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At first glance, it would appear to be LSU. They won the West and they beat Alabama. However, the West was dog shite last year. Alabama was not a great team. They were talented, sure. But as a team they were slightly above average. LSU was absolutely obliterated by UGA and Tennessee. And then, most embarrassingly of all, LSU was trucked by A&M. LSU finished a very modest 9-4, and won the West in arguably the weakest year of that division’s existence. Notre Dame, on the other hand, replaced old and saggy Brian Kelly with a young up-and-comer Marcus Freeman. After a slow start, Freeman has righted the ship. He’s recruiting at a high level and appears to have a very high ceiling. Notre Dame is very familiar with Brian Kelly’s ceiling. Brian Kelly has never won a big game at the FBS level. At least with Freeman they have hope that he could take their program to new heights. All in all, Notre Dame is likely the winner here.

I will not tell a great secret if I say that Alabama is not a great team this year either... Even despite some successes.

About Freeman - he's been at Notre Dame a long time, since 2021. Previously wasn't the head coach only. Still, I'm interested to see how he does with his job. He seems to have earned that head coaching job.

Hi all!