FSU Football: Thoughts on the ‘Noles 2018 win totals

FSU football should be much better than its 2017 campaign with less drama.

FSU football entered the 2017 season as a preseason top five team who many thought had a legit shot at making the college football playoff.

They had an over/under wins total of 9.5(these totals do not count postseason play like the playoffs or bowl games).

Of course the Noles finished the season (6-6) due to injuries, one of the toughest schedules in the country and a coaching staff checking out halfway through the season.

However, expectations are high with a new head coach Willie Taggart and staff at the reins. Yet, the Noles will face another gauntlet schedule among the toughest in the country.

Win totals were posted Friday and they can be found below:

Thoughts

At first glance, I think these totals are about right considering the questions going into the season and the schedule FSU football has to play.

Who will be the FSU starting QB? How long will it take for Taggart’s offense to start humming? I think the FSU defense is the phase I’m most confident in despite having a new defensive coordinator.

The Noles are a near touchdown favorite to beat Virginia Tech in the season opener. If they win that game it’s highly probable they’ll go into the Miami game at (5-0) or at worst (4-1).

I think Wake Forest and Boston College are wins and likely NC State because they lost a ton despite the game being in Raleigh where FSU typically struggles.

The Noles should beat Florida again too, but it’s a rivalry game where crazy things happen sometimes.

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If FSU beats Virginia Tech and has good injury luck I think nine wins is definitely doable. I also do not buy Miami this year as they lost a ton and were extremely lucky last year.

Yall buying or selling the over/under for FSU this year?