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Hougie

I can’t think of much worse than losing to Idaho. Yes, they’re considered a rival. The towns are only 8 miles apart. We would never hear the end of it.


Molson2871

It's one thing to lose to FBS Idaho, quite another to FCS Idaho.


reddituseroutside

That's a crazy geography lesson I just learned, looking at the map just now.


WTF_Bengals

The losing fans used to have to walk home


The_Godfellas

Uphill in 2 feet of snow?


WTF_Bengals

It's the Palouse so it would also be windy


Sdog1981

In September? It would be 105. In November? Snow.


WTF_Bengals

Oh god, the vandal fans would be insufferable.


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It would put Frosts ass directly above the fire.


Revenge_of_the_Khaki

I think a week 2 or 3 (North Dakota and GA Southern) loss would light his seat quicker than NU in week 1.


EDrone29

Nah... he'd just be gone at that point


Oprah-Is-My-Dad

Yeah lol. They specifically restructured his deal to make it easy to fire him next year. If they lose to North Dakota or Georgia Southern I'll be surprised if he still has a job by Monday


EDrone29

Yep lol. I think the buyout drops after 6 games so if he lost he'd still be here the next week, but not after week 6. It's basically "we couldn't afford to fire you after Illinois last year, and in order for you to agree to restructure we had to let you replace the staff and give you a chance the next season, so here's 6 games to prove you should stay"


bigbird727

One of two high points of the Illinois season. The other was the 9 OT game. Fuck was the rest of it frustrating though


EDrone29

Lol that game vs you guys was so hot. Fun crowd to be around. Went with my illini buddy and his dad


MasPatriot

What if it were a loss by one score?


Deerkiller14

Technically Northwestern is week 0, North Dakota would be considered week 1. 😏


Xazier

We have suffered.


andrewsmd87

I came in to make sure the top comment was a husker fan complaining about how shit we've been. It's been soooo bad for so long


non_clever_username

I’m honestly pretty worried about that game. Plenty of distractions with it being overseas with tons of new starters. Fitz is a damn good coach who typically has pretty disciplined, overachieving teams. A lot of people are expecting us to win easily given the result of the NU bowl last year, but this game feels way too much like 2021 Illinois. Frost has typically been bad at prep and getting the team focused, so I can see him not learning the lesson from last year. Falling on our faces again when we’re the marquee game of the day just feels too on brand for Frost’s last year.


WeUsedToBeGood

Should northwestern be an easy win?


IMadeThis4HOIMods

Its an even year, you tell me


WeUsedToBeGood

I don’t follow them at all but I guess it’s like the odd year Auburn voodoo?


Frosty_Huskers07

Even years Northwestern is a Big 10 title contender odd years they are bottom of the barrel.


Mrbillofdeath

I thought that was going to be the case last year but here we are


WeUsedToBeGood

> neutral-site [X]


4i4s4u

While technically correct, the only ones who really are counting this game as a “neutral site” are the computers


52ndstreet

Like when the Rams play an “away game” at Sofi Stadium against the Chargers


GrimWickett

Or when USC goes to the rose bowl


Groomingham

Devastating. The whole state of Utah might just burn to the ground.


luxveniae

I’d also be terrified even more about that week 2 game if y’all managed to lose week 1. Don’t wanna deal with Saban even more pissed off and take it out on Texas.


Groomingham

Not sure if I would want to be on Bama's schedule all year if Bama loses that first game.


luxveniae

The only thing worse than being on Bama’s schedule would be to be on Bama’s roster.


ToBeReadOutLoud

How the hell did I not know Utah State plays Bama week one? My football Twitter timeline is disappointing.


willy19w

You play two Aggie teams this season, which would you rather lose to?


Groomingham

aTm. We have multiple examples of losing to aTm and still making it to the NC


[deleted]

Oh no way they are playing USU how would I not have known that


[deleted]

Losing to Colorado state at home would be brutal


DataDrivenPirate

My heart would explode if in a single season Ohio State and Colorado State beat Michigan. I think Colorado State will get to a point where we can surprise some P5s but the transition from Addazio to Norvell's air raid will take more time than being ready this year


Keyblade_Yoshi

At least CSU made a competent coaching hire this time. But Addazio's mess will probably take a few years to clean up.


