(09-02-2017 11:52 PM)Kittonhead Wrote: (09-02-2017 10:21 PM)Rabonchild Wrote: The distance between the P5 and G5 is growing.
I think it's improved coaching by the P5.
Of the top 50 coaching staffs in the country probably 48 of them are in the P5.
The better G5's like Northern Ill, Western Mich, Southern Miss ect. playing P5 tight but most are falling completely apart in their games.
No, it's not the coaching. It's the money that the P5 keeps making more of while the G5 keeps making less by comparison. Money pays for those 15 coaches in Alabama's booth and Ohio State's booth. They have more 1 on 1 time with players because they have twice a many coaches with which to do it. And that doesn't include their recruiting staff and scouts.
As for the weekend the jury is still out on the SEC. Should A&M and Tennessee win it will have been a phenomenal week. The lone loss would be Florida minus 2 key starters and 8 other players.
If the SEC loses the UCLA or Georgia Tech games then clearly the best week belonged to the Big 10.
Penn State looks to be the class of the Big 10, IMO. Wisconsin and Ohio State have the pieces but haven't gotten them placed yet. Nebraska and Illinois (both wins) looked the worst. Indiana and Rutgers (both losses) looked much improved as did Purdue (loss) and Maryland (big win).
The problem with the Big 10 last year is that they had 6 strong teams at the top, 2 in the middle and 2 more below that and 4 at the bottom. This year it will be much much more balanced. The bottom 4 will inflict a few losses on the middle and maybe one on somebody at the top.
As for the Big 12 should WVU put the wood to Va Tech then Oklahoma, OSU, T.C.U., and WVU will be the race that develops. If Va Tech beats W.V.U. then that will virtually assure the scuttling of the Big 12 for a playoff spot, especially if Ohio State lays a loss on the Sooners. Why? Because then if OSU has just 1 loss their SOS will be questioned.
USC looked like a fraud. Washington was no different than Wisconsin and Ohio State. They had a bad first half and sort of pulled away at the end. Stanford looks like the real deal and the jury is out on UCLA until tomorrow evening. Cal could sneak into that mix of PAC contenders and don't sleep on Mike Leach's Cougars. Colorado also looked solid.
Should Auburn find a way to upset Clemson then the ACC would be in serious jeopardy, but Clemson still looks pretty solid to me.
And one other thing. L.S.U. looked pretty complete to me. They'll give Bama a tussle.