Predict the Power Five
It's just 14 days now, boys and girls. Help me kill the last Saturday without college football by predicting every Power 5 division and conference winner. If something like this has been done recently, oh well, it's content bitches.
ACC Atlantic: Clemson
ACC Coastal: Miami
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten East: Michigan
Big Ten West: Nebraska (I don't like that I'm buying Nebraska in year 2...maybe Minnesota)
Big Ten: Michigan
Big Twelve: Oklahoma over West Virginia (WV and Texas both 8-4, Texas loses in Morgantown and thus loses the tiebreaker LMAO)
PAC-12 North: Washington (Gets Utah and Oregon in Washington, Pac-12 sucks, could go 13-0)
PAC-12 South: Utah
PAC-12: Washington
SEC East: Georgia (Put UGA X on suicide watch)
SEC West: Alabama
SEC: Alabama (RIP UGA X)
Bonus:
- Playoff is Clemson, Alabama, Michigan, Washington
- Georgia is 12-1 and better than 12-1 Washington, but Washington won their conference. The state of Georgia reaches levels of BPONE unbeknownst to Michigan fans.
- Ohio State and Notre Dame both go 10-2
- Missouri is the most underrated team right now - I think they win 9 or 10 games
- Texas and Georgia both fail to break through
- Richt comparisons (stupidly) increase in frequency at UGA
- Some Texas boosters actually start looking at who's next
- Shea sets the Michigan single season passing record and is invited to the Heisman ceremony
- Trevor Lawrence is your Heisman winner
Let me hear your predictions and how stupid mine are. Roast me! Should this have been a diary? No, find something better to do with your time than be the board police. Will I tell others who make long board posts that theirs should have been a diary? Yes, absolutely.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
I don't agree with Texas, Sam Ehlinger can ball.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:39 AM ^
Offense will be good, yes, but the defense will be awful I think. They lost everyone there. I think Oklahoma will be improved on D this year with Grinch, and I think there’s a lot of teams (Iowa State, WV, TCU) good enough to clip Texas in a shootout.
August 17th, 2019 at 6:11 PM ^
You're a mean one...
August 17th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^
West Virginia will be terrible this year-better chance at 9th than 2nd
August 18th, 2019 at 1:09 PM ^
Yep this is a dumb pick, WVU is going to be pretty bad and will be fighting to be bowl eligible.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:29 AM ^
I don’t get all the Nebraska hype. Wisconsin, Iowa and Northwestern are all better than Nebraska. Northwestern vs Michigan in the Big 10 championship because Iowa and Wisconsin will have an extra loss by virtue of losing to Michigan.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:35 AM ^
Everyone is just so hyped about Scott Frost year 2 + Adrian Martinez. Wasn't Nebraska's defense rough last year though? A whole bunch of teams hung 40+ on them. I'm not sure all of their other issues get fixed
I'm betting they'll be like some Richrod teams. Start hot with a QB they rely on WAY too much. They'll blast South Alabama, Northern Illinois, and Illinois like 42-21ish each and maybe beat Colorado and they'll be a top 15-20 team...and then OSU is going to bring them back to earth with a whoopin in Columbus. They finish 7-5
August 17th, 2019 at 12:41 PM ^
They play OSU in Lincoln this year, FWIW.
August 17th, 2019 at 3:17 PM ^
I also agree that Nebraska may be getting a little bit overrated this year, but they will be much better than they were last year.
You mentioned their defense, but in the second half of the season they weren't playing too bad. I think their biggest issue last year was trying to get players to buy in to a new system. They seemed to lack a ton of effort in the first 6 games that they were playing with in their last 6. And Martinez is really good when healthy.
August 17th, 2019 at 6:37 PM ^
Everyone has been drooling over Frost because of the second half of last season. But look at the competition they played; Minnesota, Bethune-Cookman, Illinois, MSU. The Sparty game in particular was M00N like...in that both sides were so awful, one of them HAD to win.
They did play OSU tough in Columbus, which I still have trouble contemplating, as much as I was rooting for them. I'm thinking maybe if they had gotten blown out like they usually do, maybe some folks wouldn't be so quick to call the second half of that season such a success and hype for 2019.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
Doesn't division record take precedence in the B1G now?
August 17th, 2019 at 7:34 PM ^
It helps that all three of those games you mentioned are in Lincoln this year. The toughest road games for Nebraska are at Minnesota and at Purdue.
