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Summer loves are interesting before they are contenders

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2026-06-02

Ty Hildenbrandt

"This is certainly not to say these teams are competing for a conference title."

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Thomas's question gives the show a useful early-June category: teams that are starting to pull attention before the full preview dive, even if they are not title picks. Ty is explicit that the bar is interest and further discussion, not playoff certainty.

The first list spans Cal, Louisville, Washington, USC, Houston, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Florida, North Dakota State, UNLV, and Boise State. Dan extends it with UCLA, Iowa, Memphis, New Mexico, Minnesota, and a Big 12 watchlist. The larger posture is that June affection is permission to investigate, not a settled prediction.

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