College football analyst Josh Pate does not hesitate to discuss his hot takes on various football teams. That’s why his list of top college football programs for 2025 was so surprising. But which team did he say would be the best?
CFB Analyst Josh Pate Reveals Next Season’s Top Contender
On Thursday’s episode of “Josh Pate’s College Football Show,” he looked at the 10 teams with the highest winning percentages over the past four seasons. He named one team he thinks could break into that group next season: the LSU Tigers.
“Let’s pretend that this graphic Colin is showing you on the screen right now. So, we’ve got Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, Clemson, and Tennessee,” he said.
“Congratulations, everyone. Have a seat at the table everyone wants to be at. Ok, so Kevin’s telling us there’s gonna be an addition to this table that isn’t there right now. Who is it going to be?” he continued.
“I think LSU just easily is my number one choice for someone who’s not there because they’re almost there already. The last few years—they’ve won nine games last year, 10 games the year before, 10 games the year before that,” Pate explained.
“They are a very good recruiter; they’re a really good [transfer] portal team. They’ve made really good organizational moves. I still believe in Brian Kelly. People call me stupid.”
Pate continued, “He’s never quote-unquote, “won the big one,” not won a National Championship. I’ve always believed he can—still believe he can. Again you can label me however you want to.
“Plus, it’s LSU,” Pate clarified. “Every coach that is capable of walking and chewing gum at the same time has won a National Championship down there since the turn of the millennium. Everyone’s done it. Which speaks to the fact that that purple and gold is a very strong brand.”
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If not for a mid-season collapse, LSU could have made the College Football Playoff this past season. They were on a roll and could have qualified for the SEC Championship Game, but the team lost three games in a row to Texas A&M, Alabama, and Florida, killing their national championship aspirations.
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