No. 1 Alabama
- More of legacy pick than anything. Stacked at OL & RB, so mediocre QB play should be enough.
- Tide's defense will be great as always. We'll see if anyone can beat them. I think they make the playoffs again.
#No1Alabama
No. 2 Clemson
- Hesiman front-runner Deshaun Watson leads a offense full of studs. Gallman, Legget, Scott, Cain, Renfrow, Mcloud, etc.
- Tigers return top-notch OL along w/ #1 WR, Mike Williams. Defense lost some key pieces, but returns top-tier DL. Need some guys to step up.
- Season comes down to
@Florida State, but game vs. Louisville scares me. Breakout players: WR Cain & DE Ferrell.#Clemson - Tigers have best player on the field w/ Watson. Special season in store for CU. Think they make playoff for 2nd straight yr.
#No2Clemson
No. 3 Florida State
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Dalvin Cook is the best RB in the nation, & returns behind a GREAT OL to go along w/ a top-tier WR Corp.
#Seminoles - I think Francois should be the Seminoles guy at QB. Think he's a player. Defense is really good, as always. Bunch of werewolves everywhere.
- Tough to start vs Ole Miss (neutral site) w/ a new QB, &
@Louisville &@Miami are tough, but season comes down to 10/29 vs. Clemson.#Noles - Think they lose to the Tigers, but still have a great shot to make the playoffs w/ 1 loss. Cook & Francois are that good.
#No3FloridaState
No. 4 Ohio State
- Dual-threat QB J.T. Barrett will lead this O, & RB Mike Weber & WR Noah Brown will be household names by end of the year.
- Buckeyes have to replace a lot, but have been stacking talent. They have
some guys on defense I really like in DB Conley & SS Hooker.
#tOSU - We'll find out what they have in week 3
@Oklahoma. Schedule isn't terrible after that, play@Wis mid-season then finish@MSU & vs Michigan. - I really like this Buckeyes team. Think they're flying under the radar. I've got Meyer, Barret, & Co. making the playoff.
#No4OhioState
No. 5 Oklahoma
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QB Baker Mayfield & RBs Samaje Perine & Joe Mixon make for one of the most explosive backfields in the nation.
#BoomerSooner - Sooners need some guys to step up at O-Line & WR. Defense will be solid, & secondary led by J. Thomas, Parker, & A. Thomas is superb.
- Schedule starts off with 3 marquee games in 1st 4 weeks, w/ Houston (neutral site), vs. Ohio State, &
@TCU. Boomer could easily lose 2. - Not as high on OU as most. Always seem to underperform when picked high.
I think Mayfield & crew will have a rough 1st month.
#No5Oklahoma
No. 6 Notre Dame
- Irish offense should be really good. Have 2 above average QBs in Zaire & Kizer, & to be honest, idk who I would start.
- Folston & Adams at RB are good players to go along with talent at WR, but they've got a lot to replace on the O-Line w/ 3 new starters.
- Defense has a lot to replace. Recent loss of Redfield is big, & they need Rochell to step up production. D needs to increase sacks & TOs.
- Schedule is ridiculous with only 3 true road games. Irish have a good
chance to win 10+ games & maybe make a run at playoff.
#No6NotreDame
No. 7 Michigan
- Harbaugh's 2nd yr in Ann Arbor has the potential to be a big one. Have to find a QB, but WRs are deep & return 4 O-Lineman.
- The Wolverines defense will be salty, led by do-it-all sensation Jabrill Peppers. Were 4th overall in total D last season & could be better.
- Schedule is pretty easy, just @ Michigan State in late October then @ Ohio State to end the season. Could slip up @ Iowa, but doubtful.
- I'm not as high on this team as a lot of people. I don't believe in their QB & offense as a whole. Still think they win 10+.
#No7Michigan
No. 8 Houston
- QB Greg Ward Jr. is the real deal. One of the most exciting players in college football, he led his squad to 13-1 last year.
- The Cougars have athletes all over the field on offense to help Ward. The O avgd 40.4 ppg last year, & there's no reason they won't repeat.
- Defensive front 7 is nasty & absolutely shut down then run. (see Dalvin Cook: 33 yds on 18 carries in the Peach Bowl win by the Cougars.)
- Secondary is shaky & has to replace a lot. Have a HUGE game vs. OU to open then late vs UL (both neutral sites), rest of sched is cake.
- If the Cougars somehow run the table, they may be able 2 sneak into the
playoff. Expecting a huge season from Hermann & Ward Jr.
#No8Houston
No. 9 LSU
- RB Leonard Fournette is a stud, & their defense will be really,
really good under Dave Aranda's 3-4 scheme.
#Salty - Fournette, WRs Malachi Dupre & Travin Dural, & a solid OL could make for a great O, BUT they've got to get more out of QB Brandon Harris.
- Schedule
isn't terrible for the Tigers, only tough stretch is vs Ole Miss, vs Alabama,
&
@Arkansas towards the end of the season. - I
don't think Harris will be good enough for them to win a title, but Fournette
will still carry them to a top-10 season.
#No9LSU
No. 10 Stanford
- Heisman Finalist RB McCaffrey is one of the best players in the country, and he'll make it easier on an inexperienced QB and OL.
- The Cardinal D should be REALLY good at all 3 levels, anchored by stud DL Solomon Thomas. If they can hold teams < 25, have a good shot.
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Schedule worries me, w/ USC,
@UCLA,@Washington, Washington State, &@Notre Dame all in a row. Add in@Oregon at the end, & that's TOUGH. - This Cardinal team goes as far as Christian McCaffrey takes them, & I think they've got a great shot to win the Pac-12.
#No10Stanford
A few sleeper teams:
- UNC-High powered O & TJ Logan
- Texas Tech-Love Kingsbury & my boy Pat Mahomes
#Heisman - Okla State-Rudolph is a star
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