Preseason Hot Takes/Predictions/Questions

Submitted by Mr. Yost on

Football is here! Kickoff is one week away.

That being said, let's talk football! What are some of your hot takes, predictions, and/or questions going into the year?

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AmayzNblue

August 26th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^

But not likely. Florida's roster is stacked and Georgia seemed to be putting things together under Smart last season. Georgia's Oline will suck, though, so there's that.

Tennessee may actually outperform expectations since the pressure is off this year

George Pickett

August 26th, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^

I hope he stays at OSU, but I honestly think he'll be coaching ND next year.  Kelly isn't going to get the 9 wins he needs to keep his job, and Meyer always said ND was the one place he could never turn down. 

corundum

August 26th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^

Disagree. There is no way they would lock Riley in when Scott Frost has been doing a great job at UCF. If Frost continues his current trajectory, I think he will be coaching Nebraska in two years or less. Riley feels like a placeholder coach while Frost auditions at a lower-tier program.

lhglrkwg

August 26th, 2017 at 2:22 PM ^

When Mike Riley signs his 7 year extension, Scott Frost will become so angry at Nebraska for not giving him the opportunity that he will take the Illinois job this offseason (when Lovie Smith takes a job with the AFL2) where he will turn them into a perennial top 15 program just so he can torment Nebraska year in and year out as revenge.

Mr. Yost

August 26th, 2017 at 2:33 PM ^

I love Fleck to Minnesota and I'd love Frost to Nebraska.

Ferentz is an old head, Wisky is set and has a name. Fitz IS N'Western, Purdue just got a new coach, IMO, the best hire they've made in awhile. Lovie is non-threatening and interesting because of the NFL rather than the MAC ties.

Nebraska is the big one. Get Frost or Les Miles at Nebraska!

HAIL-YEA

August 26th, 2017 at 1:41 PM ^

MSU will be much improved and win 5 games this year, almost making a bowl game but being passed on for other 5-7 teams because of poor apr rating

Mr. Yost

August 26th, 2017 at 2:27 PM ^

I'll go...

1. Michigan/OSU winner (I just can't bring myself to putting undefeated OSU #1 - so I'll say Michigan/OSU being undefeated with a win in the B1G Championship game)

2. Alabama (with a loss to Auburn and an SEC Championship game win)

3. Florida St. (with a loss to Alabama, BUT run the table after that)

4. *THIS IS WHERE I THINK WE HAVE THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL YEAR OF THE CFB PLAYOFF...who do you have for this #4 spot in this hypothetical?*

  1. 12-1 USC (loss to Stanford, but wins Pac-12 title over Washington)
  2. 12-1 Washington (undefeated regular season, but losses Pac-12 title to USC)
  3. 11-1 Stanford (BEATS USC, but losses to regular season undefeated Washington and misses Pac-12 title game)
  4. 12-1 Oklahoma St. (loss to Oklahoma in Big XII title game)
  5. 11-2 Oklahoma (loss to OSU and Oklahoma St, but beats Oklahoma St. in Big XII title game)
  6. 11-2 Wisconsin (loss to Michigan and B1G Championship game)
  7. 10-2 Clemson (loss to Auburn and FSU)
  8. 10-2 Louisville (loss to FSU and Clemson)
  9. 13-0 USF
  10. 10-2 Auburn (beats Clemson and Bama, but loses to Georgia and LSU)

lhglrkwg

August 26th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^

Everyone knows we're breaking in new WRs, we don't have CB figured out yet (in a defense that relies on them heavily), and there's really no good reason to think the OL will be any better than last year's. But somehow that adds up in everyone's mind to 12-1 with a CFP berth.

Rabbit21

August 26th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^

You're an optimist, I'm seeing 7-5. Questions on O-line and in the secondary doom the team to three losses in the tough road games, OSU does OSU things again and something stupid happens in one of the other 8 games. Team gets better and gets steel in its spine and prepares for finally winning a road game worth a damn in 2018.

Mr. Yost

August 26th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^

People crack me up with this rationale...how many road games worth a game has Michigan even PLAYED recently?

I assume you're throwing out the bowl win over Florida, right?

Do you add Utah? Harbaugh's first game?

Last year versus OSU is literally the only road game worth a damn we've had under Harbaugh and we lost by 3 in double OT to OSU.

We're 0-1, maybe 0-2 if you count the Utah game. But we're not counting @PSU two years ago or @MSU last year.

Are going to count this Florida game as a road game?

Sure we can go pre-Harbaugh, but we weren't winning home games worth a damn either back then (except for UTL 1 and 2).

Mr. Yost

August 26th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^

Is @ND a road game worth a damn? What if they're still struggling?

Same with MSU.

If not, that makes OSU...again, the only one on next year where we can meet this criteria. Wisky and PSU are both home next year.

 

EDIT: Oh and you forgot 78-0 AT Rutgers last year.

/micdrop

Rabbit21

August 26th, 2017 at 2:29 PM ^

78-0 over a bad team is the furthest away from mic drop possible, explain how that was worth a damn or proved anything about this teams problems on the road in a non-insane way, please. For your other point, sure I guess if I am saying we have to go with a road game worth a damn then I guess I am talking 2018 OSU.

Rabbit21

August 27th, 2017 at 12:09 AM ^

Oh give me a fucking break you threw in an edit before you did the mic drop thing and you're determined to believe(for some weird reason that Michigan doesn't have problems on the road), so given that you can't seem to be able to use your fucking eyes, why would I take your analysis any more seriously.