Coach Rab

I think you are right. Just based off of how week 1 kicked off, it’s going to be the 5 auto bids and likely 4 SEC and 3 B10. Although, Notre Dame is a spoiler here

Doubt the DA has announced that last part.

I don't believe I suspended a single member of SDC so far in 2024.

I am with you. It feels like Georgia and Texas are top notch. I would guess the B10 winner will be there as well. The 2nd tier of teams will make the playoffs interesting. I believe teams like LSU, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, USC, etc will be capable of beating any of the top 4 automatic qualifiers.

People fail to realize what information we have to go off on for a week 2 poll. So, I will list them: 1. Perception from last year 2. Returning players from last year 3. A poor week 1 opponent in 98% of the cases. 4. How dominant they were vs that poor opponent. Look, sorry the Aggies lost. I thought they were a top 15 team, and they very well may be. I also thought Notre Dame was a #12-15ish school also. Time will also tell on that. Texas was dominant, they looked like they haven't missed a beat in the off-season and look like they can compete for an SEC title AFTER ONE WEEK. Which in the grand scheme of things doesn't mean ####. Hopefully, this clears it up for some of you.

College GameDay will be in Ann Arbor Saturday. The week 2 schedule sucks almost as bad as week 1... maybe worse.

#3 Texas at #10 Washington 11:00 AM FOX McNeese at Texas A&M 11:45 AM SEC Network Baylor at #11 Utah 2:30 PM FOX Sam Houston State at UCF 5:30 PM ESPN+ Nicholls State at #18 LSU 6:30 PM ESPN+ #14 Tennessee at #24 NC State 6:30 PM ABC Stephen F. Austin at North Texas 6:30 PM ESPN+ Houston at #15 Oklahoma 6:45 PM SEC Network Texas Tech at Washington State 9:00 PM FOX

Florida State lost 8-10 starters to the draft. You saw them in the bowl game… They weren’t replacing that production in 1 off season

It's not though. All you have to do is out recruit FSU and Miami to be the best in Florida. No idea how a program like that ends up like they are now though unless Spurrier and Meyer were miracle workers.

after getting trounced by Miami https://www.facebook.com/share/r/VmRKCWGZZ2WDdqDS/?mibextid=VMBKnz

We know the polls mean nothing. All it does is combine x # of opinions into one larger opinion. Until week 5 or 6, most teams won’t be tested so it’s hard to get a decent read on any of it

Brian Kelly gave us all our worst nightmares... 1) He basically gave all of the Left Coast hope and hype the fuel it needs to annoy us. Expect USC in the top 10 this week. 2) For his 3rd year in a row, he starts week 1 with LSU on the outside looking in for the CFB Playoffs. 3) LSU's offense looked good. USC's offense looked good. All of that was expected. The bad part is that USC didn't give up the points where we can bash Lincoln Riley's defense. He can still bash his down syndrome looking Manning sized head.

To me, he looked like he had kind of lost all hope on the last drive. Or had no clue where his WRs were supposed to be. I couldn't tell.

I agree, we underestimate the “caught in the moment” coaching strategy. Most schools and situations would call for that to be a passing play. It’s easy to forget that when you have your back against the wall in the heat of the moment. A&M looks good enough defensively to still be top half of the SEC. QB needs to be more consistent to win the big ones though.

What about the horrible pass on 4th and inches? The A&M OL was better than the ND DL. That 1 yd was easily doable with a zone read.

Actually, no, I want to leave this here before bed. Weigman may not be good enough

Texas Tech…. What the heck

Saving my comments for tomorrow…

Texas D plays fast, I like it. The Offense looks good right now. Initial overreaction is that they will make a run for the SEC title (not necessarily win it)

But there is some of that, whether you want to acknowledge it or not. We can't act like college football fans are educated like we are. You have met plenty of them, especially right here on SDC. But like I said at the end of my post, that will naturally go away, but not likely this year. Exactly, despite last year, people have an image stuck in their head. For example, USC could go 12-0, win the B10, beat Ohio St, LSU etc along the way and if they lost to Oregon in the Semis in the playoffs everyone will be like "SEE! I KNEW THEY WOULD DISAPPOINT! I TOLD YOU!" That is how many people treat Texas despite showing consistent improvement each year.

I’ll give my opinion on Alabama over Texas. Solely based on my thought processes… but I believe Alabama over Texas happens because of current perceptions of each team. 1. SEC vs Big XII 2. Recency bias 3. Some people probably think Saban is still the coach Even after Texas beat Bama last year, there were people who still felt Bama was better. I believe that was a mix of #1 and 2 above. If Texas continues to overcome perceptions and fill their holes or at least mask them, #1 will naturally go away and #2 will shift to ugly orange

Florida was the 2nd or 3rd worst team in the SEC last year. I don't expect miracles.

I think they will be as good as they were last year, they will just face a much tougher schedule which generally leads to a worse overall outcome. UT is good, probably better than OU again. I am just wondering what level of good they are... Beating Bama last year was a good sign of things to come, but they didn't do themselves any favors scheduling Michigan this year plus still having to face off against OU, Georgia, Texas A&M and Kentucky (a dark horse top 25). That is 5 challenges this year compared to maybe 3 last year after all of the dust settled. It will be an interesting year in the SEC for sure.

My daughter is in the Aledo band, and as expected, they are going to be spectacular.

@Mavchamp is it strange seeing some of these kids at MHS and surrounding schools and now saying "I went to high school with their dad?" Anyway, I know I am disconnected from the loop and have been for a while other than what my family and friends that live in Marshall say, but I think there are more bright spots than concerns for sure. With the offense Marshall runs, returning your entire offensive line and 20 TDs at RB will make Marshall very scary early on. Top that with the defense projected to be even better and more stable, WATCH OUT. I look forward to hearing more information from you guys as the season goes on. Go Mavs!