think the important thing to do is separate expectations and pre-season discussions from the reality which does have some very positive things
evans and johnston have the physical tools to be stars and not just on this team, but a national level. the popular word to toss around is finding some "dudes" for your team, well there are no bigger dudes on this roster than those two and they simply have to get their touches and plays designed to maximize their talent
miller is a very good compliment at back and the frogs have some more talent at receiver so this offense can score some points if they get three things:
1) max must hit the open deep throws. he made a number of very good intermediate throws and did positive things with his legs, but he simply can't leave that many points and yards out on the field with bad throws
2) the offensive line must get more consistent in the run game and the pass pro
3) meacham needs to set up the offense, scheme, and call the plays to use the advantages he has going for him in #1 and #6.
defensively, the frogs have to get their corners healthy or play their safeties back. it is that simply because they are going to face better receiver groups than cal's and they are going to get shredded
the other thing is the defensive front MUST GET CONSISTENT PRESSURE
other than that remember 2-0 is always better than 0-2