09-19-2016, 01:38 PM
(09-19-2016, 01:11 PM)CowboyIndian link Wrote:How in the name of all that is sane can Georgia be #12 in the country? Did no one watch their game against Nicholls? Just another example of $EC ******** (act that is illegal in several southern states).
I think you forgot that when SEC teams barely survive FCS or non-Power 5 foes, it's because: (1) SEC teams always get the other team's best shot; (2) SEC teams show a lot of grit in finding ways to win even when they're not at their best, because that's what championship teams do; (3) by the end of the year, every team had to get lucky and survive at least once, so you can't hold that against any particular SEC team; (4) bad turnover luck that shouldn't be held against the team in question; (5) bad injury luck that shouldn't be held against the team in question; or (6) that [insert FCS/non-P5 team here] team is pretty darn good, and could knock off most teams outside the SEC, frankly.Â
Can't wait for the Georgia-Tennessee matchup in Week 5, since both teams seem significantly over-ranked. Tennessee barely beat Appalachian State at home (lucky to win by 7 as a 21.5-point favorite) and beat a bad Ohio team by 9 (as a 27-point favorite), with its only credible win against Virginia Tech.Â
And Georgia's questionable bona fides aren't limited to the Nicholls State game, since they needed a last-minute drive to beat Mizzou by 1 and trailed North Carolina with 5:30 left in the 4th quarter.Â
Heck, most of the SEC is over-ranked. Alabama at #1 is fine, but to have 7 teams ranked between #9 and #23? That's nuts.Â
