SEC Power Poll, Week Ten

by mlmintampa on Nov 10, 2009 6:05 PM EST in Football Comment 13 comments

Our SEC Power Poll ballot. Final results at Team Speed Kills on Wednesday.

1. Florida: I don't care if it is Tim Tebow, you cannot win a championship and allow 22 sacks. Part of the blame is on the offensive line (too many sacks on four man rushes) and part is on Tebow (I've baked a cake in the time Tebow has held on to the ball).

2. Alabama: Bama does not score to get style points. They use violence.

3. LSU: Still the third best and nothing to be ashamed of. If they had a quarterback, it would be a different story.

4. Auburn: Auburn has doubled their offense in a year (17 to 35 points per game). Sure it includes 63 against Furman and 54 against Ball State, but they could probably get 40 on Georgia this week.

5. Mississippi: Ole Miss is no better or worse than they were last season. Isn't that what got Houston Nutt fired at Arkansas? Well, that and sending text messages to TV anchorwomen?

6. Tennessee: Monte Kiffin has confused and frustrated nearly every quarterback the Vols have played this season (16th nationally in pass defense). And that is without the athletes to run the system properly.

7. South Carolina: I know he's coaching against UF, but do you really think Steve Spurrier wants to be the coach who ended the Gators' undefeated season?

8. Mississippi State: They are not scared of anybody, even big bad Bama. Of their five losses this year, four of them were to teams in the top-15.

9. Georgia: 0-2 against Tennessee and Florida, will Willie Martinez get fired if they lose to Auburn on Saturday?

10. Arkansas: Two wins and they clinch the Papa John's Bowl! Hey, Papa's in the house!

11. Kentucky: They'll beat Vandy. But do they have the horses to beat Georgia and Tennessee?

12. Vanderbilt: I have nightmares about what it must be like to be a Vandy fan.

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re: UT being without athletes

when did returning the SEC defensive player of the year equal not having athletes? i keep hearing that claim, (mostly from UT fan ’cause they are making excuses for poor coaching by the kifster), when i have been able to watch UT play they are as fast as any team in the nation and seem to be just as athletic. they also have maybe the best running back in the country in “Hardesty” so they are able to use a lot of the game clock and keep their defense off the field, and well rested.

by pLANEolG8RB8 on Nov 10, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Since when did having 1 of 11 guys be good mean you have the athletes? And Lane Kiffin hasn’t pulled his weight, but Daddy Kiffin is doing a tremendous job.

mlmintampa
UF C/O 06

by mlmintampa on Nov 10, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, upon further review....

And Lane Kiffin hasn’t pulled his weight, but Daddy Kiffin is doing a tremendous job

This may not be the case in reality. It is silly to say that UT doesn’t have athletes on the defensive side of the ball. They had a tremendous defense last year even before the full Monte took over (allowed only 16.75 PPG even though they finished 5-7). In fact, last season, UT allowed 168 points through their first 9 games. This year, they have allowed 170. So Monte hasn’t really improved the defense much at all.

On the offensive side of the ball – last year’s team scored 153 points through their first 9 games (17 PPG average), while this season the UT offense has mustered 289 points through the same period (32 PPG average).

So if you remove public perception, it appears that the young Kiffin is running circles around daddy when you consider the offense has nearly doubled its production and the defense has stayed about the same.

Most importantly – at this point last year, UT was 3-6, and now they now sit at 5-4. As much as it pains me to say it, it appears that Kiffin is doing a pretty good job up there.

by skigator93 on Nov 11, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The difference between last year’s Tenn team and this year’s is a coach who yaps a lot more and a quarterback who turned into a real live boy midway through his final season. As you note, Monte’s getting a lot of credit for doing pretty much what Chavis did – though UT’s defence was the subject of considerable admiration last year as well, so I don’t know where this retrospective “they’re all bums but Berry!” stuff is coming from.

by peachy rex on Nov 11, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

agree on the Berry claim

Tennessee’s defense obviously has enough athletes already.

by skigator93 on Nov 11, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

sadly

I agree Lane (americas jester) has been doing quite well this season. His annoying antics seem to be paying off, for now.

by Hook85 on Nov 11, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I believe he was referring to the type of players need to run the D at optimum performance

The personnel used in the Tampa 2 are specific in position and required abilities.

by RaysnNoles on Nov 11, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

True - but one of the most important elements

Is a hard hitting safety (i.e John Lynch). Regardless of who they recruit from now on, he’ll never have one better than Berry.

by skigator93 on Nov 12, 2009 6:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

spurrier ending UF's season

not thinking Spurrier wants to be the coach to end UF’s undefeated season? have you lost your mind, i know Spurrier brought UF to prominance and all but UF hung 56 on the ole ball coach last season and you can bet that he remembers that and will have a hankering to hang 70 on UF, and he has the offense to be able to do it if UF’s defense plays like they did against Arkansas. Spurrier may not tell the media he wants to be that coach to end the gators perfect season, but he is a coach for the team playing UF, every coach and team wants to end UF’s perfect season, especially now if you beat UF now you ended perfection along with the quest to repeat as national champs, and you wont have to worry about an angry Tebow and Spikes next year if you do beat UF they will be in the NFL along with the pouncy twins and about every Jr on the offense and defense has has a shot at the NFL as a junior. So why not want to be the coach to end UF’s hopes of a championship and have a chance to beat UF two years in a row next year, do that and South Carolina gets every stinking top recruit they want.

by bengatorfan on Nov 11, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I agree except for 2 points

and he has the offense to be able to do it if UF’s defense plays like they did against Arkansas

You apparently haven’t seen USC play many games this season. Their offense looks like they are playing in quicksand.

do that and South Carolina gets every stinking top recruit they want

It’s unlikely that even a upset of UF will sway a bunch of recruits USC’s way. Ole Miss ruined our perfect season in last year and Auburn did it in ‘06, but it hasn’t exactly developed into major recruiting jumps.

But overall you are exactly right. Some are saying that Meyer has already passed Spurrier as the greatest Gato coach ever – being the first to run the table and also winning a third NC would probably do it in most people’s minds. Spurrier’s ego really won’t like that.

by skigator93 on Nov 12, 2009 7:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

He wouldnt be the first

to have a undefeated reg season, spurrier did it in 95. But yea itll be the first undefeated season including the bowl game.

by Hook85 on Nov 13, 2009 5:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

SC

ya it looked like they were running in quicksand, but Spurrier is an offensive genius, and you can never put it past him to run up the score like Meyer or hang a 70 spot on someone. His offense if it plays like it did early in the season could put atleast 40 up if the defense plays like the arkansas game, and SC’s defense is nothing to sneeze at either. And with Spurriers ego he will find anyway possible to beat UF, and if he has a chance to beat UF by double digits he will do it. Also getting every recruit they want would only be if they beat UF this year, and then did it next year also, and it wouldnt be hard to do next year when UF has no tebow, spikes, cooper, and the pouncy twins or many of the other juniors if they decide to enter the draft. And you can bet if SC beats UF this year Spurrier would love to do it twice and make up for the times UF has beat him at south carolina

by bengatorfan on Nov 12, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think your giving them a little more credit then due

sure they can pull an upset, I dounb they will score more then one td on offense and throw in a FG or two if they get some turnovers close to their endzone.

by Hook85 on Nov 13, 2009 5:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs