ESPN Power Index on Best Chance to Win Each Power Conference in 2016

[akaukswoosh]

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo Apr 7


The Big 12 is expected to be the most lopsided conference race and the Big Ten is expected to be closest in 2016.pic.twitter.com/jnFaW6k5zx

 

[jauk11]

Wow!

Didn't I read somewhere that Bama should have nineteen FIVE STARS on their roster next year? You know, players like Couch.

That bothered me, so I looked it up, Bama 5, 4, 6, and 4 five stars from 16 back, so possible but not likely, as the other discussion showed most aren't around four years, but way ahead of LSU that had 0, 4, 2, and 2, so they aren't gaining ground this year, they are losing ground, and wasn't Miles the one on the hot seat last year? (By the way UK finally has their FIRST five star this century).

Is LSU going to be that much better when they are adding ZERO five stars and Bama is adding five, and is TU the second choice because they don't have to play either LSU or Bama?

Maybe Saban is just going to drop down a little bit and spend more time teaching his daughter more life lessons like not spending $1000 on a dress------the cheapskate.

It kills me that people actually listen to sports stars that sell their endorsements to the highest bidder regardless of the product, and then doesn't it make sense that Nike's products have to cost more than they should because of all the millions they pay Michael and all the others?

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Wow!

Didn't I read somewhere that Bama should have nineteen FIVE STARS on their roster next year? You know, players like Couch.

That bothered me, so I looked it up, Bama 5, 4, 6, and 4 five stars from 16 back, so possible but not likely, as the other discussion showed most aren't around four years, but way ahead of LSU that had 0, 4, 2, and 2, so they aren't gaining ground this year, they are losing ground, and wasn't Miles the one on the hot seat last year? (By the way UK finally has their FIRST five star this century).

Is LSU going to be that much better when they are adding ZERO five stars and Bama is adding five, and is TU the second choice because they don't have to play either LSU or Bama?

Maybe Saban is just going to drop down a little bit and spend more time teaching his daughter more life lessons like not spending $1000 on a dress------the cheapskate.

It kills me that people actually listen to sports stars that sell their endorsements to the highest bidder regardless of the product, and then doesn't it make sense that Nike's products have to cost more than they should because of all the millions they pay Michael and all the others?

I have to say that is pretty surprising, LSU got lucky that AU come after their DC who is one of if not the worst in the SEC and was the DC for the the team that gave up more points in a bowl game than any team in the BCS era. They still have some serious qb issues that have to be addressed, SEC defenses make it tough if you can't show some ability to throw the ball. If Bama isn't the favorite and obviously ESPN doesn't think so, I have to go with OM. If not for that unexplainable blowout loss to UF they would have won it last year because they beat Bama head to head, for the 2nd time in a row, returns a qb who had a great year in 15. UT is a pretty strong favorite to win the East and as long as Dobbs stays healthy that's a pretty good bet, they took a big step forward with their DC, on paper, but he gave up more offensive points to us with less talent in the bowl game than UT did and we only had a half a coaching staff. UT is very beatable, Jones has proven to be a pretty ordinary gameday coach, his strength is recruiting and they are very talented this year as a result of that. Unless something comes out in all of the suits going on he will be a thorn in the SEC's side on the recruiting tail for years to come. Unless something comes out in these suits that forces UT to make a change, but as of now they are all in with him.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Here is the ESPN 2016 FPI as of right now...according to them the SEC West is absolutely brutal I coped and pasted the Top 20 but the entire rankings of all FBS Schools is in the link:

