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Re: Alabama and OSU:
Alabama - The reason Alabama continues to be considered in the NC hunt is that they have what... 10 years now, of Top 5 recruiting classes? We look at the roster, and see 2nd and 3rd stringers that would be starters elsewhere, and you know at some point with Coach Nick, he's going to get that talent out of them. He always does. He does it better than any coach in the country. I agree that they're not putting up numbers like they normally do, but the sky definitely is not falling in Tuscaloosa this morning. They might actually have to push themselves to win out, but they're still among the cream of the crop in CFB. They just are. They have great players and a great coach. He's the best in the business at the CFB level. Nobody else is close.
OSU: I could pretty much say the same from above about these guys. They have an incredible amount of talent, way more than any of their competition in the Big Ten. They are the kind of team that can have an "off" year, but still win. They have an innovative coach, complimented by a group of assistants, that scout the opposition, and put together game plans that win games. They aren't having a typical 'pretty' year this season, but they're winning. CJ Stroud will be in NYC for the Heisman ceremony, and rightly so. Olave is going to be a top 5 NFL draft pick and make millions. And they have similar talent sitting on the bench, waiting for an opportunity to play. So maybe they aren't destroying teams by 65 points this year, but they are the best overall team in the conference, and they have a path to the CCG, and playoffs that they've proven before that they can handle. All of their future opponents have weaknesses that play into OSU's strengths. Yea, it must suck to be an OSU fan today.
Notre Dame is poised to sneak in to the playoffs, because that's what they do. They are rarely deserving.
MSU should have at least 4 losses by now. Congrats to Jeff Brohm and Purdue for showing that the emperor was indeed naked.
Alabama - The reason Alabama continues to be considered in the NC hunt is that they have what... 10 years now, of Top 5 recruiting classes? We look at the roster, and see 2nd and 3rd stringers that would be starters elsewhere, and you know at some point with Coach Nick, he's going to get that talent out of them. He always does. He does it better than any coach in the country. I agree that they're not putting up numbers like they normally do, but the sky definitely is not falling in Tuscaloosa this morning. They might actually have to push themselves to win out, but they're still among the cream of the crop in CFB. They just are. They have great players and a great coach. He's the best in the business at the CFB level. Nobody else is close.
OSU: I could pretty much say the same from above about these guys. They have an incredible amount of talent, way more than any of their competition in the Big Ten. They are the kind of team that can have an "off" year, but still win. They have an innovative coach, complimented by a group of assistants, that scout the opposition, and put together game plans that win games. They aren't having a typical 'pretty' year this season, but they're winning. CJ Stroud will be in NYC for the Heisman ceremony, and rightly so. Olave is going to be a top 5 NFL draft pick and make millions. And they have similar talent sitting on the bench, waiting for an opportunity to play. So maybe they aren't destroying teams by 65 points this year, but they are the best overall team in the conference, and they have a path to the CCG, and playoffs that they've proven before that they can handle. All of their future opponents have weaknesses that play into OSU's strengths. Yea, it must suck to be an OSU fan today.
Notre Dame is poised to sneak in to the playoffs, because that's what they do. They are rarely deserving.
MSU should have at least 4 losses by now. Congrats to Jeff Brohm and Purdue for showing that the emperor was indeed naked.
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