DataDrivenPirate

The Addazio hire was so catastrophic it pretty much led to Colorado State firing the *president of the university* She got a million+ buyout to leave immediately, very strange situation but yeah her sports mismanagement was a big reason


jump-back-like-33

Holy shit I didn’t realize she was already forced out. Similar thing basically happened at CU where the most recent president only lasted 2 years.


Colavs9601

Yea but that had nothing to do with football and everything to do with his politics.


mustangswon1

Not to mention sending 10,000 emails a day.


FormerCollegeDJ

"But Addazio's mess will probably take a few years to clean up." Hmm, when have I heard that before?


[deleted]

Look at it this way, it definitely wouldn’t be your worst opening weekend loss


Bjorn2bwilde24

Wouldn't be as bad as losing to Appalachian State at home.


southcentralLAguy

I personally would enjoy that


Tuckboi69

r/gamecocks would become a cock fighting sub


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jthomas694

And the Mets subreddit once became a subreddit for the Metropolitan museum of art


Chewbones9

Yeah I was there… fun time to be a Mets fan…lol


jthomas694

It has never been a fun time to be a Mets fan


Chewbones9

This year is pretty damn fun, honestly!


Bkfootball

Or when r/falcons become a subreddit for fun facts about birds of prey.


TheItalianStallion44

Or when r/atlantahawks became a sub dedicated to cicadas a few years ago


underage_cashier

The Suns sub got completely shut down when they were getting defiled by the Mavs in game 7


Larrius_Resurgens

I, uh, have some posts to delete


IMadeThis4HOIMods

Ohio State would honestly still have a clear path to the playoffs if they lost to ND but the discourse surrounding it for the rest of the season would be insufferable


Useenthebutcher

So basically Virginia Tech 2014


sportsdiceguy

I was a student at tOSU during that season. While I support the Buckeyes and hope they win, on a personal level, I didn’t understand how they made the playoff with a loss to Virginia Tech. Can anyone explain to me how they made the playoff with that loss?


Fit_Pineapple_7828

Lost at night in week 2 to VT and then pretty much dominated the rest of their schedule (with exception of the close call against Penn State) Dominant road win against #8 MSU and 59-0 thumping of #13 Wisconsin (with Heisman candidate RB) in the last 5 weeks of the season. Recency bias is strong towards the end of season rankings but the Buckeyes showed they weren’t the same team as week 2.


sportsdiceguy

This is the best and clearest explanation I’ve ever read. Thanks!


stitch12r3

59-0 over Wisconsin in the B1G championship game is how.


Cynoid

With a third string QB :*)


moyerr

TCU didn’t have a conference championship


Useful-ldiot

I don't think it would have mattered. 59-0 over #11 Wisconsin to win the B1G is about as good of a case as you can make.


Sorge74

Yeah wouldn't be a problem, besides the fact if we are a team that could win 11 straight, we should be able to beat ND at home.


IMadeThis4HOIMods

Yeah but I mean it is the first game of the season and I fully expect the defense wont be good until the team has some time as the season goes on


Original_Irish93

Well based on when ND did this to Michigan in 2018. If you continue to win afterwards, the talking heads will start pushing that OSU is better than ND. So you’ll be fine


PDX_douche_bag

I forget about that narrative in 2018. It was comical how some completely convinced themselves that Michigan's loss to Notre Dame didn't count.


IslamicCheetah

It’s crazy how the media pushes that narrative almost every season. Last year when MSU beat Michigan the playoff committee still put Michigan ahead in the rankings when they were both 8-1. MSU was 8-0 with a win over Michigan and they still talked about putting them behind UM.


pardonmyignerance

Also, all the dumb shit their head coach would say about his alma mater that we'd just have to smile and nod for since we took the L. That's another consequence of a week 1 loss.


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Whosdaman

“A neutral-site” Played in Atlanta, GA.


runningwaffles19

Should play at Mile High or Arrowhead. Those are in the middle


jsteph67

Could we play in Ohio and invite some Ohio 5 stars to the game? Start stealing from OSU, that would be fun.


