First Top Ten Team with Two Losses

someone's going to need a dumb as fuck loss to take this early. almost all the top 10 have such pathetic opening schedules with the exception of literally like 2 or 3 games total. sad scheduling, lots of patsies and pussy G5 schedules for these supposed "monster" teams.

 

Probably Michigan but they can probably swallow it after last year

 

no way its not ole miss

 

they have a pretty easy schedule until like week 7

Michigan plays Texas usc and Washington by then

 

Penn state will lose game 1 so them

 

Still weird seeing Ole Miss at #6

 

I think you could make a case for Texas bama UGA and notre dame even before ole miss because of their schedules

 

I'm voting Notre Dame because these sandbags aren't gonna fill themselves.

 

I think I voted fsu last year and it seems like that was the catalyst for a good year. Running it back

 

Without a doubt but don’t care, won the natty

Texas and Oregon, and then unfortunately end the beards career, wish he would stay and continue his Cooper impersonation

 

I'd rank the likelihood as follows:

#8 Michigan
#7 Notre Dame
#5 Alabama
#10 Florida St
#1 Georgia
#6 Ole Miss
#4 Texas
#9 Penn St
#3 Oregon
#2 Ohio St

 

Welcome to the giant conference expanded playoff era.

 

FSU is in the top 10, so it's certainly possible

GT in Ireland in week 0 with DJU as QB
week 3 vs Memphis, a team many think could get the G5 CFP bid
and then @ SMU in week 5; the Mustangs first ACC game and they are apparently very hype for this one

Michigan (Texas, SC), ND (A&M, UL), and Bama (Wis, UGa) are more likely, but FSU has a history of flaming out in September

 

Washington lost like 43/44 of its two-deep

 

2 number 1 teams? Questioning your models now

 

I can’t remember a time where they haven’t at least been decent

I’m sure they still have plenty of talent

 

Bama

 

I'm human, contrary to popular belief lol

 

That's why I picked them. Probably should've checked schedules first though.

 

You got a team sheet for UW?

 

7-5 with 6-6 more likely than 8-4

 

What's Ole Miss look like, out of curiosity?

 

10-2 and 9-3 is a coinflip slightly tilted to 9-3

8-4 more likely than 11-1

 

Today I realized Bama doesn't play Ole Miss in the regular season for the first time in forever

 

FSU has shown that scheduling a huge game to kick off the season and winning doesn’t matter.

 

1991? That’s a long time.

 

I actually think it was a much longer tradition with Miss State, too lazy to look it up though

 

Winning matters. Also injuries

 

Winning doesn’t matter.

 

Quit crying. There’s 12 teams in the playoff now

 

where are you finding these models? this is pretty awesome stuff

 

lol

and FSU could go 12-1 and be left out for a 9-3 SEC/B1G team because of some geriatrics opinions in a room in Grapevine, TX

but yeah, quit crying

 

I built them

I posted about 35 teams on page 29 here: https://www.the-mainboard.com/index...d-home-of-the-mega-blue-bloods.185085/page-29

 

That's awesome man, you should be proud of that! I love stuff like this. Pretty unique guide, I would pay money for something like this. Shit I already do for KenPom and others.

 

A statement of fact isn’t crying, bubba.

 

*bub

 

They went 4-8 and lost to an FCS team in 2021

 

One of Michigan, Notre Dame, Georgia, or Alabama then are the obvious answers

In September Michigan gets Texas and SC, ND has A&M and Louisville (and lost their LT this week), Georgia has Clemson and Bama, and Bama has Wisky and Georgia

 

Like Clemson last year and...(pulls tape)... Duke?

 

ND for sure. No way they win at A&M

 

I couldn't remember either, so I reviewed last year's thread. And what a delight that was

 

I did so before I even saw this.