How Many Games Will The Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football Team Win This Season (2023) ?

[DeacOnCapeCod]

Undefeated regular season... We knock off Georgia in the CFP semifinals and then beat ND for the Natty on the last play when we pick off Hartman for a pick 6....

seriously, 6 wins.

 

[DeacsATS]

I said 7 wins.

Win the first 4.

Lose @ Clemson & @ ND.

Win 2 of 3 on the road against VT, Duke, & Syracuse.

Win 1 of 3 at home against Pitt, FSU, & NCSU.

5 or 6 wins feels like the floor (with 5 being a truly shitty season). Could see 8 or 9 if we catch lightning in a bottle.

***And for perspective, I was pretty negative on this team last year during all of the comical CFP talk mid-season. That "collapse" down the stretch really wasn't shocking when you looked at the schedule. So I'm not prone to optimism around our football team.

 

[wakelaw13]

I'm in complete agreement with ATS, but I do think we'll win one of the "big" games this season.

 

[IamThunderbolt]

I said 7 wins.

Win the first 4.

Lose @ Clemson & @ ND.

Win 2 of 3 on the road against VT, Duke, & Syracuse.

Win 1 of 3 at home against Pitt, FSU, & NCSU.

5 or 6 wins feels like the floor (with 5 being a truly shitty season). Could see 8 or 9 if we catch lightning in a bottle.

***And for perspective, I was pretty negative on this team last year during all of the comical CFP talk mid-season. That "collapse" down the stretch really wasn't shocking when you looked at the schedule. So I'm not prone to optimism around our football team.

This is where I am, if not slightly more optimistic. I think we will win 3-4 of those 6 toss upish games. Fewer than 7 wins will be a disappointment, 9 wins would be a phenomenal season.

 

[DemonDeac3]

Elon - W
Vandy - W
ODU - W
GT - W
Clemp - L
VT - W
Pitt - W
FSU - W
Duke - L
State - W
Notre - L
Cuse - L

8-4 (5-3)
Pretty optimistic but I think fairly reasonable

 

[Wakeforest22890]

I wanna beat Duke. I hate that program and everything they play so much

 

[TheAbster]

I voted 7. However, there are SO many questions with this team. Hell, Griffis may be the best QB in Wake history and we don't even know it... yet! How will these DL transfers work out? How will Lambert's system gel in his 2nd year? Will we establish a running game which we desperately need?

I do know that Clawson is more dangerous when NO ONE gives him a chance. So, I'm very excited for this season.

 

[BoDeac]

I wanna beat Duke. I hate that program and everything they play so much

This ^^ and I feel the same way about Pitt too. Fuck Pat Nardouchi, Kenny Pickett, and their shitbag fanbase. We owe those mf'ers a serious beatdown and I want to see it happen in W-S this year.

 

[warak]

It’s going to be a tough season. There are some strong ACC teams and I think we have to play all of them. I give us 7 wins but wanted to pick 8. I just haven’t seen our post-Hartman offense yet.

Our D really needs to step up this season…Go Deacs!

 

[BlackjackMc]

7-5

The key for me is the pass defense, especially at cornerback. I'm tired of watching opponents convert on third and whatever because we can't defend the pass. If we get pass coverage we can augment the DL and LB. If not we're screwed defensively and will have to outscore our opponents to win for another season. Great play at CB makes a good defense possible.

 

[DeaconiousHooz]

I think the middle of the road outcome is about 7 wins.

Out of the first 4 games (Elon, Vandy, ODU, GT) I'd expect ~3.5 wins. The next 4 games (Clemson, VT, Pitt, FSU) I'd expect ~1.5 wins. The final 4 games I'd expect ~2 wins (Duke, NC State, ND, Cuse). If I had to call my shot now, I'd say we beat Elon, Vandy, ODU, GT, VT, NC State, and Cuse.

If we have less than 3 wins after 4 games, we absolutely are not making a bowl without incredible mid-season improvement.

thanks Captain obvious. . . .

lol, I kid I kid

 

[Buttermaker]

7 votes for 11 plus wins. Ok...

 

[IamThunderbolt]

wow, I'd like to hear from @CONeill on why he's thinking only 5 wins this season, because he's been at practice and is probably a little more dialed in.

 

[WakeFanAdam]

Only losses clemson f$u and nd

 

[Deacon92]

I want FSU, State, and Duke So bad.

 

[CONeill]

wow, I'd like to hear from @CONeill on why he's thinking only 5 wins this season, because he's been at practice and is probably a little more dialed in.

First as a disclaimer: Practice access is great for seeing rotations, which younger players are emerging, how far along freshmen are, getting 1-on-1 time with players and staff ... but not so much when actually determining how good a team is. It's all a zero-sum game. Touchdown -- great, does the defense suck? Turnover -- great, but is our offense going to be careless?

