College of Business Alumnus
my top 4:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. ND
4. UGA
5. Ohio St
6. Oklahoma
Oklahoma and Ohio State will probably end up auditioning for the 4th spot unless UGA somehow beats Alabama next weekend.
College of Business Alumnus
LSU A&M going to 6th Ot
So Notre Dame won. LSU lost again.
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. ND
4. UGA (until they lose to Bama next week)
Since I know my ND fandom gets me roasted here(I bring it on myself), I'll give you folks my thoughts. ND is probably a top 5-ish team. I think they are better than Oklahoma, Ohio State, etc. Michigan took 58 minutes to score an offensive touchdown against them. They play pretty good defense, they have moved the ball well with the QB who took over in week 4. I have a few questions about the QB being able to stretch the field...the offensive line is good, but not great...and the run defense isn't where I think they need to be to win a national championship.
I think that they can play with Clemson. I think they'd need several big breaks to play with this year's Alabama. For years, teams have had trouble with Alabama when they had Brock Jensen-esque QB's, now they are playing against a Bama team with a Wentz type QB. Tua is a dirty man so anyone who dreams of beating Alabama needs to find a way to get him confused and rattle him. I think Clemson is best equipped to get to him.
All in all, I'd like to see someone push Alabama.
College of Business Alumnus
Top 5ish? That's small time thinking. Way to set the bar low so you don't get disappointed later.
Lardsin must go!
This is just bamas world.. we're living in it until tua leaves
You are probably right. Ultimately, ESPN wants Clemson and Alabama back in the final game. Notre Dame brings in huge viewership so that leaves #4 spot. Ohio State has shown they are very vulnerable by losing or nearly losing to some teams that were very poor at the time they played. Oklahoma is flashy but has zero defense and has played against very limited quantity of defensive teams this year, so again will make for good TV and a nearly assured loss vs Alabama.