I've never attempted a way-too-early top 25, and, given the realities of the transfer portal, the idea of handicapping teams that won't play until eight months from now seemed even crazier.
Well, as George Costanza once said: "You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!"
To preserve my sanity, I tried to keep my criteria for evaluation pretty straightforward: Who is returning a proven quarterback, who has a coach who has developed a dependable culture of winning, and who is taking advantage of the transfer portal to plug holes?
