I'm with the rest of you- Notre Dame is the most overrated team in the country. Their defense will suck again and I'm sicking of hearing the "speed" card. They will lose against either Penn St. or Mich at home and will lose at USC. Opening at Georgia Tech is no easy task as well.
I like Auburn and USC in the National Championship game. They have favorable schedules that should help them get there. I like Auburn to win it all.
Auburn has Washington State, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas all at home. Their only tough road games are at Alabama and South Carolina. They also have the conference championship game which should be tough. Still like them to get to championship game
USC has a cupcake road schedule consisting of Arkansas, UofA, Wash St, Stanford. Only two tough road games are at Oregon St. and at UCLA. They have home games against Neb, ASU, Oregon, Notre Dame, and CAL. While those are tough games, home field advantage should be enough. They lost key pieces to their offense and defense but are loaded with talent. They look like they have 2 great QB's, 2 of the best RB recruits in the country, 2 of the best safety recruits in the country.... They reload with talent like no other team in the country and will do so again this season. I made the mistake of saying some kid named Matt Leinart couldn't replace Carson Plamer and that it was ASU's year to get to the Rose Bowl. Not making that mistake with Booty or whomever else they throw in there. However, their inexperience at QB is an issue until proven otherwise and their schedule at the end of the season is also an obstacle. They finish at home against Oregon, CAL, Notre Dame, and at UCLA. Those are very tough games all in a row
I also like Florida State and Texas as sleepers. I don't like either teams QB situation (although Weatherford came on strong at the end of the season) but their schedules set up nicely.
