October 8th has been marked on college football fans’ calendars all summer. This matchup was supposed to be filled with two undefeated teams, lots of emotions, and Nick Saban’s revenge. Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban throwing jabs at each other made this Texas A&M-Alabama game so easy to look forward to.
But here’s the thing about college football: you have to expect the unexpected. Alabama-Texas A&M has been completely replaced with the upcoming Kansas-TCU game. Yes, you heard that right, a Kansas football game. College gameday will be in Lawrence to watch the undefeated Jayhawks take on the undefeated Horned Frogs. No matter how hard we try, it’s impossible to predict college football, which is what makes it so great.
| AP Top 10 | My Top 10 |
| 1. Alabama | 1. Ohio State |
| 2. Georgia | 2. Alabama |
| 3. Ohio State | 3. Clemson |
| 4. Michigan | 4. Georgia |
| 5. Clemson | 5. Michigan |
| 6. USC | 6. Ole Miss |
| 7. Oklahoma State | 7. Tennessee |
| 8. Tennessee | 8. USC |
| 9. Ole Miss | 9. Oklahoma State |
| 10. Penn State | 10. Kansas |
After surviving a big time upset scare from Missouri (shout out to the Tigers’ for putting up a great fight and a great game), Georgia lost their spot at the top of the throne. But luckily for Greg Sanky, Alabama quickly took their spot.
I believe that Ohio State has shown to be a better team than Alabama, but I understand the argument for both to be the top ranked team. I was a doubter of Clemson, but after wins against Wake Forest (who looks like the second best team in the ACC) and NC State, the Tigers are for real. Michigan faced its first defensive test of the season, and while the offense wasn’t lighting it up; they got by Iowa just fine.
Lane Kiffin has used the transfer portal to create a team that is balanced on both sides of the ball. Ole Miss is a sneaky good team that already has some good wins, and I think they should be ranked higher than USC or Oklahoma State, who do not have the same resume.
Kansas was finally ranked in the top 25, but in my opinion should be a top ten team. You can not tell me that an SEC team with the same resume would not be ranked in the top ten. It’s time to give the Jayhawks some respect.
My Playoff Predictions:
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Georgia
It would not surprise me to see two SEC teams in the Playoffs once again because the other conferences are going to self-destruct. The Big 12 is going to beat up on each other, leaving no team undefeated. I don’t trust USC to go undefeated, and Utah already has a loss, knocking the Pac 12 out. If it came down to a one-loss Georgia and a one-loss Michigan, the SEC is getting the nod.