We are still too early to tell what every team is, but OSU's defense looks really flawed, and if nothing else CJ Stroud is not as electric as Justin Fields, he's talented but has many flaws Fields didn't have, notably his inconsistency throughout games. I want to see how PSU does against Auburn before I lock in my opinion of them, but I think PSU looks pretty good this season, I think they have the talent to beat OSU, but honestly I think the B1G is looking like they don't have a playoff team in it this year.
Michigan has beaten bad teams, so it's too early to tell on them but I don't think they can go from 2-4 to playoff contender in one season anyway.
PSU may be good enough if they can get their offense going, but they have three pretty tough games, Auburn, at Iowa and at OSU, I don't think they can go 12-0 from what I have seen on the field thus far from their offense.
That just leaves the west, and there's only two football teams that are even ranked. Wisco has ND, so if they could win that game they get Iowa at home, but this Wisconsin team doesn't feel special to me, and until their offense modernizes, I don't think they will be able to make the playoff, plus they already have a loss.
That just leaves Iowa, who is a laughable 5th in the most recent AP poll, I don't understand how they moved all the way up to 10th after beating a team the AP poll didn't rank in the same week, preseason polling is pushing Iowa to heights they really don't deserve. They have a good defense, but the D-line looked pretty average against ISU, I just don't think their offense is explosive enough to go undefeated this year.
I see 4 or five teams between 8 and 10 wins, maybe one unimpressive 11 win team, but I don't see a single team who could compete in the playoff this year. I guess we'll just see where the season takes us, let's see what you guys think.
Michigan has beaten bad teams, so it's too early to tell on them but I don't think they can go from 2-4 to playoff contender in one season anyway.
PSU may be good enough if they can get their offense going, but they have three pretty tough games, Auburn, at Iowa and at OSU, I don't think they can go 12-0 from what I have seen on the field thus far from their offense.
That just leaves the west, and there's only two football teams that are even ranked. Wisco has ND, so if they could win that game they get Iowa at home, but this Wisconsin team doesn't feel special to me, and until their offense modernizes, I don't think they will be able to make the playoff, plus they already have a loss.
That just leaves Iowa, who is a laughable 5th in the most recent AP poll, I don't understand how they moved all the way up to 10th after beating a team the AP poll didn't rank in the same week, preseason polling is pushing Iowa to heights they really don't deserve. They have a good defense, but the D-line looked pretty average against ISU, I just don't think their offense is explosive enough to go undefeated this year.
I see 4 or five teams between 8 and 10 wins, maybe one unimpressive 11 win team, but I don't see a single team who could compete in the playoff this year. I guess we'll just see where the season takes us, let's see what you guys think.