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Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:17 am
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:17 am
Texas A&M and Ole Miss are killing the recruiting trail and coming off very great seasons considering expectations.
Alabama and LSU are still around...
Arky, Auburn,and MSU are all programs that want to be good. There's no room!
Is it possible for four teams to be successful at once in the SEC West? Does one team fall out completely? Do teams rotate having bad years?
Alabama and LSU are still around...
Arky, Auburn,and MSU are all programs that want to be good. There's no room!
Is it possible for four teams to be successful at once in the SEC West? Does one team fall out completely? Do teams rotate having bad years?
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:18 am to SwaggerCopter
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:19 am to SwaggerCopter
Means:
Good years = Bad years
Great years = Good years
Relatively speaking, of course.
Good years = Bad years
Great years = Good years
Relatively speaking, of course.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:19 am to SwaggerCopter
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Is it possible for four teams to be successful at once in the SEC West? Does one team fall out completely? Do teams rotate having bad years?
At one point late in 2011, LSU, Bama and Arky were all in the top 4 in the BCS standings.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:25 am to SwaggerCopter
Assuming an upswing at AU and Arkansas, it will be impossible for 7 teams to have 10 wins. There may well be some very good teams whose record won't reflect it.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:27 am to SwaggerCopter
As Les said a few seasons ago, "Somebody has to lose. I hope it's not us."
This post was edited on 1/18/13 at 12:28 am
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:35 am to SwaggerCopter
everyone except State will be having really good seasons. LSU is going to lose like 3 or 4 SECW games next year and look almost as silly as State does.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 1:10 am to SwaggerCopter
If Ole Miss keeps improving, and Malzahn can unlock Auburn's considerable talent, Arky and MSU could quickly get left behind.
Of the 7 SECW schools, those two will have the toughest time recruiting all other things being equal. Texas, Lousiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia are athlete goldmines. Arkansas, a poor recruiting state, doesnt recruiting any of those other states well and MSU plays fourth fiddle for guys coming out of Mississippi after Bama, LSU and Ole Miss. Both schools have coaches who have huge recruiting question marks.
If the other five schools have good coaching and reasonable success, where are they going to get the kind of kids needed to be competitive?
Of the 7 SECW schools, those two will have the toughest time recruiting all other things being equal. Texas, Lousiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia are athlete goldmines. Arkansas, a poor recruiting state, doesnt recruiting any of those other states well and MSU plays fourth fiddle for guys coming out of Mississippi after Bama, LSU and Ole Miss. Both schools have coaches who have huge recruiting question marks.
If the other five schools have good coaching and reasonable success, where are they going to get the kind of kids needed to be competitive?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:12 am to SwaggerCopter
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Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
Nah. There have been power shifts between the west teams for years. Alabama has been the only constant, the only team to win an SEC title in every decade of it's existence. DWI.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:00 am to SwaggerCopter
Ole Miss got lucky to be caught in a perfect storm.
Bama and LSU are stacked and have top 5 recruiting classes as always. Auburn and Arky had to work extra hard to try to keep what they had with coaching changes; they were worse than they ever are. TAMU has an awesome class as well, and are far enough away that we aren't effected too much by their success. The only reason we aren't talking about MSUs good class is we are overshadowing them right now because we are still in it with several uncommitted 5* recruits.
Freeze is a good enough recruiter that he actually has a few recruits believing he can win at OM. With RN most likely coming because of his brother, some of the other top talent stopped to look at OM when most years they wouldn't.
I believe that this class is all about luck. If we get the commits that are projected to us, we will have an amazing class. That puts the pressure on CHF to win with these guys. If he does, OM will pull better recruits. If not, no recruits will buy his hype again. I'm cautiously optimistic that Freeze can be successful.
Bama and LSU are stacked and have top 5 recruiting classes as always. Auburn and Arky had to work extra hard to try to keep what they had with coaching changes; they were worse than they ever are. TAMU has an awesome class as well, and are far enough away that we aren't effected too much by their success. The only reason we aren't talking about MSUs good class is we are overshadowing them right now because we are still in it with several uncommitted 5* recruits.
Freeze is a good enough recruiter that he actually has a few recruits believing he can win at OM. With RN most likely coming because of his brother, some of the other top talent stopped to look at OM when most years they wouldn't.
I believe that this class is all about luck. If we get the commits that are projected to us, we will have an amazing class. That puts the pressure on CHF to win with these guys. If he does, OM will pull better recruits. If not, no recruits will buy his hype again. I'm cautiously optimistic that Freeze can be successful.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:01 am to SwaggerCopter
I'm sure it was 'impossible' in 2011 when in late November the top 3 teams in the country were in the SEC West. But then two of them played for the national title so I think it works out ok. This is nothing new, Aggies better get used to it. This isn't the league of above average Oklahoma and Texas, and then everybody else that you left. I think A&M will do just fine, but they better get ready. One great season ensures absolutely nothing here.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:10 am to SwaggerCopter
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Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
welcome to the dance, noob
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:22 am to SwaggerCopter
Someone has to win the secw every year so by definition it will never be impossible
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:41 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:When was it not?
Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
The SECW didn't get tougher when you guys came over. It was already tough as hell.
The only thing you guys did is NOT dilute it.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:55 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:Look up 2010 and let me know.
Is it possible for four teams to be successful at once in the SEC West?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 10:13 am to SwaggerCopter
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Alabama and LSU are still around...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 10:26 am to SwaggerCopter
auburn has last on lock down
Posted on 1/18/13 at 10:43 am to SwaggerCopter
LSU is falling out, didn't you hear?
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