I think there's a good chance Texas doesn't cover this one (opened at -35, was bet down recently to -32.5), but I was thinking more along the lines of a backdoor cover with Sark calling off the dogs early and looking ahead to Michigan than CSU hanging around throughout the game, but both are in the realm of likely possibilities
An interesting difference between Tice and Brugler is Mykel Williams; Tice said on his pod that Mykel Williams is his #1 prospect (although he said Will Johnson and Abdul Carter are in the conversation), calling him Travon Walker but good at pass rushing
Brugler and Daniel Jeremiah are the two best public draft guys. They're pretty good at not only scouting, but also talking to front office personnel from every team in the league to help guide their mocks/big boards to make sure they aren't too far off. I think Tice is really good too, although his still will be farther off from consensus because he just straight up gives his opinions without regard to how the league views things
Brugler is usually way ahead of the curve on guys, and he's releasing his first big board today. Tice should release an updated one tomorrow I believe. DJ doesn't usually release anything until the season is over. I think everyone else is run-of-the-mill and basically puts out echo chamber work that anyone of us could do
Here's a mock from one of those guys, Field Yates
1) Carson Beck- QB- Georgia
2) James Pearce Jr- Edge- Tennessee
3) Kelvin Banks- OT- Texas
4) Shedeur Sanders- QB- Colorado
5) Mykel Williams- Edge- Georgia
6) Will Johnson- CB- Michigan
7) Mason Graham- DT- Michigan
'8) Quinn Ewers- QB- Texas
9) Nic Scourton- Edge- A&M
10) Will Campbell- OT- LSU
11) Travis Hunter- WR/CB- Colorado
12) Benjamin Morrison- CB- Notre Dame
13) Tetairoa McMillan- WR- Arizona
14) Malaki Starks- S- Georgia
15) Denzel Burke- CB- Ohio State
16) Emery Jones- OT- LSU
17) JT Tuimoloau- Edge- Ohio State
18) Colston Loveland- TE- Michigan
19) Luther Burden III- WR- Missouri
20) Deone Walker- DT- Kentucky
21) Jonah Savaiinaea- OG/OT- Arizona
22) Abdul Carter- Edge- Penn State
23) Harold Perkins- LB- LSU
24) Patrick Payton- Edge- FSU
25) Emeka Egbuka- WR- Ohio State
26) Donovan Jackson- OG- Ohio State
27) Tacario Davis- CB- Arizona
28) Isaiah Bond- WR- Texas
29) Tyler Booker- OG- Alabama
30) Landon Jackson- Edge- Arkansas
31) Kenneth Grant- DT- Michigan
32) Tommy Hill- CB- Nebraska
This is the worst Notre Dame OL in awhile. Scheming around a strong DL while your OL isn't great is easier said than done, especially in front of what should be a tough road environment. I think we're looking at a low scoring poop fest, with Notre Dame having the edge since they have a healthier roster and a better QB. Something like 17-13 Notre Dame, with an easy hit on the under
Scourton would start for Texas
He had two sacks vs Michigan, a sack vs Ohio State, and a total of ten sacks vs P5 schools last year, and he's very good against the run
It wouldn't have mattered. First one in, last one out, and spending hours watching film and talking to the coordinator and position coach on the phone in your free time is the minimum at the position, and he didn't even meet that threshold
I'll take a way too early stab. Starters in bold
G: Ant Edwards, Devin Booker, Tyrese Maxey, Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs
W: Jason Tatum, Paolo Banchero, Brandon Miller, Kevin Durant
'C: Chet Holmgren, Bam Adebayo, Dereck Lively II
After Holiday ages out, Suggs will likely be the best ball pressuring guard option, and if he's shooting threes, then he should be an option. Some of these teams don't have high quality guard play, and you can completely disrupt their offense with ball pressure on their point guard
There are a dozen great guards the US team can choose from, but the better you are without the ball and the better you are defensively, the more you separate from the others
All of those young guys will still be young, and some won't pay out. Traore might not even pan out, or he might not be ready for the big stage yet. They'll be scary because of Wemba though, plus Risacher and Coulibaly should be solid NBA starters by that point