ESPN Football Power Index - 2016
The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.
2016 Football Power Index
RK TEAM W-L PROJ W-L WIN OUT% CONF WIN% REM SOS RK FPI
1 LSU, SEC 0-0 10.5 - 2.1 7.9 38.8 6 26.8
2 FSU, ACC 0-0 10.6 - 1.9 10.2 43.8 3 26.6
3 Oklahoma, Big 12 0-0 10.4 - 1.6 17.8 65.4 22 25.0
4 Clemson, ACC 0-0 10.5 - 1.9 8.3 31.2 34 24.8
5 Tennessee, SEC 0-0 10.2 - 2.4 4.2 28.3 35 23.1
6 Alabama, SEC 0-0 8.8 - 3.3 0.6 10.8 5 22.9
7 Ole Miss, SEC 0-0 8.1 - 4.0 0.1 5.7 2 19.8
8 USC, Pac-12 0-0 8.8 - 3.7 0.6 30.4 1 19.6
9 Georgia, SEC 0-0 8.9 - 3.4 0.5 10.5 16 18.6
10 Oklahoma State, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.2 13.0 52 17.7
11 Michigan, Big Ten 0-0 10.0 - 2.4 3.9 29.3 65 17.2
12 Louisville, ACC 0-0 9.0 - 3.1 0.7 6.4 51 17.0
13 Washington, Pac-12 0-0 9.2 - 3.2 1.2 23.4 50 16.9
14 Texas A&M, SEC 0-0 7.3 - 4.7 0.0 1.4 9 16.7
15 Notre Dame, FBS Indep. 0-0 9.0 - 3.0 2.0 -- 48 16.6
16 Baylor, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.1 9.9 60 16.5
17 OSU, Big Ten 0-0 8.8 - 3.6 0.5 22.6 31 16.4
18 Stanford, Pac-12 0-0 7.8 - 4.4 0.1 12.3 12 15.2
19 UCLA, Pac-12 0-0 8.2 - 4.1 0.3 18.4 7 15.1
20 UNC, ACC 0-0 8.4 - 4.0 0.1 8.2 41 14.8

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Here is the ESPN 2016 FPI as of right now...according to them the SEC West is absolutely brutal I coped and pasted the Top 20 but the entire rankings of all FBS Schools is in the link:

ESPN Football Power Index - 2016
The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.
2016 Football Power Index
RK TEAM W-L PROJ W-L WIN OUT% CONF WIN% REM SOS RK FPI
1 LSU, SEC 0-0 10.5 - 2.1 7.9 38.8 6 26.8
2 FSU, ACC 0-0 10.6 - 1.9 10.2 43.8 3 26.6
3 Oklahoma, Big 12 0-0 10.4 - 1.6 17.8 65.4 22 25.0
4 Clemson, ACC 0-0 10.5 - 1.9 8.3 31.2 34 24.8
5 Tennessee, SEC 0-0 10.2 - 2.4 4.2 28.3 35 23.1
6 Alabama, SEC 0-0 8.8 - 3.3 0.6 10.8 5 22.9
7 Ole Miss, SEC 0-0 8.1 - 4.0 0.1 5.7 2 19.8
8 USC, Pac-12 0-0 8.8 - 3.7 0.6 30.4 1 19.6
9 Georgia, SEC 0-0 8.9 - 3.4 0.5 10.5 16 18.6
10 Oklahoma State, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.2 13.0 52 17.7
11 Michigan, Big Ten 0-0 10.0 - 2.4 3.9 29.3 65 17.2
12 Louisville, ACC 0-0 9.0 - 3.1 0.7 6.4 51 17.0
13 Washington, Pac-12 0-0 9.2 - 3.2 1.2 23.4 50 16.9
14 Texas A&M, SEC 0-0 7.3 - 4.7 0.0 1.4 9 16.7
15 Notre Dame, FBS Indep. 0-0 9.0 - 3.0 2.0 -- 48 16.6
16 Baylor, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.1 9.9 60 16.5
17 OSU, Big Ten 0-0 8.8 - 3.6 0.5 22.6 31 16.4
18 Stanford, Pac-12 0-0 7.8 - 4.4 0.1 12.3 12 15.2
19 UCLA, Pac-12 0-0 8.2 - 4.1 0.3 18.4 7 15.1
20 UNC, ACC 0-0 8.4 - 4.0 0.1 8.2 41 14.8

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

I just don't see where all the love for LSU is coming from, I think they will be fighting for 3rd in the West. OM and Bama will fight it out for the top 2 spots. Houston going 8-4, not likely with their schedule unless they have an outbreak of key injuries early.

 

[Michigan Fan]

I just don't see where all the love for LSU is coming from, I think they will be fighting for 3rd in the West. OM and Bama will fight it out for the top 2 spots. Houston going 8-4, not likely with their schedule unless they have an outbreak of key injuries early.

The one that really surprises me is Tennessee @ 5th and the first SEC School ranked with 10 wins...a lot of turmoil in Knoxville and still not sold on Butch Jones.

 

[LordEgg_rivals16573]

has LSU found the ever elusive quarter back yet?

