I've never gotten the "when we played them they were ranked" talking point. If you beat a team that continues to suck or plays extremely mediocre football down the line than you only beat at best, a mediocre team. If you beat a team that has won a bunch of games going in, and continues to win after you beat them and they finish the season ranked, than by all means brag all day long.
methU has played one truly good team (with a hurt QB) and lost. Kentucky, Tenn and Florida suck. Ole Miss, Georgia, AtM and Vandy are all very mediocre teams. Vandy barely got by Wake Forest and Wake sucks, Georgia needed OT to beat a very mediocre GT.