I say we will be somewhere between average and good and you say you don't know how you think they will be good. First I didn't say that they would be good. I said they will be between average and good.
Secondly, we will very possibly have 4 freshmen starters when Cook comes back. Yet you just can't even fathom the possibility that a team full of freshmen and sophomores can improve as the year goes on? Those are the exact kind of teams that improve as the year goes on.
Thirdly, look at how much Pemsl, Moss, and Bohannon have improved over the last few games. It is very clear the team is on the vurge of turning the corner. Maybe they will never quite get going, but you would have to be blind not to see it was a good possibility at this point.