You guys should know how Apple operates by now:
Apple is purely profit driven. They will recycle old ****** just to make another buck on top of the heaping pile of cash taken from your wallet. Don't expect A6, don't expect IGZO screen, don't expect anything drastically different than a simply port change to the new lightning connector!
Apple will trickle update their line of ipads slowly, milking every cent along the upgrade path. You can guarantee this!
You are 100% correct. That is apples mo. Yet people will hype up their expectations only to be disappointed. iPad mini will have the iPad 3 or less chip, nothing newer. The screen won't be retina.