Predictions for 2016 season

[belcherboy]

I thought some of these were interesting predictions, and included dates that these things will happen. What would your predictions be for 2016? (add the approximate date in which it will happen): Flipping the field: Predicting college football's late-season headlines

November 13: MILES OUT AT LSU
After a promising 7-0 start and another seemingly unstoppable Heisman campaign for Leonard Fournette, the bad vibes and bitter tones of late 2015 returned to Death Valley, and this time there was no last-second rally to save the job of Les Miles. A streak of three consecutive losses -- home setbacks at the hands of Ole Miss and Alabama, followed by a rout on the road at Arkansas -- ended the once-beloved coach's tenure two games shy of a complete dozen seasons at LSU. In the end, a fifth consecutive season without an SEC West crown and a sixth consecutive loss to Alabama was his undoing.

November 26: TOM HERMAN LEAVES HOUSTON...AND THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS
After a dizzying two seasons at the helm of the Houston Cougars program, a program slated to join the Big 12 in 2017, head coach Tom Herman and his 23-3 record will leave after the school's appearance in next weekend's American Athletic Conference title game against Cincinnati. Many believed that he would remain in the Lone Star State, but those same people also expected the state's two biggest jobs -- Texas and/or Texas A&M -- would be available. However, when UT's Charlie Strong and A&M's Kevin Sumlin were both retained, Herman elected to move next door to the recently-vacated position at... LSU.

December 4: BIG TEN SHUT OUT OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
Preseason projections had overwhelmingly surmised that for the second consecutive season the Pac-12 would be the Power 5 conference left standing outside the circle when the playoff music stopped. However, Stanford once again proved more resilient than expected, running over summer darlings USC, Washington and UCLA during a brutal September and capturing its fourth conference title in six years. Their lone loss, to Notre Dame, failed to hurt the Cardinal in the eyes of the College Football Playoff selection committee as much the losses scattered throughout the teams of the Big Ten. As predicted by ESPN's Stats & Information number crunchers, Michigan State and Iowa took big steps backward (in August the FPI formula said the Spartans would drop as much as 4.5 losses, the Hawkeyes 3.8 -- but also predicted Stanford would fall to 3.6 losses). That same formula also said there was an 82 percent chance that the Pac-12 champ would have two losses vs. the Big Ten's 68 percent chance of a multiple-loss champion. However, the Big Ten champ ended up being Ohio State, who defeated Michigan at home to end the regular season and knocked off two-loss Nebraska in the conference championship game, but weren't able to overcome being throttled at Oklahoma on Sept. 17 and a puzzling loss at Wisconsin on Oct. 15.

December 4: CONFERENCE WITH BEST SHOT AT 2 PLAYOFF TEAMS? THE CONFERENCE WITH THE FEWEST TEAMS!
Remember that time the Big 12 thought it might lock up half of the four-team playoff field but botched it so badly it was shut out entirely? This time, it didn't make those same mistakes. With help from the Big Ten (see above) and the Pac-12 (see above) an undefeated Oklahoma team cruised into the postseason and was closely followed by one of the season's surprises, TCU. A Horned Frogs squad that spent 2015 fighting through an insane obstacle course of injuries to finish 11-2 found this year's slate to be surprisingly manageable, defeating Arkansas at home in Week 2 and suffering only one loss, a close defeat to Oklahoma in Fort Worth.

December 10: McCAFFREY AVENGES 2015 HEISMAN SNUB OVER UNLIKELY FIELD
OK, the first half of this headline wouldn't be a surprise. But some of the guys sitting with Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey in New York will be. Chief among them, North Carolina's Elijah Hood, who posted huge rushing numbers against the likes of Georgia, Florida State and Clemson (in the ACC Championship) made a late push, unseating Leonard Fournette as his LSU team languished down the stretch. And a defensive player returns to the mix, sort of, via Michigan's Jabrill Peppers, who matched his nutso 2015 stat of playing 10 different positions, scoring crucial touchdowns in a slump-busting win over Michigan State.

 

[TigerBait1971]

Fuck all that shit...

 

[Eco]

Unless the headline reads, 'Harbaugh's Michigan loses to OSU, misses bowl game', than who cares? I don't even like OSU, mind you...

 

[belcherboy]

Unless the headline reads, 'Harbaugh's Michigan loses to OSU, misses bowl game', than who cares? I don't even like OSU, mind you...

It does predict Michigan losing to OSU under the 3rd headline.

the Big Ten champ ended up being Ohio State, who defeated Michigan at home to end the regular season and knocked off two-loss Nebraska in the conference championship game, but weren't able to overcome being throttled at Oklahoma on Sept. 17 and a puzzling loss at Wisconsin on Oct. 15.

 

[BTHOtu]

K

 

[Eco]

It does predict Michigan losing to OSU under the 3rd headline.

But missing a bowl game?

 

[ralphiewvu]

Seems legit

 

[7Samurai13]

But missing a bowl game?

 

[belcherboy]

But missing a bowl game?

touche!!

 

[bamafan4evr12]

I thought some of these were interesting predictions, and included dates that these things will happen. What would your predictions be for 2016? (add the approximate date in which it will happen): Flipping the field: Predicting college football's late-season headlines

So now none of this will happen...

 

[belcherboy]

So now none of this will happen...

You can bet on it!