(10-19-2013 03:15 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:02 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 02:59 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Two supposedly good SEC teams lose to BAD teams.

Guess the SEC isn't as deep as people pretend it is.

...OR, maybe it's DEEPER than people think...

I figured that would be the reply.

IF Iowa beats Ohio State, the spin will be how weak Ohio State is, not how deep the B1G is...

The SEC and it's media stooges have it down pat. Almost makes me wonder if Carville is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. :)

Remember the spin that Big 12 offenses couldn't do what they did to SEC defenses? Believe it was the debate over Okie St. I guess A&M and Mizzou have put a dent in that theory the last two years.

Oregon 59 Tennessee 14. Can Bama top that next week?

(10-19-2013 03:19 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:02 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 02:59 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Two supposedly good SEC teams lose to BAD teams.

Guess the SEC isn't as deep as people pretend it is.

...OR, maybe it's DEEPER than people think...

The bottom half of the SEC is much better than its been the last couple of years.

Kentucky lost to WKU, win over a bad Miami (OH)
Vandy's wins were over the dregs of FBSino
Tennessee got rolled by Oregon
Arkansas lost to Rutgers, haven't beaten a good team
Mississippi State got beat bad by Okie State, beat two bad teams (one FCS dreg)
Mississippi has the lone decent OOC win - big win over Texas.

So how can you say they are better, unless you are admitting in the past the bottom half of the SEC stunk bad, and the records of the top teams were inflated with gimme wins.

(10-19-2013 03:39 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Tennessee got rolled by Oregon

Who hasn't?

(10-19-2013 03:39 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:19 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:02 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 02:59 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Two supposedly good SEC teams lose to BAD teams.

Guess the SEC isn't as deep as people pretend it is.

...OR, maybe it's DEEPER than people think...

The bottom half of the SEC is much better than its been the last couple of years.

Kentucky lost to WKU, win over a bad Miami (OH)
Vandy's wins were over the dregs of FBSino
Tennessee got rolled by Oregon
Arkansas lost to Rutgers, haven't beaten a good team
Mississippi State got beat bad by Okie State, beat two bad teams (one FCS dreg)
Mississippi has the lone decent OOC win - big win over Texas.

So how can you say they are better, unless you are admitting in the past the bottom half of the SEC stunk bad, and the records of the top teams were inflated with gimme wins.

...I didn't say 'better'...I just said...DEEPER... as in parity. You don't have to convince me of SEC hyperbole...

(10-19-2013 03:42 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:39 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Tennessee got rolled by Oregon

Who hasn't?

...and BTW...outside of the woeful Blazers, and the AU Tigers (whom I grew up with), I'm rooting for the Ducks to whomp everyone this year on their way to a NC...

...speaking of the tigrahs...they just went up on A&M 17-14... not that that's going to be the final score...

(10-19-2013 03:49 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:42 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 03:39 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Tennessee got rolled by Oregon

Who hasn't?

...and BTW...outside of the woeful Blazers, and the AU Tigers (whom I grew up with), I'm rooting for the Ducks to whomp everyone this year on their way to a NC...

Speaking of Auburn, they just went up on A&M by 3...

(10-16-2013 02:00 PM)theSabanator20 Wrote:  Couple of interesting games with potential...

1. Miami @ North Carolina
2. Central Florida @ Lousiville
3. Texas Tech @ West Virginia
4. Wisconsin @ Illinois
5. LSU @ Ole Miss



other possibilities

South Carolina @ Tennessee
Georgia @ Vanderbilt
Auburn @ Texas A&M
Iowa State @ Baylor
Iowa @ Ohio State


I can see at least 3 or 4 of these 10 games being upsets. College Football will only get wilder from here on out.

2 more down. I've already met my 3 or 4 quota. And theres more to come... I'm on a roll!!!

Auburn 45
A&M 41
FINAL

You got another one...

It's a pity you didn't list the BYU-Houston game, Sabanator...

BYU downed previously undefeated Houston 47-46...

Another omission: Out west, Arizona State all over Washington 29-7 at half.

(10-19-2013 03:21 PM)wrcwolf Wrote:  Oregon 59 Tennessee 14. Can Bama top that next week?

Quite possibly not, as that's an improving Tennessee team.

Super frustrating having such an awful defense full of untalented underclass men that is costing us games. If we had even an OK defense we'd be in the national title talk instead of mediocre 8-4 which is looking likely

(10-19-2013 07:11 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  Super frustrating having such an awful defense full of untalented underclass men that is costing us games. If we had even an OK defense we'd be in the national title talk instead of mediocre 8-4 which is looking likely

Well, to be honest, A&M didn't look the same after Manziel went out of the game. Even after he came back he was having trouble throwing the ball. You could see him wince on every throw...

Hopefully he won't miss any games. But a throwing shoulder injury can be tricky. Once the adrenaline stops flowing, it's going to tighten up...

True but Johnny didn't lose this game. Our D that got one sack and forced just 4 punts the whole game is what lost this game and will probably lose at least 2 more for us.

Oh well, thems the breaks I guess

It could be worse. You could be an Iowa State fan. Baylor is stomping them 44-0 in the 3rd...

Two weeks from now could be the biggest Florida State-Miami match-up in years.

#3 Clemson (Losing, 2nd)
#6 LSU (Losing, 4th)
#7 Texas A&M (Lost)
#8 Louisville (Lost)
#9 UCLA (Lost)

#5 Florida State (Winning, 2nd)
#10 Miami (Won)

Let's assume Florida State wins tonight: If the Noles and Canes take care of business against NCSU and WF respectively, then #3 Florida State vs #5 Miami in Tallahassee?

(10-19-2013 09:08 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  Two weeks from now could be the biggest Florida State-Miami match-up in years.

#3 Clemson (Losing, 2nd)
#6 LSU (Losing, 4th)
#7 Texas A&M (Lost)
#8 Louisville (Lost)
#9 UCLA (Lost)

#5 Florida State (Winning, 2nd)
#10 Miami (Won)

Let's assume Florida State wins tonight: If the Noles and Canes take care of business against NCSU and WF respectively, then #3 Florida State vs #5 Miami in Tallahassee?

Miami will get stomped worse than Clemson is getting it right now too...

(10-19-2013 08:08 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  True but Johnny didn't lose this game. Our D that got one sack and forced just 4 punts the whole game is what lost this game and will probably lose at least 2 more for us.

Oh well, thems the breaks I guess

...was a great game... I knew AU scored with too much time left... but the D made some big plays at the end... the beginning of another awesome SEC rivalry! ...er, last years' A&M / AU game didn't really qualify as a 'rivalry starter', unfortunately..

going by the more important BCS ratings....(from CBS sports Jerry Palm from last week- all data in except for 1 cpu)
1 Alabama won big
2 Oregon winning big
3 Clemson losing big
4 Florida St winning big
5 Ohio St won
6 LSU lost
7 Texas A&M lost
8 UCLA lost
9 Louisville lost
10 Missouri won
11 Stanford won
12 South Carolina lost
13 Miami won
14 Baylor won
15 Georgia lost
16 Texas Tech won
17 Oklahoma won
18 Va Tech off
19 Northern Illinois won
20 Fresno St winning early
21 Oklahoma St won
22 Florida lost
23 Auburn won

I'd say we likely if NIU or Fresno win have a bcs buster.