A few reasons I said 5 wins:

- The schedule is brutal. I think they start 4-0 so projecting 1-7 to close is probably too pessimistic. But when the two games you've got the most confidence in over the last two months of the season are trips to VT and Syracuse, and the November track record is what it is, it's hard to find optimism (at least, IMO).

- As I've written, I have the same questions about their defense I have seemingly every year at this time. I don't know that there's depth at DT, DE or CB.

- I think this is a bridge year. 6 or 7 wins would be decent, extend the bowl streak, and then see which players who can leave after the season come back for Mitch Griffis' second year as a starter. If they get a chunk of those guys -- I have in mind Ellison, Banks, Morin, K. Williams, D. Gordon, J. Davis, K. Pointer, C. Jones (I think has another year), C. Carson, M. Mustapha -- back and develop elsewhere, I think next year is when WF competes around the top of the ACC (whatever it looks like).

A closing thought: "My Take" going into the '21 season was "I'm not as bullish as most" ... so really, what the hell do I know?!

 

[Screamindemon3]

Elon - W
Vandy - W
ODU - L
GT - W
Clemp - L
VT - L
Pitt - W
FSU - L
Duke - W
State - W
Notre - L
Cuse - L

 

[CamLemons]

First as a disclaimer: Practice access is great for seeing rotations, which younger players are emerging, how far along freshmen are, getting 1-on-1 time with players and staff ... but not so much when actually determining how good a team is. It's all a zero-sum game. Touchdown -- great, does the defense suck? Turnover -- great, but is our offense going to be careless?

A few reasons I said 5 wins:

- The schedule is brutal. I think they start 4-0 so projecting 1-7 to close is probably too pessimistic. But when the two games you've got the most confidence in over the last two months of the season are trips to VT and Syracuse, and the November track record is what it is, it's hard to find optimism (at least, IMO).

- As I've written, I have the same questions about their defense I have seemingly every year at this time. I don't know that there's depth at DT, DE or CB.

- I think this is a bridge year. 6 or 7 wins would be decent, extend the bowl streak, and then see which players who can leave after the season come back for Mitch Griffis' second year as a starter. If they get a chunk of those guys -- I have in mind Ellison, Banks, Morin, K. Williams, D. Gordon, J. Davis, K. Pointer, C. Jones (I think has another year), C. Carson, M. Mustapha -- back and develop elsewhere, I think next year is when WF competes around the top of the ACC (whatever it looks like).

A closing thought: "My Take" going into the '21 season was "I'm not as bullish as most" ... so really, what the hell do I know?!

h8r

(and Chase is out of eligibility unless he picks up a redshirt this year)

 

[Pilchard]

First as a disclaimer: Practice access is great for seeing rotations, which younger players are emerging, how far along freshmen are, getting 1-on-1 time with players and staff ... but not so much when actually determining how good a team is. It's all a zero-sum game. Touchdown -- great, does the defense suck? Turnover -- great, but is our offense going to be careless?

A few reasons I said 5 wins:

- The schedule is brutal. I think they start 4-0 so projecting 1-7 to close is probably too pessimistic. But when the two games you've got the most confidence in over the last two months of the season are trips to VT and Syracuse, and the November track record is what it is, it's hard to find optimism (at least, IMO).

- As I've written, I have the same questions about their defense I have seemingly every year at this time. I don't know that there's depth at DT, DE or CB.

- I think this is a bridge year. 6 or 7 wins would be decent, extend the bowl streak, and then see which players who can leave after the season come back for Mitch Griffis' second year as a starter. If they get a chunk of those guys -- I have in mind Ellison, Banks, Morin, K. Williams, D. Gordon, J. Davis, K. Pointer, C. Jones (I think has another year), C. Carson, M. Mustapha -- back and develop elsewhere, I think next year is when WF competes around the top of the ACC (whatever it looks like).

A closing thought: "My Take" going into the '21 season was "I'm not as bullish as most" ... so really, what the hell do I know?!

I know that you cover Duke as well, and you didn't list the game at Duke as a "confidence" game for WF; so, fair to interpret that as thinking that Duke is pretty good this year? FWIW, their schedule is brutal too. WF and Duke are the only ACC teams to play Clemson, ND and FSU.

 

[DeacDaddy]

I’ll say six. I’m afraid this is the year we lose to ncsu at home. That streak is noteworthy but records like that don’t really pertain to the current year’s teams. State players could care less that they’re ‘supposed’ to lose to us in Winston. It just comes down to who’s better.

I wish we had broken through more dominantly the last few years when we had the chance. Recruiting would’ve been even better.

I’m hoping we will dominate our three new rivals; set the tone early in this new arrangement for who’s the boss.

Elon - W
Vandy - W
ODU - W
GT - W
Clem - L
VT - W
Pitt - L
FSU - L
Duke - L
State - L
Notre - L
Cuse - W