What we know (And what we don’t) about the SEC
Posted on | September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments
What we know (And what we don’t) about the SECThis league is getting goofy. I’m sure that the Big 12 conference is feeling better about their wild and crazy shootoutery from last season, because apparently, rising and firing is a stock that’s on the grow. While defense? It’s not so much.
Anyway, onto the storylines from week three.
Mississippi State: Dan Mullen will have a successful season. There was no expectation for them to win an SEC game and they got one. 3-9 is like Georgia going 13-0.
Vanderbilt: They will not go bowling. They needed to hold serve and steal a win. Mississippi State isn’t a good loss. They can’t generate offense. C’est la vie.
If Kentucky didn't have Randall Cobb, they'd finish in the Sun Belt Conference
Kentucky: If you want to know the definition of an ugly win? The Louisville game would be pictured. But they can be forgiven. The schedule gets a lot worse for the next month. Florida and Alabama come to Lexington, and then they go to South Carolina and Auburn. If they’re .500 at that point? Rich Brooks is a genius.
Auburn: Who would have thought Gene Chizik would have a chance to double his career win total by October? Not to say it hasn’t happened yet, but this weeks opponent (Ball State) has lost to Army and new Hampshire. Suffice it to say? Chris Todd’s bionic arm is making life good.
South Carolina: So they do have a nascent offense growing. And it’s making them a very interesting team on the second tier. But their test of legitimacy is this Thursday. A good team? That doesn’t officially come until October 17th and a trip to Bama.
Arkansas: Big offense and no defense. We can lock that in. They are no sleeper for championship football.
Tennessee: Imagine if they had a real quarterback? They would be scary. Never mind the fact that everybody not named me said that they weren’t going to cover a 30 point spread. But so long as it’s CROMPTON! It’s what will keep them from glory.
Georgia: Joe Cox looks like a spectacular force of ginger nature. He may have no soul, but his laser arm has given them two wins that the defense of a Utah State level tried so desperately to give away.
Ole Miss: We’ll know a lot more about them this Thursday. Right now? They’re somewhat overrated. But if they get in good against the Gamecocks? We’ll start to believe.
Alabama: That’s how you eat a cupcake. In this weird upside down world of the SEC, you need to make me believe you can put up 50. A team like Arkansas or Auburn is going to put up 45 in a losing cause. You need to show you can be beyond high-scoring offense.
LSU: Now beating Washington by a TD after Jake Locker scored a meaningless 6 to cut the lead to 8 means a whole lot more after USC crapped the bed in Seattle. The defense has been burly since. But offense? Not as much. Just keep winning and it’s all good.
Florida: So they may not exactly have a Patriot-styled dominace, and some team with a Tennessee-tough defense and a real quarterback can come up and get them. But like I said before? Until further notice, this team is running the table.
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- What we know, and what we don’t (Week 2)
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- SEC Preseason Power Rankings Part Two
- Week 10 SEC Football Picks, Predictions
- SEC Lines for Week 1
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September 24th, 2009 @ 11:09 am
You speak of Boobie Petrino’s supersystem.
That system must not include defense.
They are raving about Mallet but he had receivers wide open on two different plays late in game against Georgia and overthrew them both. The “real deal” QB would have connected on both.
September 24th, 2009 @ 11:28 am
The Petrino supersytem never did.
And while they are raving about Mallett, you have to understand, he’s a Big 10 quarterback showing a core competency in the greatest conference ever. It’s like a lady who is job hot. He may not be the real deal (but so long as he’s in college, he’s superb.)
And FWIW, I do expect the Mallett to flop in the pros. Brohm style.