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

The one that really surprises me is Tennessee @ 5th and the first SEC School ranked with 10 wins...a lot of turmoil in Knoxville and still not sold on Butch Jones.

Supposely Dobbs has really improved his passing skills, maybe he has because he certainly has some bigtime receivers to throw to. It will take a big upset or two for them not to win the East, I don't think Butch's gameday decisions will cost them enough to not win it. No doubt the east is way down and they should win all division games pretty easy, they have Bama from the west and A&M their rotating opponent, one of the bottom 2 from the west. Add in Appy St. Ohio, Tennessee Tech and VT. At least 4 opponents have new head coaches and staff, its a pretty soft schedule, anything less than 10 wins combined with all the mess at Knoxville right now might cause him to squirm a little. UT is expecting to be in the playoffs as a wildcard if not the SEC champ. I am not sold on their new DC, we scored 3 offensive TDs on PSU last year, our high after the Chubb was injured and only had 4 coaches, the rest was done by GAs.

 

[RammerJammer91_rivals23256]

LSU returns 18 starters and most of their 2-deep, so if there was ever the year to beat Bama, it would be this upcoming season. Not to mention that they'll be at home. If they don't beat us this year, it will be a while before they get a "W." LSU will lose the majority of their starters after this season, and the 2017 game will probably be UGLY, and even though they'll be at home in 2018, they won't have a QB, and 2019 will be in Tuscaloosa.

Although this is the most talented team that LSU has had since 2011, they still have several question marks. Brandon Harris isn't consistent, OL/DL has yet to show that they can hang in the trenches with physical teams like Bama and Arkansas, and they have literally no depth at LB. They will have 2 good, but not elite true freshman that will have a realistic chance to start, and they're having to convert some DE's, who have never played LB before, to OLB's because of the 3-4. Miles should've recruited over at LB and passed on a few DB's in order to have more of a balance.

As for Bama, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little anxious about who our QB will be. As of right now, my guess is that it will be Cooper Bateman. Kiffin has done a great job with Sims and Coker, both of whom had less talent than the 4 scholarship QB's that we have on the roster. I am concerned about our RB depth, but not the talent. BS and DH will do a fine job, but other than that, who else can step in and contribute? Ronnie Clark doesn't really excite me, and although Emmons is listed as the #1 in 2016, he isn't as good as his ranking would indicate. By no means is he a scrub, but I don't think he'll be ready to contribute this year. It's possible that Saban should have focused more on RB this year and recruited over Clark and Jacobs. I'm not worried about losing 3 starting LB's considering that Williams and Anderson would've started for the overwhelming majority of teams in the country last year. Our depth is scary, and the 2 5-star LB's we signed will probably be on the 3rd string. Our starters on the DL will be solid, but our lack of depth concerns me.

 

[Michigan Fan]

Supposely Dobbs has really improved his passing skills, maybe he has because he certainly has some bigtime receivers to throw to. It will take a big upset or two for them not to win the East, I don't think Butch's gameday decisions will cost them enough to not win it. No doubt the east is way down and they should win all division games pretty easy, they have Bama from the west and A&M their rotating opponent, one of the bottom 2 from the west. Add in Appy St. Ohio, Tennessee Tech and VT. At least 4 opponents have new head coaches and staff, its a pretty soft schedule, anything less than 10 wins combined with all the mess at Knoxville right now might cause him to squirm a little. UT is expecting to be in the playoffs as a wildcard if not the SEC champ. I am not sold on their new DC, we scored 3 offensive TDs on PSU last year, our high after the Chubb was injured and only had 4 coaches, the rest was done by GAs.

Grumpy I still can't discount the talent you guys have in Athens...and again, some of the things as you well know about Butch Jones in game decisions are head scratching.

