I see no reason for us to be sub .500 at the end of 12. I think we win 8, the ceiling is even higher than that IMO. The first 2 would have miniscule odds of being L's just 4 years ago. But, changes have made things tight.
I would almost be willing to go 1-11 just to beat the Cowpeople. It's been too long, and far too close the last 3 opportunities to go back to getting hammered by them. I found a new level of detest for them. Imagine being an OSU fan and bragging about having a coach who thinks DUIs are "no big deal." That whole thing took it to a new level, especially when he joked about doing it himself thousands of times.