re: Next college football champion not from the SEC.

Oregon.

Penn State and if CFB is played this year Oklahoma State will have a chance.

That's why Gundy is running his mouth to the press about getting the training camps open.

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I guess the obvious answer would be Oklahoma based off of them actually making the playoffs multiple times already, but the last two times they have looked so outmatched it’s hard to envision them winning it.

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I think they'll eventually break through. They've had one team that was absolutely good enough to win it (2017). If they keep sending explosive offenses to the playoff, it'll break their way one of these years.

Unless you were going something completely different than anything I’ve ever seen before, you fricked up your username really bad

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Oregon

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3 five stars in 2020 class.

thats what it takes.

Texas is the only program that (a) meets your criteria (no SEC, Ohio State, or Clemson) and (b) has reeled in Top 10 classes in each of the last 3 recruiting cycles.

Oklahoma has had two, and a handful of other programs have had one (USC, Penn State, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon, Michigan).

Conclusion: Texas.

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If they can keep Cristobal I think this is the right answer.

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Since I’m pretty sure Dabo will not leave Clemson to come back home when Saban hangs it up, I’m thinking Cristobal would be very high up on Bama’s radar but nobody can hang with Phil Knight in the money department if Knight wants to keep him so it’s highly likely he will stay at Oregon. If USC makes the right hire or finally starts recruiting like they should, they will make a run. Michigan and Penn St are recruiting pretty well lately so they could have a shot.

I’ll say Texas.

Bottom line: it’s pathetic that it’s this difficult to find teams with a shot. I do not remember this being the case during my childhood. Nebraska, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Michigan, Colorado, Penn State were seemingly in contention during those mid-90’s seasons. Tennessee, UCLA, Kansas State all had legit opportunities as the decade closed. Arizona State and fricking Northwestern were close to having a shot. I’m not even mentioning ubdefeateds on probation like Auburn or Aggy, or the early 90’s with Bama.

For the last 5 years, we’ve had the same boring shite. It’s insane that a team like LSU last year was considered a surprise. It’s not because the talent was never there, but because the current system has narrowed the field considerably, as well as the increased influence upon money and facilities.

Wisconsin
UNC in 2021