 

[CatPhight_rivals65113]

Meanwhile in the west end

 

[akaukswoosh]

LSU returns 18 starters and most of their 2-deep, so if there was ever the year to beat Bama, it would be this upcoming season.

ditto

 

[RammerJammer91_rivals23256]

LSU returns 18 starters and most of their 2-deep, so if there was ever the year to beat Bama, it would be this upcoming season.

ditto

It's "put up, or shut up" time for Miles/LSU this year. Personally, I think Miles is a bit overrated. By no means is he a horrible coach, but if you look at what he's done since they won the title in 07, he has averaged 3-4 losses per year...with recruiting classes that were on par with what Saban and Meyer have brought in every year. He's also not exactly Einstein when it comes to X's and O's and managing the clock. Not only that, but he has the entire state of Louisiana, which is one of the top states in producing elite talent, all to himself. There's no in-state competition and the majority of the top recruits in that state are LSU Tigers from birth...it doesn't matter who the HC is or who their position coach is, they're not leaving the state. Every year you can bet on 7 of the state's top 10 recruits, at the very least, winding up at LSU. There are no more excuses this year. If they lose more than 2 games, I think he's gone. And frankly, he should be. There is just no excuse for losing more than 2 games this year with the talent that they have...regardless of how well Brandon Harris plays. They also get Ole Miss and Bama at home. But if anyone can underachieve with the talent that they have this year, it would be Les Miles.

 

[Michigan Fan]

It's "put up, or shut up" time for Miles/LSU this year. Personally, I think Miles is a bit overrated. By no means is he a horrible coach, but if you look at what he's done since they won the title in 07, he has averaged 3-4 losses per year...with recruiting classes that were on par with what Saban and Meyer have brought in every year. He's also not exactly Einstein when it comes to X's and O's and managing the clock. Not only that, but he has the entire state of Louisiana, which is one of the top states in producing elite talent, all to himself. There's no in-state competition and the majority of the top recruits in that state are LSU Tigers from birth...it doesn't matter who the HC is or who their position coach is, they're not leaving the state. Every year you can bet on 7 of the state's top 10 recruits, at the very least, winding up at LSU. There are no more excuses this year. If they lose more than 2 games, I think he's gone. And frankly, he should be. There is just no excuse for losing more than 2 games this year with the talent that they have...regardless of how well Brandon Harris plays. They also get Ole Miss and Bama at home. But if anyone can underachieve with the talent that they have this year, it would be Les Miles.

If that is the case...bad year to be looking for a coach...the only coach I can see them getting that would satisfy the Fanbase is Tom Hermon and they will need to fight off maybe Texas and Texas A&M for him.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Grumpy I still can't discount the talent you guys have in Athens...and again, some of the things as you well know about Butch Jones in game decisions are head scratching.

We are very talented at some positions, with a healthy Chubb we are very good at RB, our TE depth is crazy, very likely going to have 5 that can play, Blazeovich our starter last year, Harris the number 2 guy, Davis the most athletic of the group, Nauta was a 5*TE, and one of our signees has gone from a 6'5" 220 WR to a 6'5" 253 WR, he was his classifications defensive player of the year at S and defending 110 hurdles state champion, I doubt he runs those this spring. But OL is weak, WR will be extremely young but we signed the best class we have signed in 15 years at WR but they haven't proven a thing yet. Defensively we will be young on the DL, a ton of secondary guys return, LB should be very good. But OL is a big concern this year, and qb, looking like we may have the same one who was awful last year.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

LSU returns 18 starters and most of their 2-deep, so if there was ever the year to beat Bama, it would be this upcoming season. Not to mention that they'll be at home. If they don't beat us this year, it will be a while before they get a "W." LSU will lose the majority of their starters after this season, and the 2017 game will probably be UGLY, and even though they'll be at home in 2018, they won't have a QB, and 2019 will be in Tuscaloosa.

Although this is the most talented team that LSU has had since 2011, they still have several question marks. Brandon Harris isn't consistent, OL/DL has yet to show that they can hang in the trenches with physical teams like Bama and Arkansas, and they have literally no depth at LB. They will have 2 good, but not elite true freshman that will have a realistic chance to start, and they're having to convert some DE's, who have never played LB before, to OLB's because of the 3-4. Miles should've recruited over at LB and passed on a few DB's in order to have more of a balance.

As for Bama, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little anxious about who our QB will be. As of right now, my guess is that it will be Cooper Bateman. Kiffin has done a great job with Sims and Coker, both of whom had less talent than the 4 scholarship QB's that we have on the roster. I am concerned about our RB depth, but not the talent. BS and DH will do a fine job, but other than that, who else can step in and contribute? Ronnie Clark doesn't really excite me, and although Emmons is listed as the #1 in 2016, he isn't as good as his ranking would indicate. By no means is he a scrub, but I don't think he'll be ready to contribute this year. It's possible that Saban should have focused more on RB this year and recruited over Clark and Jacobs. I'm not worried about losing 3 starting LB's considering that Williams and Anderson would've started for the overwhelming majority of teams in the country last year. Our depth is scary, and the 2 5-star LB's we signed will probably be on the 3rd string. Our starters on the DL will be solid, but our lack of depth concerns me.

