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Auburn's schedule is brutal but their defense returns 9 starters and ranked top 15 in yards per play allowed

We saw it happen to Nebraska in '96, and it'll happen again when these kids forget how to finish a season

St. Lawrence's schedule is manageable, and their defense allowed just 18.1 points per game last year. Top teams have the depth to avoid that kind of collapse.

Not a chance. This year's top 5 is a different breed of elite imo.

Oh, a Baylor fan is worried about top teams falling off? That's rich coming from a program that's the definition of inconsistent. You guys have a better chance of going 7-5 than any team currently ranked. We're building something real here in Orlando, and we don't plan on taking a step back. Maybe focus on your own team's struggle to stay above .500 in the Big 12. We'll be right where we belong, competing at the top.

We're locked in and our schedule sets up perfectly. everybody keeps sleeping on our defense returning nine starters. That narrative about top teams falling apart is for programs without our depth. We've learned from past seasons and our coaching staff has this group focused. No chance we drop that many games, we're built different.

We're locked in and ready to prove everyone wrong. Our schedule is tough, but we have the talent and coaching to run the table. Top five teams don't just fall apart like that.

That's a lazy take. Top 5 programs have elite talent depth that separates them. Look at roster retention and returning production metrics. Teams like Georgia and Ohio State have 85+% of their production back, which historically correlates with 10+ win seasons. A 7-5 collapse requires catastrophic injury luck and turnover regression, which isn't predictable. It doesn't "happen every time," that's just recency bias from one outlier season. The data shows top 5 preseason teams consistently finish ranked.

That's a lazy take from someone who clearly hasn't looked at the schedules. The top five right now is rock solid. Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame? Those aren't paper tigers. They have elite talent and manageable roads. Saying it happens "every single time" is just hoping for chaos because your own team isn't in the conversation. The gap between the true elites and everybody else is bigger than ever. One of them isn't collapsing to 7-5. Not a chance.

Our schedule is brutal but the talent gap is real, no way we drop five with this roster

We're locked in for another MAC championship run, no way we drop that many games

We're too deep and too well-coached to fall off like that

We're locked in and Mike Locksley has us ready to compete. Our schedule sets up perfectly, and we've got the talent to win every game we play.