1. Alabama - Why not? These guys are just flat out nasty. Depth? Yes! Good Depth? No! Great Depth. Until someone proves they can lineup and be as physical, you have to give them this ranking....they deserve it.
2. Oregon - One of the most consistent products in the game. Will they miss Chip? Yeah, maybe. I do think the " product " is in place.... I could coach this team to 9 to 10 wins probably.
3. Stanford - If there is group that can possibibly lineup and play " Alabama " football.....it's theses guys. Love the coach, love the system. What separates these guys from bama? Depth. They have some, just not as much as Bama does.
4. Ohio st - Love Urban, Love what he has done up North. Ohio st will contend for a NC as long as Braxton is on the field. The Big Ten better to get use to Ohio st running the show.
5. South Carolina - Man it kills me to put them this high. But hey, there a solid group that has proven themselves. Big questions this fall concerning the play makers they lost on defense. But as long as Clowny is there, there good.
6. Clemson - Defense the talk? Yes! Defense is the talk around these parts with the Clemson tigers. The depth is solid on the 1st and 2nd levels and if this team shows how good they can be on that side of the ball, watch out. They have Georgia and FSU at home which is good. South Carolina at the end and they must break this 4 game losing streak!! 4 years!! I seriously never thought in all of my life the coots would beat us 4 straight years. And yeah, the offense is very explosive as usual.
7. Georgia - As they team I just mentioned these guys will be explosive on offense. They return pretty much everyone on that side of the ball, but lose almost everyone on the defensive side. When these guys go to Death Valley on August 31 they will be walking into a hornets nest. They will score some points, but it won't be enough to beat Clemson.
8. Louisville - Bridgewater is solid talent and knows how to lead a football team. See what he did to Florida? What a joke Florida was. I told you guys that was the biggest fraud that has ever played. Im just glad it proved itself out. This team is good. Not elite good....but good.
9. Texas A&M - I m putting these guys this high only because of what Manziel can do. Trust me, these guys will struggle this season. The hype along with losing some very important pieces will hurt the continuity on this team. I love the Sumlin and think he will have a tremendous career.....I just think they may come back to earth this season.
10. Notre Dame - Should we even put them in the top 10? Serious question? Yes and Yes. Brian Kelly is a great coach who simply got bullied in that NC game. But I loved the way he handled himself and not blaming anything other then the fact that Bama is just that good. This program will actually be better this year then last. Settle down Domers..... you guys will be fine.
.............Comments and questions welcome