Unfortunately, it is certainly possible. Maybe not likely, but possible. Anything short of hiring squirrels would be an improvement, but I am not very excited about our offseason moves. Maybe Ludwig turns out to be something very special to us, but the fact of the matter is that he was headed for the unemployment line if we didn't hire him. His own HC who went on to a different program did not even retain him. And as for the DC debacle? Nobody would touch the position, so Mason is stuck doing it himself. Only a few very talented head coaches successfully double as coordinators, and I don't think very many people will argue that Mason is a very talented head coach.
Our best option at QB is gone, and we are left with a couple of INT throwers and a true freshman. Our line grossly underperforms with this staff, the team seems listless against any team not named UT, and our defensive players seem out of position a lot with huge cushions given by the corners. Add bad coaching to that, a schedule that includes two local teams that will be licking their chops to play us (and have some talent themselves), and an away game against a team that has a recent history of beating power-5 teams, with the SEC slate... it will be tough.
Last year I picked the lowest win total in the preseason prediction contest, and I was still too high. This year I will likely predict two wins (not locking into any prediction until August), and hope that I am not too high again.
