A Few More Tid Bits from Phil Steele Most Accurate Pre-Season Magazine Over the Last 27 Years

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1. Excerpt from Phil's Forecast for the Cards " UL is an ACC contender if Cunningham stays healthy "
2. Picked Tied for 3rd in the Atlantic division with WF. Clemson # 1 NCST #2
3. UL has the 9th toughest schedule in the country (UK coming in with the 35th toughest)
4. ACC will be the 3rd toughest Conference. SEC # 1 Big Ten # 2
5. P.S. Power Poll: UL= #24 Other Notables UK = #32, Clemson= #4 Pitt=#9, Miami=#10, Purdue=#45, NCST=#14, AL=#1, OSU=#2
6. P.S. Preseason Top 40: UL=#33 Other Notables UK=#35, Clemson=#4, Pitt=#11, Miami=#12, NCST=#13, UCF=#17. AL=#1, OSU#2
7. P.S. NCAA Experience Chart: UL=#17, Other Notables UK+#77, Cuse+#15, NCST+#10, Purdue=#54, UCF=#31, FSU=#29, Pitt=#32, WF=#34, Clemson=#40

Have fun with some of these predictions, and stats. Been ready Steele for over 25 years. Really feel he has earned his lofty rankings in most years. Overall reading between the lines, on what he has to say about UL: Keep Cunningham Clean UL is an 8 to 10-win Team. He gets hurt, and he feels Conley is just and adequate backup, and now you're talking 5-6 wins maybe. Not P. S.'s words, but just general overall thinking by me, of what his perception of the Cards is.