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Excellent analysis.

So. Carolina at #8? No way. I'm not sold on Texas A&M, either.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/05/24/post-spring-top-25/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a2

I think that's because other than LaMichael James, their offense is depleted.

With the barn being an exception last year, have these people some kind of mental block on the fact that defense wins championships? That being said, I'd take Georgia and Florida all day long over WVU. Geno Smith (WVU QB) a Heisman hopeful? That is one of the most stupid statements I have ever read. Again with the anti-SEC crap to appease the rest of the nation, that still believes the (fill in the blank) conference is just as good. Oklahoma looks good on paper, but in reality is just another pretty good team that wishes they could have the SEC's ability to prepare teams for bowls, without the "inconvenience" of actually having to play an SEC schedule.

 #+ Das ryte!

Well first off, South Carolina and Oklahoma State are to high for my thinking. Nebraska is to low and I think will rise fast. I see Arkansas to low for sure and we should win the West, Arkansas and LSU should have a fight for 2nd in the West. Lordy nobody in their right mind should have TCU this low with all they bring back. They will be in the Big East and win it for sure and should the other teams get knocked off they might make the NCG. My only other prediction is on Notre Dame, I think they should be higher and if they bring  their big time WR back, they have a good chance to win out. JMHO! RTR!

^^^This^^^    #+

Oregon #2. Stanford #5 Boise #10 MSU #14 WVU #20 all cannot play defense. All are teams that UF and UGA could play and beat, for a few obvious examples, but the SEC teams (that would've put the SEC with 8 teams in top 25) were left out.

A preseason poll should be derived from last years finish, +/- returning players. A snapshot of how good they are on day 1 of the 2011 season, all things being equal. But if you derive your Top 25 from how you imagine a team will fare throughout the season, then the teams with the weakest schedules/conferences are ranked ahead of teams that have a tougher row to hoe. In other words, picked from whether or not Boise can beat UGA if they played September 1. Not how Boise will coast through another lame schedule to end up #10, or how UGA will be battling to be .500 in the SEC. I say the Boise v. UGA game, as of today, is a toss up. Andy Staples' Top 25 would lead you to believe that #10 Boise will stomp unranked UGA. Feel me?

It seems about right, to me...  8)  I have a feeling we are going to be better than many think.  I wouldn't be surprised if we meet Bama in the SECCG. (And no.... I'm not drinking, yet)

With who at QB? What are they saying about Garcia playing in 2011?

He's on track to return.  I will say, that I am glad that it's his last year.  Conner Shaw is a very capable QB if anything happens to SG.

CSS has too much time and effort involved in SG to deep six him now. Although CSS knows the right thing to do would be to hold him up as an example (Garcia), last year has CSS salivating and it is too late in his career to worry about what others may say. I still say Garcia's resume looks pretty FCS without a career/miracle game against the Tide last year.

Another factor, perhaps a wild azz idea, may be that the UGA v Boise game may be as important to USCe as it is to UGA.

Just a hypothetical, but I would cringe to think that Bama could be one high ankle sprain (Lattimore) away from 6-6. :-*

I think all this hinges on whether or not Garcia does or not.

We're much deeper than you think.  ;)

OK. 7-5

They got Clowney, maybe 8-4.

True freshman, back to 7-5

Beast freshman 8-4.

Girlfriend running around nights, meeting seniors. 7-5

Is "A" sexual. 8-5

Auto repairs. 7-6

 :lol: #+ Even though I doubt he's ever even been to Conway.

I see them going 8-5 at best. That's if if Lattimore stays healthy and Garcia stays sober.

SC and Spurrier have to prove to me they can win on a regular basis. Going 9-5 doesn't impress me. I won't be shocked if Tennessee beats them.

Garcia, Lattimore, Jeffery and Clowney are their stars (Garcia only when he's sober). Those guys have to stay healthy for SC to do better than 8-4 IMO.





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On defense we also return Stephon Gilmore, and add Victor Hampton.  We also bring back Devin Taylor and Melvin Ingram (combined for 16.5 sacks last year).  I do the love the talk, though...  ;)  This is a lot of the conversations I saw last year before we played y'all.   8)

You do know last year was a fluke, right?

The East is to be considered going through Fla. Ga. and South Carolina, right? Ga. I don't think will be much of a problem, South Carolina has to much defense. The Fla. Gators now will be different, they have an Off. Co-ord. this year who has nothing to do except build his offense. They might be ready for South Carolina. I would not sale Fla. to short. RTR!

Just to Bama fans.....  :o :D

jodybaker:

I think most knowledgeable fans would agree the SC win over the Tide was a fluke. I give SC credit, they played an almost perfect game and Garcia played the greatest game of his career. Those are the conditions for a fluke, especially when you consider how SC played the rest of the year, getting blown out in 2 games and finishing 9-5. How did SC dominate Alabama is still a question nobody has been able to answer, but it was still a fluke. Not trying to be mean, but the facts are the facts. The Tide had a team that lost to two exceptional teams in LSU & Auburn (by a total of 4 points), no way is SC even in their class last year. Like I said, SC won in a dominating manner, but it was a fluke. Please explain to me why you don't think it was a fluke, considering the play of SC last year against everyone else.

Probably not a fluke for several reasons. It was early in the season before injuries, etc. made depth a factor; GMAC played his typical SC game; Bama was overconfident; Garcia played a career game; Bama defense had not jelled. Probably some others. Not saying SC was the better team but they played much better than Bama that day.

Here's food for thought; CSS has never been known for running a tight ship. What if the SC football team was a bunch of party animals, but for one game, the Alabama game, no one partook of any party pleasures that week. If they had abstained all season, they might have won the SEC or even the NC.............just sayin'. You never know.....

No sense in letting ^ get buried on the bottom of page 2.

USCe was coming off a week of rest, while the Tide was coming off 5 straight games, with #10 Arkansas and #7 Florida being the last two (with them coming off bye weeks).

Bump 8)

I totally forgot about the off week for SC. That and the career game for Garcia were a potent combination.

Everybody keeps talking about Garcia's "career" game, but I think the fact that the defense held y'all to 39 yards rushing and Bama was only 2 for 4 in the redzone had something to do with the outcome as well.

See ya in the SECCG then JB...We'll see who has what by then bro... 8)

Are you kidding? Bama was giving up around 10-12 ppg and Garcia put up 35. Not only was that his best game ever but also the best game for ANY USCe QB since football was invented.

PS. I hope we see you in Hoover

posted by JodyBaker:

Everybody keeps talking about Garcia's "career" game, but I think the fact that the defense held y'all to 39 yards rushing and Bama was only 2 for 4 in the redzone had something to do with the outcome as well.



You make a good point but the bottom line is, without Garcia and his perfect career game, SC doesn't score 35 points and keep the ball away from the Tide offense. Like I said before, it was a dominating win for SC, but please explain how you lose to Kentucky the next week and finish 9-5 on the season, not to mention 2 very ugly blowouts. Again, the word fluke rears its ugly head. Sorry if you don't believe it or like it, but that's what it was.

I think they 'roided up for the Bama game.

Ok, bottoms up. (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Drinks/drinking-3.gif)

BTW, this emoticon pretty much looks like how I feel right now.

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