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re: Prediction - The West big 3 will win all games against the east.
Posted on 7/5/13 at 3:39 pm to tylerdurden24
Posted on 7/5/13 at 3:39 pm to tylerdurden24
How often do teams not have an off game in a 13 or 14 game schedule? Other factors play in as well. Thanks for selectively picking last year's game and forgetting 2011's.
Just because those are good tests doesn't mean your defense will be ready for this game, but the same argument can be made for LSU's offense after their test and tuneups.
No doubt Georgia will be this season but both teams return battle tested players from last season. I'm not sure the games against Clemson and South Carolina will give you a great advantage. If you lose both, where will your team be mentally? How's their development? The arguments regarding the LSU/Georgia game will be revisited after the 1st 2 weeks. 1st game performances can be deceiving.
If there were a PM system here, I'd be interested in hearing why you think so. LSU was average in 2008. LSU had already dropped a game in 2004, 2005, and 2008 before losing to Georgia. In 2004 and 2005, their 1st loss would have removed them from title game consideration. Nowadays, the best SEC programs (except South Carolina) are striving for national titles. 2004, 2005, and 2008 would not have satisfied LSU fans today.
I'll bite. 2011 Arkansas >>> 2011 Auburn. Sure, South Carolina shouldn't have lost to Auburn that year, but Georgia did not face the SEC West's best until the SEC Championship game that y'all lost 42-10. That's as far as I'll go unless you respond.
Georgia had the easiest 2012 schedule of the East's Big 3. Your West Schedule was a joke for the second year in a row. Arkansas beat Auburn and went down to the wire with Ole Miss. On top of that South Carolina had LSU.
South Carolina had come off of their greatest win in program history; it was a very emotional game for South Carolina, and they could not match that intensity against LSU. LSU dominated.
If it weren't for the LSU loss, there would have been a 3-way tie for the East. The 44-11 blowout wouldn't have helped South Carolina's case, but South Carolina or Florida would have deserved the division in that case. Florida played Georgia closely the whole game and was not blown out by South Carolina. Georgia and South Carolina both have a blowout loss on their record and weaker schedules. I think Florida would have been the leader in the BCS standings.
What's even funnier is that last year's SEC Championship marked the first time Alabama faced someone other than Florida.
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And UGA's defense against Clemson and South Carolina before a walk-through against North Texas
Just because those are good tests doesn't mean your defense will be ready for this game, but the same argument can be made for LSU's offense after their test and tuneups.
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Barring any major injuries, UGA will be the more battle-tested team heading in after a cupcake game.
No doubt Georgia will be this season but both teams return battle tested players from last season. I'm not sure the games against Clemson and South Carolina will give you a great advantage. If you lose both, where will your team be mentally? How's their development? The arguments regarding the LSU/Georgia game will be revisited after the 1st 2 weeks. 1st game performances can be deceiving.
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I'd argue that 2004, 2005, and 2008 were much more important. It's not important why, just go with it.
If there were a PM system here, I'd be interested in hearing why you think so. LSU was average in 2008. LSU had already dropped a game in 2004, 2005, and 2008 before losing to Georgia. In 2004 and 2005, their 1st loss would have removed them from title game consideration. Nowadays, the best SEC programs (except South Carolina) are striving for national titles. 2004, 2005, and 2008 would not have satisfied LSU fans today. quote:
Sorry for being the best team in the East, I guess.
I'll bite. 2011 Arkansas >>> 2011 Auburn. Sure, South Carolina shouldn't have lost to Auburn that year, but Georgia did not face the SEC West's best until the SEC Championship game that y'all lost 42-10. That's as far as I'll go unless you respond.
Georgia had the easiest 2012 schedule of the East's Big 3. Your West Schedule was a joke for the second year in a row. Arkansas beat Auburn and went down to the wire with Ole Miss. On top of that South Carolina had LSU.
South Carolina had come off of their greatest win in program history; it was a very emotional game for South Carolina, and they could not match that intensity against LSU. LSU dominated.
If it weren't for the LSU loss, there would have been a 3-way tie for the East. The 44-11 blowout wouldn't have helped South Carolina's case, but South Carolina or Florida would have deserved the division in that case. Florida played Georgia closely the whole game and was not blown out by South Carolina. Georgia and South Carolina both have a blowout loss on their record and weaker schedules. I think Florida would have been the leader in the BCS standings.
What's even funnier is that last year's SEC Championship marked the first time Alabama faced someone other than Florida.
This post was edited on 7/5/13 at 3:42 pm
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Posted on 7/5/13 at 3:42 pm to Gardevoir
quote:your avatar gives me a headache.
Gardevoir
Posted on 7/5/13 at 6:05 pm to Gardevoir
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and forgetting 2011's.
Ok, we won that one too.
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Just because those are good tests doesn't mean your defense will be ready for this game, but the same argument can be made for LSU's offense after their test and tuneups.
The logic is STRONG with this one.
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If you lose both, where will your team be mentally? How's their development?
I should ask the same of LSU and a potential loss to TCU.
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If there were a PM system here, I'd be interested in hearing why you think so.
I was just being sarcastic, man.
I was simply pointing out the UGA wins the way you pointed out the LSU wins. quote:
Sure, South Carolina shouldn't have lost to Auburn that year,
But they did. No different than 2007 UGA shouldn't have lost to Carolina or Tennessee. But they did. Tennessee was, therefore, the best team in the East.
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it was a very emotional game for South Carolina, and they could not match that intensity against LSU. LSU dominated.
This is a really lame excuse Carolina fans use. If you can;t handle winning a big, emotional game, then you're not ready to win the conference.
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The 44-11 blowout wouldn't have helped South Carolina's case, but South Carolina or Florida would have deserved the division in that case. Florida played Georgia closely the whole game and was not blown out by South Carolina. Georgia and South Carolina both have a blowout loss on their record and weaker schedules. I think Florida would have been the leader in the BCS standings.
South Carolina and UF didn't deserve jack
Hell, Florida got more than they deserved in the Sugar and failed miserably, both on the field and in the stands. South Carolina came awfully close to losing to an average Michigan team. At least UGA soundly beat Nebraska.
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