Scar’s defense will take a major step back for sure Offense will probably also not live up to the moderate hype Seller’s will get due to not having any big time pieces, like rocket sanders, around him to share the attention. Only reason we have a chance at being in the top 25 is because we play in the weak SEC
Clemson will be better than most think. Bama, I still do not get a full grasp on DeBoar, but are definitely a top 10 team.
I think we try and go for it next year with retention, but that has to shake out over the next few days. Our OL is going to be one of the best in the country if not the best. We just need 2-3 more TEs to fill out our 4 and 5 TE sets. Defense takes a hit.
Should be the best team we’ve had since Trask left but if Billy buttcheeks doesn’t hire an OC we’re still inexplicably playing offense on hard mode. Add in an extremely hard schedule again and 8 wins isn’t unreasonable. If lagway stays healthy and takes a step though…well it’s not like anyone else is set to look unbeatable next year.
Had forgotten the gift of the soft schedule Oregon was given next year. Only two trips out east while school is in session (Rutgers and Iowa, quarters system) and never more than playing 4 straight weeks, as opposed to playing 8 straight this year. If Dan just puts down the Barstool pods, he’ll probably ease into Indy. Like that matters though lol
Everyone talking about Georgia at 3, but how about Ohio State at 2. They lose: Will Howard, TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka, Gee Scott, Donovan Jackson, Josh Fryar, Jack Sawyer, JTT, Tyleik Williams, Ty Hamilton, Cody Simon, Denzel Burke, Lathan Ransom
and they'll still win 10+ and make the CFP because they have the 2nd or 3rd most talent in CFB and a schedule that is very manageable after the opener they don't play Oregon or USC. they host PSU and get Michigan at year's end. the only time since 2005 they haven't won 10+ games (in a non Covid season) was in 2011 with Fickell as interim HC so if these polls are trying to identify who is a CFP contender, then OSU should be top 3 and no worse than top 5. the B1G will get at least 3 CFP teams and a 10-2 (or better) OSU will be one of them death. taxes. OSU winning 10+ despite massive roster turnover.