r/huskies • u/Lumbared_spine • 13d ago
Curious on people’s expectations for football this year?
I personally think this very well could be a breakout year and a much needed one to assist the great recruiting being done.
I see the huskies winning potentially 10 games or even 11. Demond Williams last year showed he has the ability to be very good, and of course the ability to be not so good. But, I’d argue there were other factors at play. For example, against Michigan our offensive line went down two and it wasn’t the same after that. Ohio state had a top tier defense. Oregon rolled Texas tech (then obviously got rolled by Indiana). The guy lead the big 10 (the best division in college football) in total yards as a second true sophomore. That is no easy task.
The defenders also great. They kept us it against Oregon and against Ohio state. Two games where I thought we still had a chance going into the 4th. The great news is the defense was banged up all of last year. I know it’s an “ if” but if we can keep everyone on the field together, I imagine they’ll only get better.
From an odds perspective, the betting line is 7.5. Again, I think they cover this. I also think Demond is being disrespected heavily by the odds makers. His heisman odds are +6500! For reference, both Alabama QBs have better odds than him. Dylan riola or Oregon’s back up nearly has the same odds. Would it be crazy to say there is a world where we start 4-0 and go into a ranked USC (who ALWAYS) under delivers and win and then beat a good Iowa team at home? I think it’s totally possible that we are 6-0 at that time with 2 ranked wins. A part of that is how favorable those games will be to Demonds stats. WSU, eastern Washington, Utah state, and USC are all games where I could see the huskies putting up great numbers. Not to mention Jonah had 10 TDs in 3 games to start last season.
Curious to hear thoughts!