good things about that Juco they have coming in.)
I'm predicting 8-4 next year, I think this team will show the offense that we were hoping for this year and our defense will be top 5 in the big ten.”
From fridge 2012:
“i think a lot of the time, especially in the becky and hogeye games, we were our own worst enemy. in 2010, if we stop making mental mistakes and score TD's instead of FG's near the goal line, we go 8-4 perhaps 9-3. if we keep doing the same as we did this year, we have some agonizing defeats and go 5-7. we were very close to being 7-5 or 8-4 this year and i have hope that we'll turn it around, so i say 8-4 in 2010.
then in 2011 B10 championship talk will begin”
