"8. University of California of the South... I want Darnold to be readily replaceable"
Very generous of you to start us out at #8. That could turn out to be a reasonable expectation.
2016 team was 10-3 with a bowl win
2017 team was 11-3 with a Pac 12 championship
I think this team should turn out to be somewhere close to that. I think Darnold was a talented guy but reckless. I don't expect QB to be a problem area for us this year. But there are other unknowns as well.