Okay, I looked at this long and hard for days. With the blue and gold glasses on and off. With the pessimism of last season on my shoulders. With wild optimism. I think I have a cold, hard, wild guess at the outcome. And it isn't going to be popular. Here's my way-too-early-I-reserve-the-right-to-amend-after-Spring-Training-and-closer-to-opening-day prediction:
W vs. Central Arkansas.
L @ Texas
W vs. Arkansas State
L @ Temple
L @ Houston
L vs. USF
L @ Arkansas
W vs. Tulane
W vs UCONN
L @ Memphis
L @ Navy
W vs SMU
5-7. We may steal a road win or two, but we may also lose at home to an Arkansas State team who has the inside path to a 10 win season or to a question mark of an SMU team. So many unknowns obviously. I think we were closer last season than it felt like, but I was not left with a warm fuzzy feeling. Still, I think we will be improved enough to be playing the end of the season trying to earn a bowl birth.
If we are well out of bowl contention, I will need significant emotional help well beyond that which Mr. Daniels and Mr. Beam were able to provide last season.
Now, I also really hope I'm wrong and that we stomp everyone and see students heading into Arkansas wearing 12-0 shirts, this time for the win. When that happens, please copy and paste this post and tell me what a nay-saying moron I am. I'd be so happy.
