One overlooked advantage we have going into this season is the element of surprise. Teams will not have a real grasp on what to prepare for, particularly in the first half of the year. They know we're installing some aspects of the Oregon system, but how much and how soon? What will the defensive packages look like? Will we take risks on special teams? What are the team's tendencies in critical situations? These are all questions that were very easy to answer when teams prepared for UCF for the past decade. Not so anymore. Could be enough of an advantage to tip the scales in a couple games you wouldn't necessarily think we could win coming off such a poor year.