SEC Power Poll Week Four

by mlmintampa on Sep 23, 2008 7:05 AM EDT in Florida Football

1. Georgia- As if Knowshon Moreno wasn't scary enough, now AJ Green is becoming equally as frightening. On the brightside (for everyone else) the psychological tool of the Black Jersey is being used this week against Bama. If the Dogs pulled those out in Jax, they will incite a riot.

2. Florida- You see how I'm preoccupied with Florida-Georgia in Jax? It is because I think the Gators have about a 75% chance to be undefeated coming into that game.

3. LSU- If the defense can keep them afloat, a serviceable QB corps will be enough to win the West.

4. Alabama- Sorry, they are getting their asses kicked this weekend.

5. Auburn- They need to figure out this offense. I know they are in a transitional phase, but 1.9 ypc against LSU is awful, I don't care how good LSU might be up front.

6. Vanderbilt- Only the Tampa Bay Rays making the playoffs would prevent this from being the most absurd sports story of the week.

7. Kentucky- How bad does Tennessee suck? I just put them behind Kentucky, who will play Louisville and three high school teams before SEC play begins.

8. Tennessee- From Timmy C, who was in Knoxville, "I like kicking their ass, but I kind of felt embarrassed for them...It wasn't even like a road game." It's a long season, and Tennessee could win the SEC East again, but it does not look good.

9. Ole Miss- Jevon Snead was clearly distracted by me jumping on his bandwagon. The four ints against Vandy lost his team a winnable game. Also, after week one, I said Ole Miss could be undefeated when McCain and Obama square off in Oxford. I am an idiot.

10. South Carolina- A 10-point win over Wofford? Isn't Wofford an English soccer team? (No, that's Watford.) Seriously, I think Spurrier has been coach long enough to earn the lifetime membership to Augusta National. He can stop coaching.

11. Mississippi State- The good news is MSU more than tripled their scoring output from the Auburn game. The bad news is they scored 7 and allowed 38.

12. Arkansas- They get Texas in the Hurricane Ike Bowl Saturday. They should have just canceled the game to give Petrino time to work on his resume. And no, that joke will not get old.

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See you’re not that high on Bama right now, and iin some ways you’re probably right. I just don’t see how you think we will get our asses kicked. We are more balanced than any team they have faced this year. Our o-line will dominate their d-line and our d-line will dominate their young o-line. They only thing that has me worried is their passing attack. We really have not been threatened yet in our passing D, so i could seeWe might not win but to get trashed seems unlikely. Our defense is way better that USC’s and they held them to 14.

Don't take life to seriously, you'll never get out alive.

by bammer on Sep 23, 2008 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

On Sunday I wrote how Bama, LSU, Florida and Georgia are the four best in the SEC. Bama is a good team, but Georgia is firing at all cylinders and at home this week in black jerseys. Even the Dallas Cowboys would struggle against the Dogs this weekend.
Nothing personal against Bama. Plus, LSU-Bama with be a CF of a game too.

mlmintampa
UF C/O 06

by mlmintampa on Sep 23, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

They might be "firing on all pistons"

But i know something that might throw that timing off a little…..his name is Terrance Cody.

Don't take life to seriously, you'll never get out alive.

by bammer on Sep 23, 2008 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Tell him bammer!

I know I don’t see us getting out asses kicked this weekend. If we lose it will be close but I say we win. Oh, by the way…let me call this, Arkansas plays Texas , Florida, and then Auburn. One of the 3 will get upset. Mark it on the wall.

by BAMA.13 on Sep 23, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll go with Texas. They don't get anything out of me.

Next highest chance: Auburn

Chance of beating Florida if we have our offense at least at 50: 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001
They destroyed Tennessee defensively, and the offense looked like it was sleepwalking.

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 23, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm.... the decimal ran out of room...

Imagine it going on to about the bottom of this comment box, ending in a “…001%”

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 23, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn. WTF was up with Tebow?

Remember when we were kids and we mixed sodas together and called them "suicides"? It was OK though, because Dr. Pepper was always there.

by bdalebs on Sep 30, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

UGA's passing attack?

If all you are worried about is UGA’s passing attack, you must be feeling downright giddy about Bama’s chances this weekend. You might want to be a little concerned with that Moreno kid, being that he’ll be the best back by far you’ll face this year. If you shut down UGA’s running game and force them to pass in order to beat you? I’d say Bama’s chances move up to the 85% level. Stafford cannot carry this team – he is perhaps the most overrated QB in the history of college football. He is a junior who has done very little to distinguish himself up until this season and then has merely bulked up his stats against far inferior opponents. USC gave him fits.

by skigator93 on Sep 25, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

Most overrated QB of all time....

I feel that’s an unfair label to attach to Stafford. You ever hear of a guy that went to Notre Dame named Ron Powlus? I believe Beano Cook declared he’d win two Heisman Trophies before his days at South Bend were over and we see how that worked out. I understand that Stafford is an easy target for Gator fans because he clearly hasn’t lived up to the hype bestowed upon him as a senior in high school in comparison to his other compatriot, Senor Tebow. But I think you should get the hyperbole in check before making outrageous claims like that. The guy is 20-4 in his third year as a starter. I believe it took Tim Tebow only one year as starter to lose 4 games. Correct me if I’m wrong.

by AuditDawg on Sep 25, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

UGA's

Oline hasn’t been exactly dominating opposing teams d-lines. Against USC which has a good but not great D, the holes were tiny and Moreno had to fight for every yard. Our D-line and linebackers will be able to at least close those gaps even smaller. Im sure Morenoe will get his 100 yards a a few TD’s, which is really containing him but he won’t go for 160. If we are able to put Stafford on hid back early, forcing him to think twice when he steps back to pass, this game could get ugly for UGA.

BUT!!!

If we aren’t able to get to him, i do feel he can pick apart our d-backs. They have not been tested all year and Casy Dick did have some success last week, at least when he wasn’t throwing picks.

Its going to be a interesting game. If UGA’s wins, and the should, i won’t be upset. But man if we pull this one out. Ill be jumping for joy!

Don't take life to seriously, you'll never get out alive.

by bammer on Sep 25, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

Intangibles

Knowshown averaged 4 yards per carry against USC – below par for him, but still not too shabby. UGA doesn’t give him the ball nearly enough.

I think it hurts your chances that Gameday will be there, it will be a night game and Richt called for the blackout. I know those things really shouldn’t affect the game one bit, but they do. Athens is going to be absolutely insane this Saturday. It is already the toughest ticket in the history of UGA football….

Good luck.

by skigator93 on Sep 25, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

Hey MLM

Tough couple of days for you. Alabama will “get their asses kicked” by Georgia? You’re “not worried” about Ole Miss game? Why don’t you give something besides college football a try?

by rtr on Sep 29, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions