Starting 11: Bama and Clemson Distance Themselves

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We just finished September and amazingly the college football regular season is nearly halfway over.

That's just brutal.

We need to build in a couple more bye weeks for each team and start college football in mid-August. As is, the season is way too short.

Our top four playoff teams here at Outkick, if the season ended today, would be as follows:

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Oklahoma

4. Georgia

I'd have Penn State in my fifth spot and TCU in my sixth spot.
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1. This might be the best, deepest team Nick Saban has had at Alabama so far. 











2. Clemson is in the playoff too. 



















3. Ohio State still might be the best team in the Big Ten.
























5.    The best cumulative conference winning percentage of non-divisional opponents.
















































































(a) Example: East 1 non-divisional opponents are 20-7, East 2 non-divisional opponents are 19-8, East 3 non-divisional opponents are 14-13 – East 1 would be the representative.


























Over 30,000 of you voted in my poll with these guys at the top of the list and here was who you guys wanted.





































5. Ed Orgeron is a disaster at LSU. 





















6. Kevin Sumlin has a shot at getting to nine wins this year



















7. Who is the best team in the Pac 12?













8. Georgia looks dominant in year two under Kirby Smart.


















9. College football coaching buyouts are criminal.















10. My Heisman Top three:







11. The SEC power rankings 1-14






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