2022 National Championship odds
Alabama opens at +300
OSU is +500
Iowa State is +4000
Michigan is +5000
January 12th, 2021 at 12:00 AM ^
I’ll take Michigan at a million to one for ten bucks!!
All I wanna know is....who’s comin’ with me?
January 12th, 2021 at 12:01 AM ^
I love Michigan - but this is a tremendous waste of ten good dollars
January 12th, 2021 at 12:04 AM ^
I play Powerball and Mega Millions. I’m used to wasting ten dollars
January 12th, 2021 at 12:06 AM ^
Fun - and if Michigan wins it all next year, save this post and contact me for a real cash reward: seriously!
January 12th, 2021 at 12:07 AM ^
I’m guessing you’ll have a sudden too good to be true investment opportunity?
January 12th, 2021 at 12:08 AM ^
Tally hooo!
January 12th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
The Lottery:
A tax on those who are bad at math.
But go have fun if you find it entertaining.
January 12th, 2021 at 10:12 AM ^
Yet someone always wins.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:01 AM ^
It'll be whoever of Bama, Clemson, and OSU replaces their starting QB best
My money is on Clemson since that kid has played a lot already and looked good
January 12th, 2021 at 12:02 AM ^
Never put your money on Day when the chips are truly down on the big stage
January 12th, 2021 at 12:16 AM ^
Settle down. I enjoy Day losing as much as the next guy but he eviserated a good Clemson team on the national stage.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:20 AM ^
Give him a cookie ?
January 12th, 2021 at 11:03 AM ^
A monster who shares his cookies?
Selfies or it didn't happen.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:23 AM ^
Eh, that was probably the worst Clemson team in a few years. No great receivers and a super average defense. Losing to ND initially, even with all of those players out, should've been a big red flag
January 12th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
Weren't they also without their offensive coordinator? That could explain some of the offensive woes.
January 12th, 2021 at 11:26 AM ^
Meaningless semifinal win. Am I doing this right? Runner up aint nothing but 1st place loser.
January 12th, 2021 at 7:50 AM ^
You've got:
Alabama - Sophomore Bryce Young (#2 overall)
Clemson - Sophomore DJ Uiagalelei (#10 overall)
OSU - Sophomore CJ Stroud (#42 overall) or Freshman Kyle McCord (#25 Overall)
I think Bama is easily in the best QB position. They just made Mac Jones, a 3* recruit, look like Joe Burrow. Bryce Young is easily the best QB prospect they've ever had. I think the next 2-3 years will be Bama's for the taking.
Clemson has a head start since DJ got to start a few games while Trevor was out but they also haven't necessarily been keeping up with Bama the past few years in recruiting. Since 2018, Clemson has had the #7, #10, #2, #4 classes. Bama has steadily kept ahead with the #5, #1, #2, #1 classes.
I still want to see what OSU and Ryan Day can do without their superstars. No more Chase Young, Justin Fields, JK Dobbins, Jeff Okudah. And the Sith Lord Emperor Meyer might be finally out of the program. Next year will be a true test if OSU can reload instead of rebuild.
January 12th, 2021 at 8:51 AM ^
2021 class:
SDE: Jack Sawyer #4 overall (looks like another Bosa)
RB: TreVeyon Henderson #24 overall
Another 5* WR to add to the 2 from 2020 class
And throw in another 5* OL.
And that's just the superstars. OSU will be young but that looks more like reload than rebuild to me.
Having said that, I'm not convinced that Ryan Day is Urban Meyer level good. It wasn't that hard to keep the train rolling, and so we'll see how well he develops and integrates this new talent.
January 12th, 2021 at 9:20 AM ^
Talking strictly about next years team. Those guys listed aren't likely to be major contributors as true freshman and if they do start I don't expect them to match anything close to what Dobbins, Young, or Fields did next year. Now 2022, 2023 and 2024 are totally different stories.
Look more towards the development of Zach Harrison and Garrett Wilson. Those guys might be the biggest stars on the team next year.
Point is, it will be interesting to see if Day can keep OSU dominant without the other worldly talents of Fields, Dobbins, Young etc that he has been blessed with his first two years coaching. They will still be more talented than any other BIG 10 team but they certainly wont be as talented as the 2019 and 2020 teams.
January 12th, 2021 at 11:00 AM ^
OSU is the huge favorite to land the #2 overall player in the country too, another DE. So they're getting 2 top 4 overall DEs in one class.
But that 5 star dual threat Bama QB is supposed to be special. Kyler Murray level of talented.
Bama's 2021 class is the highest ranked of any class in history, pretty good chance OSU's ends up the 2nd highest rated in history.
