

Using win totals from DraftKings, I will boldly proclaim which college football teams will be bad by not living up to the hype. To me, there are teams who will absolutely not meet those numbers, but the fan bases – or media - think differently. Sports books are not the be-all-end-all from a prediction standpoint for college football programs winning games, but their win totals do set a marker for teams to meet. Most teams will not reach that level, and that is why there is value in meeting other expectations - like winning a certain amount of games. As a person who writes about one of those five, there is no shame in not being on that list. Not every team in the country can win a national championship, and to me, there are five at most who could potentially hoist the trophy. There is nothing wrong with a person getting excited about their team’s upcoming season, but there is also nothing wrong with other people having more reasonable expectations. With all the hype trains getting rolling, there needs to be some warning signs on the track for some of the more zealous fan bases. įall camp is approaching across the country, and that means fans of all teams are about to get overly ambitious about their chances of success. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”Bold Predictions” articles here. This week is all about making predictions that may or may not be reasonable, in fact, some might say they are bold. From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week.
