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re: Bill Connelly SB Nation Previews : SEC (all teams added)
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:03 am to VivaZapata27
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:03 am to VivaZapata27
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The team really just got beaten down by a difficult schedule and a lot of close losses. But we are much better than Cal.
I would generally expect Ole Miss to go out there and be better because it is in the early part of the schedule, and Ole Miss generally plays much better before the schedule and injuries wear them down. I would expect them to come out spittin' nails early on with the NCAA mess as well.
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Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:30 am to SummerOfGeorge
Because their OL and WR will be arse this year and they don't have a QB to elevate those groups.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:12 am to SummerOfGeorge
Alabama's preview is up, their S&P Defense radar gives me fricking heartburn.
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:56 am to Leonard
Yea, that was one heckuva group
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Alabama : 10.7
LSU : 8.9
Auburn : 8.3
Florida : 8.2
Georgia : 7.4
Tennessee : 7.1
Texas A&M : 7.0
Ole Miss : 6.9
Arkansas : 6.3
Missouri : 6.3
Kentucky : 6.2
Mississippi State : 6.0
South Carolina : 5.9
Vanderbilt : 5.0
Expecting a lot of mediocre teams
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:07 pm to UAtide11
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Expecting a lot of mediocre teams
I think the bottom 1/3 of the league is much better than it was 3-4 years ago, but the top 1/3 is still pretty meh past Alabama. Auburn, LSU and Georgia seem to have the talent ceiling to maybe make a push into that Top 10 type team group, but as of right now it's basically :
Very Good (Top 10) - Alabama, LSU, Auburn
Good (10-20) - Florida, Texas A&M, Georgia
Above Average (20-30) - Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State
Average (30-50) - Ole Miss, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina
Below Average (51-65) : Vanderbilt
No terrible teams and lots of competitive 5-7 win teams.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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26. Ole Miss
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:09 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Above Average (20-30) - Tennessee, Texas A&M
Average (30-50) - Ole Miss, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
I think this is a good example of why both Butch and Kevin probably have more pressure than the other coaches in both those groups.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:09 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
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Al Bundy Bulldog
Again, you have to remember that this can't quantify the effects of all the NCAA nonsense (or even Freeze being gone).
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:10 pm to rockiee
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I think this is a good example of why both Butch and Kevin probably have more pressure than the other coaches in both those groups.
100% agree. However, finishing in that 20-30 range in this league means you go 7-5 or 8-4 usually. Probably not gonna work for Sumlin again.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 12:12 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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However, finishing in that 20-30 range in this league means you go 7-5 or 8-4 usually. Probably not gonna work for Sumlin again.
Which there is no excuse for considering the talent both those teams have compared to the ones below them
Posted on 8/17/17 at 1:05 pm to Billy Mays
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Ole Miss : 6.9
The SEC Rant says 2-10 tho...
tRant knows best.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:12 pm to Leonard
Crap we give up a lot of 20+ yard passes per game.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:22 pm to rockiee
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Which there is no excuse for considering the talent both those teams have compared to the ones below them
I think it's relative. Take A&M for example, they have a lot of talent. But realistically they have three or four games on the schedule where they won't have as much talent as their opponent (Bama, LSU, Auburn, Florida).
Also, in looking at their schedule, A&M only goes on the road once in 10 weeks in the middle of their season. That's pretty crazy
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:22 pm to ArabianKnight
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Crap we give up a lot of 20+ yard passes per game.
He actually pointed that out in the preview. The anomaly was a byproduct of beating teams by a shite-ton and forcing them into throwing almost every play:
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The Crimson Tide were good at virtually everything — first in Rushing S&P+, second in Passing S&P+, first in Standard Downs S&P+, first in Passing Downs S&P+ — but led good teams by so much, so frequently, that they gave up a big pass play here and there. Part of their problem in the “20-yard passes per game” average is the sheer number of passes they faced against offenses that knew how to throw the ball.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:24 pm to ArabianKnight
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Crap we give up a lot of 20+ yard passes per game.
Comes with the territory of being up multiple scores with more than half the game left. Teams are going to sling it as much as they can. I'd be if you looked at 20-yard pass completions per drop back (or pass attempt or whatever) it would be towards the top in the country.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:38 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Until we see what LSUs' passing looks like I would not call them a top 10 team.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:48 pm to TigerFanNKaty
I think Canada helps spread it around this year and we finally get to see how talented our (young and inexperienced) wide receivers are. Not top 10 in the end necessarily, but I certainly anticipate LSU to generate some excitement on offense.
Or maybe I'm just being hopeful again
Or maybe I'm just being hopeful again
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