I think the return of the strong alpha male teams may have a different outcome than early seasons. The main reason is that we now have the yield. And Marge and Luke used it the way it should be used, to disable the strongest team behind you. Hopefully we will see teams using this legitimate new adjunct to equalize the race for those not as quick or as strong.
Red team, presumably Simon and Mattox, look like another Rob/Brendan, Chip/Reichen and Chris/Alex. Hopefully we will see other teams being smart enough to use the yield.
I disagree, BJ & Tyler (although very lucky), Eric & Jeremy and Tyler & James were all strong male teams that did very well throughout the entire race even in the new formant.
Second, I personally don't like the term "alpha male" team - it's all about casting, you can cast fit male teams such as Mark & Mike, Erwin & Goodwin or Brain & Greg that turned up as teams of screw ups.
About the teams in this season –team Orange guys Simon & Boyed (?) seem to be the only classic "alpha male" team in this season (although from the pics I think they both are late 30's/mid 40's) being successful, fit and good looking, but again we need to see how they race to make that assumption.
The red team looks like two unfit "just out of collage" guys in their early 20's - I don't need to add what other team in the past seasons fall under this type cast and the basketball players (as well as the poker players) look like a novelty act.