Early 2016 Predictions

[Wildhog]

Simple question. In year four of Bielema's tenure, how many regular season games do you expect the Hogs to win?

[ricepig]

You didn't vote? I'm 8-4, as of 3/2/2016, but lots can change between now and September.

[southarkhog06]

Im going with 10, Im prolly just a homer.

[Wildhog]

You didn't vote? I'm 8-4, as of 3/2/2016, but lots can change between now and September.

I went with another 7-5.

[The_Boot_stops_here]

I'm in at 7-5 as of now.  and w/o looking at the schedule

EDIT:  after looking at sched, I revise my pick to 8-4 reg season

[Jackrabbit Hog]

I went 9.

BTW, I'm Rick Schaffer's more optimistic twin.

[The_Iceman]

8 Regular season, 9 total with a bowl win.

[PorkSoda]

Date   Opponent   Time   Location
Sept. 3   Louisiana Tech   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 10   at TCU   TBA   Fort Worth, Tex.
Sept. 17   Texas State   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 24   vs. Texas A&M   TBA   Arlington (AT&T Stadium)
Oct. 1   Alcorn State   TBA   Little Rock, Ark.
Oct. 8   Alabama   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 15   Ole Miss   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 22   at Auburn   TBA   Auburn, Ala.
Oct. 29   BYE WEEK      
Nov. 5   Florida   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 12   LSU   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 19   at Mississippi State   TBA   Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 26   at Missouri   TBA   Columbia, Mo.

I think we could see 9 wins, but went with 8 just so I wouldn't look like a complete homer.

[ricepig]

I went with another 7-5.

Ok, I was the first to vote, I figured the guy starting the poll would have beaten me, haha. I truthfully can see anything from 6 wins to 10 wins, lots of unknowns.

[Uncommon]

W Louisiana Tech
W at TCU
W Texas State
W vs. Texas A&M
W Alcorn State
L Alabama
L Ole Miss
W at Auburn   
L Florida
W LSU
W at Mississippi State
W at Missouri

[jkstock04]

Date   Opponent   Time   Location
Sept. 3   Louisiana Tech   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 10   at TCU   TBA   Fort Worth, Tex.
Sept. 17   Texas State   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 24   vs. Texas A&M   TBA   Arlington (AT&T Stadium)
Oct. 1   Alcorn State   TBA   Little Rock, Ark.
Oct. 8   Alabama   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 15   Ole Miss   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 22   at Auburn   TBA   Auburn, Ala.
Oct. 29   BYE WEEK      
Nov. 5   Florida   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 12   LSU   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 19   at Mississippi State   TBA   Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 26   at Missouri   TBA   Columbia, Mo.

I think we could see 9 wins, but went with 8 just so I wouldn't look like a complete homer.

Gotta think we can get to 7 wins in there. One thing about it that's a hell of a schedule getting Florida and TCU.

Coach Bielema can/will we beat Florida this year? I HATE them after the 2009 debacle. We haven't beat them since 1990 or some crap.

[PorkRinds]

8 and a bowl game, so possibly nine.

[Wildhog]

I think we lose to TCU, Bama, Florida, Ole Miss, and one of TAMU/Mizzou/MSU

[moto625]

7-5

[Uncommon]

I think we lose to one of TAMU/Mizzou/MSU

I hope not.  That would suck.  I want to have a clean sweep of those 3.

[ChitownHawg]

I called it the other day - 10 wins.

[TomBigBeeHog]

Date   Opponent   Time   Location
Sept. 3   Louisiana Tech   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 10   at TCU   TBA   Fort Worth, Tex.
Sept. 17   Texas State   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 24   vs. Texas A&M   TBA   Arlington (AT&T Stadium)
Oct. 1   Alcorn State   TBA   Little Rock, Ark.
Oct. 8   Alabama   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 15   Ole Miss   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 22   at Auburn   TBA   Auburn, Ala.
Oct. 29   BYE WEEK      
Nov. 5   Florida   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 12   LSU   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 19   at Mississippi State   TBA   Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 26   at Missouri   TBA   Columbia, Mo.

I think we could see 9 wins, but went with 8 just so I wouldn't look like a complete homer.

I think we win 9. 10 if we beat the Horned Frogs on the road.

[Vantage 8 dude]

You didn't vote? I'm 8-4, as of 3/2/2016, but lots can change between now and September.

Matched your prediction.

[Mike_e]

It's March, 12 and Oh My!

[Ragnar Hogbrok]

I said nine.  Because screw it, that's why.

[TheRazorback500]

8-4, also. Woopig.

:razorback:

[choppedporkextrasauce]

Date   Opponent   Time   Location
Sept. 3   Louisiana Tech   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark. W
Sept. 10   at TCU   TBA   Fort Worth, Tex. W
Sept. 17   Texas State   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark W
Sept. 24   vs. Texas A&M   TBA   Arlington (AT&T Stadium) W
Oct. 1   Alcorn State   TBA   Little Rock, Ark. W
Oct. 8   Alabama   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark. W
Oct. 15   Ole Miss   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark. W
Oct. 22   at Auburn   TBA   Auburn, Ala. W
Oct. 29   BYE WEEK      
Nov. 5   Florida   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark. W
Nov. 12   LSU   TBA   Fayetteville, Ark. W
Nov. 19   at Mississippi State   TBA   Starkville, Miss. W
Nov. 26   at Missouri   TBA   Columbia, Mo. W

Could it happen? It's the preseason so why not. Nothing is real 6 months in advance.

[Hoggiedawg]

6-6, but hopefully the defense does get better and I could see us getting to 8-4.

[wholehog92]

I'm pre-spring at 9.  We'll see what transpires between now and the end of fall I guess.

