We are two weeks into the season, and it's been wacky and messy. So let's play a little believe/don't believe. I will start.

Believe:

1) Georgia is the best team in the country and I don't remember why we thought otherwise. Yeah so many dudes graduated but they won the recruiting crown multiple times and are in reload mode. 

2) OSU's defense is vastly better than last year. Yes, I get that the ND offense is butt, and Burke has to play better, but the speed, the scheme, the movement, and the disruption of the line are worlds better. If we thought a top 25 D would be enough to contend, we have it.

3) Clemson's D and the ACC's suckiness (and ND being what they are) means they are going to run the table and be back in the playoffs. No offense at all, but that D is real and the schedule is horrible. 

Don't believe:

1) Texas and USC are back! That Texas game had serious Charlie Weiss vibes about it - "we almost won, let's praise the coach and celebrate!" And 'SC - let's see them play a team with a pulse because I still think their lines can be worked. 

2) JJ McCarthy is the next Manziel! We may not even know what this dude is until Thanksgiving weekend given the schedule, but people are super excited about some plays against Hawaii - who Vandy carved up. 

3) Marcus Freeman will get this turned around. I have been a Freeman skeptic all the way and still am. Very likeable guy so everyone in the media has wanted this to be a home run, and the guy is recruiting his butt off. But he was DC for one year at a Power 5 where the results were meh, and it's too much too soon for him. I see a painful 3 years for ND as people come to terms with the reality that 10-11 wins a year under Kelly was actually kind of great.