He's got us going 9-3. He can get on my last nerve but damn if he ain't entertaining.
One point he left off about our offense when discussing how our defense gets gassed is that we score quickly. I think he mentioned that somewhere else in the video however. Defense being on the field more should only lend itself to recruiting more defensive guys, but that is beside the point.
If we had won the Purdue, Ole Miss or Pitt games last year, I would feel stronger about these close games this year. Sure, Ole Miss flopped and there were some bad calls, Minton played part of the Pitt game and there were some bad calls, but we knew who we were against Purdue and both teams had favorable calls in that game.
I think 8-4 is the safest call. Possibly 7-5, because we have no idea who is going to show up at receiver and if anyone can fill Mays' shoes. That is still right where we "should" be after back to back dumpster fires.
Now CAN we win 10 games? If the holes that were left are filled and we improve at LB and secondary, that's a resounding yes, but we don't have those answers ATM.
Another note: Hard to believe Hooker put up those types of numbers while his OL was allowing those types of numbers.