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Sporting News early predictions for 2019
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:31 am
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Georgia-Notre Dame a Playoff elimination game
That's a huge game at Sanford Stadium on Sept. 21 — one that made the difference in the Bulldogs' 2017 Playoff run. The winner of this game will be good shape for a similar run. We think there will be bigger consequences for the loser. The Bulldogs still have Florida, Texas A&M and Auburn in November. Notre Dame travels to Michigan and Stanford. The loser will not be part of the final Playoff conversation.
The LSU-Texas winner will finish 11-1
The Tigers and Longhorns hook up on Sept. 7 in Austin, and it's a huge Playoff chip for both teams. LSU gets Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M at home this year and still would be in decent Playoff shape if they can't overcome the Alabama hurdle. Texas has a negotiable Big 12 road schedule around the annual date with the Sooners on Oct. 12. We will have more on the Longhorns in a bit.
Jalen Hurts will thrive in Oklahoma
Hurts will take the lessons learned at Alabama and put up big numbers in Lincoln Riley's offense at Oklahoma. That will give him a chance to be a quarterback in the NFL. We like the fit, and the graduate transfer will be on the fringe of the Heisman discussion. Hurts, however, will not be able to prevent our next prediction from coming true.
Texas will win the Big 12
Yep, we're coming right out with it. Tom Herman and the Longhorns will take the momentum from last year's 10-win season and Sugar Bowl victory against Georgia to win the Big 12 championship. The Longhorns already took the first step with an excellent 2019 recruiting class. It might take a split with Oklahoma to get there, but Sam Ehlinger leads the Longhorns to the next step toward a Playoff race. They will have competition.
The Gators will be 7-1 when they play UGA
Florida has a blockbuster opener against Miami, then Tennessee and Auburn before back-to-back road games against LSU and South Carolina before the matchup against the Bulldogs. Dan Mullen built a bunch of momentum in Gainesville last season. If they beat Georgia this season, the Gators will represent the SEC East in Atlanta.
Bama will go 12-0 again
Nick Saban would love to hear this in April. The Crimson Tide have lost just three regular-season games in the last five years. Alabama travels to South Carolina and Texas A&M this season — the only two places where the Crimson Tide have not won by at least 28 points under Saban. Saban will talk a lot about “internal scoreboards,” but Alabama will not flinch on the road to another SEC championship appearance. Tua Tagovailoa and Jerry Jeudy will be just as good on offense, and the defense will improve. Of course, they will have familiar company.
Justin Fields will be a Heisman finalist
That's a risky pick given the Georgia transfer has yet to take a snap in Columbus, but we feel Fields' talent will fit first-year coach Ryan Day's scheme to a tee. Fields might not put up the same passing numbers as record-setter Dwayne Haskins, but he will make up for that with his legs.
The Heisman finalists are …
Tagovailoa, Lawrence and Fields. Ehlinger, Hurts and Jake Fromm will be on the outside looking in.
The Playoff teams are …
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas. If there was a way to get Alabama-Clemson V out of the way in the semifinals, that’d be even better with the drama around Zach Smith and Herman last season. Texas-Ohio State would be fantastic. If we could get three disclaimers in March, then we'd use the following: Michigan or Penn State could take Ohio State's spot; Oklahoma could take Texas' spot; and two SEC teams can get in the Playoff again, given the number of top-10 teams the conference fields. That's the Playoff field we are looking at, and we are sure we need the disclaimers.
Saban wins No. 7
It's going to be fitting that Saban passes Bear Bryant for the most national championships in New Orleans, where Bryant won his last national title at the 1980 Sugar Bowl. Alabama will continue the trend of alternating national championship seasons in the CFP era, and there's a good chance Clemson will be on the other sideline. Eight-team Playoff talk will rage on and Ohio State, Texas and a few others will challenge, but these are the two best programs in the country. Alabama gets back on top again after Saban goes back to a tried-and-true approach with his coaching staff.