August 18th, 2019 at 1:13 AM ^
Northwestern isn't going to be great this year...it's NEXT year that they're going to battle to get back to Indy.
Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska are all potential leaders in the west.
People keep talking Nebraska and the naysayers bring up the Martinez hype but they don't see that Nebraska gets the cake walk schedule this year.
The B1G West is actually going to be fun to watch because it's extremely balanced this year. Northwestern will get a few games, Minnesota and Purdue will also be solid.
Anyway... I'll say:
ACC Atlantic: Clemson
ACC Coastal: Miami (FL)
ACC CHAMPION: CLEMSON
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B1G East: Michigan
B1G West: Wisconsin
B1G CHAMPION: MICHIGAN
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Big 12 #1: Oklahoma
Big 12 #2: Texas
BIG 12 CHAMPION: OKLAHOMA
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Pac-12 North: Washington
Pac-12 South: Utah
PAC-12 CHAMPION: UTAH
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SEC East: Georgia
SEC West: Alabama
SEC CHAMPION: ALABAMA
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Playoff #1: Clemson
Playoff #4: Georgia
PEACH BOWL WINNER: CLEMSON
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Playoff #2: Alabama
Playoff #3: Michigan
FIESTA BOWL WINNER: ALABAMA
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Playoff #1: Clemson
Playoff #2: Alabama
NATIONAL CHAMPION: ALABAMA
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Georgia and Michigan will both have two GREAT teams who lose close games. Would Clemson consider the Fiesta to get the game out of Atlanta if it was playing UGA?
SUGAR BOWL: Oklahoma vs. Florida (Oklahoma wins)
ROSE BOWL: Utah vs. Ohio St. (Utah wins)
ORANGE BOWL: Notre Dame vs. UCF (Notre Dame wins)
COTTON BOWL: Texas vs. Oregon (Texas wins)
...the debate begins, would you rather lose to Bama in this situation or WIN the Rose Bowl vs. Utah?!!!! (While Oklahoma lost to Bama)
August 18th, 2019 at 7:13 AM ^
...the debate begins, would you rather lose to Bama in this situation or WIN the Rose Bowl vs. Washington?!!!!
This is never even a question for me: Win the Rose bowl over losing in the CFP. I would always rather end the season with a win than a loss. Going to the CFP really doesn't do anything for me unless UM wins it all.
August 18th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
For me it depends on what happens during the regular season. I'll take a playoff loss if we're undefeated and beat ND, MSU and OSU over losing to ND and OSU and a Rose Bowl win.
Obviously it would vary year to to year. But right now, beating OSU and winning the B1G are paramount.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
ACC: Clemson over Pitt. The ACC coastal is a mess of 4-4/5-3 teams again
Big 12: OU over Texas
Big Ten: Ohio State :( over Wisconsin. Wisconsin and MSU get back to their 9-10 wins ways. Penn State is still sorta ok but finishes 4th in the east
Pac 12: Washington over USC
SEC: UGA over Auburn. People debate again whether a 11-1 Bama that didn't make their conference title game should get into the playoff anyway but Big 12 champ OU at 11-2 gets in ahead of them
Clemson beats OU. UGA beats Ohio State. Clemson repeats with a win over Georgia.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:40 AM ^
This most surprising part of your predictions is USC.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
Agreed. I have a REALLY hard time seeing them be any variety of good. I don't know what their strength is. They've got talent in some areas, but not enough of it and LOTS of weaknesses. If JT Daniels makes a HUGE step forward they could make some waves, but it would have to be a big step.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:56 AM ^
The superior ankle flexion of the OLine recruits and the premier development provided by Coach Drevno propels USC into the title game.
Unfortunately, USC falls short going for a 2 point conversion in an attempt to win the Pac 12 championship game in regulation.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:18 PM ^
See, your mistake was that you assumed I have any clue what I'm talking about
August 17th, 2019 at 12:33 PM ^
I just assumed you were drinking heavily or had been transported to the 90s.
August 17th, 2019 at 6:33 PM ^
Some of the experts think USC might surprise people this season. Also the OP is way off on Texas. Nobody in Austin will think about TH on the hot seat. Texas has one of the best QBs in college football.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:41 AM ^
Your predictions are pretty reasonable. I would put OU in the playoff over Washington.
Edit
Michigan over Northwestern
OU over Texas
Clemson over Virginia
Washington over ASU
Alabama over Georgia
August 17th, 2019 at 11:45 AM ^
PAC 12 - Washington
B1G - Ohio St
SEC - Bama
ACC - Clemson
Big 12 - Oklahoma
wash, rinse, repeat
August 17th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
+1 for "wash, rinse, repeat."