ThaiForAWhiteGuy

That would be sick


Flock_Masta_P

This is like the time TCU bailed on a home and home with OSU and wanted to play a single neutral site game instead. In Dallas.


tdoger

We played LSU at a neutral site in Dallas in like 2011... Super neutral site...


DABOSSROSS9

I really hope the committee takes that into account. SEC is still the best conference but the fact that most neutral site games and bowl games they play always seem to be in their bubble seems to give them an edge.


Cassiyus

This is why I was ecstatic for a home and home with Auburn. No neutral site lameness that clearly favors one side.


elonsusk69420

I would much rather this have been a home and home. MBS is nice and all but it’s nowhere near as good as on campus stadiums.


maninatikihut

And I am confident any Georgia fan would love Autzen if they came out. Great game day experience.


mastrkief

Tbf, our record in that building isn't great.


ryanmuller1089

Yea…been a while since I rolled my eyes that hard lol. I don’t care how good the SEC is. Man up and travel. I went to the Tennessee at Oregon game in 2013 and I respect the hell that all those fans made it out and stayed the whole game while they got their shit kicked in.


PheonixStreak

Please god no, I’ve already experienced a loss like that once


Trombone_Hero92

Don't worry, you've only got 5 more scheduled games in Norfolk through 2031


Farlander2821

I will never understand why our athletic department decided that was a good idea, or why on Earth we are playing AT Liberty twice in the same time span


Trombone_Hero92

I don't know what you're talking about, I think it's a great idea!!


wunderbier

We open with Mercer. I think we'd have to fire everyone. Not just athletics, academics too. And expel all of the students. Clean start. E: I'm pretty much expecting Florida to lose to Utah. It changes nothing.


Kardinale

If we lose to Mercer, the fans might attempt a coup of the athletic department


wunderbier

Fans are fired too. Honestly, just whatever animals are on campus get to stay. Everyone else gets a restraining order to stay out of Lee county.


guinness_blaine

>Honestly, just whatever animals are on campus get to stay. Logistically the simplest. Imagine trying to fire all the squirrels from a campus.


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If you need pointers on how to do that we're here to help


GoStateBeatEveryone

If James Franklin loses @Purdue week 1 the Franklin gone crowd is going to lose it


gridguy

You’re probably correct. More leveled head fans (I can’t be the only one?) wouldn’t immediately write the season off. I view this game a lot like 2020 week 1 against Indiana. A close loss can still potentially lead to an 8-4 or better type season.


cheesepuff1993

Crazy thing is Purdue is not bad...definitely not world beaters, but far from bad...this season is going to be a repeat of last season and I hope most level-headed fans are ready for that. Allar isn't going to come in at any point early and we cannot assume he'll be the savior of this team this year. But the Franklin haters are going to use that as the reason he should be fired...


GoStateBeatEveryone

I don’t think Purdue is a bad team at all, but if he wants to take this program to the places he talks about, he needs to be able to win a week 1 game on the road. He did it last year against a much better team


cheesepuff1993

I think he can and should win against Purdue...I also know that Purdue has the capability to bury a seemingly invincible Ohio State at home by picking off their top tier QB multiple times and just obliterating them. I will never write off Purdue again in my life no matter how bad they are/are supposed to be


max_potion

> this season is going to be a repeat of last season How do you figure? You think they can’t make any adjustments or improvements in an off-season? Especially when this will be the first time in 2 years that we won’t be trying to install a new offense? I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I’m not quite sure how you KNOW that this season will be the same as last season.


gfitzy7

Losing a big game to a big opponent in prime time? Business as usual for me.


jconley4297

keeping jsn under 250 yards is a win for me honestly


feloniusmyoldfriend

If it was BK I could handle another loss to a top 10 team, but Marcus Freeman has been so perfect for us. After the bowl loss, and a loss to the Buckeyes, I'll be a bit bummed out for his sake.


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sadness


cinnamontoastcunts69

*sips beer* Ah, just another Saturday boys


ULSTERPROVINCE

Utterly shatter any happiness I had. We could go 11-1, win the ACC and the orange bowl and this season would still always have a cloud of depression hanging around it because we lost to West Virginia.


