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So far I can't see much other scenario than Clemson, Bama, OK, and probably UGA in the Final 4 again.
Clemson has zero competition in the ACC. FSU and Miami are down right now
Bama has the best talent
UGA has ND, then nobody beside UF and AU to play that will challenge them
OK will stomp the Big 12. Win games 52 - 34 every week.
LSU - not sure what to think. Is that Offense for real? We'll find out. If so, they are a Dark Horse to knock Bama or UGA out of the running.
Ohio State - maybe, but they will need to go undefeated and somebody on top of this list will need to falter. Bama, UGA, and LSU all will have played multiple top ranked opponents by the time they pick the Playoff teams. The SEC Championship will very likely have 2 teams in contention for that honor. Big Ten (can't count) doesn't have that.
Notre Dame - They need to go into Sanford Stadium this weekend and beat UGA. Do that, and I'm a believer. No way I see that happening
Auburn, Florida, Michigan - are pretenders right now. They haven't lost, but have weaknesses that the top teams will exploit. My Tigers are not dominant on the O-line and have a Freshman QB. Florida has a good Defense but lost their QB and just don't move the ball like the old Gators. Michigan won't beat Ohio State and I don't like Harbaugh. These three teams are going to end up the season in the 2nd Ten not the Top ten the way they look now.
Anybody see it differently?
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My brother graduated from Ga. Tech. He is a big Tech fan.
He came over on Saturday to watch the game. And we watched The Citadel beat Tech. Whip their ass.
First time Citadel has ever beaten Tech.
So, all I know is, Ga. Tech is in for a long, long year.
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You're right Hatari. I don't even know why they play the games anymore
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Sounds about right for the top 4 teams you mentioned.
Just never know about college. That’s why I love college football.
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Florida may improve with a new q-back.
Hate to see anybody get hurt, but never was a Franks fan.
LSU may be a threat to a lot of teams.
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I like and agree with your top 4.
LSU is sure an intriguing watch - be interested to see how they evolve this year.
Michigan? Yeah, they'll begin their huge helping of reality this Saturday at 11AM.
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Bama's defense is depleted bad, but we have a defensive mastermind who knows a thing or 2 about overcoming adversity.
Clemson doesn't play anybody, so they really won't know where they stand come playoff time.
Oklahoma has the second best quarterback in the country who is gonna shine.
Georgia looks like they will maintain, and LSU is in it for real.
For all the haters, anybody else notice what Hatari's top 4 have in common?
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Can't find much to argue with in your analogy Jeff. I'm always amazed the talking heads and media try to cram ND and Texas down everyone's throats during pre-season. That clown Herbstreit picked Texas to go to final 4.......! I'd throw LSU in there if they were in the SEC East. Ohio State will always be in the running as well, and will stomp Michigan's asss again this year. Pac 10 sucks big time too, like the ACC.
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So far I can't see much other scenario than Clemson, Bama, OK, and probably UGA in the Final 4 again.
Clemson has zero competition in the ACC. FSU and Miami are down right now
Bama has the best talent
UGA has ND, then nobody beside UF and AU to play that will challenge them
OK will stomp the Big 12. Win games 52 - 34 every week.
LSU - not sure what to think. Is that Offense for real? We'll find out. If so, they are a Dark Horse to knock Bama or UGA out of the running.
Ohio State - maybe, but they will need to go undefeated and somebody on top of this list will need to falter. Bama, UGA, and LSU all will have played multiple top ranked opponents by the time they pick the Playoff teams. The SEC Championship will very likely have 2 teams in contention for that honor. Big Ten (can't count) doesn't have that.
Notre Dame - They need to go into Sanford Stadium this weekend and beat UGA. Do that, and I'm a believer. No way I see that happening
Auburn, Florida, Michigan - are pretenders right now. They haven't lost, but have weaknesses that the top teams will exploit. My Tigers are not dominant on the O-line and have a Freshman QB. Florida has a good Defense but lost their QB and just don't move the ball like the old Gators. Michigan won't beat Ohio State and I don't like Harbaugh. These three teams are going to end up the season in the 2nd Ten not the Top ten the way they look now.
