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Power 5 Preseason Predictions
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He's getting roasted for Ehlinger
Trufflesauce
Well-Known Member
By mostly Oklahoma fans. No surprise there, even though I wouldn’t have chosen Ehlinger either.
All the Oregon fans saying it should be Herbert are going to get to know Shenault this year.
Trogdor
Soy Boy
Come on, it's 3 dudes on twitter. Oregon fans know he's amazing. One of the people who said Herbert is a Michigan fan. Another one is an Alabama fan. Another is a Penn St fan. Another one is from Arizona, etc. I have no problem with Viska over Herbert. Herbert hasn't done squat.
I mean...he scored 41 TDs last year. That's pretty good.
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How could you not pick a defensive player from the Big-12? Also just looking at some of the mock drafts this looks like a really light year talent wise for that conference. The SEC is absolutely loaded this year though. Also, Stanford, USC and UCLA combining for 2 top of the line prospects as it sits right now is an embarrassment.
Herbert is a top 3 QB in the country, which gets valued as a top 5 draft pick, but Viska is clearly the better player. There should really be no debate about that.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Depends on how you look at best-One could make an argument for Martinez given how the Nubs barely functioned without him last year. I'm unsure about Miami-Florida.......but I'm gonna bet Hawaii against Arizona and take the 11 points they're getting at home!
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Most valuable and best player in the conference are two completely separate discussions.
Tractor
Club Member
PAC-12: OU
BIG-10: Penn State
Big 12: Iowa State
SEC: Bama
ACC: Clemson
Playoff: Bama, Clemson, ::winner of ND/Georgia::, ::loser of ND/Georgia::
Winner: Bama
-Big 10 commish blows a gasket about playoff selection process as Big 10 has 5th 6th and 8th best teams.
-Larry Scott doesn't care, keeps getting paid by conference--somehow.
-Matt Campbell accepts whatever the highest profile open job is at the end of the year for obscene $$$$.
Viska selected in first round of draft. Montez in second. Landman third.
Too bad you all can't buy stock in Avery's, as I will drink a whole lotta stampede
BIG-10: Penn State
Big 12: Iowa State
SEC: Bama
ACC: Clemson
Playoff: Bama, Clemson, ::winner of ND/Georgia::, ::loser of ND/Georgia::
Winner: Bama
-Big 10 commish blows a gasket about playoff selection process as Big 10 has 5th 6th and 8th best teams.
-Larry Scott doesn't care, keeps getting paid by conference--somehow.
-Matt Campbell accepts whatever the highest profile open job is at the end of the year for obscene $$$$.
Viska selected in first round of draft. Montez in second. Landman third.
Too bad you all can't buy stock in Avery's, as I will drink a whole lotta stampede
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
If Campbell leaves, its for tOSU. That's not happening anytime soon. I don't see him going to.........Michigan (for example) if they finally get to the point that they think the Khakis can't win the big one.
Utah is being lauded as a dark horse to win the CFP. I can’t wait till they go 9-3 and not win the Pac 12, per usual. Unearned hype
Mick Ronson
Well-Known Member
with Tua and Lawrence back at Bama and Clemson, Utah seems more insane than darkhorse. i generally like Utah's physicality but CFP is a whole different level.
i'm going to have to say "no way" on that.
i wouldn't bet them even money to win the Pac south, maybe.
Mick Ronson
Well-Known Member
i kinda like ISU or TCU to win the Big XII if one of them had both Texas and OU at home. but, they don't.
Only reason it could be a good play is that they have the size and talent up front on both lines to be able to compete with those big boy teams. Oregon can at o line and Washington can on both too, but that seems to be where teams get exposed in the playoff.
It was evident a few years ago when UW just couldn’t hang with Bama in the Semi final. Definitely feels like Oregon and UW took notice and made that an emphasis.
GoldenSkier
Well-Known Member
Why Epenesa instead of Johnathon Taylor
Because Epenesa is a better player. I was tempted to put a couple defensive players ahead of Tua as well.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
I said it would shock me if they went 11-1 and made the Rose Bowl, but I think them making the CFP is out there. Utah and Washington probably need 12-0 to do it because their OOC skeds aren't good enough. Oregon can drop a game because of their week one game with Auburn. If they lose to Auburn or Washington and win the Pac 12 anyway, Both play BYU, another G5, and a Big Sky team-a one loss Big 10 champ (assuming its not Ohio State-toughest OOC game is Cincy at home) gets in ahead of both of them, and so does a one loss Texas/Oklahoma.
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Trogdor
Soy Boy
I bet Oregon has a better DL than UW this year.
And you will be stuck watching KSU and OSU!
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Lol I'd take that bet. How do we quantify who has the better DL?
FIFY
Trogdor
Soy Boy
We can't! That's the beauty of a stupid statement like that. However, they lose all of theirs, Oregon returns all of theirs and brings in DJ Johnson. /shrug
And Faoliu might not even start.
(2 years old)
Ducks nose tackle Jordon Scott on track to complete three-year Oregon plan
The junior anchor of the D-line will graduate after fall term with an eye on the 2020 NFL draft
www.ducksports.com
The 2 deep has 3 seniors, a jr, DJ Johnson and 5 star Kayvon Thibodeaux.
UW doesn't return any starters afaik.
I’ll go with Washington’s talent and coaching on defense this year. Oregon has a lot to prove.
That's the thing about Utah, if they go 12-1 as Pac-12 champs they're likely gonna end up behind any other 1-loss P5 champ in the CFP standings. And even if they go 12-0 going into the Pac12 title game they'll have to turn around and beat UW a 2nd time or play an Oregon team who is arguably better.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
We can't! That's the beauty of a stupid statement like that. However, they lose all of theirs, Oregon returns all of theirs and brings in DJ Johnson. /shrug
And Faoliu might not even start.
(2 years old)
"last season Pro Football Focus graded him out as a top-10 defensive lineman against the run"Ducks nose tackle Jordon Scott on track to complete three-year Oregon plan
The junior anchor of the D-line will graduate after fall term with an eye on the 2020 NFL draft
The 2 deep has 3 seniors, a jr, DJ Johnson and 5 star Kayvon Thibodeaux.
UW doesn't return any starters afaik.
Let's see what happens-Oregon might be outrecruiting UW, but Washington's defensive staff is damn good.
Utah is ranked high enough going into the season that if they end up 12-1, they’ll get in. So much of the the rankings come from confirmation bias
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Seems like every year two of these conferences wind up cannibalizing themselves enough to where they're out of CFP contention by year's end.....whether its putting out a 2-3 loss champion or having a situation like Ohio State last year (that loss to Purdue was ugly)