Game 1 vs Nebraska: Weather the first half/new season/road game jitters and go into halftime about even (or just slightly down). Start off strong in the second half, get any suspended players back, and your senior QB will carry you on to victory. Individual chance of victory: 60%

Game 2 vs. Boise State: Punch them in the mouth early and often. And DON'T LET UP. I don't care who you are, you don't let up in this one. With their inexperience at QB and RB, and the momentum and excitement that will be present at LES 1st home game and victory over Nebraska, this could turn into a blowout, even though BSU will be 1-0 and in the top 20 having beaten Washington in game 1. Plus, we'll get Kai and others back. Individual chance of victory: 65%

Game 3 vs. UCLA: Ride the confidence you have starting 2-0 into UCLA. Luckily, there'll be no typical 3rd game let-down due to it being the Bruins. UCLA showed some immaturity last year, and were lucky to have a good backup QB, but are prone to letdowns. Hopefully, their freshman won't be well-adjusted yet, and we shouldn't let him. UCLA could be in the top 10 by this game. Individual chance of victory: 50%

Game 4 vs. Michigan: Michigan will be 2-1 coming into this contest, with the loss being to Utah. Harbaugh will have his guys playing hard, and well, by the 4th game. And unfortunately they'll basically have had 2 weeks to prepare for us. But we will be battle tested. If we perform well the first 3 games, there is no reason we can't win this one. We'll have the better offense, and higher confidence. This will be the toughest of the 4, but is still very winnable. Individual chance of victory: 45%

Taken as a whole, going 4 in a row in Sept will be tough. But it's easy to see why coaches say to take it one game at a time, as individually they are each very winnable. This schedule could set up very nicely for the Cougs.

IF they go 4-0, my guess is they are ranked #10. This after only 4 weeks.