I do sort of feel like FL, GA and Bama have had some relatively disruptive offseasons compared to us.
UGA with a lot of staff turn over. Promoted guys from within, always a risk. Guys getting arrested in the spring Etc.
FL with the domestic violence incidents, players leaving, not getting in, Mullen shutting down media access due to domestic violence questions, etc.
Bama with a lot of staff turnover. Losing Jalen Hurts. Etc.
Meanwhile, we added some good, experienced coaches at positions we needed, had a pretty good recruiting cycle, no major player discipline issues. We had a few guys leave or retire. But none of it seemed like scandal was behind it.
If I were putting money down, I’d say 7 wins. But just sitting around bullchittin, I could talk my way up to 8-9 wins with the right breaks and a little luck.