Texas finally has realistic expectations for win totals in 2022
This week, there were some win totals released by Bud Elliott and further analysis provided by 247Sports which saw the Texas football program measured up with the rest of the Big 12. Second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian actually saw his squad get some realistic expectations placed on them in the Big 12 win totals that were released this offseason.
It is a refreshing change as we look to the future of a very talented Longhorns team with a lot to prove this fall.
Texas rang in with a win total projection of seven for this coming season. That seems about right for this coming season as the Longhorns would need a two-win improvement to reach this mark.
Sark and the Longhorns could very realistically reach seven wins on the season if you include the postseason. In order for Texas to consider this coming season a real success, they’ll need to at least reach postseason eligibility for the first time since 2020.
Steve Sarkisian and Texas football gets a realistic win total in the Big 12 for Year 2
Moreover, it is interesting to see here that 247Sports actually picked Sark and the Longhorns to finish with more than seven wins this fall. The outlook that this 247 analysis has pertaining to Texas’ win total for this fall makes it seem like they realistically think that this team could win eight or nine games.
Nine games seems like a high bar at the moment. Texas clearly has the talent to reach that mark, but it’s more realistic to peg a seven or eight-win expectation this fall.
All in all, it feels nice that Texas is getting a realistic level of expectation for the coming season. That can allow Texas to focus on building up the program the right way to start building up the momentum for a potentially big run during the 2023 season.
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Texas finished up last season with a record of 5-7 (3-6 Big 12), as the program missed out on the postseason for the first time since 2016. Sark and the Longhorns open up the 2022 regular season on Sep. 3 at home against Louisiana-Monroe.