I see Kiffin as doing a couple of things for Bama, first he made the quarterback a playmaker instead of a game manager, I don't think he does a good job of teaching the qb to read defenses or run through his progressions, maybe I am wrong on that, but it appears he picks out the stud WR and gets the ball to him, not a bad plan. But on the negative, if it is, he has made Bama's offense more dependent on good qb play. With all the high scoring offenses around now, the offense has to be able to put points on the board because some teams are capable of putting up big points on even Bama's defense, Clemson for examble. OM was a fluke and result of 5 turnovers, a fluke play and a no call on a OL 15 yards downfield on a TD. As the last 7-8 years, winning the west will have to be done by going through Bama, LSU hasn't shown they can generate enough of a passing game to make that happen. I think it comes down to OM being capable of beating Bama 3 times in a row. UT is alot like CU with the qb running, not the passing threat Watson is, or hasn't shown it anyway inspite of having a very talented roster of WR. Unlike Dabo who knows to leave the coaching to his assistants, Butch actually thinks he is a good coach and will cost UT a couple games this year, I hope we are one of them.

 

[CATFANFOLIFE87]

Here is the ESPN 2016 FPI as of right now...according to them the SEC West is absolutely brutal I coped and pasted the Top 20 but the entire rankings of all FBS Schools is in the link:

ESPN Football Power Index - 2016
The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.
2016 Football Power Index
RK TEAM W-L PROJ W-L WIN OUT% CONF WIN% REM SOS RK FPI
1 LSU, SEC 0-0 10.5 - 2.1 7.9 38.8 6 26.8
2 FSU, ACC 0-0 10.6 - 1.9 10.2 43.8 3 26.6
3 Oklahoma, Big 12 0-0 10.4 - 1.6 17.8 65.4 22 25.0
4 Clemson, ACC 0-0 10.5 - 1.9 8.3 31.2 34 24.8
5 Tennessee, SEC 0-0 10.2 - 2.4 4.2 28.3 35 23.1
6 Alabama, SEC 0-0 8.8 - 3.3 0.6 10.8 5 22.9
7 Ole Miss, SEC 0-0 8.1 - 4.0 0.1 5.7 2 19.8
8 USC, Pac-12 0-0 8.8 - 3.7 0.6 30.4 1 19.6
9 Georgia, SEC 0-0 8.9 - 3.4 0.5 10.5 16 18.6
10 Oklahoma State, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.2 13.0 52 17.7
11 Michigan, Big Ten 0-0 10.0 - 2.4 3.9 29.3 65 17.2
12 Louisville, ACC 0-0 9.0 - 3.1 0.7 6.4 51 17.0
13 Washington, Pac-12 0-0 9.2 - 3.2 1.2 23.4 50 16.9
14 Texas A&M, SEC 0-0 7.3 - 4.7 0.0 1.4 9 16.7
15 Notre Dame, FBS Indep. 0-0 9.0 - 3.0 2.0 -- 48 16.6
16 Baylor, Big 12 0-0 8.9 - 3.1 1.1 9.9 60 16.5
17 OSU, Big Ten 0-0 8.8 - 3.6 0.5 22.6 31 16.4
18 Stanford, Pac-12 0-0 7.8 - 4.4 0.1 12.3 12 15.2
19 UCLA, Pac-12 0-0 8.2 - 4.1 0.3 18.4 7 15.1
20 UNC, ACC 0-0 8.4 - 4.0 0.1 8.2 41 14.8

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

UL at 12th lol... Most of those teams ranked after UL would wipe their asses with the Cards. Stanford, OSU, Baylor, ND, Michigan (at 11) are all significantly better. When you rank someone 12th you're saying that they could figuratively beat anyone in the top 10 if they were to play. The 12th ranked team should be able to beat anyone on a given night. UL wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of beating any of those top 10 teams except for maybe OK St who is a also overrated. The ACC gets no respect because after the top 4 teams the conference is garbage. UL gets preseason love because teams like Virgina, Cuse, BC, and Wake Forest couldn't win the Sun Belt

