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Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:10 pm to Barry Badrinath
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With OM schedule, they should answer the bell this year. If they don't, then I don't know if they ever will.
I reluctantly : kige : this.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:12 pm to Duke
Maybe I was being too harsh. Nutt does do well during years when he's not expected to, so he could slip yall in there when you least expect it.
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Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:15 pm to Barry Badrinath
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Nutt does do well during years when he's not expected to
This is why I think Ole Piss will tank this year, Moobs doesn't know how to coach when he is expected to win, but he is a great underdog coach.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:17 pm to Geauxtigers468
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This is why I think Ole Piss will tank this year, Moobs doesn't know how to coach when he is expected to win, but he is a great underdog coach.
He's going to have a better team that probably 10 games on that schedule. We get to dodge UF and UGA next year, so the SEC slate isn't that scary. Ole Miss has to deal with Alabama and LSU yes, but both of those games are at home. Hootie can handle this.
I mean, what year did he have a decent QB returning?
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:20 pm to Duke
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I mean, what year did he have a decent QB returning?
Matt Jones?
J/K Duke.
That guy was a WR playing QB. He could have been good if he was in Meyer's system.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:22 pm to LuckyLee
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LSU will shite and fall back in it.
^Miss Cleo^
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:22 pm to Barry Badrinath
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Matt Jones?
J/K Duke.
That guy was a WR playing QB. He could have been good if he was in Meyer's system
that would have been sick for opposing defense
*shivers*
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:27 pm to LuckyLee
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LSU will shite and fall back in it.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:31 pm to Barry Badrinath
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With OM schedule, they should answer the bell this year. If they don't, then I don't know if they ever will. I'm just talking about getting to Atlanta. They have the schedule to get there. You said "best the SEC has to offer," but OM doesn't play the best the SEC has to offer.
+1
Anyone who doesn't understand how OM is the favorite to come out of the West is just hating or stupid. Cake schedule and return easily the 2nd best QB in the conference and a very solid D.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 1:35 pm to Cdawg
At least someone got the reference from last year. 
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Posted on 6/9/09 at 2:46 pm to Ross
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I agree wholeheartedly. I have yet to hear one legitimate reason why LSU should be any better this year than they were last year.
Because LSU has recruited as well as ANYONE the last 5 years and seems to have found a QB that can make plays for our team instead of our opponet. In addition, we hired an entirely new defensive staff that should make use of the talent on that side of the ball. Im not saying we will win a NC or even a SECC this year but we will definately be better than an 8 win team and will be in the hunt for the SECW title
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:10 pm to ZATGRFAN
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Who gives a shite if it was a combined 4 points it will be remembered as a loss. I for one only care about the W. If only by a point so be it.
Daily Blog - Monday June 8th
The Close Loss factor
Last year Alabama was only ranked #24 at the start of the year. They were just 7-6 in 2007, had just 13 returning starters and faced a schedule that had 4 brutal road games. They had to take on the preseason ACC favorite Clemson in Atlanta, take on the defending national champ LSU in Death Valley where they would be sky high for Sabans’ return, face the defending SEC East Champ Tennessee in Knoxville AND take on the 2008 Preseason #1 team Georgia on the road. That does not sound like the recipe to vault into the top 10 let alone become the #1 teams in the country.
Alabama amazingly went 12-0 and was ranked #1 in the country at the end of the regular season last year. They had two MAIN factors in their favor last year. Both their offensive and defensive lines made my Top Units list in the front of the magazine and if you are strong along the line of scrimmage you can control many games. Another factor was that they were much better than a 7-6 team in 2007 as All 6 of their losses in ‘07 were by 7 or less points so they were just a handful of plays from being 13-0. I do a Best case Worst case scenario for each team in the regional magazines which takes all of the close wins or losses from the previous year and reverses them to see how close a team was to a much better or stronger season.
That got me thinking. Were there any other teams from 2007 that had 3 or more losses and all of them were close losses? The answer to that question was yes, there were two. Cincinnati had just 3 losses in 2007 and they were by 4, 5 and 7 points. They were a few plays away from being 13-0! How did it work out for them in 2008? Big East Champs and an Orange Bowl Bid! The other team was Michigan St which like Alabama was coming off a 7-6 season. Michigan St’s 6 losses were by 3, 4, 3, 7 and two in OT! In the last game of the regular season Mich St was playing Penn St for a shot at the Big Ten title!
You know what my next question is. What teams for 2009 had 3 or more losses last year but ALL of them were close losses. There were TWO teams who fall into that category and they are..... Iowa and Ole Miss. Both teams lost 4 games last year with Ole Miss losing by 2, 6, 7 and 4 and Iowa losing by 1, 5, 3 and 3. I have already pegged Ole Miss to be one of the top teams in the country as they have 16 returning starters and face by #77 rated schedule. They have my #4 rated Dline and the Offensive line just missed out on the top 32. They will not be under the radar like last years Tide team but have a GREAT shot at an unbeaten season.
Iowa is a team that could come out of nowhere like last years Tide team. Just like Bama they have FOUR tough road games having to face Big 10 favorites Penn St and Ohio St on the road as well as Mich St and Wisconsin. They have my #6 rated Oline and while the Dline just missed out on the ratings, they do have my #8 rated defense overall. Ole Miss will be a
preseason Top 10 team so Iowa has the best shot to be the team with no losses the previous year by more than 7, that wont be ranked in the top 20 that has a seemingly too tough schedule that could surprise.
Phil Steele's blog
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:23 pm to EasyJTeasy
I would not project any team in the West in any type of NC scenario heading into the season; therefore, I don't think any of them are top 10. I would say Bama, LSU, and Ole Miss are historical 11-15 teams going into the season.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:25 pm to lsutiger2486
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I would not project any team in the West in any type of NC scenario heading into the season
I don't project anyone besides UF, Texas and maybe OU into a NC scenario going into this year. So should we have a 1-3 and then 11-32?
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:26 pm to EasyJTeasy
For Ole Miss to have a Top 5 finish they would have to have no more than one loss after the bowls. That means they would have win the SECCG and probably a BCS bowl to accomplish that because they will lose at least one regular season game. Personally, I see them falling a part and probably losing 3 or 4 regular season games but that's just me.......
Posted on 6/9/09 at 7:02 pm to Diamondawg
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Posted on 6/9/09 at 9:41 pm to mmjones87
God I can't wait for football season! 
Posted on 6/9/09 at 9:42 pm to LuckyLee
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At least someone got the reference from last year.
I believe that was Cornholio that originally brought such a quote to life?
I think that guy may have killed himself after last season. He surely hasn't been on the SEC Rant for a while.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 9:50 pm to I-59 Tiger
I really like to see Ole Miss ranked high in the pre-season.
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