tOfficial pick your playoff teams thread

[tnapucco]

USERNAME - TEAM1, TEAM2, TEAM3, TEAM4

I'll compile your shit and we'll all look back at this in January and laugh heartily.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

MAIZEandBLUE09 - Alabama, Florida State, USC, Michigan

 

[7Samurai13]

7samurai13 -Bama, USC, Penn State, Oklahoma.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

AlaskaGuy - Washington, Penn St., Alabama, Oklahoma

 

[Chewbaccer]

Chewbaccer- Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, USC

 

[mcnabb7542]

McNabb- Washington, Florida St, Ohio St, Alabama

 

[cwerph]

cwerph - USC, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State

 

[Olyduck]

Olyduck- USC, Alabama, Florida State, Wisconsin

 

[Rolltide94]

Rolltide94 - Alabama, USC, Clemson, Ohio St.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Not much love for Washington in this thread which goes to show this boards lack of knowledge in regards to college football. I'm going to spam the dog fvck out of this thread after Washington makes the playoffs.

 

[TheReal_NU]

27-24.
Scores only dunce???

 

[outofyourmind]

OUtofyOUrmind - Oklahoma/Alabama/Washington/Ohio State

 

[ericd7633]

ericd7633 - Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Stanford

 

[AlaskaGuy]

What Teams Can Realistically Win the 2017 National Championship?


The Favorites
Alabama Crimson Tide: This one is the no-doubter. They’re the most talented team in college football and the SEC is not as daunting as it was 4-5 years ago. If they get by FSU in week one, you’d have to consider picking them over the field.

Ohio State Buckeyes: The Buckeyes may be smarting after a 0-31 exit from the college football a year ago, but they should be a force in 2017. They return 15 starters including QB J.T. Barrett and RB Mike Weber. They lose WR Curtis Samuel, but have Kevin Wilson taking the reigns as the new offensive coordinator who should manage to bring some creativity.

Major Contenders
Florida State Seminoles: QB DeAndre Francois cut his teeth behind a dismal offensive line last season. His knack for taking a beating and getting back up was impressive. They should be a bit better on the O-line - though questions remain. They’ll be much better defensively as they improved throughout 2016 and get safety Derwin James back from injury. Their path to the playoff includes a neutral site game versus Alabama and trips to Clemson and Gainesville. If they survive the road, they’d be hard to bet against in the playoff.

Clemson Tigers: Winners of three CFP playoff games in the past two seasons, this program has proven they can compete with anyone. Questions remain about how they will replace QB Deshaun Watson, RB Wayne Gallman, TE Jordan Leggett, and C Jay Guillermo, but they’ve recruited at such a high-level that they could avoid a rebuilding year. Co-offensive coordinators Tony Elliot and Jeff Scott will prove their mettle if they pull it off. Having defensive coordinator Brent Venables guide an elite defense with arguably the best starting D-line in the country will help ease the transition as well.

Southern California Trojans: After many years of suffering since the Reggie Bush and Pete Carroll championships and scandals, the Trojans have finally reclaimed their winning ways. After an ugly start to 2016, QB Sam Darnold took the helm and led the Trojans to a Rose Bowl victory. Head Coach Clay Helton is still unproven, but this may be the year that changes.

Penn State Nittany Lions: The Big 10 Champions return 16 starters including superstar RB Saquon Barkley. They finished 8th in the S&P+ last season and stand to improve. James Franklin is an outstanding coach and has the program headed in the right direction.

Starting to Stretch a Little
Washington Huskies: Coach Peterson is one of the very best in the country and his Huskies are extremely well balanced. They return 13 starters including QB Jake Browning after finishing 7th in the S&P+ rankings and making an appearance in the College Football Playoff. Their recruiting is a tier below the teams above them though which starts to make it difficult. Still, with their excellent coaching, experience, and QB, they have an realistic chance.

Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh loses a lot from his 2016 squad, but there’s something of a gut feeling that tells me the Wolverines will win a National Title within the next five years. I don’t think it’s yet, but they may do what Brent Venables does seemingly every year and avoid defensive drop-off when all logic and reason says they should.

There are plenty of other teams that will vie for playoff contention, but I’d be stunned if a team outside these eight won the title in 2017

 

[romeo212000]

No mention of Oklahoma or Oklahoma state. Article is trash. It's an Acc and Big 10 circle jerk.

 

[Deep Creek]

Deep Creek - Stanford, Alabama, Penn State, Florida State

 

[Deep Creek]

No mention of Oklahoma or Oklahoma state. Article is trash. It's an Acc and Big 10 circle jerk.

Big 12 gets left out again this year. Then the conference implosion will be finalized.

 

[romeo212000]

Big 12 gets left out again this year. Then the conference implosion will be finalized.

If Oklahoma is 11-1 they'll be in. Ok I lite... maybe not. Perks of being a blue blood.

 

[Deep Creek]

If Oklahoma is 11-1 they'll be in. Ok I lite... maybe not. Perks of being a blue blood.

Need to be 12-1 this year don't they? CCG?

 

[jon2tanman]

jon1tanman Washington, Ohio st., Florida st., Alabama