 

[Michigan Fan]

UL at 12th lol... Most of those teams ranked after UL would wipe their asses with the Cards. Stanford, OSU, Baylor, ND, Michigan (at 11) are all significantly better. When you rank someone 12th you're saying that they could figuratively beat anyone in the top 10 if they were to play. The 12th ranked team should be able to beat anyone on a given night. UL wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of beating any of those top 10 teams except for maybe OK St who is a also overrated. The ACC gets no respect because after the top 4 teams the conference is garbage. UL gets preseason love because teams like Virgina, Cuse, BC, and Wake Forest couldn't win the Sun Belt

Ok....if you say so...the ESPN FPI disagrees with you and if anything you know it doesn't have a bias....also remember the last time we played one of those teams you mentioned-(ND, beat them on the road) and they played the 4th best team-(Clemson) to the last possession the last two years...also "surprised" you didn't mention #14 Texas A&M-(in the group of schools that "should" wipe the @^%) with Louisville, we know what happened last time we played the Aggies...this is a analytical program...much like Sagarin...we will see how the 2016 season plays out but according to the ESPN Power Rankings Louisville is the 12th best team going into 2016 in the Nation but only the 3rd Best Team in the ACC Atlantic and has a projected record of 9-3.

But again, just posted the Top 20 with the link to the entire rankings/projection for ESPN College Football Power Index...from #1 LSU to #128 North Texas...again LSU not Alabama...not Clemson...not Florida State is #1...It is what it is...

 

[CATFANFOLIFE87]

Ok....if you say so...the ESPN FPI disagrees with you and if anything you know it doesn't have a bias....also remember the last time we played one of those teams you mentioned-(ND, beat them on the road) and they played the 4th best team-(Clemson) to the last possession the last two years...also "surprised" you didn't mention #14 Texas A&M-(in the group of schools that "should" wipe the @^%) with Louisville, we know what happened last time we played the Aggies...this is a analytical program...much like Sagarin...we will see how the 2016 season plays out but according to the ESPN Power Rankings Louisville is the 12th best team going into 2016 in the Nation but only the 3rd Best Team in the ACC Atlantic and has a projected record of 9-3.

But again, just posted the Top 20 with the link to the entire rankings/projection for ESPN College Football Power Index...from #1 LSU to #128 North Texas...again LSU not Alabama...not Clemson...not Florida State is #1...It is what it is...

The last time you played ND they came in limping (4-5 game losing streak) and had to start 9 true freshmen just on defense. UL caught a huge break against A&M when 2 five star QBs decided to transfer and UL got the 3rd string guy that hadn't played all season. They almost beat you with a scrub that couldn't tie his own shoes. Both times UL UL played Clemson close it was because 1) Watson only played 1-2 series before breaking his leg or W/E it was he broke 2) you were the first P5 team to play Clemson with Watson coming off of a year out of the game and he played like crap. Play them at the end of the year when Watson had a chance to get back into championship form and it wouldn have been a 2-3 TD game

 

[Michigan Fan]

The last time you played ND they came in limping (4-5 game losing streak) and had to start 9 true freshmen just on defense. UL caught a huge break against A&M when 2 five star QBs decided to transfer and UL got the 3rd string guy that hadn't played all season. They almost beat you with a scrub that couldn't tie his own shoes. Both times UL UL played Clemson close it was because 1) Watson only played 1-2 series before breaking his leg or W/E it was he broke 2) you were the first P5 team to play Clemson with Watson coming off of a year out of the game and he played like crap. Play them at the end of the year when Watson had a chance to get back into championship form and it wouldn have been a 2-3 TD game

And Louisville still took care of business....on the road against ND a True Freshmen QB that is now a WR...against aTm started 6 Freshmen on offense including a True Freshmen at QB...

Another projection from CBS Owned 247...Orange Bowl...Louisville vs. Tennessee....many expecting a big year for Louisville...the analytics and many in the National Media disagree with your assessment...it is what it is...myself waiting on 1 Sept. 2016...liked what I saw at the open practices.

http://247sports.com/Gallery/44708880/Photos/JalenHurdKNSLau-1jpg-4026355?View=Full

 

[jauk11]

We should count our blessings, at least Wordless65 is wordless.