Quote Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg View Post
This is why I have a problem with having rankings before Week 4, preferably Week 6. Other than a couple of teams like Bama & Clemson, it's a complete crapshoot. It's for nothing more than generating interest and money from the big, fanatical fan bases like LSU, Auburn, Notre Dame, etc. No one knows who the real contenders and pretenders are until games are played. It sucks, but it's not changing.
Tbh I think Clemson was a crapshoot coming into the year. I think they ended up ranked 5 by default because of being defending champs and no one else really being loaded, but most people really kinda expected a step back after losing the best player in program history along with other NFL talent. They've clearly proven themselves to be worthy of the ranking now, but a few weeks ago we really had no idea.