Posted on 08/31/2025 10:28:38 AM PDT by C19fan
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: Week 1 in college football can be misleading.
Recent history is littered with season openers that didn’t affect the next dozen weeks like we thought they would. Drawing season-long conclusions based on one weekend’s worth of games is a perilous endeavor. Do it at your own risk.
But make no mistake. Saturday wasn't a great day for the SEC. And could have been a lot worse if No. 9 LSU hadn't snapped a five-game Week 1 losing streak against No. 4 Clemson.
Texas entered 2025 as the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the first time and won’t spend a second set of rankings at that spot after losing 14-7 at No. 3 Ohio State. The Longhorns were slight underdogs to the defending national champions before kickoff.
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8 wasn’t enough. 11 is about right. I think the transcontinental conferences make no sense at all. They broke college sports.
Facing one of the best defenses in the country in a road game at an extremely difficult place to place might be factors, too.
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