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I'm about 15 beers deep and 3 shots wide but I'm proud of my dogs. huge win at Neyland and Georgia came up big. If we are not ahead FSU then someone is definitely biased toward the ACC

 

Are you kidding? Georgia hasn't beaten anyone. Everyone has known that Tennessee is grossly overrated since the season started, and Georgia still struggled to put them away. Hell, I'm pretty sure that Wake Forest would beat Tennessee. In fact, there have been a great many SEC teams cruising by on reputation the last couple of seasons.

 

Struggled to put them away? They were winning 27-7 with 30 seconds to go. That sounds like a pretty good butt kicking to me. Especially since it's at Neyland. Only team to beat the Vols three straight times at Neyland. Wake Forest is absolute garbage and you know it. And LSU thought the same thing till they got beaten at home by Tennessee. They also have the hardest schedule known to man since they have to play us, LSU, Florida, Alabama, and Notre Dame. Saying Wake Forest can beat a top 10 team is just stupid.

 

UNC could be a top team if they would stop losing. NC State too.

 

Did you even watch the game? Tennessee was awful, and yet they still had every chance to win that game until Flowers' punt return. At that point (8:50 left in the 4th) it was still 13-7.

Wake up, dude. You SEC fans are the most deluded fans on earth, as you still think you're the top football conference. Georgia is a good team and Alabama appears to be, but Florida and LSU have major flaws. And you must be joking if you think Tennessee's schedule is even close to UNC's. Aside from Notre Dame (who everyone thought would be a cakewalk), the Vols have a joke of a non-conference schedule.

Newsflash: No matter what the rankings said, Tennessee isn't even close to a top 10 team. Judging by how they have played on the field, they don't deserve to be in the top 25.

 

The 6th best team in our conference is Auburn who will probably move into the top 20 after this week. If Tennessee goes through that schedule they have and has only 3 losses at the end of the year they should be in the top. They might have a joke of a nonconference schedule but they have to play 5 or 6 teams ranked inside the top 15. That is absolutely ridiculous. I didn't think that they deserved their rank at #8 until they beat LSU at LSU's first home game when they were all fired up. I think BC would've beaten FSU if Clint Porter wasn't hurt. VT is a really good team. I don't see how State almost beat them, but Tennessee was ranked so high in the preseason because they had almost their entire team back (except Cedric Houston) it's obviously a QB problem but I don't think they'll lose 4 games this year. Florida had problems in the Alabama game but that's about the only game they've had trouble with at all. Leak has had a real good year. He played decent yesterday, but still threw for 250 yards. Tennessee will always do what they've done for the past 10 years and that's get to at least 9-3. Notre Dame looks hot and I think the game is at Notre Dame so I think they'll get beaten. Alabama should beat them but I think the game is in Neyland. I'd also like to see if Alabama wasn't just hyped up for Florida, or if they are an incredible team like they showed last weekend. The most overrated conference is the Big 12 though. Texas has it easy this year.

 

Only because voters continue to grossly overrate the SEC. You can't possibly tell me with any seriousness that Florida or LSU deserve to be anywhere near the top 15. As noted, Georgia and Alabama look good while Notre Dame has been surprisingly strong as well. But there are quite a few teams in college football that play at least three very good teams.

Only because the SEC is always too scared to play more than one decent non-conference opponent. UT only scheduled Notre Dame because they thought they would continue to suck.

I'll agree with you that Texas has it easy, but I don't think people are overrating the Big 12. Most people are saying that the Big 12 is down to one good team this year, but for some reason, those same people continue to believe that the SEC is better than it is. The conference is young, so the SEC might kick everyone's ass in a year or two, but they're not very good this season. That's good news for you since it means that Georgia gets less of a test in a year where you're suffering from a number of NFL losses, but to say that the Bulldogs should pass the Seminoles because they beat a bad Tennessee team just isn't justified.

 

To win the SEC we have to play (and beat) Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and most likely Alabama. That sounds like a huge test to me. The conference is pretty young and I think Florida is a year away from challenging for a national title. I forgot how the divisions were divided up in the ACC but from what I can remember FSU has it easy. The only team in their division that will knock them off will be an underachieving team like State or Clemson. Boston College had their backup in when they played. Drew Weatherford is looking better, but I believe Miami is very overrated. They're a shadow of what they were under Butch Davis. VT will probably roll through the ACC losing zero or no games. I think FSU loses to Florida and then Virginia Tech and just misses the BCS. They go like 6 weeks without playing a ranked team. No way Florida forgets what Chris Rix did to them two years ago. Reggie Ball is also extremely overrated. The other day the announcers were saying "Well, look at his numbers and you'll see he had a fine year" and his completion percentage is like at 40%. Leak needs to get back on track, and I don't know how we'll fair against Florida cause Florida owns us, but I think that we'll win the East now with the edge over Tennessee and Florida struggling and having to go to Baton Rouge next week.

 

Tennessee has some major flaws on offense right now, and haven't played like a top 10 team. But the potential was their to justify the preseason ranking. This was a 11-3 team that killed Texas A&M right now.

Other than Claussen's arm strength limitations, the offensive line, which lacked depth going in, is banged up. Riggs has disappointed and not played as strong with the full load this year. And our big, fast track stars haven't been able to play strong and crisp on the football field.

But you can see the talent on the team. Had Ainge not regressed, had Meecham, Fayton, and Swain played to their talent and recruitment level, the hopes were legitimate.

Turnovers ended up killing us in this game though. Both took points off the board in the first half.

I hope Jason Allen is ok. He came back even with a first round grade from the NCAA committee. Our pass defense depends on our corners ability to play press coverage. The droppoff after Allen and Wade is tremendous.

As for UGA, they are a solid team, tough and strong up front. The one place where UT has played well was the line, and UGA wore down Mahalona and Co.

Florida's isn't that good, Collin has a point their, very small defensively. UGA should be able to beat them in the cocktail party. Though rivalry games are always tough.

As for our non-conference schedule, it is what it always is. We only have 3 nonconference games to schedule, and we schedule a couple of midmajors at home and try to get one traditionally strong team. That's standard. And more than what VaTech does, or Miami. FSU has a rivarly game with Florida, and have a history of going on the road to some tough midmajor places, so they get a pass on the Citadel this year. But typically, if a top team from a top league plays another top team from a top league in the regular season, you've done something most don't.

Teams like UNC, who are struggling to build a consistent program, need to schedule tough out of conference games for recruiting and exposure.

 

Does anyone know where or when the Harris Poll comes out. I've tried to find a new one and can't. I guess it comes out at a different time than the AP and Coaches Poll