Tim wrote:
Give GRB your Final Four prediction.
I will go first with a rather boring prediction.
In Atlanta:
1. Clemson (13-0)
4. LSU (11-1)
In Glendale:
2. Bama (13-0)
3. OU (12-1)
Yep. LSU loses only once, to Bama. UGA also goes undefeated in the regular season, HOWEVER will lose to Bama in the SEC Champ game. The committee won't have the stomach to allow UGA in, especially coming off a loss. LSU sneaks in.
Not a believer in Michigan or anyone out west.
Boring, but effective. Bama's schedule is especially crappy this year - LSU and
maybe Texas A&M or Auburn are the only teams they play that have even the remotest chance of beating them prior to the SEC title game. And for Clemson, A&M is the only team that has any chance at all to beat them (I assume Trevor Lawrence is too good for Carrier Dome magic to strike them again), unless Florida State turns it around at warp speed, which they will not.
I'm also not a believer in Michigan. They need to beat someone worth a crap at some point before I buy in.
I'd be mildly surprised if LSU gets through with only 1 loss, but if they did, they'd definitely have a case for the playoff because they'd have to have beaten at least one of Texas or Bama, both on the road, plus A&M and Florida. The debate between them and a hypothetical 12-1 UGA with wins over ND, A&M and Florida would be interesting.