Anybody see it differently? Disagree with your Dawg observations Tiger Boy! 😎
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My brother graduated from Ga. Tech. He is a big Tech fan.
He came over on Saturday to watch the game. And we watched The Citadel beat Tech. Whip their ass.
First time Citadel has ever beaten Tech.
So, all I know is, Ga. Tech is in for a long, long year. No Bueno down on the Flats this year. My FIL and my SIL both did their Master's there. FIL also went to the Citadel. He's amazed at the Citadel, and disapointed in GT.
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So far I can't see much other scenario than Clemson, Bama, OK, and probably UGA in the Final 4 again.
Clemson has zero competition in the ACC. FSU and Miami are down right now
Bama has the best talent
UGA has ND, then nobody beside UF and AU to play that will challenge them
OK will stomp the Big 12. Win games 52 - 34 every week.
LSU - not sure what to think. Is that Offense for real? We'll find out. If so, they are a Dark Horse to knock Bama or UGA out of the running.
Ohio State - maybe, but they will need to go undefeated and somebody on top of this list will need to falter. Bama, UGA, and LSU all will have played multiple top ranked opponents by the time they pick the Playoff teams. The SEC Championship will very likely have 2 teams in contention for that honor. Big Ten (can't count) doesn't have that.
Notre Dame - They need to go into Sanford Stadium this weekend and beat UGA. Do that, and I'm a believer. No way I see that happening
Auburn, Florida, Michigan - are pretenders right now. They haven't lost, but have weaknesses that the top teams will exploit. My Tigers are not dominant on the O-line and have a Freshman QB. Florida has a good Defense but lost their QB and just don't move the ball like the old Gators. Michigan won't beat Ohio State and I don't like Harbaugh. These three teams are going to end up the season in the 2nd Ten not the Top ten the way they look now.
Anybody see it differently? Disagree with your Dawg observations Tiger Boy! 😎 What, you disagree that UGA isn't Final 4 material? Who's gonna beat them? UF? Tech??? Surely you don't see ND pulling the upset this weekend?
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My brother graduated from Ga. Tech. He is a big Tech fan.
He came over on Saturday to watch the game. And we watched The Citadel beat Tech. Whip their ass.
First time Citadel has ever beaten Tech.
So, all I know is, Ga. Tech is in for a long, long year. I'm not sure I'd call a 27-24 loss in overtime an ass whipping, although it certainly was an upset. There's no shame in losing to Clemson, a lot of teams are going to do that this year and they beat USF. OTOH, Tech still has to play Temple, Virginia and Georgia, so they do have their work cut out for them.
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Bama has too many freshmen, but then, maybe not......
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Problem I saw with Tech is that Citadel manned up on the line of scrimmaged with Tech. That should never happen.
Not like turnovers sunk Tech who otherwise dominated.
They’ll bounce back, but this looks like a tough year.
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Hoping this is the year Kirby figures out the 4th quarter against Alabama. Lol. Painful end to the last two seasons.
If they stay on point, they’ll be hard to stop.
It’s still early in the year. There will be one or two teams that surpass everyone’s expectations.
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Bama's defense is depleted bad, but we have a defensive mastermind who knows a thing or 2 about overcoming adversity.
Clemson doesn't play anybody, so they really won't know where they stand come playoff time.
Oklahoma has the second best quarterback in the country who is gonna shine.
Georgia looks like they will maintain, and LSU is in it for real.
For all the haters, anybody else notice what Hatari's top 4 have in common? The "second best" quarterback in the country will win the Heisman if he doesn't get hurt. If it wasn't for him Bama wouldn't have won the SEC championship last year.
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I think LSU is for real, and they are the only top 5 team to have played a meaningful opponent this early in the season. Time will tell.
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Gig 'em Aggies! Whoop! 
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Aggies already got gigged by the Tigers.
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Florida may improve with a new q-back.
Hate to see anybody get hurt, but never was a Franks fan.
LSU may be a threat to a lot of teams. Time will tell.
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