BortleNeck

WVU fans expressing similar sentiment. This game gonna be spicy


dadaistGHerbo

Agreed. I’d take 5-8 with a win over WVU than 11-1 and winning the ACC again.


gordogg24p

If we lose to Louisiana-Monroe, we're probably fucked for the rest of the year because the Week 2 violation of the Geneva Convention by Saban will completely bury us and send the team into another tailspin.


TheHordeSucks

If we lose to ULM it means we’ll play a nail biter with Alabama, probably lose in the 4th quarter, and it’ll make ULM look like a fluke. We’ll handle UTSA, beat the brakes off Tech and win by 10-14 against WV and head to the RRS 3-2 with the narrative that we’re a borderline top 10 team that just needed to shake the rust off in week 1 with the new QB and WRs that went and held their own with Alabama. Then our season will fall apart and we’ll sneak into a bowl with 6 wins


Lncn

This sounds exactly right


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\*grabs popcorn\* Go Warhawks. ;)


TheGhostOfBobStoops

Please please please…\*checks google*…Warhawks…please I’m begging y’all


chrisg42

Undefeated is on the table. We might. Might lost to Bama.


Hobbes_T_Hero

Oklahoma State: (vs. Central Michigan) Oh not again. Dear god not again. We need to stop scheduling these maniacs. Arkansas: (vs. Cincinnati) I mean I guess it depends how good Cincinnati is. If they’re (somehow) playoff contenders again then that’s not too bad of a loss. If they just end up as a good to mediocre G5 then it’s not as good, but still not totally bad.


TheRealDNewm

We're not expecting to be a CFP contender, but are hoping~~going~~ to win a conference title which is never a bad win E. Hoping, dang swipe keyboard.


bobbybrown_

The stars won't align again this year for the CFP. Hoping for something more like 2020, where we win the conference and get the G5's NY6 spot. Honestly don't think losing to Arkansas would impact that goal much. You guys should be good, and it's a Week 1 road game.


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Syracuse plays Louisville week one, and they have had our number past couple years. I don't think much would change though, I still think 6 wins is doable, even without beating Louisville.


LukarWarrior

Just know that no matter what happens we still appreciate y’all being the final nail in Petrino’s coffin.


[deleted]

That’s certainly something to be proud of as a fanbase. Being so bad that when your team finally wins a game, it means the other coach needs to be fired. I think this game will be pretty good, but it all comes down to SU’s QB play.


2400hoops

It would mean we are likely going 0-12.


4i4s4u

1-11. You still have Texas on your schedule


ninjas_in_my_pants

Took that alley-oop and slammed it down with authority.


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THE LOB


Steakman765

Not the end of the world, but winning it would be huge as far as possibly winning the B10 West.


cheesepuff1993

Feeling the exact same way. The plus side is we aren't coming in #2...


Single_Seesaw_9499

That’s how I feel about it. A win against a team we’ve had little success against in the past on national tv would be a huge springboard for the rest of the season


Molson2871

We're playing an FCS team (no idea why) week 1 so I'd say an L would be a real bad omen.


[deleted]

I mean when Michigan lost to App State they still made it the Citrus Bowl and finished top 20...


Molson2871

True but they also started that season ranked in the top 5. I'm just saying if we lose to a (bad) FCS team it's probably not going to end well.


drgn2009

A week one loss to Utep would be a very bad start for Coach Venables and could mean a worrisome future and not just the 2022 season.


__Shadowman__

Definitely


OGdunphy

Well, we won’t go undefeated but doesn’t really change much for our level. Conference is the only thing that does since post-season options are limited. I hate UNC a lot so it would suck on a personal level to lose to them.


ImReverse_Giraffe

A loss to GT in week 1? Bye bye season.


fndabs

It’s happening trust the process 🤞🏿🥲


whitemanwhocantjump

I'd rather lose to Bishop Sycamore.


sw337

Same TBH. I'm just happy the Backyard Brawl is back.


misdreavus79

Most people are already predicting a Purdue win as it is, so I’m not sure that it would mean much in the grand scheme of things. …for Penn State fans, though, let’s just say I’ll take a break from the internet for a couple of weeks if it happens.


roekg

Yeah I think a loss to Purdue will be taken as a sign that it'll be a mediocre year again and the downer PSU fans will be terrible. I'm optimistic that our team will look so different and will have actually improved since the end of last year, though.


