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Phil Steele’s Top 25 Rankings

Season 4 Michael GIF by The Office
 
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hurricaneman said:
A 10 win regular season with an ACCCG victory gets you into the playoffs.

That's the goal and it's attainable. Forget what rank we have. That's what we need to accomplish.
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I don't disagree with you. I just gave up trying to predict our record a couple of years ago.
 
hurricaneman said:
A 10 win regular season with an ACCCG victory gets you into the playoffs.

That's the goal and it's attainable. Forget what rank we have. That's what we need to accomplish.
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Pretty sure winning the ACC gets you a 1-4 seed now, guaranteed.

I think the 1-4 seeds are the 4 highest ranked conference champions. I guess a Go5 team could possibly be ranked higher than an ACC champion, but it's unlikely. So I'd be pretty confident that 10-2 regular season and a win in Charlotte to win the league and finish 11-2 locks up a 1-4 seed and first round bye.
 
MumbleRap said:
Not true. Phil bases his top 25 off where he thinks teams will finish, which DOES include UF in top 25 (#19).

According to Phil, UM comes in at #10 and has 4 top 25 opponents this upcoming season
(#14 FSU, #16 VT, #19 UF & #23 UL).
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Tennessee finished 9-4 last year and wound up 17th
With their schedule, IF they can post an 8-5 record they'll be ranked in the Top-20.

I disagree with Phil.
If ain't happening.
 
NJshoreCane said:
Tennessee finished 9-4 last year and wound up 17th
With their schedule, IF they can post an 8-5 record they'll be ranked in the Top-20.

I disagree with Phil.
If ain't happening.
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I think UF will be better than the public thinks.

I also think UM will be better than the public thinks.

I got UF winning 7 games. Unfortunately for those scumbags one of those 7 ain’t vs Cam Ward.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Pretty sure winning the ACC gets you a 1-4 seed now, guaranteed.

I think the 1-4 seeds are the 4 highest ranked conference champions. I guess a Go5 team could possibly be ranked higher than an ACC champion, but it's unlikely. So I'd be pretty confident that 10-2 regular season and a win in Charlotte to win the league and finish 11-2 locks up a 1-4 seed and first round bye.
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I added an ACCCG win because I don't think a 10 win season is a guarantee to finish in the top 10, or top 12 for that matter.
 
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Bought the magazine for some data I’m incorporating into a model.

3 WR’s in the draft-eligible top 50
- Restrepo (#25)
- Sam Brown (#29)
- George (#47)

Top 10 draft-eligible QB
- Ward (#7)

Top 15 draft-eligible RB
- Martinez (#12)

Top 35 draft-eligible TE
- Arroyo (#34)

Top 40 draft-eligible C
- Carpenter (#38)

Two Top 45 draft-eligible guards
- Rivers (#14)
- Cooper (#44)

Three Top 75 draft-eligible DE’s
- Mesidor (#20)
- Baron (#40)
- Alston (#57)

Two Top 75 draft eligible DT’s
- Cook (#62)
- Barrow (#65)

0 draft-eligible OLB in top 65

Top 20 draft-eligible ILB
- Kiko (#18)

0 draft-eligible CB’s in Top 60

0 draft-eligible FS in the Top 40

0 draft-eligible SS in the Top 40

Borregales #5 kicker

I’m going to post players our rivals / opponents have ranked at each position shortly (might take a second).
 
Players on his Preseason All-American teams from Miami:

Restrepo: 3rd Team All-American (offense)
Martinez: 3rd Team All-American (offense)

Kiko: 2nd Team All-American (defense)
Bain: 3rd Team All-American (defense)

Borregales: 3rd Team All-American (special teams)


Opponents we play with players on Preseason All-American teams:

RB Jaydn Ott: 4th Team All-American (Cal)
WR Sean Atkins: 4th Team All-American (USF)
WR Caullin Lacy: 4th Team All-American (Louisville)
OL Darius Washington: 4th Team All-American (FSU)

DE Ashton Gillette: 1st Team All-American (Louisville)
DL Joshua Farmer: 3rd Team All-American (FSU)
DE Antwuan Powell-Ryland: 4th Team All-American (VT)

