Make Your Picks: Ragin' Cajuns Football 2016

[KajunKrazy]

Tulane has "19" starters back and a coach that scares me...not a gimmie.

Tulanes skill guys coming back weren't recruited to play in the option game the new coach likes to run. It's gonna take a couple of years of recruiting to get the right personnel to run it. I love that offensive philosophy and think it gives you the best chance for the little guy to knock off the big boys.

I got 7-5. But it's hard to say with a completely new offensive system being installed that none of us has seen, that will have lots of very young receivers and O linemen that this staff is very high on.

[cajun_lannister]

Tulanes skill guys coming back weren't recruited to play in the option game the new coach likes to run. It's gonna take a couple of years of recruiting to get the right personnel to run it. I love that offensive philosophy and think it gives you the best chance for the little guy to knock off the big boys.

I got 7-5. But it's hard to say with a completely new offensive system being installed that none of us has seen, that will have lots of very young receivers and O linemen that this staff is very high on.

The season will all hinge on the O-line. If they are great we win 9 games , if they suck we win 4

[Cajunfever]

7-5
If the offensive line improves, I can see 9-3

[ManAboutTown]

Lol. The unwavering optimism of the sports fan is a modern marvel.

[Just1More]

LOL. I voted 7-5 and that is an optimistic wild azz guess. But I don't really know what dose of optimism or pessimism to apply. In some years, you kind of have a feel for our program versus the schedule. Even in the years we have the clearest understanding of who we are, I still say you have a 4 game swing you just cannot predict. Right now, we have a much wider uncertainty window. I seriously don't think anyone can even guess at what will happen this coming season.

[ManAboutTown]

LOL. I voted 7-5 and that is an optimistic wild azz guess. But I don't really know what dose of optimism or pessimism to apply. In some years, you kind of have a feel for our program versus the schedule. Even in the years we have the clearest understanding of who we are, I still say you have a 4 game swing you just cannot predict. Right now, we have a much wider uncertainty window. I seriously don't think anyone can even guess at what will happen this coming season.

Agree. I have no idea. I can see Hud rallying the troops and ending up with 7-8 wins (as long as we figured out QB position). I can also see us struggling and winning 4-5 games. Just have no strong conviction either way.

[cajunfan79]

You can't win most of your games without a quaterback, we don't have an SEC defense. Don't see how we do better than .500

[dg71]

You can't win most of your games without a quaterback, we don't have an SEC defense. Don't see how we do better than .500

I have seen only sparse flashes of defense in the last few years. Last year we couldn't stop anyone. Most of the games we have won was because we outscored them. This team needs to learn what 3 and out means. You win with defense. Until the Cajuns start shutting some offenses down, we will be mediocre.

[CrazyCajun]

I have seen only sparse flashes of defense in the last few years. Last year we couldn't stop anyone. Most of the games we have won was because we outscored them. This team needs to learn what 3 and out means. You win with defense. Until the Cajuns start shutting some offenses down, we will be mediocre.

Way Easier said than done... G5's are built to move the ball... The rules of the game are way in favor of the offense. There aren't many shut down defense in college much less the sunbelt. We don't need to be great on defense, just good and in years where our defense is "good" we will most likely be more opportunistic than good...get lots of turnovers go our way.

[scotto_25]

Tulane has "19" starters back and a coach that scares me...not a gimmie.

No game is a "gimmie"

But Tulane only has 13 starters back.

5 on offense
8 on defense

All new scheme for this team and we catch them relatively early so kinks may not be worked out for the option.

I still think we beat them as it looks like a rebuilding year for Fritz and it really may take a year to get the offense running on all cylinders.