Our 2016 opponents - better or worse than in 2015?

[cbpitt2]

For our 2016 opponents - will they be better or worse than they were in 2015? I'm not listing Villanova or Marshall.

Penn State - I would think better. Their offense was terrible and now will have a mobile QB.
Oklahoma State - ?
North Carolina - Can't be as good as in 2015 can they?
Georgia Tech - Was 2015 an off year for the Yellow Jackets?
Virginia - new coach, better results?
Virginia Tech - a young, vibrant coach on the sideline now.
Miami - have to be better coached.
Clemson - won't be as good as in 2015 but still very good.
Duke - ?
Syracuse - ?

What do you think?

 

[Agoodnap]

For our 2016 opponents - will they be better or worse than they were in 2015? I'm not listing Villanova or Marshall.

Penn State - I would think better. Their offense was terrible and now will have a mobile QB.
Oklahoma State - ?
North Carolina - Can't be as good as in 2015 can they?
Georgia Tech - Was 2015 an off year for the Yellow Jackets?
Virginia - new coach, better results?
Virginia Tech - a young, vibrant coach on the sideline now.
Miami - have to be better coached.
Clemson - won't be as good as in 2015 but still very good.
Duke - ?
Syracuse - ?

What do you think?

I think you missed a couple.

 

[H2Pittisit]

I think most of those teams will improve but I think GA Tech will improve the most

 

[Pittnerski]

I think UPS will be same with Duke and Cuse.
VT, GT, Miami, will all be better.
Clemson, Ok St, UVA will all be worse than last year. The first two mostly because 2015 was a great season for both programs. Both will be difficult to beat on the road.

 

[joeydavid]

New coaches in VT, Miami, Cuse and VA- how can you pick which ones will be better when they all look like upgrades to various degrees? The rosters at Miami, VT and VA all look to be in pretty good shape.

I think UPS will be same with Duke and Cuse.
VT, GT, Miami, will all be better.
Clemson, Ok St, UVA will all be worse than last year. The first two mostly because 2015 was a great season for both programs. Both will be difficult to beat on the road.

 

[Pghfan]

Virginia and cuse will be Virginia and cuse

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Penn State - <
Oklahoma State - <
North Carolina - ?
Georgia Tech - >
Virginia - >
Virginia Tech - >
Miami - ?
Clemson - <
Duke - >
Syracuse - >

 

[PantherO]

Will Pitt be < or >

 

[9nationalchampionships]

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Will Pitt be < or >

 

[Swervin27]

I expect a monumental jump with Ga Tech, they seemed to have one of those years where everything went wrong. Thomas is back and we cant stop the option to save our lives.. Jury is out on va tech, they supposedly have a really good QB redshirting so we'll see.. I expect UNC to come back to earth and duke will be ok but still give up 40 points to any team with an offense..

Miami could be legit, everyone is on their Qb's nuts and with a good coach, who knows.. Think that one could be a real tough one.. Clemson will be wicked pissa, best QB in the game, cant wait to see Galambos and our backers "shadowing" him, going to be flat out hilarious watching that debacle..

 

[pittpitt]

Ped State: <
Okl State: <<
UNC: <
GTech: >>
Virginia: >
VTech: --
Miami: >> (maybe only > compared to when Pitt faced them)
Clem: --
Duke: >
Cuse: --

 

[thebadby2]

I think UPS will be same with Duke and Cuse.
VT, GT, Miami, will all be better.
Clemson, Ok St, UVA will all be worse than last year. The first two mostly because 2015 was a great season for both programs. Both will be difficult to beat on the road.

Clemson will still be a monster next year. 9 returning starters on O including the most dangerous QB in the country, and enough talent coming back on D to be a top unit again. They are preseason 1 or 2 depending on whose poll you look at. So i guess "worse" is relative--Clemson may not be quite as good as last year, but if they aren't they will be damn close and that will make them one of the best teams in the country. Let's be realistic here, they won't be "difficult" for us to beat, they will be virtually impossible for us to beat.