SI: Power Rankings: Why each team will/won't make CFP

[Bull-Hornz]

I think the assessment is quite fair. It's not really a knock on talent or ability but that we are in the G5. Much better than some of the remarks for others liker our neighboring Uni from the south that is ranked one position above us.

https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/08/22/power-rankings-playoff-preseason-top-25

[Brad]

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Why they will make it to the playoff: Running the table is a real possibility, but from there they need total chaos in the rest of the country. Not out of the question.

True.  The reason we made it to #2 in 2007 was a succession of #2 teams dropping their games for multiple weeks.

What's wrong with a little chaos?  We can use a little chaos.  It's been 10 years.

[TallyBull]

We just need to take care of our own business. It isn't impossible if we run the table. On the other hand, it IS impossible if we don't run the table...

[Gismo]

Reason is, running the table is not that easy. Sorry boys. The other teams and coaches aren't going to just roll over for us. FSU and Temple dominated us last year. And Navy and South Carolina gave us a scare too. 

 

Houston has a stud QB. UCF may surprise us this year. We will know in a few weeks. We will have to win the conference championship game. We have a new coaching staff who failed at their last gig and we have no clue what the defense or the play calling will look like. The board here seems way over confident with all this talk of running the table. Just playing devils advocate. The team will need to be focused and execute. 

[Triple B]

2 hours ago, Gismo said:

The board here seems way over confident with all this talk of running the table.

That's how most boards work .... unbridled optimism .... then ..... at the first bump in the road .... unbridled pessimism.

[Ricky the Bull]

6 hours ago, Brad said:

What's wrong with a little chaos?  We can use a little chaos.  It's been 10 years.

More like 50...

[goldenbrahm1996]

10 hours ago, Gismo said:

Reason is, running the table is not that easy. Sorry boys. The other teams and coaches aren't going to just roll over for us. FSU and Temple dominated us last year. And Navy and South Carolina gave us a scare too. 

 

Houston has a stud QB. UCF may surprise us this year. We will know in a few weeks. We will have to win the conference championship game. We have a new coaching staff who failed at their last gig and we have no clue what the defense or the play calling will look like. The board here seems way over confident with all this talk of running the table. Just playing devils advocate. The team will need to be focused and execute. 

Agreed, Houston scares me way more than most other people. They have the second best QB (the best pure passer) in the conference, and possibly the best D lineman in the entire country. Although, there is no way you can tell me Navy gave us a scare. If we didn't take the foot off the gas, the game ends in a 28+ point win. UCONN and SMU gave us more of a scare than Navy. Memphis gave us a legit scare (game could've basically gone either way/ we probably should've lost if Q didn't deliver the best single game performance of any player in program history). I also think if Willie was still coaching the Bowl game, that second half goes differently. I see us losing one game we undoubtedly shouldn't lose (Temple, Cincy, UCF, Tulsa), think we'll only be 4-7 pt favorites vs Houston (which should be our lowest favored margin of the regular season, although @ UCF might be about the same) at home making us 10-2 or 11-1 heading into the conf champ game against Houston or Memphis, making us a 4-7 pt favorite again. Take that game and we're headed to Hotlanta, assuming someone like Boise or WKU don't do get crazy and run the table themselves.

Edited August 23, 2017 by goldenbrahm1996