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re: Bill Connelly Ranks the SEC (SBNation)
Posted on 8/19/17 at 12:56 pm to DonaldDuckworth
Posted on 8/19/17 at 12:56 pm to DonaldDuckworth
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Not sure how good Arkansas will be, but no one has transferred from Ole Miss, lots of starters back..those that think they are going to suck just because of all the drama in the off-season...are wrong. The program is f***ed for 5 years easy. But next year, they aren't feeling the pain yet and will relish the opportunity to f*** up the season of a few SEC foes. No one is talking about them because of things that will have very little to do with whether or not they can beat you on any given Saturday. Thus, most underrated in the SEC...this analysis included.
It remains to be seen with Ole Miss. I would consider it a tossup as to whether they'll be tough, or absolute dog shite. Losing your head coach is no small thing. Especially when your team's success is predicated on his ability to dial up explosive offensive plays.
Arkansas saw something similar a few years back. Started the season preseason top 5, but had lost their coach. Everyone said, "just need someone to keep the ship on course" in Johnelle Smith.
Went 4-8 with a team several considered a dark horse national title contender.
And Ole Miss's situation is even worse.
It's all gonna depend on the new guy's ability to keep the locker room stable and having the same ability Freeze had as a head coach. Senior leadership could very well mail it in.
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Posted on 8/19/17 at 2:27 pm to BoarEd
People base their opinions of the SEC relative to Bama and it's current juggernaught. The reason why tier 2 includes AU and LSU is because they are the two SEC teams, at the moment, perceived,yearly, to have the best chance to compete with Alabama. I think recent success of both those teams and the strength of the West gives them another perception advantage as well. I personally would have UGA and UF in tier 2 as well although I do agree with the sentiment that AU/LSU are usuaslly Bama's toughest opponents due to the recruiting prowess and the way both teams recruit specifically to compete against Bama. I think AU also gets some benefit of doubt, right or wrong, due to multiple recent trips to national championship game and the previous couple seasons losses to Bama were pretty much forgiven by the media even before the game started due to QB injuries. JMO
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