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[Jeff Buchanan]

..... e. & f. LSU beats Clemson but I could change my mind tomorrow. FSU, Oklahoma, Bama not far behind in talent.

Nahh.... Les will find a way to fuck it up.

I have a friend of a friend who says the Vols are going all the way. And Clemson is not getting by FSU in the ACC.

[WM Wolverine]

LSU usually does, not quite sold on UT. They don't have much competition in the SEC East but would lose to most SEC West winners in the SEC CG...

Clemson only has FSU to get by, I like FSU a big more but FSU plays a MUCH tougher schedule; OOC schedule vs Florida, Ole Miss and NC OOD. My money would be on FSU in that game but my money is on Clemson as more likely to run the table and one of them will be in the CFP.

[entropy]

The Medium and growing (formerly Big) Ten

Nebraska is very very young at DT and just recently, guard (top two are now out)..

Not good places to be young and inexperienced in the Big. UNL will win 7... Maybe 8 games max.


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[froot loops]

I think MSU will be good, they have a tough schedule but most of the tough ones are at home. The defense will be better. Maybe they aren't #12 in the nation good but calling them overrated is a bit much, most ratings have them slated for 3rd in the division.

[Wild Hoss]

Our top 2 OGs on one side are out, not our top two. Just for clarification. The backup will be back practicing next week.

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[iam416]

(a) Though I tend to think 10, I'll go 11 for M.

(b) M wins the B10 East and the B10.

(c) Most overrated is the top of the conference -- probably OSU, maybe M. I don't think either of them can win a CFP game. I'll go with OSU since they're ranked highest. That said, get Ohio State this year...or wait awhile...

(d) Wisconsin. No one is really talking about them in the West. When is Wisconsin every bad? Their first 6 games are preposterously hard, but if they can steal 1 of their first 4 conference games, I think they'll go 6-3 and be in the hunt for the West.

(e) Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma, M. I think Alabama and FSU steamroll in the first round and Bama wins it all because picking Bama is 57% successful over the past 7 years.

[WM Wolverine]

I've said similar about Wisconsin, they might be the best team in the B1G West and go 8-4... OSU & M OOD...

Also agree B1G doesn't have a team to win a CFP game, not against the likes of LSU, Bama, Oklahoma, FSU, Clemson, etc. More likely B1G DOESN'T get into the CFP than wins a game.

[iam416]

Depends on P12 and Notre Dame. No conference will get 2 unless there's no viable option...like 3 losses. Any 2-loss champ goes ahead of 1-loss "at-large" IMO.

[entropy]

OSU will be in the playoff

[iam416]

I hope you finally hit a prediction. You're due!

[WM Wolverine]

Stanford, USC, & Notre Dame's games among each other will sort things out. Pac 12 could have a 2-loss champ that goes to CFP in favor of a 1-loss team that doesn't win its conference like UT or Clemson's whose only loss is to FSU...

B1G is a good candidate to have a 2-loss champ. M's weak OOC schedule could hurt them for the CFP, which is why I hope at least 1 B1G West team can do what Iowa did last season and at least make that division look better than it was.

[entropy]

I hope you finally hit a prediction. You're due!

it's a win win for me on this prediction.. heh

[Dr. Strangelove]

Pac12 is a crapshoot. Stanford and Oregon have fewer starters returning than almost everyone else in the conf and on top of that are both breaking in new QB's. USC and UCLA could both pick up a loss in Week 1.

Just looking at conf schedules I'd say UCLA's is the easiest: no Oregon or Washington. Road trips are AZ State (also low # of returning starters), Wazzu, Colorado, and Cal.

[Cody_Russell]

I disagree with this because objectively, I really think Purdue will go 4-8 this season.
Eastern Kentucky, Nevada, IU (because Zander Diamont sucks), and some random B10 West crap team will be Purdue wins.

crystal ball: Here's how the 2016 CFB season will play out

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17398203/2016-predictions-power-5-conferences-college-football-playoff

[Whitley]

A) 11-1 the loss will be in Iowa City. UM gets the revenge in the B1G conference game.

B) Michigan

c) Overrated in this conference? Really hard to say because the bottom is so bad. I'll go with Nebraska. You hear lots of rumbling about how this is the year they come back, been hearing that alot and it usually winds up 7-5 or 8-4.

D) Underrated. Pretty easy. That is Northwestern. No one is talking about them winning the West. You hear Iowa, Wisconsin or Nebraska. Northwestern is a very solid team. I don't think they beat Iowa @ Iowa City but I can see a 6-3 record in the Big Ten (and wouldn't be surprised if they bit MSUeven with it being an MSU home game).

e) Albama, Clemson, Michigan and TCU