Clemson (6-1)
Bama (7-1)
Oklahoma (10-1)
Baylor (12-1)
Stanford, Ohio St., Florida St., Michigan, Tennessee??, Notre Dame (15-1)

G5
Houston (30-1) = to Mich St, Oregon, Florida, Ole Miss, Iowa, and USC
San Diego St, Boise St (300-1)

Any thoughts Sun Belters?



http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...title-odds

(01-13-2016 08:40 AM)boroeagle2 Wrote:  Clemson (6-1)
Bama (7-1)
Oklahoma (10-1)
Baylor (12-1)
Stanford, Ohio St., Florida St., Michigan, Tennessee??, Notre Dame (15-1)

G5
Houston (30-1) = to Mich St, Oregon, Florida, Ole Miss, Iowa, and USC
San Diego St, Boise St (300-1)

Any thoughts Sun Belters?



http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...title-odds

Wow...

(01-13-2016 08:46 AM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  [quote='boroeagle2' pid='12889113' dateline='1452692428']
Clemson (6-1)
Bama (7-1)
Oklahoma (10-1)
Baylor (12-1)
Stanford, Ohio St., Florida St., Michigan, Tennessee??, Notre Dame (15-1)

G5
Houston (30-1) = to Mich St, Oregon, Florida, Ole Miss, Iowa, and USC
San Diego St, Boise St (300-1)

Any thoughts Sun Belters?



Wow...

Houston could be a real contender. In the "Way too early top 25" in Si.com (I think it's SI) they have the cougars beginning the year at #15. It's not such a far cry to think that they couldn't climb 11 spots over 14 weeks.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...title-odds

(01-13-2016 03:28 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(01-13-2016 08:46 AM)Pounce FTW Wrote:  [quote='boroeagle2' pid='12889113' dateline='1452692428']
Clemson (6-1)
Bama (7-1)
Oklahoma (10-1)
Baylor (12-1)
Stanford, Ohio St., Florida St., Michigan, Tennessee??, Notre Dame (15-1)

G5
Houston (30-1) = to Mich St, Oregon, Florida, Ole Miss, Iowa, and USC
San Diego St, Boise St (300-1)

Any thoughts Sun Belters?



Wow...

Houston could be a real contender. In the "Way too early top 25" in Si.com (I think it's SI) they have the cougars beginning the year at #15. It's not such a far cry to think that they couldn't climb 11 spots over 14 weeks.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...title-odds

Does anyone think that the playoff committee would actually consider them? I think if they were to go undefeated next year, that they would deserve a spot unless there was 4 other undefeateds in front of them. But we know how the P5's look after themselves. They do have a difficult schedule next year with Oklahoma and Louisville. Oh, Texas St too.

Well, IMHO, if they begin the year at #15, then the voters are taking them seriously. This isn't a "we will throw the G5 a bone" ranking. If UH goes undefeated, I think they will have little choice but to consider them.

(01-13-2016 03:41 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  Well, IMHO, if they begin the year at #15, then the voters are taking them seriously. This isn't a "we will throw the G5 a bone" ranking. If UH goes undefeated, I think they will have little choice but to consider them.

Houston plays Oklahoma and Louisville next season, and they'd be a 20 point dog to Oklahoma on a neutral field right now. Then they'd have to beat two more great teams in the playoff. Their odds of winning are somewhere between 0 and Powerball.

If Houston wins out, they should be in the coversation. Winning against Oklahoma and Louisville is another matter entirely though.

(01-13-2016 04:43 PM)svvandal Wrote:  

(01-13-2016 03:41 PM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  Well, IMHO, if they begin the year at #15, then the voters are taking them seriously. This isn't a "we will throw the G5 a bone" ranking. If UH goes undefeated, I think they will have little choice but to consider them.

Houston plays Oklahoma and Louisville next season, and they'd be a 20 point dog to Oklahoma on a neutral field right now. Then they'd have to beat two more great teams in the playoff. Their odds of winning are somewhere between 0 and Powerball.

They just won a New Years Six bowl against FSU pretty handily, and Oklahoma just got beaten thoroughly by Clemson. I couldn't see the spread being any more than 6 in a Houston-Oklahoma game.

I would put a fairly substantial wager on Michigan.

Houston needs both Oklahoma and Louisville to have Top 25 years and needs to beat them and then needs a couple of AAC teams to have Top. 25 years as well.

(01-13-2016 04:43 PM)svvandal Wrote:  Houston plays Oklahoma and Louisville next season, and they'd be a 20 point dog to Oklahoma on a neutral field right now. Then they'd have to beat two more great teams in the playoff. Their odds of winning are somewhere between 0 and Powerball.

The spread is actually Oklahoma -5.5 though if Idaho played them, it would be Oklahoma -60.