Originally Posted by DJK15 
Ok, what's your prediction then? The Hawks schedule is set up perfectly this season, all the good teams at home and all the cupcakes on the road. The Hawks were horrible last year and STILL went 6-6, 7-5 isn't a crazy prediction at all.
I don't (and won't) have a prediction about either team until I see some actual play in games that count, not spring games. You say the hawk schedule is set up perfectly this season, which is exactly what you were saying last season. A lot of hawk fans, including Jon Miller were talking 10-2 most probably, maybe 9-3 on the lower end and if things went really well you could see 11-1 and Big 11 champs and a BCS bowl. Yes, the team was horrible last year, but they have a lot of key positions to fill and are nowhere near tested for this year so how can you predict sure wins against patsy's that beat you last year.
When you destroy your first two teams and if you beat
ISU at Kinnick and play well against Pitt regardles of W or L, then you can talk to 7-5, 8-4 and with luck 9-3, but if you learned anything from last year it should be that the last thing you guys should be doing is predicting any record. I am very impressed with where Chizik is taking the Cyclones but I'm not going out there and saying 7-5 or better just because I think that is where they should be. It's almost like most hawk fans think it's there God given right to be 7-5.
