Rankings Thread ft. SEC bias

[Trogdor]

Pac 12 is going to be better this season. Oregon, Stanford, UCLA are all good. Oregon State and Arizona St will be ok.

Pretty meh on oregon this season

[catzacker]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

[Trogdor]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

Is this the year they  ?

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

northwestern 

10-3 last yr and the return alot, don't see your point.

ya ok

[DQ12]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

Agreed, Zacker.  The winner of the Bama A&M game basically has a cakewalk to a number one ranking and a date with Georgia/Florida in the SEC championship game where the winner gets to go to the NC.

But wow, yeah, that tough SEC schedule.

[scottwildcat]

is this the rankings thread for the year?

[DQ12]

is this the rankings thread for the year?

yeah. grab a drink. make yourself comfortable.

[catzacker]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

Agreed, Zacker.  The winner of the Bama A&M game basically has a cakewalk to a number one ranking and a date with Georgia/Florida in the SEC championship game where the winner gets to go to the NC.

But wow, yeah, that tough SEC schedule.

Alabama plays @A&M and LSU (a month and a half apart). 

A&M plays Alabama and @LSU (a month and a half apart). 

South Carolina plays @ UGA and Florida (at the beginning end of the season).

Florida plays @LSU, UGA (neutral), and @ an overrated So. Carolina (all two weeks apart from each other)

Georgia plays overrated So. Carolina, LSU, Florida (neutral).

 

Even if they split their “tough” games, they’ll still hang around the top 10.  If they lose both their tough games, they hang around the top 12.  For no other reason than they were (a) ranked high to begin with and (b) the remaining 8 teams in the SEC are horrible.

LSU on the other hand, has @UGA, Florida, @Alabama, and A&M.  they will have deserved it.

[scottwildcat]

is this the rankings thread for the year?

yeah. grab a drink. make yourself comfortable.

sounds good, 

[CNS]

Would smash at least half that list.

[OregonSmock]

K-State's defense this year is a pretty big question mark.  Otherwise, K-State would easily be top 25. 

[CNS]

Even with a questionable D, our O is going to be unbelievable.  Would smash two thirds of that list.

[timhawk]

they do this every year with SEC teams. I already know what is going to happen, Alabama will lose at some point and drop to 3-5 range. then the teams ranked ahead of them will lose late in the season and Bama will wiggle their way into the title game again.

[eastcat]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

[Trogdor]

This list sucks

[Stevesie60]

What was the SEC's record in bowl games last year?

[HerrSonntag]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

[Mixed-Nutz]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

Agreed, Zacker.  The winner of the Bama A&M game basically has a cakewalk to a number one ranking and a date with Georgia/Florida in the SEC championship game where the winner gets to go to the NC.

But wow, yeah, that tough SEC schedule.

Alabama plays @A&M and LSU (a month and a half apart).

A&M plays Alabama and @LSU (a month and a half apart).

South Carolina plays @ UGA and Florida (at the beginning end of the season).

Florida plays @LSU, UGA (neutral), and @ an overrated So. Carolina (all two weeks apart from each other)

Georgia plays overrated So. Carolina, LSU, Florida (neutral).

 

Even if they split their “tough” games, they’ll still hang around the top 10.  If they lose both their tough games, they hang around the top 12.  For no other reason than they were (a) ranked high to begin with and (b) the remaining 8 teams in the SEC are horrible.

LSU on the other hand, has @UGA, Florida, @Alabama, and A&M.  they will have deserved it.

I am positive the SEC conference run analytics on schedules to give their elite teams the best chance to play in the NCG.
Their schedules are designed to be easy and have stretches of puds to stay healthy.

[timhawk]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

like I said, NW went 10-3 last year and they return alot. why shouldn't they be ranked?

[DQ12]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

i have no beef with NW being ranked. 

[Trogdor]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

Miami receiving votes 

[Emo EMAW]

If there is a gripe it's putting 5 SEC teams in the top 10.  Self fulfilling  prophecy all year long.  They are not that good but will be ranked as though they are due to their scheduling. Alabama and A&M's conf schedules are embarassing.

Agreed, Zacker.  The winner of the Bama A&M game basically has a cakewalk to a number one ranking and a date with Georgia/Florida in the SEC championship game where the winner gets to go to the NC.

But wow, yeah, that tough SEC schedule.

Alabama plays @A&M and LSU (a month and a half apart).

A&M plays Alabama and @LSU (a month and a half apart).

South Carolina plays @ UGA and Florida (at the beginning end of the season).

Florida plays @LSU, UGA (neutral), and @ an overrated So. Carolina (all two weeks apart from each other)

Georgia plays overrated So. Carolina, LSU, Florida (neutral).

 

Even if they split their “tough” games, they’ll still hang around the top 10.  If they lose both their tough games, they hang around the top 12.  For no other reason than they were (a) ranked high to begin with and (b) the remaining 8 teams in the SEC are horrible.

LSU on the other hand, has @UGA, Florida, @Alabama, and A&M.  they will have deserved it.

I am positive the SEC conference run analytics on schedules to give their elite teams the best chance to play in the NCG.
Their schedules are designed to be easy and have stretches of puds to stay healthy.

As they should, and as should every other major conference.

[MadCat]

Hi, guys!  Is this the rankings thread or the chip on shoulder thread?  I didn't check before I clicked on the link.

[kslim]

where are we (opinions of the great minds here) going to be ranked by the media?

gonna say 21

[OK_Cat]

every rankings thread turns into a chip on the shoulder thread when kstate fans are involved