SEC looks weak?

[SignalBama]

Karma is a bitch sometimes. For the OP it was well deserved today.

 

[SignalBama]

So let's review... The SEC so far has beaten the following P5 teams...

Miami
Clemson
NC State
Colorado
Texas
Louisville

They lost to Pitt and UCLA.

They are 6-2 versus other P5 conferences the first 2 weeks.

The B1G so far has beaten the Following P5 teams OOC....

Syracuse
West Virginia
Iowa State
Oregon State
Washington

They lost to Oregon and Virginia

They are 5-2 versus P5 conferences the first 2 weeks

The SEC has wins versus 3 ranked OOC opponents and a loss to 1
The B1G has 1 win versus ranked OOC opponents and 1 loss

Seems to me the SEC is proving more than the B1G so far with games against 4 ranked opponents and winning 3 of them.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

So let's review... The SEC so far has beaten the following P5 teams...

Miami
Clemson
NC State
Colorado
Texas
Louisville

They lost to Pitt and UCLA.

They are 6-2 versus other P5 conferences the first 2 weeks.

The B1G so far has beaten the Following P5 teams OOC....

Syracuse
West Virginia
Iowa State
Oregon State
Washington

They lost to Oregon and Virginia

They are 5-2 versus P5 conferences the first 2 weeks

The SEC has wins versus 3 ranked OOC opponents and a loss to 1
The B1G has 1 win versus ranked OOC opponents and 1 loss

Seems to me the SEC is proving more than the B1G so far with games against 4 ranked opponents and winning 3 of them.

How has the bottom half of teams done vs lowly nobodies?

I remember Vandy got beat by someone I didn't even know had a football team.

 

[SignalBama]

How has the bottom half of teams done vs lowly nobodies?

I remember Vandy got beat by someone I didn't even know had a football team.

I can check but yeah Vandy is pretty bad even more so than normal this season. I do know the SEC in total has only lost 3 games through 2 weeks (Vandy currently trails at halftime). So the Vandy Loss is the only loss not mentioned in that post. Looks like Illinois has a loss to UTSA.

 

[SignalBama]

The SEC is 22-3 in total OOC play and the B1G is 17-3 in total OOC play.

Again Vandy is trailing by 7 at halftime currently so that could turn into 22-4 for the SEC.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

I can check but yeah Vandy is pretty bad even more so than normal this season.

Well, I'm the last one to talk, my Gophers had 3 close calls to start 2019 and followed that up with it's best season since the 60s. And barely won today as well. But still, the SEC has had several close calls against some real nobodies. I think it's too early to make a good judgement, and lots of teams struggle early in the season, but at the same time, why aren't these FCS teams or lowly non-P5 teams struggling? It's early in the season for them, too, isn't it? Just saying.

I too think it's funny that the OP who started this thread got embarrassed in their 2nd game as I'm not an tOSU fan. But you'll never catch me cheering for the SEC, either. The SEC deserves respect for what it does well, but too many SEC teams get credit for just being in the SEC, not for what they earn on the field.

 

[SignalBama]

Well, I'm the last one to talk, my Gophers had 3 close calls to start 2019 and followed that up with it's best season since the 60s. And barely won today as well. But still, the SEC has had several close calls against some real nobodies. I think it's too early to make a good judgement, and lots of teams struggle early in the season, but at the same time, why aren't these FCS teams or lowly non-P5 teams struggling? It's early in the season for them, too, isn't it? Just saying.

I too think it's funny that the OP who started this thread got embarrassed in their 2nd game as I'm not an tOSU fan. But you'll never catch me cheering for the SEC, either. The SEC deserves respect for what it does well, but too many SEC teams get credit for just being in the SEC, not for what they earn on the field.

Point out the games where the SEC is inching past nobodies ? The SEC best teams in general are easily handling their opponents so far. TAMU lost their starting QB today to injury and inched past Colorado. They won by 31 a week ago.

Alabama beat both OOC opponents by 30+
Florida beat both OOC opponents by 20+
Georgia inched by Top 10 Clemson and won by 49 today.
Arkansas beat both OOC opponents by 19 and 21
Auburn beat both OOC opponents by 50+
Kentucky won their only OOC game by 35
Ole Miss won by 19 and 37
LSU lost to UCLA but won by 27 today

The only close games I really see versus "Nobodies" are by teams that finished poorly a year ago.

