No. I was making counterpoints about the contrast between Meyer and Smart. Meyer had head coaching experience when he went to OSU. Smart had none when he came here. There is a world of difference there.
I doubt it because of my above point.
My honest take on him is maybe he will succeed. The leap from being a defensive coordinator to a head coach is a big leap. Some coaches do it with dash and elan'. Other coaches have to work at it a while by trial and error. Lots of other good coaches at the coordinator level can't make the leap at all.
I expect to see marked improvement in all phases of the game this year. 7-5 would be a fail with the exception of a shaky start but a strong finish against the meat of the schedule. 8-4 would be a disappointing achievement of realistic expectations. 9-3 would be a good year. 10-2 would be a wild success. The schedule favors an 8-4 finish, even odds.
dawgs will win it all Thug.