P Alex Mastromanno: 2nd Team All-American (FSU)
PR Bhayshul Tuten: 3rd Team All-American (VT)
LS Rocco Underwood: 3rd Team All-American (UF)
P Jeremy Crenshaw: 4th Team All-American (UF)


Other ACC players mentioned:

RB Omarion Hampton: 1st Team All-American (UNC)
WR Kevin Concepcion: 3rd Team All-American (NC St)
TE Bryson Nesbit: 4th Team All-American (UNC)
OT Blake Miller: 4th Team All-American (Clemson)

LB Barrett Carter: 2nd Team All-American (Clemson)
S Jonas Sanker: 3rd Team All-American (UVA)
DE Kaimon Rucker: 4th Team All-American (UNC)
CB Aydan White: 4th Team All-American (NC St)
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
So we have 4 position players who are 3rd team all-Americans or better, and all the teams we play combined have two?

And I’m supposed to be OK with losing 2 games??

**** that. 11-1 or you can’t coach for ****.
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I'm preparing myself for the worst! Here goes:

The best team does not always win a game. Luck is an intangible that cannot be measured.

Cam gets hurt and all bets are off.
 
hurricaneman said:
I added an ACCCG win because I don't think a 10 win season is a guarantee to finish in the top 10, or top 12 for that matter.
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Here is what 2023 Playoff would have looked like. So ,I would say , Yes, a 10-2 season does not assure a playoff birth unless you win your conference.
  1. Michigan (13-0) - Big Ten Champion
  2. Washington (13-0) - Pac-12 Champion
  3. Texas (12-1) - Big 12 Champion
  4. Alabama (12-1) - SEC Champion
  5. Florida State (13-0) - ACC Champion
  6. Georgia (12-1)
  7. Ohio State (11-1)
  8. Oregon (11-2)
  9. Missouri (10-2)
  10. Penn State (10-2)
  11. Ole Miss (10-2)
  12. Oklahoma (10-2)

First-Round Matchups:​

  • No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 5 Florida State
  • No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 6 Georgia
  • No. 10 Penn State at No. 7 Ohio State
  • No. 9 Missouri at No. 8 Oregon

Quarterfinal Matchups:​

  • Winner of Oklahoma/Florida State vs. No. 4 Alabama
  • Winner of Ole Miss/Georgia vs. No. 3 Texas
  • Winner of Penn State/Ohio State vs. No. 2 Washington
  • Winner of Missouri/Oregon vs. No. 1 Michigan
This expanded format would include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the next six highest-ranked teams, providing a broader and more inclusive playoff system.
 
Novacane32000 said:
I'm preparing myself for the worst! Here goes:

The best team does not always win a game. Luck is an intangible that cannot be measured.

Cam gets hurt and all bets are off.
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Obviously I’m not factoring injuries. And going undefeated is really, really hard. I agree with you, **** happens during the course of a season. So I’ll give them 1 speed bump. But if I got 4 kids who are top 3 team all-America, AND ALL 12 TEAMS I PLAY COMBINED ONLY HAVE 2, I better not be losing a lot of games.
 
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jmcanes22 said:
I am trying to think back over the last 20 years when there was a year, I DID NOT pick us to win 10 games. Maybe one or two years. I do it to myself. I am way past delusional at this point. I have accepted it. Yes, again, I am saying 10 wins, however, I may go sit in a fire ant pile if we don't beat Florida and Duke with honey on my ba**s.

Mario will hopefully learn from his coaching mistakes the past 8 years. The talent he has assembled should hold on to the ball when he runs out the clock and hands the ball off with no time outs. I don't take a knee when playing NCAA 2014 so why should he.

Just please beat Florida and don't lose to Manny Arteaga.
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Because anyone with an iq over about 70 who sees taking a knee runs out the clock would do so?
 
MumbleRap said:
I think UF will be better than the public thinks.

I also think UM will be better than the public thinks.

I got UF winning 7 games. Unfortunately for those scumbags one of those 7 ain’t vs Cam Ward.
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Vegas has gayturds o/u at 4.5. If you think 7 is ur number you have a lot of slack to be the over 4.5
 
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