2026 Season Predictions Thread

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mhuml32
RabidDawgClassic said:
I see a lot of people in this thread still have the pre-Bielema mindset. His “expect to win” mantra hasn’t rubbed off yet, I guess.
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Besides 1-2 outliers, the "haters" on this thread are predicting 6 wins. The average is probably 7.5 or 8 wins, which is the Vegas line.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
mhuml32 said:
Besides 1-2 outliers, the "haters" on this thread are predicting 6 wins. The average is probably 7.5 or 8 wins, which is the Vegas line.
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I think the answer is somewhere between 6-8 wins. The schedule is extremely favorable, BUT there are questions on both lines, on special teams and at the QB position.

5 years ago, if we had this many unknowns going into a season after losing darn good football players to the NFL, projections would have defaulted to 3-9.

Now, they default to still making a bowl game.

I don't see any haters this year. It's just a lot of unknowns going into game 1. It's going to be extremely interesting to see the season unfold.
 
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lstewart53x3
Second place is 1st loser said:
I think the answer is somewhere between 6-8 wins. The schedule is extremely favorable, BUT there are questions on both lines, on special teams and at the QB position.

5 years ago, if we had this many unknowns going into a season after losing darn good football players to the NFL, projections would have defaulted to 3-9.

Now, they default to still making a bowl game.

I don't see any haters this year. It's just a lot of unknowns going into game 1. It's going to be extremely interesting to see the season unfold.
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Yeah honestly feel like the prediction thread has fairly reasonable expectations for the season.
 
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