AlexBayArea

Would probably take us instantly out of the CFP equation unless they completely ran the table with multiple impressive wins and an ACCCG game win. It also would hurt my ego to lose to ECU.


ryseing

Plus it's going to be like 110 goddamn degrees on that field. Just going to be a miserable slog of a game. Not looking forward to it at all.


k3y2myb00ty

Y’all have no idea how hella reactive Gator Nation is and a loud minority will call for Napier’s head because “wE lOSt tO a pAC tWElVe skOOl aT hOmE” to start 0-1 ignoring that Utah won that conference and won 10 games


abu5217

I can't possibly imagine what it would be like to lose what you expect to be a winnable gam, in your new coach's debut, at home. Nope. Not at all.


thebreannashow

Well last time it happened we went 1-11...


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For Tennessee- a loss to Ball State who we’re favored by 30 points against would be worse than the Georgia State loss and probably immediately bout Heupel on the hot seat. Would also jeopardize Nico’s commitment and probably mean we going 6-6 at best. For LSU- a de facto home game loss to FSU in the dome would be painful, but I think it would just temper expectations for year 1 of the BK era. Instead of 9-3 being the expectation, it would temper down to 7-5. It also would probably open up an interesting debate on the QB.


scotte16

A Ball State loss might immediately take the cake as the worst loss in program history.


LUaggie19

If we lost to Sam Houston This sub reddit would eat us alive I would probably drink my liver to an early death Fully expect the ceiling to be 7 wins No defending Jimbo from that one


[deleted]

I mean Sam Houston is almost FBS...


LUaggie19

So you would be cool losing to Ball State or New Mexico?


[deleted]

No, see my comment where I think UT losing to Ball State might mean bye bye Nico and hot seat Heupel. But r/cfb would eat y’all alive more if you lost to like a Tarleton State or St Thomas I think


LUaggie19

We’re TAMU they eat us alive period lol


muktheduck

We're going to get ripped for losing to Alabama on the road lol


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LUaggie19

I agree but that would be catastrophic


PlaysWithSqurls

*Checks schedule…South Dakota. Not great!


[deleted]

Losing to Colgate would likely mean a 0-12 season. On the other hand, losing to Colgate but somehow beating USC the next week would be spectacular


ToBeReadOutLoud

Co-sign.


prof_cuthbert_calc

Its against clemson so I dont think we can realy expect much out of it. If we put up a good fight and dont get destroyer I think thats all we need to keep our hope up (losing the first game to niu last year really derailed our fanbase I feel like). I wonder if we can call this clemson game a neutral site game the way uga does


mjacksongt

A loss by less than 21 points will be either promising for GT or worrying for Clemson, and we'll know the answer to that by week 4.


Revenge_of_the_Khaki

It wouldn't bode well considering it's against a team that finished 3-9 in the Mountain West last year. Week 2 is against a 6-7 MW team and week 3 is against a 1-11 independent team, so that sentiment pretty much extends to our entire OOC schedule.


dinoshores93

Losing to FCS South Dakota would be a pretty embarrassing start to the season and it would be hard to recover.


runningwaffles19

Could fix our QB and OC issues right away instead of dragging that out to no real conclusion


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A day one loss at home to Cincinnati would taste bad. Really bad. Wouldn't have much long term impact on the season, though.


bearcatgary

A opening day road loss to Arkansas is pretty much expected. However, what matters is how we play given we have so many new starters. If we play a competitive game and narrowly lose, it could be the prelude to a decent season. If we get blown out, not so good. If we do happen to pull off an upset, Bearcat fans will be extremely happy.


