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re: Next Phenomenal, Predominant, SEC Team?
Posted on 6/12/13 at 10:58 pm to Gardevoir
Posted on 6/12/13 at 10:58 pm to Gardevoir
What the frick?
If you mean "who was understood to be the dominant team in the SEC by Week 7" then...
2009: Florida, duh. Alabama was still considered the challenger, Florida was the destined repeat.
2010: I think we knew when Florida and Alabama had both been defeated, LSU was struggling against the likes of McNeese State and Vanderbilt and Auburn had just rallied big and looked like a team destined to win that Auburn was the team to beat that year.
2012: Uh... Alabama? How is this a question? Yeah you had a lot of teams in the hunt, but you had two unbeatens by this point (Alabama and Florida), one of these teams was the defending national champion, the other was coming off back-to-back .500 seasons. Pretty obvious who the frontrunner was.
2008 I'll give you, after Ole Miss upset Florida and Alabama upset Georgia, we didn't know who would come out on top. Turned out to be Alabama and Florida, but neither team was the clear-cut people's favorite.
If you mean "who was understood to be the dominant team in the SEC by Week 7" then...
2009: Florida, duh. Alabama was still considered the challenger, Florida was the destined repeat.
2010: I think we knew when Florida and Alabama had both been defeated, LSU was struggling against the likes of McNeese State and Vanderbilt and Auburn had just rallied big and looked like a team destined to win that Auburn was the team to beat that year.
2012: Uh... Alabama? How is this a question? Yeah you had a lot of teams in the hunt, but you had two unbeatens by this point (Alabama and Florida), one of these teams was the defending national champion, the other was coming off back-to-back .500 seasons. Pretty obvious who the frontrunner was.
2008 I'll give you, after Ole Miss upset Florida and Alabama upset Georgia, we didn't know who would come out on top. Turned out to be Alabama and Florida, but neither team was the clear-cut people's favorite.
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Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:28 pm to lsutothetop
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What the frick?
If you mean "who was understood to be the dominant team in the SEC by Week 7" then...
2009: Florida, duh. Alabama was still considered the challenger, Florida was the destined repeat.
2010: I think we knew when Florida and Alabama had both been defeated, LSU was struggling against the likes of McNeese State and Vanderbilt and Auburn had just rallied big and looked like a team destined to win that Auburn was the team to beat that year.
2012: Uh... Alabama? How is this a question? Yeah you had a lot of teams in the hunt, but you had two unbeatens by this point (Alabama and Florida), one of these teams was the defending national champion, the other was coming off back-to-back .500 seasons. Pretty obvious who the frontrunner was.
2008 I'll give you, after Ole Miss upset Florida and Alabama upset Georgia, we didn't know who would come out on top. Turned out to be Alabama and Florida, but neither team was the clear-cut people's favorite.
No, I meant that after week 7, we should have a good idea if a team this upcoming season might join the 3 I listed.
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21-0
Let's not get sidetracked. That game's existence alone is controversial, and it may not be a good idea to use that game to strengthen my claim regarding the 2011 Crimson Tide defense.
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2014 Gamecocks. Gun Blazin', Cock Slangin', and Rock Smashing. But seriously, we'll be really good.
I hear that 2014 is Florida's year too. We'll see. I know several teams will be starting new quarterbacks, and that is not a position that you just "reload" at. 2014 will be a very interesting year, but we may get a predominant team this year.
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Because they fricking won the game?
They didn't win those games in predominant fashion. 2009 Tennessee was blown out by Ole Miss and Virginia Tech, teams that Alabama had beaten convincingly. 2009 Auburn was blown out by Arkansas and LSU, teams that Alabama had beaten. Why should Alabama struggle against unranked rivals when opponents they'd already beaten by fair or convincing margins blew Auburn or Tennessee out?
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Gardevoir is a Pokemon For this year, I really don't think there will be a team that is just much better than everyone else. Based on the Top 10 finishes last year by SEC teams, it's hard to see one team dominating another. Sure, Alabama may easily win it again, but they will probably face some tough challenges.
It's nice to meet someone who recognizes the name. Gardevoir was one of my favorite Pokemon as a child. I agree with you and think that we'll have a better idea after the October 12th games.
Sorry for the slow responses, but the SEC RANT could really use a multiple quote button.
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