[JackMcQueen]

Louisiana Tech - W
at TCU - L
Texas State - W
vs. Texas A&M - W
Alcorn State - W
Alabama - L
Ole Miss - L
at Auburn - W
Florida - W
LSU - W
at Mississippi State - W
at Missouri - W

9-3 (6-2) for me just looking at this schedule. I think the TCU & Ole Miss games are both toss ups.

[OS2 (SW) Razor Back]

10

[Hogg_Phan]

I do expect our defense and especially our secondary to play better this year. Nobody knows how our QB play or our RBs will work out this season, but with that said, TAMU is a mess, we play a perceived warm-up game before we get Alabama at home and we have a bye week before Florida comes to town. All this, plus I'm a homer, so I say 10 wins. Not sure about TCU? LSU will be after Florida, so our emotions from a win or loss may cause us to not play our best.

[Hawgar The Horrible]

I see an unconventional 9. Going to lay an egg somewhere along the line, but pop somebody unexpectedly.

[go hogues]

Louisiana Tech - W
at TCU - L
Texas State - W
vs. Texas A&M - L
Alcorn State - W
Alabama - L
Ole Miss - L
at Auburn - L
Florida - L
LSU - W
at Mississippi State - W
at Missouri - W

6-6 and that will be saying something against that schedule and the personnel we return.

[PorkSoda]

I think we win 9. 10 if we beat the Horned Frogs on the road.

by the end of fall practice I will have convinced myself we are going 12-0

[farfromgroovins]

I predict 9 wins. Losses to TCU, Bama, Ole Miss.
Of course if it is anything like last year's fball or this year's bball team, we will lose to Texas State, beat Bama, knock off Florida & LSU but fall to Missouri. Who knows?


What I absolutely love is many LSU fans looking down at the Hogs and many of us chalk them up for an automatic W nowadays.

WPS!

[ChitownHawg]

by the end of fall practice I will have convinced myself we are going 12-0

My track will probably in the opposite direction. It's Spring so I'm at 10. By Fall I maybe at 8 or 9.

And I feel for the fans you are seeing a 6-6 record in the Spring. We may have to put them on suicide watch by November. 

[PorkSoda]

My track will probably in the opposite direction. It's Spring so I'm at 10. By Fall I maybe at 8 or 9.

And I feel for the fans you are seeing a 6-6 record in the Spring. We may have to put them on suicide watch by November. 

by the time the season starts, I think we will win every game right up until we dont.

[ricepig]

by the time the season starts, I think we will win every game right up until we dont.

That's my usual thought during game week, I can "rationalize" a win every week, haha.

[DeltaBoy]

9 wins.

[RazorPiggie]

I went with 9 but could see 8 or 7.

[ChitownHawg]

I went with 9 but could see 8 or 7.

Yep the difference between 10-9-8 is just a ball bounce one way or the other.

[Sed76]

I'm not as worried about the offense as some. If the defense is improved and special teams becomes good enough not to cost us games the sky is the limit. But that's a big if.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

We lost  probably our top 3 offensive weapons.  And our 2 best O linemen.  And while I'd hope the defense improves, I doubt that it's a drastic improvement.

6, maybe 7 wins.

[Oliver]

Last year I predicted we'd go 7-5 with the potential to go 8-4.

I'll stick with that for next year too

[RebelW]

From what Michigan did to the SECE Florida.. I don't see them beating us

[SooiecidetillNuttgone]

I predicted 7-5.

I think our offense will hiccup at first and never get back to last year's stellar level.
I think our defense will be better, but will not be much better than average.

I think the season after next could be outstanding though.

[goodguytex]

I'm going with 8-4, but it's wayyyy too early at this point to really give a halfway decent guess. Still a lot to work out between now and fall practice.

[Supermark101]

I predicted 7-5.

I think our offense will hiccup at first and never get back to last year's stellar level.
I think our defense will be better, but will not be much better than average.

I think the season after next could be outstanding though.

These are my feelings as well.

The season after the schedule is brutal. 2018 is our year

[Smokehouse]

I say 8; losses to Bama, Ole Miss, FL, then one of Auburn/LSU (if Auburn improves a little on D or LSU gets literally anything from a QB) or MSU if they have a solid replacement for Dak.

But that's with me feeling rosy about projecting the QB position given the talent of the guys on campus, Enos, and a stellar WR group. If it takes some time to get someone going then I'd add TCU to the loss column, and maybe even another loss depending on how bad it is. I think RB is fine, and the D improves some but not dramatically, but we need a massive improvement on special teams and for the offense to only lose a bit of step.

[ChitownHawg]

I'm going with 8-4, but it's wayyyy too early at this point to really give a halfway decent guess. Still a lot to work out between now and fall practice.

Ditto. And I'm a bit shocked at the pessimism on here. Everyone else improves but us which is usually the opposite of Hogville.

Bama, Auburn, LSU, A&M, and MSU are in the same boat as us. - new QB. Which one of these teams has a better incoming QB then we do?

[lefty08]

Not just that, but the TCU predictions kind of shock me. I don't guess it should being as most people just see the name, and they have been on a run lately. They have been more decimated than us, we should win that game

[Darren DeLoach]

Last year I looked at the schedule and thought we had four key games that would determine our ability to approach 10 wins. I see a similar pattern this year. Not that I know anything.  But it's an opine so....

Key games are:
at TCU
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
at Auburn

4-0 =10 wins
3-1= 9
2-2 drops us to 7
Anything worse is a disaster.

I predict 3-1 with 9 wins

[ALLVOL]

I'm going with 9 right now.

[texas tush hog]

I'm going with 9 right now.

Me too, three losse in a row in October, Bama, Ole Miss, and Auburn, to ruin our season.