Starting 11: Jim Harbaugh Is Overrated Edition

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If I were on the playoff committee these would be my four playoff teams after week six of the college football season:

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Georgia

4. Penn State

My fifth team would be Washington and my sixth team would be Ohio State.

That's who I think is the best, not who I think is the most deserving. Clearly, Ohio State deserves to be ranked below Oklahoma, but I think the Buckeyes are playing better than the Sooners at this particular point in time.

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1. Jim Harbaugh is the most overrated coach in college football. 













2. The SEC has a decent chance to get two teams into the playoff.













3. Washington is the most likely team in college football to go 13-0.











4. The Big 12 is in playoff jeopardy. 













5. The Big Ten East title will come down to Penn State at Ohio State.













6. Clemson has just one top 25 team left on its schedule -- at N.C. State, but look out for the Miami Hurricanes under Mark Richt in year two. 











7.  This is the worst play-by-play call in the history of college football. 











































































































8. Notre Dame has a chance to go 11-1 and has won every game except Georgia by twenty or more points. 

(This is proven by 538's statistical analysis of preseason ranking compared with actual results.)











9. Let's take a look at the SEC coaching hot seat.

























10. Here's my Heisman top four:










11. SEC power rankings 1-14:


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