I'm writing this as I'm currently watching Tre Madden get stuffed at the goal line but I honestly think they might simply talent themselves to 10 wins this year. Their schedule is about as soft as you'll see for SC, I mean they miss Oregon this year, their toughest non-ND OOC opponent is freakin Utah St., and they get Stanford and UCLA at home.

Kiff at least made the right choice starting Kessler. And Pendergast is a good fit for your defensive personnel, he knows the conference and he won't be the out of touch embarrassment that Monte was. They're gonna at least score some points with Lee and Agholor out there.

Really your best chance at getting Kiffin fired (which I think is your goal) is if they just start getting blown out in the back half of their schedule. Cause I don't see them losing more than maybe 1 in the first half. At ASU, ND, and Oregon St. will tell a lot. If they look bad in those, things could really go downhill, but if they manage to get out of that unscathed, they'd be a real tough opponent for Stanford and UCLA to end the season.