2020 Season

[tarheel0910]

A "way too early" poll is out and the heels make it in at #22. After winning the bowl game and having so many returning players, I think there will also be a lot of talk over the summer about us being a dark horse to upset Clemson in the ACC championship game. Not sure if we are good enough to do that, but we should be able to win the coastal next year. I think that should be the goal next year.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-25-college-football-rankings

 

[TarHeelMark]

2020 win Coastal
2021 win ACC

 

[tarheel0910]

2020 win Coastal
2021 win ACC

And if someone can pay Sam enough to come back in 2022, let's go ahead and bring home a championship. One can dream right?

 

[BarbqBill]

Should be a very good year, but the first two games are ball-busters...UCF and Auburn.....wow! I wish we had a chippie to start out with to get the guy's feet and legs under them. I hope we absolutely punish VaTech and also stop the losing streak with UVa. I'm pumped about our team next year.....coastal is certainly the goal.

 

[WoadBlue]

And if someone can pay Sam enough to come back in 2022, let's go ahead and bring home a championship. One can dream right?

I'l take it.

 

[uncboy10]

And if someone can pay Sam enough to come back in 2022, let's go ahead and bring home a championship. One can dream right?

See ya in Indy

 

[matt 1976]

Need to temper expectations for 2020. The DL has some major holes in the middle and we need to find a LT to protect Sam. Also, DCs will have a whole year of film on Sam, so he will need to develop and progress.

 

[tarheel0910]

Need to temper expectations for 2020. The DL has some major holes in the middle and we need to find a LT to protect Sam. Also, DCs will have a whole year of film on Sam, so he will need to develop and progress.

We should win 8-9 next year, so that should win the coastal. And Sam is the least of my concerns. Having film on him won't matter. He's that talented.

 

[TarHeelMark]

We should win 8-9 next year, so that should win the coastal. And Sam is the least of my concerns. Having film on him won't matter. He's that talented.

I'm calling it now:
9-3 regular season
Lose to Clemson in ACCG
win bowl game

10-4 final record

 

[tarheel0910]

I'm calling it now:
9-3 regular season
Lose to Clemson in ACCG
win bowl game

10-4 final record

Works for me.

 

[Deezheelz]

I'm calling it now:
9-3 regular season
Lose to Clemson in ACCG
win bowl game

10-4 final record

I’ll take that next year!

 

[tarheel0910]

ESPN has us at 22 in their way too early poll.

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ege-football-top-25-where-do-lsu-clemson-land

 

[Raising Heel]

Thanks for compiling these @JacobTurner

 

[tarheel0910]

2020 schedule has been released.

Sept. 4 at UCF (Fri.)
Sept. 12 vs. Auburn (Atlanta, Ga.)
Sept. 19 JAMES MADISON
Sept. 26 GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 3 at Virginia
Oct. 10 VIRGINIA TECH
Oct. 17 at Duke
Oct. 24 at Miami
Nov. 7 UCONN
Nov. 14 PITT
Nov. 21 at Boston College
Nov. 27 NC STATE (Fri.)

http://theacc.com/news/2020/1/21/acc-announces-2020-football-schedule.aspx

 

[TarHeelMark]

2020 schedule has been released.

Sept. 4 at UCF (Fri.)
Sept. 12 vs. Auburn (Atlanta, Ga.)
Sept. 19 JAMES MADISON
Sept. 26 GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 3 at Virginia
Oct. 10 VIRGINIA TECH
Oct. 17 at Duke
Oct. 24 at Miami
Nov. 7 UCONN
Nov. 14 PITT
Nov. 21 at Boston College
Nov. 27 NC STATE (Fri.)

http://theacc.com/news/2020/1/21/acc-announces-2020-football-schedule.aspx

Looks like an 11-1 season to me.

 

[WoadBlue]

Looks like an 11-1 season to me.

I'd love that, but ...

UCF lost only 3 games by a grand total of 7 points.

Auburn returns just 10 starters, but the Tigers beat Bama and had much more depth than UNC.

JMU must replace most of its starters, but the Dukes are the 2nd deepest, and 2nd best, program in 1AA/FCS.

GT should be more consistent and have a bit more depth.

UVA should take a step back, but the Cavs can be a handful in Scott, especially for UNC.

VT returns 18 starters.

Dook returns 15 starters.

If Diaz can instill some discipline, Miami could be a 9 win team.

UConn is terrible.