January 12th, 2021 at 10:01 AM ^
I'm not sure how much people understand the gap between a #1 class and a #10 class. The #1 class likely has at least 7-8 of the ten best players between the two classes. String that across 2-3 years and you have a full set of starting players, each being higher rated than their starting opponent.
January 12th, 2021 at 10:15 AM ^
I still want to see what OSU and Ryan Day can do without their superstars. No more Chase Young, JK Dobbins, Jeff Okudah. And the Sith Lord Emperor Meyer
Dude, they didn't have any of these guys this year.
January 12th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
And outside of a superman game from Justin Fields, this team was pretty pedestrian all year long.
And if you don't think Meyer is not very much still involved with the program then I don't know what to tell you. The 2019 team was nothing short of a super team. 2020 was the remnants of that super team with the most important player returning (Fields). Now 2021 looks like it will be a genuinely new team so it will be interesting to see how that team does next year.
January 12th, 2021 at 8:48 AM ^
ESPN already has a top 25 poll for next year teams 1 and 2 are Clemson and Alabama. Wow college football is so exciting seeing all these different teams having a chance to win it all.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:02 AM ^
I just want to win the BIG... Could care less about the championship.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:18 AM ^
Got a good chance. Oh in basketball.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:21 AM ^
Could or couldn't?
January 12th, 2021 at 10:16 AM ^
I'm glad you did it, so i didn't have to.
January 12th, 2021 at 6:07 AM ^
Terrible take followed by terrible grammar.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:02 AM ^
Watch Justin Fields come back for his senior year. Sigh.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:04 AM ^
Nah - he gone, and he is taking no national hardware with him
January 12th, 2021 at 12:03 AM ^
That ISU at 4000 ain’t bad. They got a ton Coming back. Not saying they will clearly, but solid bet.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:06 AM ^
That's where I'm laying my rubles.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:24 AM ^
My shekels are with the Soup man
January 12th, 2021 at 12:03 AM ^
So you're saying there's chance.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:11 AM ^
Alabama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma... groundhog day again.
Interested to see how the TV ratings are for tonight. Until the ratings tank, it'll just be a repeat with the same 4 or 5 teams year in - year out.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:17 AM ^
Alabama, Clemson, OSU, and OU/ND/UGA will be next year. Surprise.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:19 AM ^
When will the NCAA get it? It's the football factories and then everyone else.
Glad we have Basketball.
January 12th, 2021 at 1:47 AM ^
MICHIGAN is supposed to be one of those football factories. Stop hoping for the NCAA to save us.
We're literally better than UGA, ND and UF, all schools that've achieved more than us recently. We just don't expense the same amount of "resources" to win as them, even though we objectively have more said "resources".
January 12th, 2021 at 12:18 AM ^
Those odds depend on which transfer QB 0$u buys.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:21 AM ^
Didn't they sign a highly ranked 5* QB?
January 12th, 2021 at 1:23 AM ^
OSU has 2 4-star QBs from the 2020 class, a 4-star QB from the 2021 class, and the #1 player, 5-star QB from the 2022 class.
January 12th, 2021 at 9:01 AM ^
And many rated the 2021 QB, Kyle McCord, a 5-star. They shouldn't need any transfers.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:20 AM ^
OSU loses a ton of talent. I would not put them at 2nd best odds.
January 12th, 2021 at 12:22 AM ^
Well I recall before the season started reading that Mich and OSU were the two youngest teams in the B1G?!
January 12th, 2021 at 12:43 AM ^
....sad part is that WE showed it.
January 12th, 2021 at 1:02 AM ^
OSU probably makes the playoffs again, but you could make an argument it will be their worst team since 2017. Their 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes were not as good as 2021 or what 2022 will be, and Fields isn't being replaced by a 5 star QB. They'll still win the Big Ten, but I think they'll have a slight drop off so I don't see them winning it all next year.
The final 4 will be 4 of Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma and Georgia. Maybe Georgia gets in next year.
January 12th, 2021 at 1:21 AM ^
UNC at +5000. QB coming back. Offense was legitimately great. Mack Brown is a good coach / recruiter / organizer. Play in division opposite Clemson. Can defense take a step forward?
Texas at +5000. Not a true believer in Sark, but that team has a hell of a lot better than 50-1 talent.
January 12th, 2021 at 1:23 AM ^
ESPN's Too Early Top 25 for 2021 includes Coastal Carolina and Liberty, but not Michigan.
I think that's good—when Michigan goes into a season highly-ranked it seems to fall on its ass more often than not. Maybe one of the assistants can use it as motivation.
January 12th, 2021 at 6:27 AM ^
It’ll be Bama, Clemson, and OSU and maybe...A&M? Oregon? UGA? Someone to get destroyed in the semis by Bama. Then it’ll be exciting to see who wins it all between Bama and winner of Clemson/OSU. Very exciting.