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re: 10 Best SEC Teams Of The Past 10 Years
Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:43 am to sarc
Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:43 am to sarc
I think 2012 Alabama is already being highly undervalued and underrated. I am not saying they were the best team of the last ten years, far from it, but look at their point differential. They scored 542 points on the year, second most in the SEC, while giving up only 153. The defense, while not as good as 2011's, shutout 4 teams and should have shutout 5. The '12 Alabama offense is without a doubt the best in Alabama history from a statistical point of view and the defense finished #1 in the country.
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Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:52 am to RollTide1987
For anyone interested, Andrew Gribble (Bama beat writer) took a stab at ranking the BCS champs. Stats included.
1. Miami 01
2. USC 04
3. Texas 05
4. Florida 08
5. Bama 09
6. Auburn 10
7. Oklahoma 00
8. USC 03
9. LSU 03
10. Tennessee 98
11. FSU 99
12. Bama 12
13. Bama 11
14. Florida 06
15. Ohio State 02
16. LSU 07
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1. Miami 01
2. USC 04
3. Texas 05
4. Florida 08
5. Bama 09
6. Auburn 10
7. Oklahoma 00
8. USC 03
9. LSU 03
10. Tennessee 98
11. FSU 99
12. Bama 12
13. Bama 11
14. Florida 06
15. Ohio State 02
16. LSU 07
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Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:55 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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1. 2009 Alabama
2. 2010 Auburn
3. 2009 Florida
4. 2011 Alabama
5. 2011 LSU
6. 2008 Florida
7. 2006 Florida
8. 2004 Auburn
9. 2007 Georgia
10. 2012 Alabama.
I think the 08 UF team was much better than 09 simply because of Harvin.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:00 am to BoominHogtown
Yep, 08 UF >>>> 09 UF
Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:12 am to toosleaux
That auburn team at #1 nullifies this list
Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:25 am to boddagetta
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2004 Auburn > 2010 Auburn
2006 UF < 2008 UF
2009 Bama > 2011 Bama
FIFY
Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:28 am to RollTide1987
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I think 2012 Alabama is already being highly undervalued and underrated. I am not saying they were the best team of the last ten years, far from it, but look at their point differential. They scored 542 points on the year, second most in the SEC, while giving up only 153. The defense, while not as good as 2011's, shutout 4 teams and should have shutout 5. The '12 Alabama offense is without a doubt the best in Alabama history from a statistical point of view and the defense finished #1 in the country.
Solid, informative post. Thanks.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 11:30 am to Stonehog
2010 Auburn WAY, WAY too high.
They don't even belong on the list at all IMO. Heck Florida, Alabama, and LSU have 3-4 better teams EACH over that time span.
A very bad defense that improved to just ok by the end of the year.
Very one dimensional offense all centered around one guy who had to play superman every week just to barely get his team by.
No depth at all.
No coaching (LOL Chizik).
There's a reason Auburn was crummy the year before and crummy the year after. That team was held together by gum and scotch tape.
Cam + Fairely + 20 other bums doesn't sound like a great team to me.
They don't even belong on the list at all IMO. Heck Florida, Alabama, and LSU have 3-4 better teams EACH over that time span.
A very bad defense that improved to just ok by the end of the year.
Very one dimensional offense all centered around one guy who had to play superman every week just to barely get his team by.
No depth at all.
No coaching (LOL Chizik).
There's a reason Auburn was crummy the year before and crummy the year after. That team was held together by gum and scotch tape.
Cam + Fairely + 20 other bums doesn't sound like a great team to me.
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Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:00 pm to IAmReality
I think the best team should be the most complete team. While Auburn's offense was incredibly dynamic and virtually impossible to stop at times, going against their defense was also like driving a knife through a stick of butter at times.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:00 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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How we don't have 2007 Georgia on here is absurd. Had they played LSU in the SEC title game and not Tennessee, THEY would have won the title.
Maybe it had something to do with the fact that our 6-6 SC team beat UGA that year and kept them out of the end zone in Athens?
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:11 pm to Tuscaloosa
For everyone saying that 2004 AU would beat 2010 AU, something to think about: The 2004 team was coached by TT and his standard operating procedure was to jump out to an early lead and then sit on the ball. The 2010 team typically gave up an early lead and then came back and dominated the second half. If the two teams played, the 2004 team would have probably got out to something like a 24-0 lead or so... and then lost by something like 28-27.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:17 pm to BoCam2
The only time I remember Tubby sitting on an early lead in '04 was in the Sugar Bowl. His team was up 16-0 heading into the fourth. The final score was 16-13.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:18 pm to IAmReality
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There's a reason Auburn was crummy the year before and crummy the year after. That team was held together by gum and scotch tape.
Cam + Fairely + 20 other bums doesn't sound like a great team to me.
You're forgetting about the rest of the juniors and seniors who were pretty good and played their asses off. Or maybe you're just talking out of your arse.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:21 pm to Stonehog
1) 2011 Bama
2) 2010 AU
3) 2003 LSU
4) 2008 UF
5) 2009 Bama
6) 2004 AU
7) 2006 UF
8) 2011 LSU
9) 2009 UF
10)2007 LSU
2) 2010 AU
3) 2003 LSU
4) 2008 UF
5) 2009 Bama
6) 2004 AU
7) 2006 UF
8) 2011 LSU
9) 2009 UF
10)2007 LSU
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:23 pm to wdeinttown
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You're forgetting about the rest of the juniors and seniors who were pretty good and played their asses off.
They played their asses off but it was Cam Newton who made the plays to save the day. Chizik rode Newton's back all the way to Glendale and beyond. I know you can't use hypotheticals without him because he was on the team but if he wasn't, that's a 4 or 5-loss team - even with those juniors and seniors playing their asses off.
You can use Mark Ingram and '09 Alabama as a counter-example. But without Ingram, the '09 team loses 1 or 2 games maximum. It was still an overall better team than '10 Auburn even without Mark Ingram.
This post was edited on 1/11/13 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:40 pm to RollTide1987
That team doesn't get to the BCS national championship game without Cam Newton. That much is clear. But I hate how the contributions of the other guys are discounted. Those guys showed up every week just like Cam and stayed focused in the face of constant turmoil. Plenty of players made clutch contributions all season: Dyer, McCalebb, Byrum, Etheridge, and others I am forgetting.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:40 pm to toosleaux
Love the mention, but pretty sure we gotta win a championship to be in the top 10 
Posted on 1/11/13 at 1:26 pm to toosleaux
It should be noted that 06 UF had the toughest sos in the country. 
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