The Owls aren't sneaking up on anyone and they have some big shoes to fill, especially on the defensive side of the ball. That being said, they should be at least 3-1(if not 4-0)in the non conference, just like last year and the conference schedule is a little friendlier with a later bye and home games versus USF, Cincy, and ECU to finish the year. Last year we went 7-1 in conference.