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Originally Posted by MOWJO8185
A few advanced stat models that I have seen REALLY don't like West Virginia this year. I don't claim to know much about their team but it basically says they are losing a TON of their production last year and don't have the recruiting impact to counter it. I'm not sure how much transfers like Will Grier are incorporated into the algorithm.
And the same models had West Virginia as more like an 8-win team last year, so them over-achieving that could just be a sign of good coaching and a disciplined team, which could be repeatable, or it could be a sign of some lucky breaks last year that may not repeat. I honestly didn't watch them at all last year except for their opener against Mizzou, for which my takeaway was more Mizzou = Bad than anything about West Virginia.
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Only spot were depleted at is WR. But we got a transfer (David Sills) who is gonna step right in.
Weve got a great O line, RB group, obviously a good QB.
Biggest losses on defense are Noble Nwachukwu and Rasul Douglas... but in the secondary were getting our best CB back (Dravon Henry) who missed all of last year with a knee injury, and weve added some depth in JUCO guys which Holgorsen has a great track record with.
Biggest thing Im worried about is our run defense and D line.
Im still sticking with my 9 win projection but I think we have a high ceiling to get to the B12 title game. Have to avoid any bad losses and beat the Pokes to do that though.