In each of the last 4 years, 3 of the 4-some of OSU, Alabama, Clemson & Oklahoma has made the playoff.
Whichever one didn't was never ranked lower than #7 in the last CFP poll.
I just want to see a little bit of change. I doubt it happens though.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:50 AM ^
ACC: Clemson Talent difference is too wide to predict anything else.
B10: Michigan I'm drinking the kool-aid Shea for Heisman.
B12: Oklahoma Jalen hurts will destroy that conf.
Pac12- Always asleep when they play so idk.
Sec- Alabama $$$$$ *****
Playoffs Alabama,Clemson,Michigan,Notre Dame.
Edit: Predicting Notre Dame at 11-1 with a road loss to undefeated Michigan in the middle of the season goes in unless B12/P12 champ goes undefeated.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:33 PM ^
No way Notre Dame makes the playoffs again for the next few years.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:52 PM ^
If Michigan beats ND and is also a playoff team, impossible for me to see the committee taking independent ND over a school from a P5 conference.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:59 PM ^
An 11-1 Notre Dame with a road loss to a P5 winning team could easily get in over a pair of 2+ loss P5 champs.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:48 PM ^
I am totally in for the batshit crazy year that would deliver 1) both Michigan and Notre Dame to the playoff, with Michigan the higher seed, and 2) no Big 12 or PAC-12.
August 17th, 2019 at 11:58 AM ^
Sounds good to me.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:10 PM ^
If Shea is at the Heisman presentation ,that will bode well for Michigan football's future because he isn't our most talented QB on this year's roster.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:21 PM ^
Michigan/Iowa
Clemson/UVA
OU/TX
Bama/UF
Stan/ASU
August 17th, 2019 at 12:37 PM ^
ACC- Clemson
B1G- Michigan
Big XII- Texas
Pac 12- Oregon
SEC- Georgia
CFP- Michigan, Texas, Clemson, Georgia
August 17th, 2019 at 12:44 PM ^
B1G: Michigan. MSU finish second with two losses in East to M and PSU. OSU finish 4th in B1G East with losses to M, MSU and Indiana. PSU loses 3 games with losses to M, MSU and Indiana. Indiana is the surprise team of B1G and I really like their QB. Minnesota win B1G West and loses in the championship. Edit: OSU loses a crossover game.
SEC: Georgia.
ACC: Clemson
B12: Texas. I am buying whatever they are selling.
PAC12: Washington.
Michigan loses in the seminal to Georgia in the semifinal by a slim margin. Georgia wins the championship over Clemson.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:46 PM ^
Hey y’all, I’m an idiot and forgot that I have Oklahoma going 13-0. They’re making the playoff over Washington. You too can be idiot and graduate from a great school.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:49 PM ^
Doctor,
You are dealing with a committee. You never know what they would do.
Sincerely,
Still pissed off fan of 2006 Michigan team
August 17th, 2019 at 12:55 PM ^
Still sounds good.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
How do you see the playoff games playing out?
I have Clemson playing Michigan and Alabama playing OU again.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:56 PM ^
It’s hard for me to see anything other than Clemson and Alabama again. I think Oklahoma could upset Clemson in the 1/4 matchup, depending on how Hurts played, but I wouldn’t bet on it. That’s probably a 52-35 Clemson win. I wouldn’t take our secondary against Tua and his WRs, so I would say we would lose like 38-21. I think I would take Clemson over Bama again without seeing them play.
August 17th, 2019 at 3:13 PM ^
I agree with your take...but I'm going to take Michigan over OU in the title game just to be a little crazy.
August 17th, 2019 at 12:55 PM ^
ACC Atlantic: Clemson
ACC Coastal: Virginia Tech (Fuente will be feeling the pressure if he doesn't)
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten East: Michigan
Big Ten West: Iowa
Big Ten: Michigan
Big Twelve: Oklahoma over Texas
PAC-12 North: Washington
PAC-12 South: Utah
PAC-12: Washington
SEC East: Georgia (Barely beating out forgotten Florida)
SEC West: Alabama
SEC: Alabama
Final Four: Clemson, Bama, Michigan, Washington
National Championship: Clemson vs Bama round 5
Heisman: Trevor Lawrence
August 17th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
"Some Texas boosters are looking at who's next" uh, no! Way off base here. If Herman goes10-2 this year fans in Austin will be giddy. Hwrman isn't going anywhere for the foreseeable future.