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Georgia-Notre Dame a Playoff elimination game
That's a huge game at Sanford Stadium on Sept. 21 — one that made the difference in the Bulldogs' 2017 Playoff run. The winner of this game will be good shape for a similar run. We think there will be bigger consequences for the loser. The Bulldogs still have Florida, Texas A&M and Auburn in November. Notre Dame travels to Michigan and Stanford. The loser will not be part of the final Playoff conversation.
The LSU-Texas winner will finish 11-1
The Tigers and Longhorns hook up on Sept. 7 in Austin, and it's a huge Playoff chip for both teams. LSU gets Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M at home this year and still would be in decent Playoff shape if they can't overcome the Alabama hurdle. Texas has a negotiable Big 12 road schedule around the annual date with the Sooners on Oct. 12. We will have more on the Longhorns in a bit.
Jalen Hurts will thrive in Oklahoma
Hurts will take the lessons learned at Alabama and put up big numbers in Lincoln Riley's offense at Oklahoma. That will give him a chance to be a quarterback in the NFL. We like the fit, and the graduate transfer will be on the fringe of the Heisman discussion. Hurts, however, will not be able to prevent our next prediction from coming true.
Texas will win the Big 12
Yep, we're coming right out with it. Tom Herman and the Longhorns will take the momentum from last year's 10-win season and Sugar Bowl victory against Georgia to win the Big 12 championship. The Longhorns already took the first step with an excellent 2019 recruiting class. It might take a split with Oklahoma to get there, but Sam Ehlinger leads the Longhorns to the next step toward a Playoff race. They will have competition.
The Gators will be 7-1 when they play UGA
Florida has a blockbuster opener against Miami, then Tennessee and Auburn before back-to-back road games against LSU and South Carolina before the matchup against the Bulldogs. Dan Mullen built a bunch of momentum in Gainesville last season. If they beat Georgia this season, the Gators will represent the SEC East in Atlanta.
Bama will go 12-0 again
Nick Saban would love to hear this in April. The Crimson Tide have lost just three regular-season games in the last five years. Alabama travels to South Carolina and Texas A&M this season — the only two places where the Crimson Tide have not won by at least 28 points under Saban. Saban will talk a lot about “internal scoreboards,” but Alabama will not flinch on the road to another SEC championship appearance. Tua Tagovailoa and Jerry Jeudy will be just as good on offense, and the defense will improve. Of course, they will have familiar company.
Justin Fields will be a Heisman finalist
That's a risky pick given the Georgia transfer has yet to take a snap in Columbus, but we feel Fields' talent will fit first-year coach Ryan Day's scheme to a tee. Fields might not put up the same passing numbers as record-setter Dwayne Haskins, but he will make up for that with his legs.
The Heisman finalists are …
Tagovailoa, Lawrence and Fields. Ehlinger, Hurts and Jake Fromm will be on the outside looking in.
The Playoff teams are …
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas. If there was a way to get Alabama-Clemson V out of the way in the semifinals, that’d be even better with the drama around Zach Smith and Herman last season. Texas-Ohio State would be fantastic. If we could get three disclaimers in March, then we'd use the following: Michigan or Penn State could take Ohio State's spot; Oklahoma could take Texas' spot; and two SEC teams can get in the Playoff again, given the number of top-10 teams the conference fields. That's the Playoff field we are looking at, and we are sure we need the disclaimers.
Saban wins No. 7
It's going to be fitting that Saban passes Bear Bryant for the most national championships in New Orleans, where Bryant won his last national title at the 1980 Sugar Bowl. Alabama will continue the trend of alternating national championship seasons in the CFP era, and there's a good chance Clemson will be on the other sideline. Eight-team Playoff talk will rage on and Ohio State, Texas and a few others will challenge, but these are the two best programs in the country. Alabama gets back on top again after Saban goes back to a tried-and-true approach with his coaching staff.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 9:34 am
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:33 am to John Milner
Wow, Gators will have 4 regular season losses. Book it.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:38 am to John Milner
Things that won't happen:
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Georgia-Notre Dame a Playoff elimination game
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The Gators will be 7-1 when they play UGA
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The Playoff teams are … Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:44 am to Wtodd
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The Gators will be 7-1 when they play UGA
Why not?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:54 am to John Milner
Alabama winning yet another NC in Louisiana might melt this site to the ground.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:55 am to John Milner
Hard to argue with those predictions
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:56 am to boXerrumble
I just don't think you will; I don't think you beat Auburn or LSU and SC is in their building and so is KY
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:57 am to John Milner
Fields couldn’t beat out Jake Fromm at UGA but is going to be a Heisman finalist in year 1 at Ohio State despite never starting or playing a complete game in college.
