Well the SEC whipped up #7 and #11 again.
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Those teams out west should just stop trying.
Poor Texas next week. What were they thinking. ?
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I think Texas has a shot against Bama.
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Whiskey or Bourbon. ?
Huge quality different between SEC and Pac-12 was clearly exhibited in week 1. Tough to be a Duck fan this year. But hey, them Beavs are coming up. Benny be proud.
Utah should've beat Florida.
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But Florida is not one of the top 3-4 SEC teams and Utah is supposed to win the Pac-12..................
It's only week one......................
According to the polls they are.
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Tied at halftime
End of 3. Texas leading and looking good 😊
Looks to me like the 'Tide is in for a 4th quarter dog-fight to the finish line. With all the stupid penalties and sloppy play I'd bet Nick Saban is about ready to blow a gasket!!
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Texas should've won that game. Lots of blown scoring opportunities. Too bad Ewers got hurt. Bama looks beatable.
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Still just the 2nd game of the season but Alabama has some weaknesses that they need to fix. Beating an unranked team with an injured back-up QB with a last second field goal should be something to keep Saban up at night. That blown tackle on the blitz at game's end when 'Bama was on about the 30 sure made a difference.
Here's what bugs me about NCAA football: look at who Alabama plays next week, perennial powerhouse LA-Monroe!!
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Hey Keets, just to let you know, your team, OSU, played Arkansas State yesterday. Arkansas State is in the same conference as LA-Monroe. Here's what bugs me about NCAA football: look at who OSU plays next week, perennial powerhouse Toledo
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Beating Notre Dame wasn't so special after all, heck, Marshall beat 'em too.
My granddaughter enrolled in Appalachian St this fall. She worked the concession stand last week when I watched the most exciting college football ever. NC ST wins on a failed 2 point conversion as time ran out 63-61. App. ST scored 28 in the fourth.
Yesterday they upset Texas A&M on the road. Congratulations App. St. !!
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Auburn vs. Penn St. next week.
Both 2-0
Er, hold on for at least 2 games........ 4 SEC teams ranked ahead of UF, including Caintukee who beat them 26-16 this week. Gators don't look like the elite of the SEC so far..............
I don't know about keets, whoever that is, but all these schools play such a weak schedule with their early games that it does nothing to help fans understand who the best teams are. I wish the NCAA would do something about that. I know part of it's to help the other schools with shared money, but it's ridiculous.
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Seems like the polls are becoming more of a joke every year. If Ohio State played like Bama did yesterday against a unranked team the voters would've dropped them at least 3 or 4 spots. They should be called the SEC polls for what they are.
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Then why is a 2-0 Auburn not ranked ? 1-1 Oregon is and Georgia destroyed them.
SEC has a better reputation
Polls will favor them until they lose their dominance
Auburn is probably not ranked because they struggled against San Jose State. Polls are not supposed to be based on previous years. If so, then Georgia would've started the season at #1.
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Polls are meaningless for the top programs. Win and you’re in.
Lose, and you’re at the mercy of the pollsters. SEC dominates the BCS championship, so they will get the nod.
Well they should when they get two teams in out of four. Odds are in their favor. Its not a fair system, thats why they are expanding the playoffs.
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Since 2006 the SEC is 27-14 in BCS games. More wins and championships than any other A-5 school.
They’ve earned their keep.
Georgia and Bama beat the other two teams last year. The BCS got it right. The odds weren’t in their favor to win both games. They earned it on the field.
Disagree. Georgia lost their conference title game, so they didn't deserve to be rewarded after a loss. Should be only conference champions from conference title games. There have been years when 2 BIG ten teams could've made playoffs, but weren't allowed. So its an unfair system. Most BCS games are played in the south, thats another unfair sec advantage.
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There are those that believe every weekend in college football is a playoff game and no way should an 11-1 Oregon get in over an 11-1 Georgia team this year if Georgia loses their SEC title game.
All depends. What if Oregon improves over the season and beats a undefeated USC team? In 2014 Ohio State lost to a unranked team early in the season and went on to beat Alabama with a third string QB.
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If what you said happens and Georgia loses a close title game, but crushed Oregon, who do you take?
Can’t take one game and say “there!”, when the SEC is 27-14 in BCS competition, and many games by wide margins.
LSU-OU 2019 and many others.
It is extremely difficult to go undefeated for the entire season, each weak it gets harder mainly due to the way teams/conferences structure their schedules. I always figured that 11-1 was equal to 11-1 but it isn't in the NCAA. If that loss comes in week 2-3 it won't hurt much, if it comes after week 6-7 it's almost a death blow. Things are a little different now that every conference has a championship game but the NCA still needs to tweak the playoff format. In my perfect world there probably shouldn't be more than one team from any conference since there are champions, but that'll never happen.
In 2014 Ohio State lost to a unranked team early in the season and went on to beat Alabama with a third string QB.
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2014.....where y'all been......
Oregon every day.
