00:00So let's go through the 12 teams that I have making it,
00:04and I'll do these out of order.
00:06I'll do it by conference, okay?
00:10So we'll start with the team that's not in a conference, Notre Dame.
00:13Notre Dame are obviously going to the college football playoff.
00:16The gap between them and the next closest team in terms of odds
00:18to go to the college football playoff is justified.
00:21It doesn't matter.
00:22They're getting in.
00:23They're a top 12 team, and that new rule puts them in.
00:25It's over.
00:26They're in.
00:27So Notre Dame.
00:28Even if they're number 10, they're in.
00:30Yes, they're in.
00:31100% agree.
00:31Yes, I agree.
00:33I then just go into kind of the single bids here, okay?
00:38I did put UNLV in.
00:40Oh, really?
00:41Wow, okay.
00:42I did as the – I think that there is a little bit of like week zero buzz
00:47that could really carry over for this team.
00:50Out of the ACC, I do like Clemson this year.
00:54I worry that what will happen is I'm right that Clemson beat
00:59Miami in the regular season, but then Miami still just are in the championship game,
01:06and it's too much to overcome, but I'm giving Clemson the nod here.
01:10I think there's real value on Clemson at 15-1 to win the ACC.
01:14This is not – look, last year they were supposed to be the most talented team
01:18in the country, right?
01:19Oh, so it's not as good as that.
01:20Yeah, but last year was a total disaster, right?
01:23They still kind of found their way.
01:26The schedule's soft.
01:27It's one final ride.
01:28It almost feels like for Dabo.
01:29I'm giving Clemson a little bit of a boost here.
01:31Okay.
01:32And then the other solo bid is Texas Tech.
01:36By far and away the best team.
01:38By far and away the best team in the Big 12.
01:41Do not overcomplicate this, and it's not just that they're the best team
01:43in the Big 12, Michigan, yes, the Wolverines, are a huge reason
01:50that Texas Tech will roll because they raided both Utah and BYU
01:56in replacing Sharon Moore.
01:58They grabbed the DC out of BYU.
02:01They grabbed the head coach and offensive coordinator out of Utah.
02:04They grabbed players from both of these programs here.
02:09I think that this is set up for Texas Tech to, worst case scenario,
02:15lose one regular season game, and still then just win the Big 12 championship.
02:20No problem at all.
02:22So those are the four solo bids.
02:25I did split it evenly between the SEC and the Big 10, four and four.
02:31Okay?
02:32I kept all the chalk in from the Big 10, Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana.
02:37I don't need to sell you.
02:39I did put USC into the playoff.
02:42I really think they beat Oregon.
02:44I think that at home, that's the Lincoln-Riley spot,
02:49and then they maneuver their way through the rest of the schedule.
02:53It is such a difficult schedule.
02:55At 9-3, I believe USC can make the playoff,
02:59joining Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon out of the Big 10.
03:02And then in the SEC, Georgia, Texas, no surprises there.
03:10LSU, I know the schedule's tough.
03:13I think they get enough wins on this tough schedule where 9-3 is good enough.
03:19And then this is going to be the surprise, probably odds would say as much.
03:24I think Tennessee is being wildly slept on this year
03:29when we talk about making the college football playoff.
03:33This is in line with what I did last year with Ole Miss.
03:36Their schedule is very manageable.
03:39The road games are easier.
03:41They host Texas, Bama, LSU.
03:44Everyone's like, oh, my God, what are they going to do?
03:47They're going to win games.
03:48They're actually going to be able to go, I believe, 2-1 on that,
03:52even if they went 1-2, Tennessee has a pathway to getting into this playoff
03:55at 9-3.
03:56I think they can go 10-2.
03:57I love that they gave the starting job to Faison Brandon.
04:01The offensive line is really good.
04:02Bishop, their star running back, is going to be excellent.
04:05The defense is loaded in the linebacker room.
04:08I really like Tennessee this year.
04:09At 70-1, they're one of two teams that I bet to win the national championship.
04:16I really think that at a value price, Tennessee is worth it.
04:20So those are the 12 teams that I have in.
04:23Now we put the bracket up, okay?
04:26Because this is where kind of, you know, some of the chaos probably starts to come in
04:32and the order that I have these teams ranked starts to feel a little bit different here
04:37because I have all of these teams in the Big Ten losing multiple games.
04:42I actually think the Big Ten this year is maybe the one that beats each other up a little bit.
04:47They're all going to still be in this mix.
04:50So the seeding, Notre Dame, Georgia, no, excuse me.
04:55Yeah, Notre Dame, Georgia, Texas Tech, and Texas, I have getting the buys.
05:00Ohio State, Indiana, Tennessee, USC are hosting.
05:06And then LSU, Oregon, Clemson, and UNLV are traveling to kind of, you know, close this out.
05:13The final four, as I have it, is Notre Dame versus Texas, Georgia versus Texas Tech.
05:21Then I'm out on a limb here, Craig.
05:23I think the Texas Tech Red Raiders win the national championship this year.
05:28I think the Texas Tech Red Raiders win the national championship this year.
05:28I think the Texas Tech Red Raiders win the national championship this year.
05:28I think the Texas Tech Red Raiders win the national championship this year.
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