2015 College Football Predictions
By Ty Duffy
The 2015 College Football season arrived. TBL writers are here to make predictions. They will probably link back to this, should one of these predictions miraculously come true.
FOUR TEAMS THAT REACH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
Duffy: Ohio State, Alabama, Baylor, Oregon
McIntyre: Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Notre Dame
Glasspiegel: Ohio State, TCU, Oregon, Auburn
Shamburger: Ohio State, USC, LSU, TCU
Lisk: Ohio State, TCU, Alabama, Georgia
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
Duffy: Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Good bet to put up stupid good numbers if healthy. Voters like stupid good numbers.)
McIntyre: Brad Kaaya of Miami narrowly over Christian Hackenberg of Penn State.
Glasspiegel: J.T. Barrett
Shamburger: Leonard Fournette
Lisk: Deshaun Watson
BIGGEST UPSET
Duffy: Texas Tech in a shootout over TCU, the revenge of Coach Handsome. (check the trap games list)
McIntyre: Texas Tech over TCU
Glasspiegel: Wisconsin over Alabama
Shamburger: Miss State over Alabama (this GIF sums up this pick)
Lisk: Washington over Oregon
SURPRISE TEAM
Duffy: Oklahoma State
McIntyre: Stanford. (No, I didn’t quite get 100-1.)
Glasspiegel: Ole Miss
Shamburger: Tennessee
Lisk: Louisville
DISAPPOINTING TEAM
Duffy: Notre Dame
McIntyre: Auburn
Glasspiegel: Michigan
Shamburger: Wisconsin
Lisk: USC
NEXT BIG NAME COACH FIRED
Duffy: Al Golden, Miami (Things could get sweaty with Nebraska, Cincinnati, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Clemson before Halloween.)
Glasspiegel: Steve Sarkisian
Shamburger: Al Golden
Lisk: Al Golden
BEST JOB AVAILABLE FOR 2016
Duffy: Miami (paging Lane Kiffin…)
McIntyre: Alabama/Notre Dame? [Come on, it’d make late December and early January so fun.]
Glasspiegel: USC
Shamburger: __insert your least favorite team here__ … Alabama? (won’t happen)
Lisk: Miami
JIM HARBAUGH WILL …
Duffy: Have a solid season that leaves fans and media optimistic about what’s to come.
McIntyre: Get the Wolverines above .500, but 2016 is the year they contend for a playoff spot.
Glasspiegel: Have entertaining gesticulations in losses.
Shamburger: Wear khakis pants and give awkward interviews all season.
Lisk: provide the best sideline interviews of the year, and hopefully give his brother a run for the title
STEVE SPURRIER WILL …
Duffy: Have the most entertaining 6-6 season on record before retiring.
McIntyre: Be the 3rd most written-about coach on The Big Lead, after Meyer and Harbaugh.
Glasspiegel: Talk some more shit about Clemson.
Shamburger: Never retire.
NICK SABAN WILL …
Duffy: Make millions, be grumpy, come a play or two away from a national title. Alabama has him in a bear hug.
McIntyre: Leave Alabama after this season and be replaced by … Chip Kelly? (Dare to dream!)
Glasspiegel: Threaten to leave Alabama, but stay for a king’s ransom.
Shamburger: Leave Alabama. Do it Nick! You know you want to!
Lisk: continue to be too honest. It’s his biggest fault! He just said that this week.
[images via Getty]