re: Bama, OM & LSU among CFP clear cut favorites for 2016

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Returning starters is a bit of an exaggeratory barometer. Plenty of experience in this group.

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I said the exact same thing about us this year, and all of our projected starters were juniors or seniors. We returned the second most "snaps played" in the SEC and I assumed we wouldn't miss a lot of the starters because of it. It looks good on paper, but you don't lose that many and not miss them. Especially not on the OL.

You have enough select positions returning, specifically in the pass game, to get you to bowl eligibility at least. But don't expect things to just pull together without struggle. A new OL and lack of the go to check down in Treadwell is going to challenge Kelly. IMO him coming back would be risky, but I think he will.