Logic checks out.
Logic checks out.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:57 am to John Milner
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Georgia-Notre Dame a Playoff elimination game
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The Playoff teams are …
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:58 am to LC412000
I find it very hard to believe that if UGA or Notre Dame’s only loss of the season is to the other that they get left out of the playoff. There’s no such thing as a playoff elimination game in September.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:06 am to John Milner
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William Taylor is like the guy that can't get it up to give his wife an orgasm, but boasts about the guy next door that can do it.
I don't even know who this guy is and yet his sig text is about me. I own these people.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:10 am to John Milner
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Texas wins the big 12
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LSU gets Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M at home this year
and they will drop atleast two of these
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Still would be in decent playoff shape
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Jalen Hurts will thrive in Oklahoma
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The Gators will be 7-1 when they play UGA
:lol:
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Playoff teams Ohio State and Texas
:lol: suckeyes will lose to an iowa/purdue type team mid-season. and Texa$$ will go on their annual skid around late September-mid october
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:11 am to tylerdurden24
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I find it very hard to believe that if UGA or Notre Dame’s only loss of the season is to the other that they get left out of the playoff. There’s no such thing as a playoff elimination game in September.
Right now your opinion is about as valid as the next guy's but to be clear, the guy that wrote that article didn't say it would be the only loss for either team. He said the loser would be out of contention. Later, he picks Alabama to win it all, so in effect, he's picking at least one loss for UGA other than Notre Dame, either prior to the SEC title game or in that title game.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:13 am to Wtodd
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I don't think you beat Auburn or LSU and SC is in their building and so is KY
I don't see why UF isn't favored against Auburn, South Carolina, or Kentucky.
I think LSU will be favored against UF.
Kentucky and South Carolina lose a ton, and Auburn loses their starting QB, and we get them in Gainesville.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:14 am to WilliamTaylor21
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WilliamTaylor21
well, you said the Alabama vs Clemson game was the biggest and best game ever, and every time you post there is a reference to the game. So yeah, you're like the guy that can't get it up to please the wife, but boasts about the other guy that can. This thread, though, is about an article for the upcoming season, so that's the one and last time I will comment in this thread.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:16 am to mizslu314
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Georgia-Notre Dame a Playoff elimination game
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The Playoff teams are …
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Texas.
He didn't say it's a playoff play-in game, he said it's a playoff elimination game. The loser of UGA/ND is 99% likely missing the playoffs, which is what he said.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:20 am to John Milner
Which isn’t an elimination game. The SECCG is an elimination game in that case (winner has a chance, loser is out entirely). If UGA or Notre Dame don’t make it, it’s not solely because they lost to one another in September. It’s a big game with playoff implications, sure, but the season isn’t a bust for either team because of that one outcome early in the year.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 10:21 am
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:22 am to tylerdurden24
Have to agree with Tyler here. If Georgia theoretically lost to ND but won every other game, including the SEC championship against Bama, no way they are getting left out.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:25 am to tylerdurden24
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Fields couldn’t beat out Jake Fromm at UGA but is going to be a Heisman finalist in year 1 at Ohio State
Different style, different system
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espite never starting or playing a complete game in college.
Christ, some of your fans were handing him the Heisman the day he signed at UGA.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:30 am to WG_Dawg
I get that, but why even say the word playoffs when they think neither are going to the playoffs. I get it if they said the winner will get in the playoffs.
You could say *any school* - *any school* a Playoff elimination game when you think neither of them make the playoffs.
Hell, here we go.
Mizzou- Vandy a Playoff elimination game
You could say *any school* - *any school* a Playoff elimination game when you think neither of them make the playoffs.
Hell, here we go.
Mizzou- Vandy a Playoff elimination game
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