SCAR was 2-8 a year ago and squeaked by ECU today
Mississippi State was 3-7 a year ago and squeaked by Lousiana Tech a week ago.

Feel free to point out these teams that are good squeaking by nobodies.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Point out the games where the SEC is inching past nobodies ? The SEC best teams in general are easily handling their opponents so far. TAMU lost their starting QB today to injury and inched past Colorado. They won by 31 a week ago.

Alabama beat both OOC opponents by 30+
Florida beat both OOC opponents by 20+
Georgia inched by Top 10 Clemson and won by 49 today.
Arkansas beat both OOC opponents by 19 and 21
Auburn beat both OOC opponents by 50+
Kentucky won their only OOC game by 35
Ole Miss won by 19 and 37
LSU lost to UCLA but won by 27 today

The only close games I really see versus "Nobodies" are by teams that finished poorly a year ago.

SCAR was 2-8 a year ago and squeaked by ECU today
Mississippi State was 3-7 a year ago and squeaked by Lousiana Tech a week ago.

Feel free to point out these teams that are good squeaking by nobodies.

You are talking about only half of the conference, the upper half, in games vs mostly far inferior opponents. the SEC is reknown in how most of it's teams like to play some of the weakest opponents out there in the ooc part of the season.

Miss St beat La Tech by a whole point.
Mizzou beat Central Michigan by 10 pts, congrats!!!
Vandy lost to ETSU??? Who the hell is that even?
LSU lost to UCLA, by 11.
TAM beat Colorado by a whole 3 pts.
S Car beat ECU by a whole 3 pts. App St beat ECU in week 1.
Pitt beat Tenn 41-34.

So the upper half of the SEC is probably fine playing all of the lowlifes out there, great. The bottom half is struggling, vs teams hardly worthy of mention.


La Tech, C Mich, ETSU, ECU??? Pitt is P5 but hardly a big time player, Colorado hasn't been a player for a while now. UCLA is the only reasonable loss. Really.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

Yeah. He probably should have kept his "moith" shut.

I don't know how that type on a message board in the south but I do not have my mouth open.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Whose on the SEC's schedule this week?

 

[KingKoolKat75]

Karma is a bitch sometimes. For the OP it was well deserved today.

Karma ? This is the first regular season loss in 4 years...if that is Karma I love her.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

So let's review... The SEC so far has beaten the following P5 teams...

Miami
Clemson
NC State
Colorado
Texas
Louisville

They lost to Pitt and UCLA.

They are 6-2 versus other P5 conferences the first 2 weeks.

The B1G so far has beaten the Following P5 teams OOC....

Syracuse
West Virginia
Iowa State
Oregon State
Washington

They lost to Oregon and Virginia

They are 5-2 versus P5 conferences the first 2 weeks

The SEC has wins versus 3 ranked OOC opponents and a loss to 1
The B1G has 1 win versus ranked OOC opponents and 1 loss

Seems to me the SEC is proving more than the B1G so far with games against 4 ranked opponents and winning 3 of them.

Refs saved Miami from defeat by App State.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

Whose on the SEC's schedule this week?

Bama vs Florida and PSU vs Auburn

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Bama vs Florida and PSU vs Auburn

Florida has been the only SEC school I've ever liked. But Bama has impressed me lately.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

Florida has been the only SEC school I've ever liked. But Bama has impressed me lately.

I do not see them beating Bama but it should be a good game. Not sure about PSU vs Auburn.

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

I do not see them beating Bama but it should be a good game. Not sure about PSU vs Auburn.

I'd probably bet my house on Bama beating Florida, but I won't bet my house because Florida will probably keep it close enough the stress would probably kill me, lol. As for PSU vs Auburn? Both were really good teams the Gophers beat in 2019, I'd trust they are both still pretty good. I'd put 10 bucks on PSU, but not much more because Auburn is not to be taken lightly.

 

[KingKoolKat75]

Karma is a bitch sometimes. For the OP it was well deserved today.

And it's not like OSU lost to " Sissy Blue" OSU lost to the best team in the Pac 12 and likely a Top 10 team.