No matter who we select as coach...

[cmhatter]

... i doubt we will have a very good team in 2013.

What do you guys think?

[wert_the_gwert]

Just looking at the QB situation makes me nauseous.

[SANJAY]

With a great coaching job this is a 6-6/7-5 team next year. The offensive backfield and defensive backfield are disasters.

[gobulls83]

With a great coaching job this is a 6-6/7-5 team next year. The offensive backfield and defensive backfield are disasters.

... and so it begins. Holtz hasn't been out for 12 hours yet and already the unrealistic expectations come out. There is no reason to believe this team can be bowling next year other than blind optimism. That's fine, as long as you realize it's not actually, you know, going to happen.

I put the timing of the first "fire [uSF's next head coach]!!!!" comments on this board at about 10 seconds after the season-opening kickoff next year.

[SANJAY]

With a great coaching job this is a 6-6/7-5 team next year. The offensive backfield and defensive backfield are disasters.

... and so it begins. Holtz hasn't been out for 12 hours yet and already the unrealistic expectations come out. There is no reason to believe this team can be bowling next year other than blind optimism. That's fine, as long as you realize it's not actually, you know, going to happen.

I put the timing of the first "fire [uSF's next head coach]!!!!" comments on this board at about 10 seconds after the season-opening kickoff next year.

Hold your horses. I said "with a great coaching job" we could be 6-6/7-5. That's it. That's the upper bound on this team.

Meaning, more than likely this is a 4-5 win team.

[SRQ]

depends on the amount and quality of juco in-fills by new coach

[LifeIsBully]

Just beat UCF. That is all I ask of the new guy his first year.

[smazza]

davis or petrino can recruit well immediately

they could make us a .500 in one year

a big east champion in 2 years

our competition isnt that good

[Kahoki]

As I was explaining to my wife last night (who is an USF Alumni), I would not expect too much from the team next year. Maybe a 6 or 7 loss season. Year 2 with the new head coach maybe 4 to 5. Keep expectations low for at least 2 years. Come year 3 though, depending on who they bring in, expect high quality and be in the talk of a conference championship. Of course that conference will be CUSA 2.0, but, I digress.

As a FSU guy personally (with USF as #2), I still expected them to have a 2-3 loss season this year. Not due to the coaching staff, but, the caliber of opponents. Perfect example of that was the FSU and UF game. Caliber of opponents preps the team for later in the year.

Even with a new head coach and new coaching staff, I think this will be USF's future problem as well. The caliber of opposition will not be at a high level.

[jjlovecub]

With a great coaching job this is a 6-6/7-5 team next year. The offensive backfield and defensive backfield are disasters.

... and so it begins. Holtz hasn't been out for 12 hours yet and already the unrealistic expectations come out. There is no reason to believe this team can be bowling next year other than blind optimism. That's fine, as long as you realize it's not actually, you know, going to happen.

I put the timing of the first "fire [uSF's next head coach]!!!!" comments on this board at about 10 seconds after the season-opening kickoff next year.

Hold your horses. I said "with a great coaching job" we could be 6-6/7-5. That's it. That's the upper bound on this team.

Meaning, more than likely this is a 4-5 win team.

5 wins? With who at QB? Can't win if you can't score.