# Who will beat The Tide this year? SI says Stanford **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 13, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156 "2013-08-13T20:24:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/1 "2013-08-13T20:24:46Z")
[Stanford?](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130813/alabama-challengers-ohio-state-texas-am-stanford-south-carolina/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_sports) I can actually see the case for Texas A&M, if their offense can jump past Bama’s Big-D, but seriously? Stanford? :rolleyes: Was a fun read, at least. Personally, I think Ohio State has a better chance. Even at that, it looks to me like a wide open field of contenders. and who says Bammy will be back in the Title game anyways? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/2 "2013-08-14T00:53:12Z")
Texas A&M will be lucky to make a bowl game if “Johnny Football” is ineligible. The rest of it is wishful thinking. The SEC champion will win the BCS for the 8th consecutive year, and Bama is a clear favorite to win the SEC again. Ohio State, Stanford, whoever the sacrificial lamb offered up on the BCS altar may be, the result is certain. ROLL TIDE! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/3 "2013-08-15T19:58:43Z")
No one else gonna bite? ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/4 "2013-08-16T00:50:43Z")
My Nebraska Cornhuskers. Here’s how: Nebraska merely has to score more points then the opposition in each game. That done, they should get selected for the BCS title game. The BCS is a mite twitchy if you’re not an SEC team, so no guarantees. Then use the same cunning strategy to beat Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/5 "2013-08-16T01:07:50Z")
I think the Gamecocks have a shot. This could be Spurrier’s best team at SC. If they can beat Georgia they have a good shot to make the SEC championship game. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/6 "2013-08-16T22:01:01Z")
Just note that last year, SI had preseason rankings of: 1. Alabama 2. USC (the Southern Cal version, not South Carolina) 3. LSU 4. Oregon ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/7 "2013-08-16T22:56:46Z")
Yeah, it was an odd one loss year for a lot of programs. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/8 "2013-08-17T00:44:00Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > Just note that last year, SI had preseason rankings of: > > 1. Alabama > 2. USC (the Southern Cal version, not South Carolina) > 3. LSU > 4. Oregon I’ve been told to call South Carolina “Scar” by my SEC friends to avoid confusion. Ohio St. is rolling in with a mystique about them that makes them a very interesting pick. I don’t think South Carolina has much of a chance even with Clowney being the most highly rated defensive player of the past… 10 or so years. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-beat-the-tide-this-year-si-says-stanford/666156/9 "2013-08-17T01:02:54Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster;16569320 The SEC champion will win the BCS for the 8th consecutive year, and Bama is a clear favorite to win the SEC again. [/QUOTE] They will likely have a team in the title game again, if only because they have the pollsters in their back pocket. The Tide will feast on cupcakes much of the year, last years 4-8 Colorado State team as well as powerhouses Georgia State and Chattanooga.