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Pat Forde: The Most Desperate Teams in America
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:02 am
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:02 am
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The Most Desperate Teams in America
Texas (1)
Tennessee (2)
The Volunteers have been dining on humble pie for a long time now, with regular helpings of dysfunction as a side dish. Their record against SEC East rivals Georgia and Florida in the past decade is 3-17, and don’t even bring up the hammer vs. nail series with Alabama.
Miami (3)
USC (4)
Texas A&M (5)
The dirty secret here is A&M has never had a true powerhouse era. The one national title predates America’s involvement in World War II, and there haven’t been many close brushes with greatness since then.
Nebraska (6)
Borderline-Desperate Programs
Florida State (7)
Florida (8)
The Gators have been close—they were in the CFP mix until the Infamous Thrown Cleat Game against LSU in 2020.
On The Deck To Get Desperate
Auburn (9)
At the most abnormal football school in America, anything is possible at any time.
Virginia Tech (10)
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Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:02 am to paperwasp
I like how number 1 is Texas with no explanation. Everyone just knows it 
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:04 am to paperwasp
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:05 am to paperwasp
Tennessee is far from desperate. We are oozing with quite confidence.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:06 am to paperwasp
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At the most abnormal football school in America, anything is possible at any time.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:07 am to paperwasp
It’s early in the morning but def best post today.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:07 am to BigPaintedInOrange
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We are oozing with quite confidence.
Your 16th dose of Bamacillin will clear that right up.
This post was edited on 8/29/22 at 9:08 am
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:11 am to paperwasp
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Their record against SEC East rivals Georgia and Florida in the past decade is 3-17, and don’t even bring up the hammer vs. nail series with Alabama.
That’s a big fricking oof also for those who don’t want to do math they’re 3-27 vas all three over the last decade
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:11 am to BigPaintedInOrange
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oozing with quite confidence.
quiet? you guys were neck and neck with aTm for offseason champs
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:11 am to Henry Jones Jr
OP only listed reasons for SEC teams
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:14 am to Buckeye06
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OP only listed reasons for SEC teams
Maybe because this is the SECRant
This post was edited on 8/29/22 at 9:15 am
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:16 am to BigPaintedInOrange
2001 tennessee had a chance to go to national championship with a win in atlanta.
Since that day they have gone 14-60 against sec teams that have won national titles in this modern era
Bama 3-16
Florida 3-17
Auburn 1-7
Lsu 1-6
Georgia 6-14
Pretty desperate IMO
Since that day they have gone 14-60 against sec teams that have won national titles in this modern era
Bama 3-16
Florida 3-17
Auburn 1-7
Lsu 1-6
Georgia 6-14
Pretty desperate IMO
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:19 am to Henry Jones Jr
quote:As funny (and in reality true) as this is, they did include a write up:
I like how number 1 is Texas with no explanation. Everyone just knows it
Texas (1)
Big bucks and big desperation make a powerful elixir, and the Longhorns are flush with both after a perplexing 12-year malaise. Sufficiently ambitious and arrogant to blow up the national conference structure, Texas is betting it can relocate to the nation’s toughest conference and revive its flagging program at the same time. We’ll see how that works out.
Comeback moves: Firing Tom Herman and hiring Steve Sarkisian. Shaking the Earth and re-starting realignment with an impending jump from the Big 12 to the SEC along with Oklahoma. Landing a commitment from 2023 No. 1 quarterback Arch Manning, the centerpiece of what currently is the No. 4 recruiting class in the nation.
Expectations for this season: “After that 5-7 disaster in Sark’s debut, one would think a bowl game—any bowl game—would be satisfying, but the Horns believe if they get good QB play from Quinn Ewers behind a suspect offensive line and an marked improvement from a defense that gave up 425 yards per game last season, they can ride the legs of running back Bijan Robinson to the Big 12 title game,” Golden says. “I'm thinking that would take a 7-2 record at minimum in conference play. With that said, I don’t expect to hear much complaining if they finish 8-4 and at least third in the league.”
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:20 am to Hback
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Maybe because this is the SECRant
Well someone commented saying there was no reason when there clearly was
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:21 am to Henry Jones Jr
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I like how number 1 is Texas with no explanation. Everyone just knows it
"Sufficiently ambitious and arrogant to blow up the national conference structure, Texas is betting it can relocate to the nation’s toughest conference and revive its flagging program at the same time. We’ll see how that works out."
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:23 am to Buckeye06
Maybe because we dont give a shite about texas.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:23 am to paperwasp
quote:quote:
The Most Desperate Teams in America
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Texas (1)
Seriously, how can everybody else have them in their preseason Top 25?
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:26 am to Nado Jenkins83
Desperate is an understatement involving UT.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:28 am to BigPaintedInOrange
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quite confidence.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:30 am to BigPaintedInOrange
don't confuse confidence with false bravado.
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