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Phil Steele: Top 25 hardest schedules ahead of 2024 College Football season
Posted on 6/20/24 at 7:39 am
Posted on 6/20/24 at 7:39 am
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1. Florida
2. UCLA
3. USC
4. Georgia Tech
5. Houston
6. Purdue
7. West Virginia
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. Stanford
11. Virginia
12. Florida State
13. Colorado
14. Vanderbilt
15. Michigan
16. Mississippi State
17. Oklahoma
18. Arkansas
19. Arizona State
20. Wisconsin
21. Washington
22. Michigan State
23. BYU
24. Kentucky
25. Northwestern
1. Florida
2. UCLA
3. USC
4. Georgia Tech
5. Houston
6. Purdue
7. West Virginia
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. Stanford
11. Virginia
12. Florida State
13. Colorado
14. Vanderbilt
15. Michigan
16. Mississippi State
17. Oklahoma
18. Arkansas
19. Arizona State
20. Wisconsin
21. Washington
22. Michigan State
23. BYU
24. Kentucky
25. Northwestern
Posted on 6/20/24 at 7:47 am to TideSaint
somehow, playing an SEC schedule with uga and bama on the road doesnt even crack the top 25 

Posted on 6/20/24 at 7:52 am to TideSaint
Steele has lost his touch. LSU is USC’s toughest opponent, and yet they’re ranked 3?
This post was edited on 6/20/24 at 7:54 am
Posted on 6/20/24 at 7:54 am to TideSaint
Fair SOS rankings would have the SEC 1-16.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:00 am to TideSaint
If UF has a losing season this year, it will tie their longest consecutive losing season streak in the history of their program.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:15 am to koreandawg
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If UF has a losing season this year, it will tie their longest consecutive losing season streak in the history of their program.
Unless Napier pulls off a miracle, I don’t think he’ll finish the season.
The second half of their schedule is brutal. Even if they start 5-0, I don’t think they’ll have the depth to finish with a winning record.
This post was edited on 6/20/24 at 8:22 am
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:38 am to TideSaint
List is shite. Auburn not even in the top 25 when it's a top 10 tough schedule 

Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:42 am to HailToTheChiz
Agree - you face UGA, Bama and New Mexico
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:43 am to TideSaint
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23. BYU
Southern Illinois
@ SMU
@ Wyoming
KSU
@ Baylor
Arizona
OK ST
@ UCF
@ Utah
Kansas
@ ASU
Houston
Apparently this is tougher than half the SEC schedules next season. That's effectively 1 FCS and 4 mid-majors on there, tougher than half of SEC schedules

Every single SEC team would happily trade their schedule for that one.
This post was edited on 6/20/24 at 8:45 am
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:44 am to AuburnTigers
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somehow, playing an SEC schedule with uga and bama on the road doesnt even crack the top 25
Haven't we been top-10 in other lists already?
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:44 am to HailToTheChiz
Auburn gets no respect because it is a dirty program.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:56 am to TideSaint
there's absolutely no way our (FSU) schedule is the 12th hardest in the country. November road trip to fringe top 10 Notre Dame, home game against maybe top-15ish Clemson, "road" game against perpetually overrated Miami, road game against fringe top 25 SMU, and a home game against Florida who is going to be beaten down by the time they come to Doak. Then the rest of your normally scheduled ACC programming + a decent Memphis squad and a rent-a-win. No way that is a top 12 difficult schedule.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 8:58 am to TideSaint
What a joke. I agree with Thunderbird about BYU schedule.
Even worse is the Stanford schedule,……number 10! Any SEC team except Vandy would take that schedule, and could suffer two losses (ND and Clemson) and be in the playoffs.
Even worse is the Stanford schedule,……number 10! Any SEC team except Vandy would take that schedule, and could suffer two losses (ND and Clemson) and be in the playoffs.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:01 am to HailToTheChiz
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List is shite. Auburn not even in the top 25 when it's a top 10 tough schedule
Sounds like you're bracing for 7-5.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:01 am to thunderbird1100
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Southern Illinois
@ SMU
@ Wyoming
KSU
@ Baylor
Arizona
OK ST
@ UCF
@ Utah
Kansas
@ ASU
Houston
Apparently this is tougher than half the SEC schedules next season. That's effectively 1 FCS and 4 mid-majors on there, tougher than half of SEC schedules
Every single SEC team would happily trade their schedule for that one.
lol that's hilarious. Who knew Phil was on drugs?
Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:02 am to bamameister
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Sounds like you're bracing for 7-5.
Bracing? That's an improvement

Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:06 am to TideSaint
Makes sense. The top 3 have auto-losses against LSU.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:10 am to TideSaint
Breaking news: Phil Steele is no longer in touch with college football.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 9:17 am to Leto II
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