According to BR:
Denmark
One star player surrounded by a lot of basic competence? Stanford, any year since Andrew Luck showed up.
Colombia
Sexy in yellow, but without any titles: the Oregon Ducks, who likewise came pretty close in 2014.
England
Maybe the easiest pick on the board. Old money + not all that great since the middle of the previous century + a landmark figure in the history of the sport + sprawling fanbase + huge letdowns that are letdowns despite everyone seeing them coming + always on NBC = Notre Dame.
Brazil
Glamorous talent, tons of style, spectacular defeats, a list of championships in various decades, a really old home stadium, and perpetually a contender? That’s USC.
Belgium
Staggering underachievement despite plenty of talent. UCLA!
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Denmark
One star player surrounded by a lot of basic competence? Stanford, any year since Andrew Luck showed up.
Colombia
Sexy in yellow, but without any titles: the Oregon Ducks, who likewise came pretty close in 2014.
England
Maybe the easiest pick on the board. Old money + not all that great since the middle of the previous century + a landmark figure in the history of the sport + sprawling fanbase + huge letdowns that are letdowns despite everyone seeing them coming + always on NBC = Notre Dame.
Brazil
Glamorous talent, tons of style, spectacular defeats, a list of championships in various decades, a really old home stadium, and perpetually a contender? That’s USC.
Belgium
Staggering underachievement despite plenty of talent. UCLA!
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