I am by no means being negative, and I wish Coach Phillips the best, he appears to be a great guy with a passion and he will connect with the fans.
But I saw the roster and 2 deep. Only 3 seniors starting on defense, 27 red shirt freshman on defense. On offense Dan Becker is the lone starter on the line with any game experience. It is going to take him time to recruit and turn over this roster. I think anything better than 2-6 this spring would be a good start for him.
Also, the conference didn't do him any favors by starting with the number 1-3-5 teams in the country in the first four games.