(05-14-2019 10:38 PM)4x4hokies Wrote:  

(05-14-2019 11:10 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  OK, so here are the protected teams:

Pac-12: USC, UCLA, California, Oregon, Washington ||
ACC: Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Miami ||
Big 12: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Oklahoma State, West Virginia ||
B1G: Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin ||
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M ||

No major mistakes that I can see.

Here's the draft order (P5 only) for rounds 1 & 2:
Pac, ACC, XII, B1G, SEC, SEC, B1G, XII, ACC, Pac

It's important to get great value in the first 2 picks, IMO.

The first pick should be easy enough. These are my top teams - just take the highest one available:

ACC Big Board (unprotected teams):
1. Notre Dame
2. LSU
3. Tennessee
4. Nebraska

(Sorry, GTS, but if LSU and TN are both available, I have to take LSU)

The 2nd pick is much tougher. Here are the top Eastern-ish teams I expect to be available:

Maryland
South Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
Northwestern
Ole Miss
Purdue
Indiana

Any recommendations on how to order those?

I'm also going to contact the other GMs about trading down for extra picks - assuming the Pac-12 takes Notre Dame.

Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Arizona State, and Arizona are good P5 choices not protected.

My list would go something like: Notre Dame, Tennessee, Michigan State, Illinois, Kentucky, GT, UVA, Indiana or Purdue, Maryland, Duke, South Carolina, Missouri, Pitt, Vandy, Iowa, Northwestern...

Yes, I saw that the Big Ten decided to protect Nebraska instead of Michigan State. Worse for the Big XII, better for the ACC.

I also forgot to include unprotected teams from the ACC on my big board - duh!

Not sure I would agree with putting Illinois that high though.