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Post by ajbuckeye on Oct 19, 2020 17:10:00 GMT
Pretty clear separation between the top 3 and the wannabees.
1 Clemson - No flaws just dominance 2 Ohio State - Locked and loaded and ready to go
3 Alabama - Defense has shown some chinks but when they chips are down they can clearly step it up.
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Gap Gap Gap 4 Okie St - Undeafeated and WVU win is looking better
5 BYU - Has looked very good so far but vs lesser opponents. They can only go down from here with the schedule they have in place
6 TAM Lost to BAMA and clearly the best win of the 1 loss teams.
ACC - Separation expands. The 2 best bets to compete with Clemson were ND who barely scraped by Louisville who is winless in the ACC. Then UNC loses to FSU who may have the worst team they have fielded since the 80's. VT may be the next team up to compete but as far as I can see this league is a done deal.
SEC - Alabama showed what they can do when they are prepared and motivated. The Ole Miss game shows that they can clearly lose focus. It will be interesting to see how they do as this season has only 1 bye week and no gimme games. Current forecast is that they run t he table and at most one other SEC will have 2 losses. The rest will have 3 or more.
BIG12 - Only hope left is Okie State and when I saw the WVU game they were less than impressive. Hubbard is a decent back but has not shown any signs of greatness. Unless Okie State runs the table, the BIG 12 is out this year.
BIG - Finally they are back. This is Ohio States to lose. Probably the biggest threat is Penn St. Minnesota looks to be a team on the rise. First game is Minnie vs ttun. This should tell us a lot.
PAC10 - Oregon??? USC??? not sure what else they got but running the table is essential.
G5 - BYU shedule is going to hur them. This week you have SMU and Cinti. Winner of the game is king of the least for the moment.
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Post by Hero on Oct 19, 2020 23:01:28 GMT
I think the gaps are most accurate.
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Post by ajbuckeye on Oct 20, 2020 3:05:11 GMT
I think the gaps are most accurate. Based on what I have seen with BAMA and Clemson and what tOSU brings back there is a clear separation at the moment. Once we get a few games under our belts things may change but I think it is highly doubtful. |
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Post by tigercpa on Oct 20, 2020 15:12:22 GMT
I think the gaps are most accurate. Based on what I have seen with BAMA and Clemson and what tOSU brings back there is a clear separation at the moment. Once we get a few games under our belts things may change but I think it is highly doubtful. Agree. Ohio State has no resume at the moment, not having played yet, but the sheer talent on this roster tells me the Buckeyes are likely the biggest threat to Clemson. Depends on replacements for Okudah, Young and the DC and how all that meshes on defense. Georgia has to navigate its next 6 game and beat Alabama, a team they already can't keep up with. Newman's departure from UGA at QB puts a ceiling on UGAs offense. Kirby Smart always seems to get that hotshot 5* QB, only to have them transfer out and be replaced by a "game manager" type QB. BYU keeps winning. So does SMU. Do we really believe ND is that great of a team? Probably not. Yeah, they are 4-0, but with ACC wins over LOU, FSU and DUKE UNC suffered an unexpected loss in Tally. Was this just a bad loss or the start of an FSU revival? |
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Post by ajbuckeye on Oct 20, 2020 20:01:27 GMT
Picking the top 3 is a no brainer at this point. Picking the 4th spot is the challege. At this point aTm has to be the front runner. The got the 2 biggest games out of the way and should be favored the rest of the season. I don't see Okie St running the table. The way ND played last week I would expect minimum of 2 losses if they are luck. Only undefeated team that I can see making it through the P12 is Oregon and that may not be enough.
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Post by tigercpa on Oct 22, 2020 17:32:49 GMT
Losing to LSU, I think, was the best thing to further fuel Trevor Lawrence. His subpar performance against LSU was a big reason why Clemson lost, and he would probably be the first to tell you that.
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