A Quick Look Back

I am plotting my own "sky is falling" / "what the fuck just happened?" / "Mike London might not be the one" post to go along with Pierce's.

But first, I want to take a quick look back at the 2011 season.  Let's re-live some of this, shall we?

William & Mary -- win, 40-3
Crushed a lowly 1AA opponent in the season opener.  Sound familiar?

@ Indiana -- win, 34-31
Squeaked out an ugly win in a game against a Big Ten opponent to whom we really should have lost.  Sound familiar?

@ North Carolina -- loss, 28-17
Never competitive in our ACC opener on the road against a fellow Coastal Division team.  Sound familiar?

Southern Miss -- loss, 30-24
TCU is going to obliterate us worse than this, but obvious parallels still exist.

Idaho -- win, 21-20 (OT)
This corresponds to the Louisiana Tech game.  We'll be lucky to eek out a win in that one like we did against the Vandals.

Georgia Tech -- win, 24-21
The breakthrough win of last season falls at the same point in the schedule as our trip to Durham this season. A win over Duke wouldn't be a breakthrough, but laws yes we'll need it just as much as we needed to beat GT in 2011.

NC State -- loss, 28-14
= Maryland in 2012.  I don't see a loss in that game.

@ Miami -- win, 28-21
= Wake Forest in 2012.  Should also be a win.  "Should."

@ Maryland -- win, 31-13
@ NC State won't be so kind in 2012.

Duke -- win, 31-21
Home against Miami, I could actually see the exact same score playing out.

@ Florida State -- win, 14-13
The miracle win corresponds to UNC at home on Thursday night.  I like it.

Virginia Tech -- loss, 38-0
Hrmmm...

Auburn -- loss, 43-24
Ugh...


I still like our chances at a 7-5 season.  If, IF, IF we get some things straightened out.