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Last night is proof how media-driven the start of football season is.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:04 pm
It's all about hype. Drumming up interest by pumping up teams that really aren't that good.
South Carolina.... bad. (When will the media learn its lesson with this school?)
Vanderbilt.... bad.
Ole Miss.... not nearly as good as advertised. Bo Wallace is horrible.
This is why I hate the season of hype and prognostication, because it's all bullshite. Let the games begin. I expect that the big physical teams will rise to the top again, as they always do. Alabama, LSU, Auburn, maybe UGA (although they routinely disappoint). Florida's offense is not much better than Tulane's. What this conference needs is for the Tennessee of old to rear its head. The one that steamrolled people at the line of scrimmage. The East is garbage until that happens.
South Carolina.... bad. (When will the media learn its lesson with this school?)
Vanderbilt.... bad.
Ole Miss.... not nearly as good as advertised. Bo Wallace is horrible.
This is why I hate the season of hype and prognostication, because it's all bullshite. Let the games begin. I expect that the big physical teams will rise to the top again, as they always do. Alabama, LSU, Auburn, maybe UGA (although they routinely disappoint). Florida's offense is not much better than Tulane's. What this conference needs is for the Tennessee of old to rear its head. The one that steamrolled people at the line of scrimmage. The East is garbage until that happens.
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Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:07 pm to Slippy
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The one that steamrolled people at the line of scrimmage
I agree, but it won't be this year it doesn't look like. They are the only team in college football over the last two years who don't return a single starter on either line of scrimmage.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:08 pm to Slippy
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Last night is proof how media-driven the start of football season is.
You needed proof?
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:09 pm to Slippy
It's the reason to chuckle at the folks who get so excited or bent by pre-season polls.
This board couldn't be more emblematic of it.
This board couldn't be more emblematic of it.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:15 pm to Slippy
Hype doesn't make a team better.
They've finished ranked higher than preseason the last three years.
They were hyped?
they won and it's only one game.
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South Carolina.... bad. (When will the media learn its lesson with this school?)
They've finished ranked higher than preseason the last three years.
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Vanderbilt.... bad.
They were hyped?
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Ole Miss.... not nearly as good as advertised. Bo Wallace is horrible.
they won and it's only one game.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:17 pm to Slippy
Last night is probably a bad example. Vegas, who doesn't pay much attention to media hype, had a pretty small line on the USCe/Aggie game. And I'm pretty sure the same with Vandy/Temple in Vandy's favor.
That said, we could do without an official poll until after the season starts.
That said, we could do without an official poll until after the season starts.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:18 pm to Slippy
I would like to see UT get back in the mix. However their schedule is truly a nightmare.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:56 pm to Slippy
You really don't know much about SECw teams until the 1st 1/3rd of the season is over.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 12:57 pm to Slippy
I look forward to the media being wrong about LSU again.
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