09-08-2018, 10:34 PM
(09-08-2018, 09:24 PM)needle Wrote:(09-08-2018, 07:12 PM)JeffInCorvallis Wrote: A team with the talent that UCLA has and coached by Chip Kelly is not going to go 0-12. Not even close.
UCLA showed pretty well, all things considered. I think they have a shot at 7-5, though 6-6 is more likely.
UCLA's remaining schedule (with nine point loss at home to Cincinnati of AAC and 28 point rout at hands of OU previously):
Home Fresno State
At Colorado (Win in Lincoln today)
Home Washington
At Cal (about to win at BYU, who felled UA last week on road)
Home Arizona
Home Utah (likely favorites in Pac-12 South now)
At Oregon
At ASU
Home USC
Home Stanford
I see two obvious winnable games on that list (Fresno State, Arizona). Washington, Stanford, Oregon are all likely losses. Cal and ASU are road games, so I would expect these home teams to hold serve. Would not expect UCLA to win at Colorado or home Utah. Maybe if SC is mediocre enough, UCLA can win that game.
I just cannot realistically see this team going better than 3-9 or 4-8. They missed a bowl last year with Josh Rosen at QB. I know Chip's history at Oregon, but the personnel is young and just not there yet. And they already lost to a terrible Group of 5 team at home last week. But even Fresno State won 10 games and played for the MW title last year (over our nemesis from last year SDSU) under a familiar face Jeff Tedford.
