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FatHobbit

I don't have a problem with bama being the top one loss team or being ranked ahead of OSU. (our schedule hasn't been bad, but it also hasn't been great) i do think Oregon, k state and Notre dame have all played a tough enough schedule to keep them ranked higher than any one loss sec team if they all win out.

End of Line

7th. Lost to a 2 loss team at home, the SEC isn't all that great that this year and they all played poor OOC schedules.

Fly4Fun

cats gone wild;1317550 wrote: And when the SEC teams have lost, it has been to other ranked SEC teams. Not other conferences or unranked opponents.

ND and OSU have yet to lose so close calls or not... doesn't matter. My contention is that the SEC played a particularly pathetic OOC conference schedule (especially the "top" teams), so not getting any L's isn't really that impressive. I just don't think the SEC is as good this year as they have been in recent history.

sjmvsfscs08

1- Oregon
2- Kansas State
3- Notre Dame
4- Georgia
5- Florida
6- Alabama
7- LSU
8- Florida State

sjmvsfscs08

Fly4Fun;1317759 wrote:ND and OSU have yet to lose so close calls or not... doesn't matter. My contention is that the SEC played a particularly pathetic OOC conference schedule (especially the "top" teams), so not getting any L's isn't really that impressive. I just don't think the SEC is as good this year as they have been in recent history.

Agreed. A lot of incomplete teams. Only Alabama is "elite." Florida and LSU have serious offensive problems. Georgia is mentally obsolete. The conference as a whole just isn't that great.

Midstate01

Cats... Everything he posts brings the lulz

Rotinaj

Fly4Fun;1317759 wrote:ND and OSU have yet to lose so close calls or not... doesn't matter. My contention is that the SEC played a particularly pathetic OOC conference schedule (especially the "top" teams), so not getting any L's isn't really that impressive. I just don't think the SEC is as good this year as they have been in recent history.

I would like you to list the teams that actually played good OOC games this year. This should be fun. They arent as good this year as years past but still easily the best conference.

GoChiefs

Rotinaj;1317800 wrote:I would like you to list the teams that actually played good OOC games this year. This should be fun. They arent as good this year as years past but still easily the best conference.

Michigan played 2 Top 5 teams in their OOC games. Not too bad.

bigkahuna

GoChiefs;1317813 wrote:Michigan played 2 Top 5 teams in their OOC games. Not too bad.

BOOM

Fly4Fun

Rotinaj;1317800 wrote:I would like you to list the teams that actually played good OOC games this year. This should be fun. They arent as good this year as years past but still easily the best conference.

Why? I'm not claiming that other teams have. I'm just claiming that this year the SEC isn't as good as they have been in the past (and not as far above other conferences). They played a week OOC. And some of their "best" teams have struggled mightily against less than stellar competition (like everyone else).

I'm just of the opinion that SEC teams shouldn't be protected and not drop as far in the polls as other teams. The league isn't nearly as good this year in my opinion.

bigkahuna

sjmvsfscs08;1317761 wrote: 1- Oregon
2- Kansas State
3- Notre Dame
4- Georgia
5- Florida
6- Alabama
7- LSU
8- Florida State

1- Oregon
2- Kansas State
3- Notre Dame
4- Georgia
5- Alabama
6- Florida
7- LSU
8- Florida State

Just because of the crap Florida had to pull out of their ass to beat the Rajun Cajun yesterday.

Rotinaj

GoChiefs;1317813 wrote:Michigan played 2 Top 5 teams in their OOC games. Not too bad.

I meant of teams that actually have a chance to play for a chip.

Rotinaj

Also fly you said 7th at best. List the teams you put ahead of Bama.

killer_ewok

'Bama only dropped to 4 in the AP Poll. I thought they'd end up around 6th or 7th.

Pick6

killer_ewok;1317919 wrote:'Bama only dropped to 4 in the AP Poll. I thought they'd end up around 6th or 7th.

not surprised.

Jughead

cats gone wild;1317543 wrote:Possibly 5 teams in the top 10 if LSU wins and A&M moves up, and the SEC is overrated?

Criminally. Mississippi State is still getting votes in the AP and Coaches polls, getting a lot of credit for beating the powerhouses that are Tennessee and Auburn. :rolleyes:

j_crazy

cats gone wild;1317512 wrote:In which OSU is not even worthy of a top 15 ranking. They arent that good. Had the easiest schedule possible in which they've struggled.

Brad Maynard. Dont be a fucktard

vball10set

Jughead;1318003 wrote:Criminally. Mississippi State is still getting votes in the AP and Coaches polls, getting a lot of credit for beating the powerhouses that are Tennessee and Auburn. :rolleyes:

Pretty much sums up the SEC in general...reps!

rydawg5

O Doyle Rules

Heretic

cats gone wild;1317550 wrote:And other top 10 teams havent had close calls? ND has had nail biters, OSU has had alot of nailbiters, FSU lost to an unranked team and almost lost to VT. Happens to almost everyone. (and yes, I know, 2 of them havent lost yet).
And when the SEC teams have lost, it has been to other ranked SEC teams. Not other conferences or unranked opponents.

I must have hallucinated that game early in the year when #8 Arkansas went all the way from Top 10 to out of the polls for losing to a Sun Belt team to open their season.

Crimson streak

Heretic;1318505 wrote:I must have hallucinated that game early in the year when #8 Arkansas went all the way from Top 10 to out of the polls for losing to a Sun Belt team to open their season.

It also doesn't help almost all of the sec teams ooc schedule is full of fbs and sunbelt teams

sleeper

It's not really about the SEC OOC schedules; most schools schedule cupcakes. The problem is the SEC schools start out much higher in the pre-season rankings based on nothing but a guess(see Arkansas, they started out 5th and couldn't even win the SEC East). When they lose, they lost to a "ranked" so they only drop back 3-4 spots as opposed to other schools who drop 7-8 spots. It's a positive feedback loop and only the ignorant deny this.

cats gone wild

Heretic;1318505 wrote:I must have hallucinated that game early in the year when #8 Arkansas went all the way from Top 10 to out of the polls for losing to a Sun Belt team to open their season.

I was talking about the ones who are currently in the top 10. All their losses are to each other and nobody else.

ptown_trojans_1

Adding to these discussion, check out the SEC schedule this week. Talk about the heavy hitters. What jokers:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard?confId=8&seasonYear=2012&seasonType=2&weekNumber=12

sleeper

ptown_trojans_1;1318644 wrote:Adding to these discussion, check out the SEC schedule this week. Talk about the heavy hitters. What jokers:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard?confId=8&seasonYear=2012&seasonType=2&weekNumber=12

It's part of the SEC strategy to play easier games later in the season; since losses earlier in the season don't mean as much.

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