College Ball

[MTC]

This is not necessarily true. Let's be specific for a moment. The teams in the SEC WEST like LSU and Alabama do go out of conference periodically and get some quality games. LSU has gone to Oregon, Washington, Dallas and Houston for openers. Alabama has had a home and home with Penn State, opened the season win kickoff classics several times... Arkansas regularly plays teams from the BigXii, Auburn has had home-and-home with Clemson and has opened in Atlanta a couple times. The two teams in the SEC West that haven't schedule out of conference are Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

The SEC East is a completely different story for one BIG reason: The Eastern teams (for the most part) have annual rivalry games with the ACC. Florida/Florida State, Georgia/Georgia Tech, South Carolina/Clemson, Kentucky/Louisville are on the schedule every year. The teams in the SEC West don't have these annual out-of-conference rivalries. Additionally, Georgia has added Arizona State, Boise State and Clemson to their already packed schedule.

So no, the SEC's scheduling is just fine, thank you very much.

By the same token, I do NOT agree with Vader's criticism of Ohio State's schedule. Buckeyes have scheduled NIU (a bowl team last year) and opened the season on the road in Blacksburg. You cannot fault Ohio State for their confernece schedule. The B1G being down is just to thier benefit. Nothing you can do about that. Is Urban Meyer supposed to recruit for Penn State and Indiana too? The B1G teams need to get their act together. Northwestern being the 3rd best team in that conference says all you need to say. Can you imagine Vanderbilt being the best team in the SEC... EVER?

I will give Vandy credit in that they have the best looking cheerleaders in the SEC. Like ever. They are hot!

 

[GRBman]

I'd say the teams in the SEC that deserve their rankings accordingly are LSU, Ole Miss, UGA, and BAMA. Everyone else is kinda middle of the road play right now

Completely agree with this sentiment. Tennessee and Missouri do not deserve the Top25...Auburn being ranked in the coaches poll is an absolute joke.

Tennessee is, however, ranked by Vegas Insiders so apparently the bookies like the Vols. The 4 you mentioned at the top are all good football teams. Texas A&M could potentially get there, but they haven't proven it yet.

 

[Ye Black Knight]

Ohio State annually schedules one power team out of conference every year... opting to play at least two in-state games.

...and Ohio State rarely plays Cincinnati.

Really. Who are the two in-state games this year?

 

[GRBman]

Really. Who are the two in-state games this year?

That had been OSU's pattern in the past, obviously Urban Meyer has changed that policy.

 

[Coach]

Do we already have a thread/forum? I'll delete if so.

Just flippin around. LSU whippin that Pacifist Chicken *** (thats what Steelerlyn's feelings are today about War Eagle)

Ohio State not looking like #1

Im waiting for UT/Cal

Every great team has an ugly win. Meyer is too good. He'll make the adjustment.

 

[steelerscotty]

i loved that when i saw it. Bielema is an idiot. He was always a mediocre coach who had 1 great year simply because he won the Russel Wilson sweepstakes when he was looking for a transfer school for his senior year after the NC State coach forbid him to play baseball.

I know that we (ncstate) had moved on to Mike Glennon when Wilson went off to play pro baseball. I heard it was a case of Wilson would have had to be the back up if he came back so he chose to finish elsewhere.

 

[MTC]

Completely agree with this sentiment. Tennessee and Missouri do not deserve the Top25...Auburn being ranked in the coaches poll is an absolute joke.

Tennessee is, however, ranked by Vegas Insiders so apparently the bookies like the Vols. The 4 you mentioned at the top are all good football teams. Texas A&M could potentially get there, but they haven't proven it yet.

Texas A&M can be good. I'm still not impressed until they prove their worth against Bama and LSU. Tennessee would be decent this year if they had better and consistent QB play