Well seeding was awful. Need to reseed between rounds and auto bye was dumb
I love it. Traditional programs that havenāt been in the NC picture in a while, brings me back to the Good Old days.
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LOL
So three of the programs I canāt stand are in the final four, only way it could be worse if MSU was there, thankfully no chance of that happening soon.
At this point probably rooting for the B1G.
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Funniest thing
Its only the middle seeds left
1 to 4 got elimnated and 9 to 12 got eliminated
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Notre Dame defense is legit this year
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Xavier Watts is a damn good player
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I predict Notre Dame and OSU in the final.
Notre Dame will try to out-physical Ohio State. It wonāt work though. OSU is too fast for them and if they just stick to their game plan, which is to use speed and make you chase them, then OSU blows the doors off Notre Dame. Now if Day lets anything Lou Holtz may say prior to a potential NCG and goes away from his team strengths to try and prove they are tough and match them physically that gives Notre Dame a chance. Riley Leonard canāt be Notre Dameās leading rusherā¦it has to be Love followed by Price. We know Leonard is not a great passer so they have to run the football.
The thing that most concerns me about Notre Dame is their ability to play man coverage. Jeremiah Smith should be able to win one on one, but we said the same exact thing about Marvin Harrison last year and Benjamin Morrison locked him up. Now, that was when we had Kyle McCord at QB, and I know Morrison wouldnāt be playing in that game this time around, but the other guys arenāt slouches either. Iām worried about the physicality of their front 7 to do the same thing Michigan did and Tennessee was said to to, which is beat up on our depleted OL. That unit has performed WAY beyond expectation to this point, and I hope Iām wrong, but they seem due for a bit of regression.
Penn State Iām sure would have plenty of tricks for us if we played again too. That means we wouldāve been probably one or two plays away from losing to both PSU and ND the last time we played them, with many of those same players playing again in a potential natty.
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I think we learn a lot about Franklin and PSU in this next round vs Texas. To this point, imo, they have had the easiest road to the semiās.
Iām not sure who will win as I have questions on both teams.
I think there is a lot of truth to that as far as parity, but I think the death of Georgia is greatly exaggerated.
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I agree 100% that it has led to parity more than the death of any one team.
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https://x.com/thorku/status/1874914107054576106?s=46
It only takes one.
PSU plays Notre Dame
Oops, lol.
So, switch Texas to ND.
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Anyone else find it funny that in the first year of extended nc series all 4 of the lower seeds wonā¦ that Alabama still missed outā¦ and also lost to Michigan. So if ohio st vs penn st happens and ohio st winsā¦ does michigan have bragging rights?
On this board? Yes lol
So, which final four has stronger teams
- 2024/2025: PSU ND TX OSU
- 2023/2024: AL TX OR UM
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This year
Penn St
Texas
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Or
Last year
Alabama
Washington
Texas
Michigan