Worst College Football Bold Predictions of the Season

Reviewing Failed Bold Predictions

• 🏆 The show revisits bold college football predictions submitted by viewers, focusing on those that failed spectacularly, rather than those that succeeded.
• 💡 The criteria for a bold prediction include a boldness scale rating of 9.5 or higher, with the understanding that failed predictions will be "trashed unmercifully."

Clemson, Penn State, and LSU's Playoff Bust

• 🎯 A prediction that Clemson, Penn State, and LSU would be the top three teams in the College Football Playoff was made.
• 📉 In reality, these teams, preseason ranked #2, #4, and #9 respectively, ended the season unranked and struggled, with records of 7-5, 7-5, and 6-6, barely making bowl eligibility.
• quarterback development or that they were simply who they were.

South Carolina's Offensive and Defensive Woes

• 🏈 A prediction stated South Carolina would have a top 10 offense, top 15 defense, and make the College Football Playoff, with a mention of Lenoir Sellers going to New York.
• 📉 The team finished 4-8, missing a bowl game, and were winless in October ("Cocktober").
• 📊 Offensively, they ranked 108th, and defensively, 53rd, far from the predicted top tiers.

Big 12 Playoff Hopes Dashed

• 🗺️ A prediction suggested three Big 12 teams would make the playoff, with Arizona State not being one of them.
• 🧐 While only one Big 12 team made the playoff, BYU (12th), Utah (15th), and Arizona (17th) were close to the playoff bubble.
• ✅ Arizona State finished outside the top 25, fulfilling that part of the prediction, but the overall prediction of three Big 12 teams did not hit.