I hadn't looked at Massey's ratings this year but I checked it out today. The good news is that our schedule is pretty damned manageable if we don't suck. Following is his breakdown:
Easy wins: CSU, N Colorado, Arizona, Stanford and Colorado
Close wins: ASU, Cal
Close losses: OSU, UCLA
Likely losses: Wisconsin, Oregon, UW
He says we beat CSU by 19, N. Colorado by 39, Arizona by 10, Stanford by 8 and Colorado by 20. His ratings are based on the past performance of teams so the Buffaloes are obviously a bit of a mystery at this point. ASU and Cal are road games and we'd be favored to beat both of them by a touchdown or more in Pullman.
OSU and UCLA are games that would be tossups in Pullman. Personally, I think UCLA is going to struggle this year. It looks like they may be starting a true freshman at QB. Their opening schedule is squishy soft and they'll probably start 3-0 but they face Utah right before they play us. I think it's a game that we have a great opportunity to win.
Massey is predicting yet another 7-5 finish for the Cougs and that wouldn't be the end of the world. Obviously a lot has to happen the right way for that to pan out.
Easy wins: CSU, N Colorado, Arizona, Stanford and Colorado
Close wins: ASU, Cal
Close losses: OSU, UCLA
Likely losses: Wisconsin, Oregon, UW
He says we beat CSU by 19, N. Colorado by 39, Arizona by 10, Stanford by 8 and Colorado by 20. His ratings are based on the past performance of teams so the Buffaloes are obviously a bit of a mystery at this point. ASU and Cal are road games and we'd be favored to beat both of them by a touchdown or more in Pullman.
OSU and UCLA are games that would be tossups in Pullman. Personally, I think UCLA is going to struggle this year. It looks like they may be starting a true freshman at QB. Their opening schedule is squishy soft and they'll probably start 3-0 but they face Utah right before they play us. I think it's a game that we have a great opportunity to win.
Massey is predicting yet another 7-5 finish for the Cougs and that wouldn't be the end of the world. Obviously a lot has to happen the right way for that to pan out.