No. 4 TCU at No. 18 Texas (-7): You see that correctly -- Texas is favored over the undefeated Horned Frogs despite the fact that Sonny Dykes' crew has consistently found ways to win in tough situations. This will be an interesting battle between veteran Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan and former five-star stud Quinn Ewers for Texas. Can TCU can come back if it gets into another hole in one of the wildest atmospheres in college football?
Ohio State would probably throttle Texas and Mississisppi
The SEC is tougher, but the gap is not what you think
Penn State went to Auburn and throttled them and yet LSU could barely beat them for example
Ohio State and Michigan would probably both beat Alabama on a neutral field this year tbh
I wouldn't dismiss Tennessee quite yet after the loss yesterday. They didn't play well obviously..
Last year GA didn't play well at all against Bama in their first game. Quite a few here dismissed them at the time. We saw what happened in the rematch. I doubt GA wants to play them again in a semi, assuming it happens. A rematch doesn't usually play out the same way.
Last year GA didn't play well at all against Bama in their first game. Quite a few here dismissed them at the time. We saw what happened in the rematch. I doubt GA wants to play them again in a semi, assuming it happens. A rematch doesn't usually play out the same way.
A lot of teams know Ohio State and have rivalries with them and haven't been able to hang tight with them
The SEC is the best, no one disputes that. But acting like Ohio State will not have been challenged at all before the playoff or that there might be 4 teams better than them this year is nuts.
Big Ten is weak this year. Probably 4th in Conference pecking order. 2nd straight year the polls had all these Big Ten teams ranked , but pretty much turned out that most were frauds.
What's even worse , the non conference schedules for Buckeyes and especially Michigan are a joke..
That's not saying that Ohio St or Michigan aren't good enough or not championship quality, but so far , beating up on weak teams haven't convinced me yet. With that being said , their game later this month , will be an elimination game.
I think a decent shot to go 4-0 . Ohio State is better than all those teams pretty clearly im, though they obviously could stumble. I couldn’t see them losing at Texas or Ole Miss, LSU tougher but they’d probably get it done. Tennessee would be a challenge but they’d definitely be favored and I don’t see how the Vols could shut down our offense. 3-1 or 4-0 to me
Alabama is probably the second best team in the SEC and I think we are better than them this year by a decent margin
Georgia in SEC title game…..obviously that’s a hard game. I think Georgia/Ohio State is a one score game that could go either way. We match up well with them
Not a SEC homer. But the biggest advantage the SEC has is speed speed speed. It’s just everywhere
I never like the argument like penn st beat auburn etc. while LSU barely beat auburn. That’s a long standing rivalry basically. And in conference play is just way different. Ohio st beat Northwestern 21-7. Miami Ohio, Duke and S Illinois all beat northwestern. Ohio st is way better, it’s a conference game. It happens to every school no matter the conference. Out conference big schools don’t always tell as much as we like sometimes
I despise OSU but respect the skill. Michigan is just not there yet. I was hoping Michigan beat UGA last year but it was a bloodbath. OSU could hang and probably lose 2 games max and 1 definitely in SEC. unfortunately, I think Michigan loses 2-4 pretty easy. Would enjoy seeing Michigan win a title butvthey lack the depth imo.
Ole miss, Tennessee, LSU, Texas AM, Florida, And then the Bama UGA teams are in another level. Michigan drops 2-3 vs these schools easy imo. Osu however, 1 definitely probably 2 max . Possible 3 if we’re talking they play Bama and uga definitely.
Just too much up n down speed sec. Big always has the Wisconsin Iowa Michigan St Penn St teams and will historically check out top in defense points allowed. Just lack the speed. Style of play helps this.
It’s hard to see on TV. But you will definitely notice Ole Miss opposed to a Wisconsin if on the side line. In terms of the speed. And these are somewhat comparable teams over past 10 years. But in general, on the sidelines at any decent sec game vs big 10 games you will see the speed difference
Top to bottom conference wise
Sec has Size speed skill (Elite) all 3
10 has Size Skill (Elite) 2
PAC has Speed Skill (Good) 2
12 has Size Skill Speed (good) 3
ACC has speed skill (good) 2
A team like TCU if in the 10 or Sec is losing 3-4 games this year. The speed they can hang with a good bit. But the size would wear them down. You don’t see Texas Oklahoma OL DL guys going to the league. Yes they have a few. But sit back and try and think the last time a Texas OL or DL Guy was drafted the past 7-8 years. Sooners can toss a few OL guys out but DL CB LB just never got that to Elite Over the years
Interesting line. Not sure exactly how they got it. I was thinking-4.5 to be the line. Mid 60’s total
I’m not a number guy in football. But for fun here is some info for any number folks.
Raw data projection off stats
Texas 32
Tcu 32
Tight data off stats
Texas 33
Tcu 33
Super tight (Ewers)
Texas 34
Tcu 31
Total is spot on any 3 ways. Spread is off by 5.5 on average if assume 2-3 points HF. Texas typically gets 2-3 points added on because it’s Texas and typically take action. Okie State game good example.
I get the conference familiarity thing
And agree about speed generally.
But Ohio State has the speed to play with anyone. They’ve shifted over the last decade starting with Urban to recruiting more like the SEC teams and it’s made a huge difference. Only one national title but always had teams that can compete
Ohio st has had elite speed for years n years. Just not top to bottom. Hell mid 80’s they had elite speed for skill.
They can get the skill speed WR CB RB QB. They just need a bit more LB DL speed. Young Bosa Bosa has mini run on edge speed. And oddly enough they miss on the OL. Rarely do they put good OL guys in the league. Michigan on the other hand tosses OL guys out like a factory line. But can’t get the DB and WR speed.
But yes, a one game script I’d agree the speed to compete any day. A 9 game SEC the cough one up vs a ole miss or LSU is more likely opposed to a Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa. If talking year n year out
I think Ohio st beats a Tenn because they can shootout. Tennessee is lean over a Michigan probably. Bama or Uga vs Michigan it’s a loss even though I’d love to see them win. Ohio st can beat either on a good day 1-1 if play em both. Just my opinions though if it were bowl playoffs this year
Ohio State played Notre Dame, Arkansas St and Toledo
Michigan played Colorado St, Hawaii and UCONN
Georgia played Oregon, Samford and Kent St
Alabama played Utah St, Texas and ULM
Clemson played Furman, LA Tech and has South Carolina
Tennessee played Ball St, Pitt, Akron and Tn- Martin
TCU played Colorado, Tarleton St and SMU
What was that about creampuff schedules for both Ohio St and Michigan only?
Michigan by far the easiest of them all
Ohio St has Notre Dame
Georgia has Oregon
Alabama has Texas
Tennessee has Pitt
Michigan played Colorado St, Hawaii and UCONN
Georgia played Oregon, Samford and Kent St
Alabama played Utah St, Texas and ULM
Clemson played Furman, LA Tech and has South Carolina
Tennessee played Ball St, Pitt, Akron and Tn- Martin
TCU played Colorado, Tarleton St and SMU
What was that about creampuff schedules for both Ohio St and Michigan only?
Michigan by far the easiest of them all
Ohio St has Notre Dame
Georgia has Oregon
Alabama has Texas
Tennessee has Pitt
