[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
[quote]OldOgre wrote:
Alabama is still the best team in the country, but they have had some problems early in games that will cost them if they are repeated against someone like LSU. That Steel Cage Death Match game will decide the West.
Given all of Georgia’s injuries, their close game against Tennessee, which they should have lost, and the game against Missouri that they did lose, they are probably out of it in the East. South Carolina vs Missouri will probably decide the East. I think Missouri has a chance against Florida if they can turn the game into a track meet because Florida cant score points. Franklin being gone for the year may have done them in though.
Everybody else is about equal as it turns out. A&M can score some points, but they cant play defense for shit and Auburn may beat them this week.
Auburn is rebuilding and has won some games they would have lost last year. However, they are not back to an elite level yet and will not be competitive with the big boys for a couple more years. Tennessee, Arkansas, also rebuilding and a couple of years away.
Ole Miss and Mississippi State both suck. I am convinced that the State of Mississippi has some sort of voodoo hex on it that prevents college football success. Ole Miss couldn’t even win when they had Eli Manning. And Vandy & Kentucky are waiting on basketball season as usual.
With all of that out of the way, how pissed off are all of you SEC haters by the fact that one of our ADs is the chairman of the playoff selection committee? 
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I think with Franklin out Missouri is back to the Missouri we knew last year. Maybe not as they still have huge receivers in a secondary depleted league.
Ole Miss is that almost but not quite school that churns out a decent year occasionally but cant seem to get over the hump. I think they are moving in the right direction though with the young talent if they can continue to build although the loss to Auburn after the no show at Bama and not pulling the upset on A&M when it was in their hands doesn’t look good for recruiting. Auburn is no where near as good as their record indicates. They should have lost to Mississippi State, who really sucks, and barely beat an Ole Miss team that looked asleep the whole game.[/quote]
You are correct about AU. The thing I like about them is that last years team would be 2-4 or 1-5 right now instead of 5-1. They are on their way back, just not quite there yet. Ole Miss will be in the mix over the next couple of years with the class they just brought in. Look at how true many Freshmen are contributing to that team right now. And the willingness to put true freshmen on the field attracts other recruits. Kids don’t want to wait 2 years to see the field anymore.
