That punt return was utter humiliation. First time I've seen that live. Oregon's team is a broken mess.
Right now the playoffs are looking like: 1. Ohio State/Michigan State 2. TCU/Baylor 3. Ole Miss/LSU/Georgia 4. Utah/UCLA
No reason to think about the playoffs 4 weeks in. There will be unexpected losses and injuries and surprise teams down the stretch. TCU can't play defense anymore, Georgia is known for their yearly choking, UCLA looks very beatable, etc. etc. etc.
TCU couldn't play much defense at the beginning of last year either, and obviously they were in it near the end. Let people have fun and make their predictions.
TCU also was nowhere near the playoff discussion at the beginning of the year either, and obviously they were in it near the end. My point exactly.
FIFY. Also wouldn't rule out Notre Dame and Clemson just yet. One of them will be knocked out next week.
Last year, TCU gave up 7 pts to Minnesota and 0 to SMU to open the season. This year, they gave up 17 to Minnesota and 37 to SMU. They held each of their non-conference opponents to under 250 yards of offense in 2014. This year, Minnesota had 350 and SMU had 500.
Good points - I didn't realize TCU lost about half of their defensive starters, so that explains some of the defensive struggles so far.
Correction: TCU has one defensive starter now from last year. Our defense pales in comparison to last season's defense. Sucks Baylor may put up 120 on us and it will be a struggle in most games like it was yesterday where we won via luck
Coaches Poll 1. Ohio State(61) 2. Michigan State(2) 3. TCU 4. Baylor 5. Ole Miss(1) 6. Georgia 7. Notre Dame 8. LSU 9. Florida State 10. UCLA 11. Clemson 12. Utah 13. Alabama 14. Oklahoma 15. Texas A&M 16. USC 17. Northwestern 18. Wisconsin 19. Oklahoma State 20. Stanford 21. West Virginia 22. Mississippi State 23. Florida 24. Cal 24. Oregon Others Receiving Votes Michigan 84; Arizona 72; Kansas State 66; Miami (Fla.) 61; North Carolina State 52; Boise State 47; Duke 44; Iowa 44; Memphis 42; Texas Tech 22; Temple 18; Toledo 15; Auburn 8; Georgia Tech 6; Missouri 6; Minnesota 6; Houston 5; Kentucky 3; Indiana 2; Tennessee 2; Illinois 1; Brigham Young 1; Navy 1. AP Top 25 1. Ohio State(45) 2. Michigan State(5) 3. Ole Miss(10) 4. TCU 5. Baylor 6. Notre Dame 7. UCLA 8. Georgia 9. LSU 10. Utah 11. Florida State 12. Clemson 13. Alabama 14. Texas A&M 15. Oklahoma 16. Northwestern 17. USC 18. Stanford 19. Wisconsin 20. Oklahoma State 21. Mississippi State 22. Michigan 23. West Virginia 24. Cal 25. Florida Others Receiving Votes Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4
Baylor vs Tech @ Jerry World this weekend. Baylor starting today as a 15.5 fav, I wonder the O/U? Might be another 80-90 spotter.