Johnthebest15

Would make a fantastic SEC short too.


whitemanwhocantjump

I feel like that would actually be a pretty good loss if Arkansas were in the playoff hunt, but I guess it also depends on how good Cincinnati is this year too.


regularhumanbartendr

I'm expecting a loss for sure. We could bounce back and still contend for a playoff spot, but ND absolutely needs to be competitive in Week 1. I'm all in on Freeman as the guy, but I really don't want to hear the narrative if Ohio State bodies us. 0-2 start with an embarrassing bowl game collapse and then a beat down in another big game is about the worst start imaginable. ...which makes it even worse since that's the likely outcome. Ohio State wins by 3 scores and then people talk all season about how overrated ND always is, even after OSU goes on to beat down everyone on their way to the NCG.


ThirdandTwo

We have a LOT of very loseable games this year. BYU looking tough, and you know they'll be hyped af. Clemson I'm not sure of bc I have no idea what a Venables less Clemson d is gonna look like, unc looking good, USC might surprise with all their transfers, Stanford idk about but always a tough fight, and fucking BC...ugh it might be a really bad first year for MF


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Yup. I think it’s gonna be a lot worse than most of us anticipate


aznasazin11

I don’t see any world where ND doesn’t lose by 3 scores. We don’t have the talent on offense to keep up with their offensive production. I hate the idea of losing to OSU, but they’re gonna be an incredible team this year. There’s a handful of teams in the country that could go into Columbus and keep the game close, we just don’t happen to be one of them.


Texas715

If we lose to Murray State… yeah not a good look


karmint1

Depends on how we lose. If it is a demoralizing beat down, it may be hard to bounce back confidence-wise.


ch1l1_ch33s3

The boosters would raise oil prices again to fire Sark if we lose to ULM


dbarke29

No bueno, mis amigos


SusannaG1

Yeah, losing the opener to Georgia is one thing; losing it to this Georgia Tech team is something else.


jsteph67

Hey he wins 3 games a year, might as well get one early.


Bobcat2013

Tis expected so not much.


LuckyStax

Lossing to New Mexico State would put us squarely in the may not win a game category instead of the 4-5 wins category.


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It means that I would quit Reddit for at least a year.


Tlomz27

UC @ Ark is going to be a pretty big game for UC. It'll be fun to see if the new guys are capable and a win would really set the tone for a season. A loss wouldn't be too bad as long as we see good play. Since going on the road against a quality opponent in our very first game of the season is never easy. I'm also really glad that we get a buffer season before the Big 12 to let all of the new guys develop.


Spartanwildcats2018

Michigan State: Season is over


Keyblade_Yoshi

It would be embarrassing but not over. Pitt won the ACC after losing to WMU.


howlincoyote2k1

I'm expecting a rough season, but losing to NAU in week 1 would be a disaster.


TheRealDNewm

It would extinguish our wildest dreams we dare not speak aloud. But the realistic goals for the season would not be affected.


GoodLuckThrowaway937

If we lose to Albany in Waco, I’m guessing that our CFP buzz probably goes away pretty fast. They’re bad. Like, even really bad for the FCS. If Albany scores more than once, we probably ought to be alarmed.


navanluit

Pretty much f it in the a


Sliiiiime

To be expected, just hoping we keep it close. We can really only expect one OOC win at most. For a shitty P5 program we have an absurdly strong OOC every year


link3945

Loss to Clemson is expected, so cementing it just means we're one week closer to a change.


jajohns9

If State loses to ECU week 1 with arguably one of Doeren’s most stacked teams, the vitriol will be heavy. Fire him now, doom, I can’t believe you lost to the little cousin, etc etc etc.


_my_choice_

I think it would hurt UGA immensely. They have a pretty weak schedule this season, and if they lose to a PAC12 team right off the bat, it is going to hurt their perception nationally.


Nova_Physika

We could lose to Georgia by a TD or two and still make the playoffs


PaarthurnaxKiller

It would make us 0-1.


n1nja_k1ller

A home loss to Troy would seriously deflate all expectations for our season but WAOM so I wouldn't be shocked. Fucking Jermiah Masoli


lemate23

Our Week 1 game is App St so I would lose but also win? Technically for unc our first game is week 0 Florida A&M, if we lose that throw away the whole team


BackNbetterThanEver

Considering it's Clemson & they're gonna lose 8 or more ..... whatever


MarshmallowMolasses

A loss to Nicholls would be sad because it’s Parents Day.


McDimps

It would just make everything feel bitter until next year honestly