Mid-Year Report Card: Rank your Team

Aggies: B

If we beat LSU, then we can go up to an A.

Lsu b-

We dont want the curve pts. This is graded on a curve right?

aTm intrigues me. It's kind of crazy but after 7 games we still don't REALLY know about them.

-ND seemed like a quality loss but then ND turned around and lost to northern illinois at home.
-They won at UF but prior to the season starting many were saying UF may top out at 4, MAYBE 5 wins max.
-They've beaten 2 of the worst SEC teams in arky and MSU
-Missouri preseason looked to be a top 10 team but they've proven to be a bit "meh" themselves.
-Mcneese and bowling green are what they are
-3 of their last 4 wins have been by 10 points or less.

Basically, we can sum up ATM's entire resume with "they have a loss but it's to ND, and they killed missouri". But I mean what does that really tell us?

I don't think we're going to know shite about aTm until this weekend.

If we're doing this properly, we're doing it on actual performance instead of expectations.

Bama I go with C. Just meh. An average SEC team should go 8-4, no worse. We're on pace for that.

The rest:

Vandy: C (Georgia St loss holding them back)
SCar: C-
UGA: A-
UTrans: B+
LSU: B+
Tenn: B+
Ole Miss: C-
Kentucky: D
Arky: C
Miss State: F
FLA: C-
AUB: D-
OU: D+
A&M: B+

Vols: B+

Wins over two rivals. Slip up against someone they should have beaten, but everything is still in front of them.

Defense was expected to be good but is actually way ahead of where I thought it should be. Last year we gave up a ton of plays over 30 yards (Might have been last in the SEC, definitely were bottom half) and this year we've given up only 3 with one of those being a QB run late in the Kent State game when we had almost all walk-ons playing.

Offense has a lot of work to do. I think the OC can probably call some plays that are a little more QB friendly to up Nico's confidence some, but a lot of this is on Nico's shoulders. If you're going to be paid like he is, you're going to have high expectations. The flashes of talent are there, but he has to improve. OL should have been a strength of the team and its been a liability at times.

LSU: B

Defense is coming along nicely, offense is making an immense amount of pre-snap penalties, run game may be figuring it out now, ST is vastly improved.

A lot of big games to come, but I like the trend so far. Need to keep it going.

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Ole Miss: B+

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Waaaay too high a grade. Ole Miss went all in for this season and has crapped out.

I would say a D.

A- feels right - not sure we make the playoff if we lose to UGA too now bc of Arky.

Edit: to clarify, I think we'll be on the bubble with a decent number of other 2-3 loss teams.

In chronological order:

GMC: A

Currently #3 in JUCO with the only loss being to the current #2 team by one point in OT and running the wildcat because both QBs got injured. We have an upcoming game against the #1 team.


Valdosta State: A+

Undefeated and currently #2 in the D-II polls and will likely be #1 in the more important regional rankings. The offense is really clicking and the defense is playing tough.

UGA: A-

UGA still hasn’t played a complete game, but it’s hard to really knock the #2 ranking.

Oklahoma State: F

This team should have competed for the Big12 championship and been a playoff contender. Injuries, horrible QB play, and lackluster coaching have combined for a wasted season.