Just curious, which 9 games to you think we win?
In my view to win 9 games would require us to win every 50/50 game, which would be great but seems unlikely to me.
7 Wins where losing is inexcusable in Year 4:
UCF (beat them in 2021 with a struggling young team when everyone wanted to bench Malik in a historic year & fire Satterfield, they'll have a new QB, and we take this one next year in front of a rowdy environment that will be fun to watch on TV - if you go to Orlando be sure to go to Islands of Adventure and ride the new VelociCoaster - it's the best coaster I've ever ridden, it's just ridiculous).
USF (child please)
JMU (probably one of the tougher games of my Wins, probably in for a dog fight here but we should and will win)
BC (Louisville should NEVER lose to BC, ever, don't care how bad we are, unless Matt Ryan is at QB)
Wake (we were close with a bad team in one of WF's best years ever, we have them at CS in 2022)
Syracuse (our 6-7 team beat them 41-3, seem to always beat them - will Babers last the season?)
UVA (we were close with a bad team and being ridiculously conservative cost us the win, they have a new coach, their 5,000 fans aren't a homefield advantage other than maybe lulling our team to sleep with the sleepy environment)
2 definite Losses (winning either would be a huge pleasant surprise):
UK (sorry, just being realistic - they are good now, like it or not, and it's at their place although that doesn't seem to matter in this rivalry - just don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining please)
Clemson (at Death Valley, no way)
3 Toss-ups (in a normal year, all 3 of these are wins, none of them strike fear and we need 2 of 3 to reach 9-3, and all 3 are at home):
FSU (truthfully this should be a W, but I'm putting them here because of their history and talent - will they FARR that Norvell sonofabeyitch before we play them? At home so I almost put them in the Wins - they are bad and as previously mentnioned the fanbase already wants to fire their coach after a single bad season - so I'd "bet" on a win here - see what I did there?)
Pitt (had a good year in 2021, we have them at home, they lose their QB, and they're Pitt, we always have a chance against Pitt, I dont' care if they're the "formidable reigning champs" of the mediocre ACC )
NC State (this should be a W based on what we're used to, but here we are, we have them at home).
This league is currently awful. Winning the American Conferences impresses me more than winning this pile of mediocrity (and yes rival fans that are listening, Louisville is part of that mediocrity).