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What was the most underrated game of the 2012 SEC football season?
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:40 pm
When I say underrated, I mean a game that didn't seem like it would be significant at the time, but turned out to have huge implications for conference positioning and national title hopes.
A good example might be the 2007 Georgia/Tennessee game; if Georgia wins this game then they're playing an injured, on-the-ropes LSU team in the 2007 SECCG as a 1-loss team, and almost assured a national title berth if they win. Going into the season, that game looked like it might have been important, but no one would have predicted it would be the difference for Georgia's title hopes that year.
The game I'm thinking of this year is Texas A&M/Florida. If A&M wins that game, then they're playing Georgia for a national title appearance, Florida is out of the BCS and Alabama is probably in the Sugar Bowl. At the time, the game looked like it might be interesting, but Florida was nowhere near being considered a BCS or title contender in early September, and Texas A&M wasn't seen as a program that could step in and win the West and possibly the conference and BCS championship.
A good example might be the 2007 Georgia/Tennessee game; if Georgia wins this game then they're playing an injured, on-the-ropes LSU team in the 2007 SECCG as a 1-loss team, and almost assured a national title berth if they win. Going into the season, that game looked like it might have been important, but no one would have predicted it would be the difference for Georgia's title hopes that year.
The game I'm thinking of this year is Texas A&M/Florida. If A&M wins that game, then they're playing Georgia for a national title appearance, Florida is out of the BCS and Alabama is probably in the Sugar Bowl. At the time, the game looked like it might be interesting, but Florida was nowhere near being considered a BCS or title contender in early September, and Texas A&M wasn't seen as a program that could step in and win the West and possibly the conference and BCS championship.
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Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:41 pm to lsutothetop
LSU vs TAMU
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:45 pm to tgr4ever
Florida @ A&M
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:47 pm to lsutothetop
Magnolia Bowl
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:48 pm to lsutothetop
LSU A&M
A&M fans act like this game never happened
A&M fans act like this game never happened
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:27 pm to lwlsu96
Vandy-Ole Miss
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:29 pm to lsutothetop
LSU/A&M
FLA/UGA
A&M/FLA
FLA/UGA
A&M/FLA
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:30 pm to lsutothetop
OM - LSU was a fantastic game that probably flies under the radar.
This post was edited on 12/24/12 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:31 pm to lsutothetop
I'm gonna go with Florida/Georgia.
That one game was huge for the East.
That one game was huge for the East.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:31 pm to TideSaint
LSU @ Auburn winning by a safety against one of the worst teams in SEC history! Had Lesticles dropped that game he would have been escorted to Fayetteville.
This post was edited on 12/24/12 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:32 pm to Dice410
OHH EMM GEEE
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:33 pm to RebFeBrees
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OM - LSU was a fantastic game that probably flies under the radar.
I agree but the game had no impact on anything as the team that was supposed to win did.
Per the criteria in the OP, that is...
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:33 pm to Patton
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Florida @ A&M
:kige:
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:37 pm to davesdawgs
UF vs TAMU
Or
LSU vs TAMU
Or
LSU vs TAMU
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:40 pm to lsutothetop
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If A&M wins that game, then they're playing Georgia for a national title appearance,
Same can be said for SC / UF. If UF wins we'd be playing 'Bama for a national title spot.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:53 pm to theGarnetWay
Guessing you meant "if SC wins" there. And yeah, it definitely could be, but I lean more toward UF/A&M here. By mid-October we knew Florida was challenging (if not the favorite) for the East, and that SC was in the hunt. In early September no one knew A&M would be playing UGA for a title bid if they'd beaten UF, or that UF needed to win that game to secure a berth to the Sugar Bowl
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:57 pm to bdelarosa7
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UF vs TAMU
Or
LSU vs TAMU
As if Johnny Football would have beaten Georgia...
Posted on 12/24/12 at 5:59 pm to lsutothetop
The Arkansas-ULM game. It was the definition of a
type of moment for the "Flagship."
type of moment for the "Flagship."
Posted on 12/24/12 at 6:08 pm to ImperialPalace
I say Texas A&M vs Ole Miss. If Ole Miss holds on to that lead they probably end up in the Music City Bowl, Manziel probably doesnt win the Heisman. Many A&M fans have said it was somewhat of a turning point in the season.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 6:15 pm to bdelarosa7
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UF vs TAMU Or LSU vs TAMU
I sense a pattern...
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