🏈 Based on the post-media days, pre-season polls ... here's your playoff teams minus three. Fill in the blanks.

[TerryP]

The B1G:
Penn State
Ohio State
Oregon
(Illinois, then Michigan, close out the top five.

The SEC:
Texas
Georgia
Alabama
LSU
(UofSC and Florida round out the top five.)

Big 12:
Baylor
Iowa State
Utah
(I don't see four or five in the conversation; much less two of the top three.)

ACC:
Clemson
Miami
SMU
(I don't see four or five in the conversation; maybe two of the top three but I don't think Beck or Jennings has it for a two loss season, or better.)

In order here's who I see with the invitations...with a few questions as to "who goes here?"

• Texas
• UGA
• Bama
• A&M
• Ohio State
• Oregon
• Penn State
• Clemson
• Baylor

I don't trust Baylor: but the media does in this thread.

Who are your other P4's and the G5 invite?

 

[Justneedme81]

Every year it's always the team who should've never made to playoff but did and lost bad in first round.
Last year was SMU and Indiana.


I'm gonna take a wild guess: Boise state and BYU. I could see unlv

 

[TerryP]

I'm gonna take a wild guess: Boise state and BYU. I could see unlv

I would agree with that until 'Wet Willy' entered the ...

 

[Rsedge72]

Total shot in the dark: I really have no idea!

Texas tech
Boise state
Michigan / Indiana

Tulane could make some waves (pun intended). The problem with their schedule is that they have Duke ole miss back to back. If they could sneak up on ole miss and pull that off (which I doubt), they’ll be in the conversation

 

[It Takes Eleven]

SMU and Texas Tech are both dumping big money into their programs. They may be contenders.

 

[Justneedme81]

SMU and Texas Tech are both dumping big money into their programs. They may be contenders.

How so? Explain.

 

[TerryP]

How so? Explain.

I can't speak for SMU but I know TTU was dropping A LOT of cash before the 7/1 deadline.

 

[Justneedme81]

We knew about TTU but SMU? Nah.

TTU is trying to do what Texas A and M were doing few years ago and Michigan... It never bodes well.... TTU gonna find out hard way

 

[TerryP]

Boise State does seem like a logical 10th ... looks like they can pull 11-1 with LUCK, 10-2 seems about right with losses to ND and USF.

 

[TerryP]

We knew about TTU but SMU? Nah.

Try $65,058,040 in cash donations: 2025 fiscal year

 

[Justneedme81]

Boise State does seem like a logical 10th ... looks like they can pull 11-1 with LUCK, 10-2 seems about right with losses to ND and USF.

I'm trying to see if there's a team that could quietly make noise. Gotta look at schedule last year .. Boston college? Minnesota? Utah?

 

[TerryP]

@Justneedme81 when you get the chance go back to the reports about SMU joining the ACC: what they spent to do so, what they sacrificed, but more importantly how the wallets came out.

 

[Justneedme81]

@Justneedme81 when you get the chance go back to the reports about SMU joining the ACC: what they spent to do so, what they sacrificed, but more importantly how the wallets came out.

I will do that this evening.

 

[Justneedme81]

To compensate for the lost revenue, SMU secured $200 million in donation commitments from its boosters to support the transition.

Whoa

 

[TerryP]

I will do that this evening.

It was either the NYT or The Athletic that published an expose' on the story. (I know, one in the same, basically.)

 

[TerryP]

I've followed this guy for two, maybe three seasons now. He offers some statisitical outlooks during the season I enjoy following. IF we take his latest projections, it has TTU in as well as Boise State.

Then we're left with all the 8-4's. Miami in over LSU because they'd play in the ACCCG? BUT, that might give them five losses versus four with Ole Miss, LSU, Michigan, SMU, and UT with A&M sitting quietly (whom I like.)

 

[BamaFan334]

We knew about TTU but SMU? Nah.

TTU is trying to do what Texas A and M were doing few years ago and Michigan... It never bodes well.... TTU gonna find out hard way

SMU had plenty of stories last year about their NIL funding. They are absolutely putting something together...

'Oh, s---, here come all the billionaires': How SMU came back from the dead

The Mustangs received the NCAA's "death penalty" in 1987. But a group of boosters is determined to return the program to glory.

www.espn.com

Sorry, didn't read down after your initial message to see @TerryP commented, but yeah, they are circling the wagon.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

How so? Explain.

Looks like the thread went along without me. It's moving day in GA...

 

[TerryP]

The one thing I can't shake about the number of B1G teams. I do believe the three mentioned are the three we'll see.

But Illinois?

Tell me I'm wrong that the Illini are this year's version of Indiana (look at their schedule,) but with a better ball club.

 

[TerryP]

It's moving day in GA...

Really? As in packed, loaded, and moving?