Keep in mind for the Oregon-Georgia game that the Ducks had a new coach and new system, first game. Trying to get all of that operating at its best against highest level competition and it was the mess you saw. No question GU is a great team and possibly #1, but let them play at the end of the season and see if the outcome is that bad again. Ducks destroyed EWU in 2nd week 70-14 - 49-7 at the beginning of the 3rd when they took starting qb etc. out. So clearly Ducks have elite talent as that is just about as good as a team can do against bad teams - score every time (7 straight TD's by the starters b4 taken out) and keep points to a minimum once the 2nds are playing in the 4th. Week 3 they play #12 BYU, hopefully they will post a solid game and be ready for a tougher group of Pac-12 teams from then on. For the Ducks it is just a matter of prep and coaching to get elite players ready. We will see....................
Oregon only a 3 point favorite against BYU.
So who’s winning today? BYU or Oregon?
BYU ranked #12 Oregon #25 and Oregon-3.5 favorite? Explain because I know zero about college football
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Georgia crushed another team today.
Oregon was ranked ahead of them before they got spanked by Georgia.
Can Toledo beat Ohio State today ?
How about PennSt Auburn? Penn favored on the road. Has auburn fallen that far of is Penn St that good
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Auburn has been struggling. Sad to see but true
3rd quarter, Oregon 38, BYU 7. Keep in mind that as I noted above well before the start of this game, Oregon had a bad first game with new coaches and system. 247 Sports shows that Oregon is elite in talent, they are #7 in the land for 2022 team talent. And thanks to Nike progenitor Phil Knight donations, have facilities that are best or equal to any other university in the land to further develop that talent.
It is just a matter of putting it together, starting against a well-honed Georgia with equal or better talent, with an established system, in Georgia, well, was not the way to go. Oregon's true abilities are coming out today and likely/possibly through to the Pac-12 championship game and beyond as the elite talent continues to develop in the new system and new coaches. I expect them to be ranked back in the top10 in the next few weeks and if they can sustain a level equal to their talent, perhaps we can see them in the playoffs.......
How BYU could be ranked #12 right now? They played 2 lousy teams to get to 2-0, they are ranked #107 in team talent. Rice for heaven's sake, Rice Owls, hoo-hoo, has a higher ranking in team talent than BYU. Just goes to show that ranking by sports journalists and coaches who don't see every team is likely meaningless at the beginning of the season b4 teams play enough games to see how they really are.
Why BYU plays above the level of their team quality? They have always had great coaching to make up for their limited abilities and they always get the most out of their skill players - qb, rb, wr, te so they can normally score alot to make up for short comings on d. But today they are playing an elite talented team in their 'hood and simply can't keep up.
Right after the 38-7 lead, Oregon has gone to 2nd team qb. So we will see what the final score is........
Anyone watching Mississippi State - LSU?
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Penn State crushes sec power Auburn for 2nd straight year.
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"Penn State crushes sec power Auburn for 2nd straight year."
Wasn't the game 21-20 last year in the 4th quarter between Penn State and Auburn with a 28-20 final score? Not sure that is crushing a team. Penn State definitely delivered a whooping today.
That said, Auburn was 3-5 in the SEC last year with a 6-6 overall record so not sure that qualifies as an SEC powerhouse. Sure historically Auburn has been an SEC power but it would be like beating Penn State in 2014 (when they were 2-6 in the B10) and claiming it was some sort of huge statement win. Auburn has had a few down years but they will undoubtedly find there footing at some point.
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SEC looks tough this year.
May only see one team come out alive. Most teams should have one or two losses.
Pac-12, looks tough this year. Unranked UDub smashed #11 yesterday, Wazoo and the Beavs are both undefeated through 3 and at least the Beavs did not play total patsies in preseason but stronger patsies, #7 USC smoked a Fresno State team that went shoulder to shoulder with the Ducks and Beavs, #14 Utah is looking good. And the Ducks? Toyed with #12 BYU, although as I stated above BYU was way over-rated at #12, maybe top 30?
So we have 6 teams that under the right circumstances could be in high level bowls and one of these will probably make it through to the playoffs. The big 4 better watch out for Wazoo and the Beavs. Not at talented, but they have excellent systems and coaching to maximize what the have..............
From ESPN:
Headline -
"Fleeting lessons from Week 3: Texas A&M, Oregon might be better than we thought"
From within the article:
'And so it was in Week 3 that Bo Nix emerged from the abyss -- for the 106th time in his career -- to deliver an emphatic Ducks win over BYU.'
Well duh - do the analytics dude and it won't be a 'lesson' and you won't be surprised. What would have been a fleeting lesson is if they both continued to lose.
This is because TAMU is #4 and Oregon is #7 overall in Team Talent according to 247 sports.
So yes, they can have a bad game but both are going to do well this year. Both will likely be in the top 10 when the season plays out, the numbers are with them unless the coaching completely implodes or a dozen key injuries which is not likely to happen. So there is no fleeting lesson here, there is just bad journalism trying to sensationalize trying to bring in readers.
Sports writing at the national level is always a joke and goes with trends instead of what is really happening and appears to not understand what is really going on.
Sadly the pac-12 blew the only two chances it had to prove how tough they are this year, and USC doesn’t have any tough non-conference games.
After the first 3 or 4 teams, none of the conferences look that great top to bottom.
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