Mildly interesting article. A bit of stargazing and quick mention of UM. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see where our roster sits on the Blue-Chip Ratio list. There is a lot of JH crooting going on to get us there, but still well behind Bama and tOSU (not that the star gazers on the fort don't remind us constantly).
https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/30/16227782/national-championship-contenders-10-types
"But college football is also easy to predict, at least from a macro perspective. Only four active head coaches have ever won a national championship: Alabama’s Nick Saban, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. Seven of the 12 spots in the first three renditions of the college football playoff have gone to three teams: Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State. It is virtually impossible for a team to win the title if less than half of its roster is made up of four- or five-star recruits, and only 10 schools entering the 2017 season fit that description. The players change, but the big-picture outlook doesn’t."
The Obvious Champion: Alabama
The Please Forget What I Wrote in a Few Days Champion: Florida State
The Plausible Contrarians’ Champion: Ohio State
The New York Jets Vicarious Lifestyle Champion: USC
The Defense-Optional Champion: Oklahoma
The Repeat Champion: Clemson
The Iron Bowl Switcheroo Champion: Auburn
The National Champion I Want, Plausible Edition: LSU
The Rodger’s Attempt to Avoid Angry Fan Mail Champion: Michigan
The 2007 Disaster Scenario Anniversary Champion: South Florida
THESE TEAMS MADE THE BLUE-CHIP RATIO CUT
Team Blue-Chip Ratio
Alabama 80%
Ohio State 71%
LSU 65%
Florida State 65%
Georgia 63%
USC 63%
Michigan 61%
Auburn 59%
Clemson 56%
Notre Dame 56%
https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/30/16227782/national-championship-contenders-10-types
"But college football is also easy to predict, at least from a macro perspective. Only four active head coaches have ever won a national championship: Alabama’s Nick Saban, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. Seven of the 12 spots in the first three renditions of the college football playoff have gone to three teams: Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State. It is virtually impossible for a team to win the title if less than half of its roster is made up of four- or five-star recruits, and only 10 schools entering the 2017 season fit that description. The players change, but the big-picture outlook doesn’t."
The Obvious Champion: Alabama
The Please Forget What I Wrote in a Few Days Champion: Florida State
The Plausible Contrarians’ Champion: Ohio State
The New York Jets Vicarious Lifestyle Champion: USC
The Defense-Optional Champion: Oklahoma
The Repeat Champion: Clemson
The Iron Bowl Switcheroo Champion: Auburn
The National Champion I Want, Plausible Edition: LSU
The Rodger’s Attempt to Avoid Angry Fan Mail Champion: Michigan
The 2007 Disaster Scenario Anniversary Champion: South Florida
THESE TEAMS MADE THE BLUE-CHIP RATIO CUT
Team Blue-Chip Ratio
Alabama 80%
Ohio State 71%
LSU 65%
Florida State 65%
Georgia 63%
USC 63%
Michigan 61%
Auburn 59%
Clemson 56%
Notre Dame 56%