The Pitt D will be even better and deeper, perhaps able to carry the team to several wins even if the offense is no better.

There is no way to know what the new staff will deliver with BC, but the Eagles return 16 starters.

Because of injuries, Moo played a huge number of people.

We need to develop depth, especially on the DL and OL, and we need to score TDs when in the Red Zone.

 

[tarheel0910]

Looks like an 11-1 season to me.

Realistically, I think we shouldn't be worse than 8-4 with that schedule. Probably should be at least 9-3. There is only one sure loss and that's Auburn. I'd put UCF (which is really overrated), UVA and UM in the toss up column. That would leave us at least 6-2 in conference, which most likely wins the coastal.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Realistically, I think we shouldn't be worse than 8-4 with that schedule. Probably should be at least 9-3. There is only one sure loss and that's Auburn. I'd put UCF (which is really overrated), UVA and UM in the toss up column. That would leave us at least 6-2 in conference, which most likely wins the coastal.

That's what I'm thinking as well. 9-3 (6-2), which would hopefully win the coastal.

 

[ACokeForRoy]

Sept. 4 at UCF (Fri.) - L
Sept. 12 vs. Auburn (Atlanta, Ga.) - L
Sept. 19 JAMES MADISON - W
Sept. 26 GEORGIA TECH - W
Oct. 3 at Virginia - L
Oct. 10 VIRGINIA TECH - W
Oct. 17 at Duke - W
Oct. 24 at Miami - L
Nov. 7 UCONN - W
Nov. 14 PITT - W
Nov. 21 at Boston College- W
Nov. 27 NC STATE (Fri.) - W

 

[tarheel0910]

Sept. 4 at UCF (Fri.) W
Sept. 12 vs. Auburn (Atlanta, Ga.) L
Sept. 19 JAMES MADISON W
Sept. 26 GEORGIA TECH W
Oct. 3 at Virginia L
Oct. 10 VIRGINIA TECH W
Oct. 17 at Duke W
Oct. 24 at Miami L
Nov. 7 UCONN W
Nov. 14 PITT W
Nov. 21 at Boston College W
Nov. 27 NC STATE (Fri.) W

 

[sctarheel30]

Looks like an 11-1 season to me.

Find a way to win that loss and we are ok

 

[uncboy10]

12-0

 

[JimmyinVA]

...
Oct. 3 at Virginia L
...

we will beat uva next fall. we almost beat them last time but their senior QB played a career game against us. he's gone, our great QB will be back.

 

[tarheel0910]

we will beat uva next fall. we almost beat them last time but their senior QB played a career game against us. he's gone, our great QB will be back.

We don't have the best history up there, so until we can start wining regularly there I'm marking it down as a loss.

 

[sctarheel30]

Need to come out strong to start the season. If we can find a way to beat Auburn it could be a special season.

 

[Raising Heel]

We don't have the best history up there, so until we can start wining regularly there I'm marking it down as a loss.

What happened in the last game there, or over the last 10 seasons, has absolutely no bearing on how we'll perform there this season.

 

[tarheel0910]

What happened in the last game there, or over the last 10 seasons, has absolutely no bearing on how we'll perform there this season.

You're exactly right. It has no bearing on how the team will perform. It does have a bearing on my prediction though. I don't think we go undefeated and when I look at the schedule, this looks and feels like a game we could lose.

 

[Lydia green]

I'm a miserable pessimist. But even I am optimistic. A great QB can do magical things. Protect Howell and 12-0 is possible

 

[JimmyinVA]

We don't have the best history up there, so until we can start wining regularly there I'm marking it down as a loss.

if your optimism is based on teams we've beaten regularly, that's very pessimistic. remember: mack is back!

 

[tarheel0910]

if your optimism is based on teams we've beaten regularly, that's very pessimistic. remember: mack is back!

Check Mack's results in Charlottesville. I'm not ready to declare us undefeated just because he's back.

 

[JimmyinVA]

Check Mack's results in Charlottesville. I'm not ready to declare us undefeated just because he's back.

i don't expect to go undefeated. but we played strong against them last year. the senior QB who beat us with an incredible performance is gone. i don't think their home field will make up for losing him, and i think we'll be a better team next fall. you predict a loss against them, and i predict a win. simple difference of opinion...

 

[Raising Heel]

the senior QB who beat us with an incredible performance is gone.

So is George Welsh.

 

[TarHeelMark]

So is George Welsh.

Harsh.


(... oh, you meant gone from UVA?) NVM