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re: Athlon Sports SEC Football 2020 Predictions

Posted on 6/17/20 at 7:51 pm to
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 6/17/20 at 7:51 pm to
Talent always put you at the top of the potential list, but this year more so than any other. Chemistry and leadership is how teams can close or even transcend talent deficiencies that wins championships. And for the most part no team is going to have enough time to develop a lot of chemistry having had no Spring no workouts etc.

There is also gonna be the social justice influence this year and it'll be hard not to overshadow the games.

It'll be an interesting year to say the least.
Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
12223 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 7:54 pm to
I concur.

12-0 Bama vs 12-0 Florida in the SEC Championship Game.

Bama wins a gets the 1 seed in the playoffs, Florida gets the 3 seed.

Bama vs Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl

Ohio St vs Florida in the Rose Bowl

Bama over Ohio St in the natty.
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
20366 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

When does Mullen plan on proving his "elite coaching" on the field against Kirby?

He's had a chance every year since 2017 and he seemingly loves to shite the bed against "all talent, no coaching" Kirby.

MuLLLLen is going to look sweet on our sig bet with Florida this year.
shite is getting ridiculous. Mullen doesn’t just lose in Jacksonville either. He straight up gets out-coached. Half the team didn’t have the right play call sheet on their wrist bands last year. He consistently overthinks his play calls and makes questionable decisions.

He’s an offensive genius but has averaged 12.3 points against Smart UGA defenses. Don’t give me the 2017 MSU excuse. He averaged 23.6 points vs Ranked teams (LSU, Bama, and Auburn) in 2017. 3 vs UGA.
This post was edited on 6/17/20 at 10:26 pm
Posted by Cubssfan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2003
1110 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 8:54 pm to
Thanks Jatebe. Just for kicks, do you have access to their 2019 predictions? Let's see how they fared last year.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 9:04 pm to
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do you have access to their 2019 predictions? Let's see how they fared last year.




2019 Athlon SEC Predictions

National Rank in parentheses

EAST
1. Georgia (#3) (12-1, 8-0)
2. Florida (#8) (10-2, 6-2)
3. Missouri (#23) (8-4, 4-4)
4. South Carolina (3-5, 6-6)
5. Tennessee (3-5, 7-5)
6. Kentucky (2-6, 6-6)
7. Vanderbilt (2-6, 5-7)

WEST
1. Alabama (#1) (8-0, 13-0)
2. LSU (#7) (6-2, 10-2)
3. Texas A&M (#10) (5-3, 8-4)
4. Auburn (#20) (3-5, 7-5)
4. Mississippi St (3-5, 7-5)
6. Ole Miss (2-6, 5-7)
7. Arkansas (1-7, 5-7)
This post was edited on 6/17/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted by Cubssfan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2003
1110 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 9:13 pm to
Thanks George... They didn't do that bad after all.

Pretty accurate in the East with the exception of Mizzou slipping and Tennessee rising. Also close in the West except Bama/LSU and A&M/Aub flipped places from their predicted finishes.

Here's to hoping that we actually "have" a 2020 football season...
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 9:17 pm to
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Thanks George... They didn't do that bad after all.


Yea that was my thought as well

quote:

Here's to hoping that we actually "have" a 2020 football season...



Ain't that the truth
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 9:53 pm to
looks quite reasonable except for newcomer of the year. No way Demond Demas should not be on that list. He is a freak of nature.

This post was edited on 6/17/20 at 11:01 pm
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
14939 posts
Posted on 6/17/20 at 11:03 pm to
This is true for Missouri! Why? Starting quarterback is still questionable. New HC that did very well at Appalachian State. With the COVID-19 slowing down the regular season and no spring game. All on the offensive coaches have been replaced. Defense is same with one additional. Drinkwitz is a much better HC than Odom. Offense have been the problem and now with Drinkwitz being the one to install the new offense that have been doing pretty well. Missouri players are better players than the one at Appalachian State. Last year quarterback was bad. He is gone. I do expect Missouri to win 8 regular season games this year. Missouri should have been won 9 games last year and won only 6. All agreed Odom failed and was deserved to be fired. Recruiting was not better with Odom after 4 years. Culture was also an issue. Drinkwitz is already making an impact with players and school.
Posted by GatorsGators
Member since Oct 2012
13454 posts
Posted on 6/18/20 at 11:33 am to
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Ah, Athlon. Where they rank Georgia as better at every position except receiver but pick Florida to win the East anyway.
I mean I think it's pretty absurd to rank UGA over UF at certain other positions like QB, TE, and DB, but I think it's within the realm of possibility that even if you do give UGA a narrow edge at certain positions like QB for whatever reason, the gap between the two rosters is small enough that one can believe that UF will win the division this year given the schedule differences.

Good luck against Bama Week 3.
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