Feel s like everyone connected to the program is "expecting" a title this year, in the sense that they'll be disappointed not to win one (not that they think they can just show up and get one). It should be a fun season.
As an aside, I never really understood the 5 am practice bit in any sport. Does it actually help in some way? We don't play any 5 am games that I know of. The way I see it, we all can be awake and functional for a limited number of hours each day. It's not like practicing at 5 am is somehow extending the number of hours of practice they can get in a day. Whether you do your best work at 5 am, noon or 11 pm, I'm not sure it matters, does it?