Pate expects Arch Manning to be a pretty good but not transcendent quarterback this season, thinks Bryce Underwood is a genuine star, and predicts Michigan will be in the national championship conversation in 2026 while remaining poor at receiver in 2025. He is out on Bill Belichick lifting North Carolina beyond its historical seven-to-eight-win level.

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• Season Win TotalsCarolina PanthersSep 6, 2025

  “if you're telling me that you want him to be more than a seven or eight win per year on average guy, which is Carolina football historically”

  Scored 100a naive guess scored 75+50 skill
  How this was scored

  team:

  CAR

  naive:

  6.75

  skill:

  50

  what happened:

  8

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  5

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  75

  predicted:

  8

  difficulty:

  2

  weeks in the season:

  18

  weeks left when called:

  18

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