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I don’t see a dominant/elite team this season.

Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:05 pm
Posted by jgriffith
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Member since Sep 2005
5537 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:05 pm
I don’t think any team is immune from getting tripped up somewhere along the way. The playoff could end up looking a little goofy this season. It wouldn’t shock me to see at least one 2-loss team in there.
Posted by GeauxLSUGeaux
1 room down from Erin Andrews
Member since May 2004
23449 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:05 pm to
Seems to me we will have a season on par with 2007. And I’m here for it.
Posted by Itwasacleantackle
Member since Aug 2019
418 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:07 pm to
Alabama fielding their worst team in over 10 years, Georgia looks very beatable, and the other power 5 schools didn’t look overwhelming at all.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 8:08 pm
Posted by geauxnavybeatbama
Member since Jul 2013
25134 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:09 pm to
I’d say Florida St looked pretty good
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
30103 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:10 pm to
I think Washington is legit
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28767 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:25 pm to
It's week 3. Rarely does a "dominant team" present itself this early. UGA barely escaped Missouri last season in week 5. 2020 Alabama was in a dog fight with Ole Miss in week 3. Even the 2019 LSU team wasn't seen as "elite" after week 3.

I'm not saying there will or won't be an elite team emerge. But it is WAY too early go make any definitive statements one way or the other. Just about every title team from the last decade (plus) has had a game where they struggled, causing fans to question if they were "championship caliber".
Posted by kaaj24
Dallas
Member since Jan 2010
648 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:39 pm to
FSU gave us a thrashing in the second half.

It was their first game too.

See how injuries and player development over the course of the season play out and maybe we’ll get a chance at redemption.
Posted by Magnus
San Diego
Member since Sep 2019
1334 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:52 pm to
and we won't get to see how good michigan really is til maybe penn st, whenever the hell that is
Posted by bulldogger
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2010
2094 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:57 pm to
I agree with every comment in the thread. …This might be a first.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 5:05 pm
Posted by dukeg7213
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2023
3217 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 5:28 pm to
You got downvoted to hell but you aren’t wrong.

The combined IQ around here is about a 20 so don’t mind them
Posted by Srobi14
South Florida
Member since Aug 2014
3521 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 6:32 pm to
Idk, fsu put up 40 something on us, they didn’t look too bad.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
40262 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 7:18 pm to
FSU looks like it to me. They had a fluke fumble, scoop and score that made the game semi-close. But if you call that close then the 2019 Tigers had some close games, too (they didn’t).
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40983 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 7:53 pm to
If LSU and FSU played again this weekend, LSU would probably be favorite as they were the first game. People act like the result in one game is definitive, teams often play back to back weeks with vastly different results.
Posted by LSUDonMCO
Orlando
Member since Dec 2003
6902 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:51 am to
The Gumps may turn it around when they give up passing with Milroe and go back to three yards and a cloud of dust but I really hope not.
Posted by boweswi05
birmingham
Member since Aug 2016
5710 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:01 am to
I don't think you can consider a close game a team not being elite.

Would UGA last year be considered elite? They had a close game with Mizzou early. Then we all saw what they did in the CFP.

Every team has a bad game, even elite teams.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 8:02 am
Posted by Kirby4life
Frisco, Texas
Member since Sep 2011
260 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 9:28 am to
Reason for this in my opinion is the early effects of the open portal and untamed NIL.

Geaux Tiger! and F&*% Bama!
Posted by TexasTiger33
Member since Feb 2022
13364 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 11:46 am to
A few have been mentioned but generally I agree. Interesting season so far for that reason. Esp Pac-12
Posted by LuckyTiger57
Member since Dec 2015
1255 posts
Posted on 9/21/23 at 12:49 pm to
These teams are just beginning to evolve and will all get better as the season continues. No team will have reached their best potantial until Mid November. Then you will see who is dominant.
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