SEC Football...overrated again

[tkdcoach]

There's always time to point out how perennially overrated most of SEC football is. P.S. Memphis > Ole Miss (who're still overrated). We'll see how that plays out but I expect another loss similar to OSU drubbing them. Sorry Tide fans, you get too many free passes, and we have a CFP now, so earn it for once.

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

It is hilarious really.

 

[Rollem Cards]

But they have uk!!!!

 

[Rollem Cards]

90% of the $ECs is just like uk in spirit.

From April to October, they're World Beaters!!!

 

[mrFootballFan]

90% of the $ECs is just like uk in spirit.

From April to October, they're World Beaters!!!

The S-ez used to get a bye into the championship game....

 

[CardLaw]

There's always time to point out how perennially overrated most of SEC football is. P.S. Memphis > Ole Miss (who're still overrated). We'll see how that plays out but I expect another loss similar to OSU drubbing them. Sorry Tide fans, you get too many free passes, and we have a CFP now, so earn it for once.

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He left out Florida.

They were unranked preseason and are now 18 in both the AP and the playoff rankings. Granted, that is not great, but they did it with a first year coach; losing their QB early to be replaced by one of the worst QB's in world history; and the absolutely worst OC of all time in Doug Nussmeir. OK, Coach Nussmeir is one of JLS's guys and did a decent job in 2013 at Alabama. But, in 2014 when he didn't have the greatest offensive line God ever made, he sucked. And Florida's offense this year is nothing short of putrid.

 

[BooneCo_Card]

There's always time to point out how perennially overrated most of SEC football is. P.S. Memphis > Ole Miss (who're still overrated). We'll see how that plays out but I expect another loss similar to OSU drubbing them. Sorry Tide fans, you get too many free passes, and we have a CFP now, so earn it for once.

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QB play sucked league wide. A lot of guys who will play on Sunday but no quality QBs. Worst I've seen the SEC since the 60's.

 

[Knucklehank1]

He left out Florida.

They were unranked preseason and are now 18 in both the AP and the playoff rankings. Granted, that is not great, but they did it with a first year coach; losing their QB early to be replaced by one of the worst QB's in world history; and the absolutely worst OC of all time in Doug Nussmeir. OK, Coach Nussmeir is one of JLS's guys and did a decent job in 2013 at Alabama. But, in 2014 when he didn't have the greatest offensive line God ever made, he sucked. And Florida's offense this year is nothing short of putrid.

Florida has to be one of the worst 10-2 teams I've ever seen, especially on offense. If there are only 17 teams better than them, then I'm very surprised. I think they were the beneficiary of a historically horrible SEC East. Funny that UK couldn't capitalize on that given that their coach is now the most tenured in that division.

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

He left out Florida.

They were unranked preseason and are now 18 in both the AP and the playoff rankings. Granted, that is not great, but they did it with a first year coach; losing their QB early to be replaced by one of the worst QB's in world history; and the absolutely worst OC of all time in Doug Nussmeir. OK, Coach Nussmeir is one of JLS's guys and did a decent job in 2013 at Alabama. But, in 2014 when he didn't have the greatest offensive line God ever made, he sucked. And Florida's offense this year is nothing short of putrid.

All well and good, if you were responding to a FLA thread. Or, if there were only a couple SEC teams rated incorrectly pre-season and the "miss" on FLA somehow offset the other misses. But too bad for you, there's just too many SEC misses in the screenshot for your "Don't forget FLA" cry to be consequential to the thread.

Sadly for you, the thread is about the quantity of Pre-Season SEC teams that were ranked in error, and where are they now. That's a pretty telling screen shot, no matter how badly you spin your failed agenda.

Too bad. So sad. Not really.

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Lots of tradition in the SEC, I think the bottom line is the pre-season voters are just lazy, and more concerned about making a mistake by rating a team out of the tradition circle jerk and being proven wrong about it than they are about being concerned about missing on name brand.

 

[Mayoman]

Just goes to show that preseason ratings are over rated as the standard for the true quality of the teams. Should not have any poll till until at last week 4 is over.

OP point and the chart speaks for itself.......facts always hurt.....and the rest of the CFB world knows the truth of the matter IRGT the SEC's media bias..

I will be a huge Gator fan in that game with Bama......and if they win.....it would be long due poetic justice to see no SEC team make the F$4. If only.....FB fans everywhere other than in the South would be ecstatic.

