I'm expecting an 8-4 regular season, but 9-3 or even 10-2 wouldn't be all that shocking. The Big 12 looks like it's going to be so-so this season. I think the Oklahoma schools will both be top 15 but outside of that, it's wide open. Look at our schedule.
NDSU
ULL
UMass
@Texas
@Oklahoma State (bye previous weekend)
Baylor
Coal Aggie (bye previous weekend)
Flood Aggie
@Texas Tech
TCU
Dirt Burglars
@KU
The first three games and KU are easy wins. Until proven otherwise, Texas is a win. Baylor's gonna be a tough one. I expect their offense to be proficient yet again. If their defense decides to show up like they did against us last year we are in trouble, if not it's gonna be a 56-52 type game. West Virginia and Iowa State lost their best players, they're still coached by idiots and they won't have record-setting crowds to help them out this time. Texas Tech is tough to predict due to their new coach, but I think GQ Swagger is going to have a tough first season. I see two games we shouldn't win (Oklahoma schools). If TCU gets their drug-addicted QB back, that's another game we shouldn't win.
Confidence levels are rising. With that schedule and eight home games, 8-4 or 7-5 with a bowl win are acceptable and anything better is just gravy. Even if the defense reverts to 2010 bad, the offense is going to be good enough to compensate for a lot of that. I'm expecting a lot of 8 minute drives by our offense next year to minimize the amount of time our defense is on the field.