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People here tend to be harder on ND than they would be by tf86

On another team in an otherwise similar situation to ND. I don't always get that, although I suppose I understand the motivation behind it.

To answer your question in a more general way, I see this season as follows:

1 elite team (Georgia)
2-4 other teams that might be capable of taking down that elite team under the right set of circumstances.
5-10 other teams that are certainly a cut below the above referenced teams, but a cut above everyone else (this is the category where I have ND).