 

[tkdcoach]

He left out Florida.

Premise of the chart is presesason expectations. And, after seeing UF against a supposedly mediocre FSU team with a Heisman relevant back at half speed, not crying any tears over it.

 

[tkdcoach]

Just goes to show that preseason ratings are over rated as the standard for the true quality of the teams. Should not have any poll till until at last week 4 is over.

OP point and the chart speaks for itself.......facts always hurt.....and the rest of the CFB world knows the truth of the matter IRGT the SEC's media bias..

I will be a huge Gator fan in that game with Bama......and if they win.....it would be long due poetic justice to see no SEC team make the F$4. If only.....FB fans everywhere other than in the South would be ecstatic.

Fans in the South excluding Clemson that is...ACC is half Southern

 

[thecycle21]

Conference affiliation doesn't matter when it comes to rankings. A team is either good or bad. Clemson/North Carolina are really good even though the ACC as a whole wasn't very good. The SEC hasn't been great for a lot longer than people want to believe. Alabama has been terrific since Saban which has nothing to do with the SEC. Florida was great when they had Urban Myer. Ohio State was really good last year even though the Big 10 was down. Any team, in a power 5 conference, that can manage a full year losing 2 or less games is good enough to play with anyone. There are years where the non-power 5 are equally deserving i.e. Houston this year, Louisville/UCF in previous years.

We will need to see how this weekend plays out but what if Clemson/North Carolina & Michigan St/Iowa come down to a field goal at the end of the game with NC and Michigan St winning. Is a 1 loss Clemson, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Iowa team not capable of beating a 1 loss Oklahoma, Alabama, NC or Michigan State. Absolutely, they all are good teams.

That is why they need to go to a 6 or 8 team playoff. It really isn't that tough conference title winner in the Power 5 then 1 to 3 at large. Force the Big 12 conference to expand and have a title game. Force Notre Dame to join a conference or take their chances on being an at large bid. Build in contingency that if the conference winner has more than 3 losses they will be replaced by the highest ranked team.

This model would prevent bad teams from participating and help conferences with two great divisional champs to still play for a title.

 

[Mayoman]

This model would prevent bad teams from participating and help conferences with two great divisional champs to still play for a title.[/QUOTE]


Strongly disagree......if you don't win your own conference playoff game.....you have proven that you are not good enough to play in NC Playoff no matter what conference you are in.....you are second best by the result of that game and do not deserve the opportunity to play again. You eliminated yourself by losing.

The present format with 4 conferences having a playoff game and the other conf. playing round robin are already the first part of the playoffs. The regular season IC games have to mean something......each and every game result must count as part of the elimination process over the long haul of the season.

I personally don't want this to be like the basketball watered down 64 team fiasco that we currently experience where conferences get multiple teams into the tournament. I like the difference between a 4 best team of regular season champions in a playoff vs a lot of teams that failed to prove to be the best during the regular season for whatever the reason.

IOW, win them all or the most in your conf. and advance with the caveat that a 2/3 loss team is benefiting from the relevant weakness of their schedule or particular league and should be scrutinized using a stated formula on how this would be accomplished so all the teams know what the expectations are.

Or, a simpler more efficient method method would be to break up the B12 and have only 4 P5 leagues......and insist for ND to be eligible they must join a conf in FB too like everybody else..

That in conjunction with making all P5 teams play only FBS teams or instantly lose the right to advance to the NC-FF would make the regular season much more meaningful and fun for the fans and right one of the elements that cause much consternation for both media pundits and fans alike. The fans would benefit by not having to put up with a lot of the OOC cupcake games that are not competitive and prove nothing about the quality of the teams..

This way the leagues are on level playing field and get to prove on the field which team and league has the singular best team....not in the popularity contest that the media imposed upon the fans for nearly 50-60 years of my lifetime.. This would also prove on the field.....which conference has the best team in the country from year to year. Every P5 team would then have the same opportunity to prove it on the field....or not.

Plus......this will majorly piss off the elitist SEC fans.....cause the popularity contest will now become the champion by merit and not the media. Results should matter.

 

[gocds]

Preseason rankings are like wishing in one hand and $h*#ing in the other . . . and we all know what you will have at the end of the day.

GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!