I forgot the most important thing:CalFan777 said:
Expectations /= Predictions
Wilcox said he wants expectations for the program to be raised. The below would make for a successful season.
1. No blow out losses.
2. Winning Pac-12 record.
3. In the hunt for the Pac-12 North Title late in the season.
4. End the season ranked.
Winning the North or the Pac-12 outright would make for a fantastic season.
Exactly what I was thinking. Also, the Vegas bowl is a much better deal than in the past with an improvement in venue and opponent.westcoast101 said:
Similar projections to what some other have posted:
- Strong start to the season (5-0) / ranked mid-teens by early October
- Losses to USC and Oregon in October
- Solid finish to the season, losing only at ASU
- Retain the Axe
- Finish 9-3 (6-3 Pac 12 / 2nd in North)
- Las Vegas Bowl (now P12 third choice vs. an SEC or B10 team)
https://media.giphy.com/media/sBl8Fowq0ErFC/giphy.gifSebastabear said:
I honestly can't remember a time when the stars have so clearly aligned for Cal (setting aside the whole end of the world thing going on). Even '04 - 07 don't compare since we had to contend with a dominant USC. Look at our returning experience and look at the rest of the conference and their losses. Conference is down or young and we are up. Depth at key positions, a ton of upper classmen and a billion starts. Been forever since any of that was true, much less all of it.
We've been patient for a long, long time but this is our year. Win the conference or this thing is a bust. 11-1 or better.
IssyBear said:
My expectations involve the law of averages (if there is such a thing). After several years of an abnormally high level of serious injuries to important players, I am expecting that this year we will have a relative injury free season. If we had had fewer injuries last year, we would have won at least 9 games. With this year's rooster and experience, and with my conviction that our critical players WILL stay healthy all season long, I see an 11 win season.