August 17th, 2019 at 9:51 PM ^
Meant that as a prediction, not a current status. I have them at 8-4 this year.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
Clemson over Miami
Georgia over Alabama
Michigan over Wisconsin
Oregon over Utah
Oklahoma over Texas
CFP semis:
Clemson over Oklahoma
Michigan over Georgia
CFP Champion: MEEECHIGAN!
Shea loses the Heisman to Mr. Lawrence, but takes home the hardware that matters the most.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
Big Ten: OSU over Wisconsin. Sorry, Michigan has to prove it can beat OSU before I can justify putting them in this game.
ACC: Clemson over Miami. The entire regular season is a frickin warmup for Clemson before they get to the playoffs.
Big XII: Oklahoma over Texas. Both teams have a great offense, but I have to question Texas’ capabilities on defense. I do think Oklahoma’s defense will be improved. Not dominant, maybe not even good, but improved.
Pac-12: Washington over Utah. Don’t have much to go by here, but I do think Washington is the best team in the conference.
SEC: Alabama over Georgia. Until someone in that conference can prove otherwise, it’s Saban’s world. You’re just lucky enough that he allows you to live there.
Playoff Semifinals:
(1) Clemson vs. (4) OSU - Lawrence blows the doors off of OSU and wins by at least 2-3 TDs
(2) Alabama vs. (3) Oklahoma - Alabama makes quick work of Oklahoma and sets up Clemson-Bama V
Clemson wins it all again. Lawrence is a generational talent.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:37 PM ^
ACC Atlantic: Clemson- by a million
ACC Coastal: Virginia- love Bryce Perkins game.
ACC: Clemson by a million. Lawrence, Etienne, and Ross are going to dominate this conference.
Big Ten East: Michigan. Its time we finally kick that door down!
Big Ten West: Iowa- but what a crapshoot here (Purdue, NW, Wiscy, Iowa). I think Nebraska is still a year away only because of their defense though. If Wiscy can find a QB that is even half decent they should take it, big if though.
Big Ten: Michigan
Big Twelve: Texas – Ellinger can ball. As Much as I love Jalen Hurts im not sold hes accurate enough to outscore all of Oklahoma’s opponents like Baker and Kyler did. Dark horse picks are Okie State (cuz the mullet) and Iowa State- Brock Purdy is so fun to watch.
PAC-12 North: Washington- Washington has a favorable home schedule (Oregon, Wazzou and USC at home) and I think Eason is going to step in Nicely. I hemmed in hawed about this because I do like Oregon. I think Herbert is going to be even better this year and has better talent around him, but the ducks play too many big games away from Autzen (Stanford, Washington, USC Away)
**Also I know USC could be complete garbage this year, but they still have a ton of talent.
PAC-12 South: Utah
PAC-12: Washington
SEC East: Georgia- Only real worrisome spot is the WR core which is going to be completely brand new.
SEC West: Alabama. Same old same old. Although Gus Malzahn is on the hot seat again and he seems to always have Auburn put on a good season when the pressure is on.
SEC: Alabama. I don’t see any reason to bet against them and this point.
August 17th, 2019 at 1:47 PM ^
I will just give my division winners
pac 12 washington
big 12 Oklahoma
sec Georgia
acc Clemson
big 10 Ohio state
final 4 Georgia vs Ohio st
clemson vs Alabama
final Clemson vs Georgia
champion Georgia
i really want to pick Michigan I know this is the trendy thing to do around here but I think the defense takes a step back, I think just switching to this offense is not going to be as easy as we think year 1, Gattis is a first time play caller, and that schedule is brutal
August 17th, 2019 at 2:14 PM ^
Trendy pick is OSU around here. Not because you picked it. But BPONE is strong around these parts. First year coach Day is an automatic superstar.
August 17th, 2019 at 6:16 PM ^
Michigan is not just the trendy pick around here it is nationally. I’m not sure why yet? I hope they are right, and maybe I’m just protecting myself from another meltdown and I don’t know that Day is a superstar time will tell same with Gattis, but I do know that recent history tells me to not buy into the hype, expect the worst hope for the best or it usually ends up with a few broken remotes in my household. I really have to see them beat Ohio to believe it now. I’m concerned we still do not have the guys to cover what they are going to throw at us especially if don brown is not willing to change or prepare for it then I see the same results occurring