Bucky at Goophs

[Mags FTW]

I’m guessing Tuesday’s Top 4 will be:

1) Clemson
2) Oklahoma
3) Alabama
4) Bucky

[Ill-yasova]

Bears repeating that this defense went from good to great upon the accidental promotions thru injury of Connelly and Ferguson.

I can’t say I agree with this assessment. I like Connelly but a healthy Cichy is a first round prospect.

[trwi7]

LMAO Herbstreit's top 4 is

1. Auburn
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia

He also says Miami is in the top 4 next week if they beat Clemson (he has them at 7 now).

[chuckleslove]

I don't think the committed can put Auburn in the top 4 this week because any top 4 team that wins has to be in.

I'd probably expect something like

Clemson
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Miami

Obviously one of Miami or Clemson will lose opening up a spot for someone else.

That's where I would put it based on big picture and factoring in that you can't justify dropping someone out of the top 4 if they win their conference. Sure Auburn beat the top team in back to back weeks but they have two losses and don't deserve #1 at all.

[Bernman]

Bears repeating that this defense went from good to great upon the accidental promotions thru injury of Connelly and Ferguson.

I can’t say I agree with this assessment. I like Connelly but a healthy Cichy is a first round prospect.

Cichy was already injured before the season. Orr replaced him. The defense was good not great with him as the starter. Orr went down temporarily, Connelly took over as a result, and like last year he and the defense never looked back. I don't understand why Orr reclaimed his spot after returning from last year's major injury. He's decent but even at 100% he's never been at the level Connelly performed this year or last.

Ferguson got his opportunity to become a bigger part of the defense when Dixon went down. Now, Dixon is a stud. But I never got this notion they couldn't play together a good amount. They have coverage skills. Both are kind of hybrids. And Jamerson is a hybrid fs/cb as a former cornerback. Could have always dropped down there. Makes the defense better doubly to also remove Carriere-Williams as a weak link. Dude was getting torched by 3rd wr's.

More needed playmakers entered the fray and weak links were removed thru these in-season developments.

[Mags FTW]

LMAO Herbstreit's top 4 is

1. Auburn
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia

What’s the point of playing the actual games at this point? He’s essentially saying that before the beginning of the season, he would’ve looked at Bucky’s schedule and said, “You guys can’t be in the playoff even if you go undefeated.”

[humanrefutation]

Been traveling all day, so I only just sat down to watch this one.

PJ Fleck doesn't impress me. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up as a flop at Minny.