.The countdown to the college soccer season is on, as Week 0 begins along with a handful of activities on Saturday, Aug. 24. Along with a couple of full weeks left before kickoff, "Bear Wagers" is also continuing its own countdown to the 2024 period. Recently, the "Bear Wagers" squad shared their favorite win total wagers and also Heisman long-shot bets.This week, Chris "The Bear" Fallica and also Geoff Schwartz were actually signed up with by Collin Wilson of "The Action Network" to review their preferred University Regulation football Playoff selects and which teams they are actually fading moving into the 2024 season. Permit's dive into the exciting. The first Instructors Survey for the 2024 season was actually discharged on Monday. Which top-10 crew are you one of the most interested about going into the season?The Bear: Florida State " You get 10 starters back. You dropped essentially every person on protection. Are we certain DJ Uiagalelei is a Power 4 quarterback? All brand-new skill posture players. You have actually acquired the Clemson activity. You visit SMU. You head to Miami. You most likely to Notre Dame. The Fla activity in the end of the year, that knows what might occur in that one." Wilson: Michigan" There is actually 4 groups I can't observe befalling of the best 10: Ole Miss, Penn State, Georgia as well as Oregon possess schedules that state that they're going to gain 10 video games. I think they possess the deepness. " Michigan doesn't possess a quarterback that can easily toss. You're going to survive Jack Tuttle, or even are you just heading to take what you did versus Penn Condition in the 2nd fifty percent as well as only run the round up in between the deals with the whole entire opportunity, and not allow your quarterback to throw? That's not sustainable." CFB Playoff Best Bets: Large 10's Penn State and also Iowa Which unpleasant surprise crews perform you possess missing the University Football Playoff?Wilson: Texas (+172 to miss out on playoff)" I have Texas Under 9.5 success on an alternate line. It's +160 available. When Steve Sarkisian pertained to Austin, he got on fire. He was actually fourth in red-zone touchdown percentage. In 2015, that fell to 120th." This group is actually not as great, and also when you don't possess Byron Murphy and T'Vondre Sweat on the defensive inside, you can not drop seven right into coverage. I presume Texas is in for some problem." Which team perform you think is overpriced to make the University Regulation football Playoff?Wilson: Ohio State (-700 )" There's a great deal of moving parts to this team, and there are actually a lot of things that none people can find. We do not know what the add-on of Quinshon Judkins during that locker room is actually, considering that it had not been good at Ole Miss. He possessed annoying linemen only leaving him on the turf and also definitely would not help pick him up. ... Will definitely Howard is certainly not a deep-ball thrower whatsoever. He possessed as a lot of turnover-worthy plays as major-league throws when you take a look at passes over 20 gardens." The cost is terrible. Can a person tell me why this team is -700 to bring in the Playoff as well as Oregon is actually -300 to create the playoff, however they possess the same win overall?" How about the Major 12-- exist any kind of seminar title or even CFP-related wagers you like along with the conference?The Bear: UCF to make the CFP (+1300 )" I presume every person here is simply sort of assuming that it's either heading to be actually Utah or even Kansas State that gains the meeting, however I assume this is a conference that you could require to appear a little bit much deeper. If you are actually seeking someone kind of truly off the chart to make the Playoff, I presume pair of groups that may not be receiving votes today or even are actually acquiring a handful of ballots who might be dark horses are UCF and Iowa State." Wilson: Wager Utah to make the CFP as opposed to gaining the Major 12 (+240 )" You recognize this is a nine-win schedule and also Utah could be a 10-win group. Certainly not just do they possess the pedigree of being actually Pac-12 champions a number of times, will the board certainly not like to have a home activity in Rice-Eccles Arena? Holy cow, that would certainly be great. However I presume they'll possess a sufficient document. I don't presume adventure even matters." Which group outside the top 25 do you presume is probably to startle and create it in to the leading 10? Wilson: SMU or even Rutgers" SMU has gone portal-heavy in the trench. Rhett Lashlee has one thing happening down there. Ridiculous protective amounts-- I am actually speaking leading 10 in all coming from series backyards and also protection. Kid, did they get blessed due to the organizing The lords in the ACC. I predict all of them at 9.5 victories." The various other is Rutgers. You wish to discuss leaving the Huge 10 East division schedule and having the highest possible encounter amounts on both sides of the sphere in this particular conference-- oh my goodness. Something's going on up there." Which non-power event team perform you think are going to make the CFP?Wilson: Appalachian Condition (+1400 )" They are actually the training class of the Sun Belt. Texas Condition is getting a small amount a lot of affection. They perform have a game on the schedule versus Clemson, as well as considering what App State has done with North Carolina as well as where that activity falls on the schedule, if they may have an excellent showing, possibly lose through a property or even cover the video game and also look really good there certainly, they can easily take the rest of the routine, and also they may create it." James Franklin on adjusting to the new-look Significant 10 What are your ideal related College Volleyball Playoff bets?The Bear: Penn State to produce the CFP (-140 )" No staff is better satisfied for the Playoff growth than Penn State. If you return over the final 8 years, they would certainly possess made the Playoff within this circumstance six opportunities. The seven straight reductions to Ohio Condition definitely would not have actually mattered. They do not play Michigan this year. The defense is actually still packed." Schwartz: Iowa to create the CFP (+790 )" Iowa gained 10 regular-season video games final time, averaging 15 factors per video game. If they're just a little better on outburst, what do they become? A 10-win team, simply. They have Ohio Condition [on the timetable] Tough video game gon na drop that video game. No Oregon, Michigan, Penn Condition or USC. Their timetable is actually incredibly quick and easy." Want terrific stories provided straight to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Athletics profile, and also follow organizations, teams and also gamers to get a customized e-newsletter daily! Get much more coming from University Volleyball Follow your favorites to acquire info concerning activities, headlines and even more.