Fred Hoiberg, Chris Mack, Archie Miller, and Gregg Marshall would be my top 4. Bryce Drew is another intriguing name. As much as I would love a Sean Miller, Tony Bennett, or Jay Wright I don't think they are realistic
Thanks for putting this together. I agree that none of those should pass Michigan especially Penn State. Colorado's argument will be that they lost their starting QB during the Michigan game and he missed most of the USC game. CU happened to lose both those games. Will the committee take that in account? I personally don't think so. The fact that the committee struggled with UM and Washington at the 4 spot shows me that there will be no issue sliding UM up if Washington falls
Rumor here in Alabama is that Kiffin's last game as OC will be this Saturday in the SEC title. Supposedly he is leaving for LSU to be the OC unless he gets a head coaching job. Alabama will promote Steve Sarkisian.
Oregon is going to try to go big. Dan Wolken mentioned in one of his articles that Jim McElwain might be interested. I think that Dan Mullen and Kyle Whittingham should get a look.
Conference Winners
1. Big Ten: Michigan
2. ACC: Florida State
3. SEC: Ole Miss
4. Big 12: TCU
5. Pac-12: Washington
6. American: Houston
7. Conference USA: Southern Miss
8. Mountain West: San Diego State
9. MAC: Western Michigan
10. Sun Belt: App State
MSU final regular season record: 8-4
OSU final regular season record: 10-2
Playoff Teams: 1. Michigan 2. Ole Miss 3. FSU 4. Clemson
National Championship Game: Michigan vs Florida State
National Champion: Michigan
Heisman Finalists: Cook (winner), Watson, Chad Kelly, McCaffery, and Barrett
Bonus: Notre Dame loses 4 games, LSU loses 4, and Alabama loses 2 games
I really hope Nico goes to Michigan. I live in Alabama so I want to see all the Auburn and Bama fans lose it because he left the state. You thought Rutgers fans reacted badly to UM taking NJ's best players? Just wait
Great post. To be honest, I'm not that worried about the QB position. Harbaugh has proven he can develop guys. Even if there are QB issues, the schedule sets up perfectly for a first year starter. The QB will have time to grow and gain confidence before the first true road test at MSU while the defense and run game carry the load. That's pretty much how the 2009, 2011, and 2015 Alabama teams did it.
Outside of the 3 road games, the Wisconsin game scares me the most. Their OL should be better this year and Corey Clement should be healthy. They will have also played LSU and MSU before coming to Ann Arbor. I think it's possible Wisconsin could beat MSU and come into the Michigan game with a lot of confidence.
I think that this could be the breakout year for Washington. I can see them getting 10 wins and possibly to one of the New Years Six bowls. Their defense should remain one of the best in the PAC12 and their offense should be better.
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