Everyone has their opinion. My guess is the writer hasn't examined the recruiting classes + who has departed + coaching changes at all 11 Big Ten schools, analyzing the real strengths and weaknesses of each team.
The Gophers lost or had a chance to tie/win several games in the last minute of those games. We were a handful of plays (plus a little luck, admittedly) from being a 6-6 team. We have a Top-20 recruiting class that includes several JC transfers, so it's not just a bunch of freshmen. Weber has a year experience under his belt, which should make a huge difference. If they can find a new DC that can put ANY kind of defense on the field, it's a team that could certainly go 7-5. (4-0 non-conference, 3-5 conference).
If sportswriters were always right in the preseason, we wouldn't have polls that change each week, and the #1 team would go 12-0 every year. That's why they play the game.
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