I agree with the "chill out", but I really do not believe we need to wait for next year. We have one win while losing three close games to UTEP, Marshall, and Buffalo. I have posted this thought once before, but I just believe it bears repeating. Getting five or six wins this year is realistically possible. Here is the remaining schedule.
vs LA Tech (2-5)
At FIU (1-6)
vs FAU (4-3)
at MTSU (3-4)
vs Charlotte (4-3)
LA TECH
Tech beat SE Louisiana and UNT and lost to Miss State, SMU, NC State, UTEP, UTSA Their record is not good, but they are a better team than their record indicates. They lost by 1 to Miss State, by 2 to SMU and by 7 to NC State. However, they are coming off two pretty solid losses to UTEP and UTSA. We get them at home, and we had a bye week to get ready. This should be a hard game but winnable.
FIU
This team is clearly the worst on our schedule. Their only win is Long Island University with losses to Texas State, Texas Tech, Central Michigan, FAU, Charlotte and WKU. Although we play at FIU, this game is a should win and a must win.
FAU
Three of FAU's four wins were at home against GA Southern, Fordham and FIU with one impressive win on the road against Charlotte. Their three losses were all on the road at Florida, Air Force and UAB. Their overall average score is 36 points per game, but their average score in their three road losses is under 12 points per game. The good news is we get them here at home. If the defense stands up, this will be a close but winnable game.
MTSU
The Blue Raiders' three wins are against Monmouth, Marshall and UConn, all at home. Their four losses are all against teams on the road; VA Tech, UTSA, Charlotte and Liberty. They don't look like a real good team, but not necessarily a particularly bad one either. This game looks like a toss-up, and we need to, and can, win the toss.
Charlotte
The 49ers have wins over Duke, Gardner-Webb, MTSU and FIU with losses to GA State, Illinois and FAU. This game really depends on how both teams do in the interim. We get them at home, and if we go into this game on a winning streak, we will have a real chance to wind up 6-6.
So -- my glass, as always, is half full. I see realistic chance of five and possibly six wins to end the season on a high note.
Bowl game, anyone? Cheers, all!