He will have to be durable, because Gus will run him straight into the ground. I dont know if Gus can capture the same success he had with Nick Marshall, but if he gets 80% of that then they probably can score 40 pts in some games against the ACC. I don't see it against Bama, UF, Miami, or Clemson but the rest of their schedule is pretty soft.
There is also the "if" in his confidence. Defenses are going to try to make that if IF. He seems confident, dismissing alabama. But Bama does have a newish staff and QB. Can anyone say how strong their roster is? Their previous HS classes have not been terrible and they brought many in from the portal. But they have had a lot of portal transfers out.
bama has a strong roster. Recruit rankings are not always the end all be all but it is a way to compare rosters. For 2025 season, Bama will have 19 5 stars while FSU will have 2. That is a huge different in talent. Based on how they rate 5 stars, Bama has supposed 19 first rounders on their roster - FSU 2. Bama has like an entire 1 deep of projected 1st rounders.
Good news. I would like to think fsu is just not going to keep up with Bama's two deep. First game of season, both teams with a new QB so anything could happen.
There is not one position group where FSU is better than Bama or Clemson or Scum or UF. I count minimum 4 losses and predict at least 6.