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Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:44 pm
I just picked up the bible of college football yesterday .
Phil Steele 's rankings of the top 4 are :
1.Oklahoma
2.Alabama
3.Ohio St
4.Clemson
5.Georgia
6 . aTm
7.ND
his #1 most improved team --Penn St
thoughts necks?
Phil Steele 's rankings of the top 4 are :
1.Oklahoma
2.Alabama
3.Ohio St
4.Clemson
5.Georgia
6 . aTm
7.ND
his #1 most improved team --Penn St
thoughts necks?
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:45 pm to massilsu
I like Phil Steele but there is no way in hell Oklahoma is better than Alabama.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:46 pm to massilsu
Give us the entire SEC. Despite recent failures, OK is in a good position this year.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:50 pm to TeddyWestside
its hard for me to think they are better than Alabama,Ohio St,or Clemson for that matter as well.. I dont think they get by Texas this year .Something tells me Texas will be a factor this year .. could be wrong but Sark knows BAMA and the SEC so he may have an upper hand in some ways as long as he doesnt get too drunk
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:51 pm to TeddyWestside
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no way in hell Oklahoma is better than Alabama.
We have a new OC, QB, lead back, lead WRs... yeah, OK deserves top spot
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:52 pm to massilsu
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1.Oklahoma
2.Alabama
3.Ohio St
4.Clemson
Please, anyone but these four (and ND and UGA).
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:56 pm to Tornado Alley
No worries.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:56 pm to massilsu
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Notre Dame
8. Iowa
9. Washington
10. Cincinnati
11. Wisconsin
12. North Carolina
13. USC
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Miami
17. LSU
18. Indiana
19. Oregon
20. Texas
21. Arizona
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa
24. Coastal Carolina
25. TCU
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Notre Dame
8. Iowa
9. Washington
10. Cincinnati
11. Wisconsin
12. North Carolina
13. USC
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Miami
17. LSU
18. Indiana
19. Oregon
20. Texas
21. Arizona
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa
24. Coastal Carolina
25. TCU
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:58 pm to massilsu
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1.Oklahoma 2.Alabama 3.Ohio St 4.Clemson
He really went out on a limb here.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:00 pm to massilsu
Seems like anytime Oklahoma gets the preseason #1 ranking, they have a disappointing season.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:01 pm to massilsu
Oklahoma is in a really good spot this year. They came on really strong in the second half of last season. And they're rediscovering the value of defense. At a time when the big SEC programs are increasingly focused on offense.
IMO it's a matter of time before the SEC starts getting blown out by teams from other conferences the way the Big 12 teams have for the last decade. I'm not saying it'll happen this year. But if the SEC continues to sip the kool aid of just winning high scoring shoot outs, it'll happen sooner or later.
Defense is critical. I don't understand why some SEC banner carriers are following the blueprint that made the Big 12 irrelevent.
IMO it's a matter of time before the SEC starts getting blown out by teams from other conferences the way the Big 12 teams have for the last decade. I'm not saying it'll happen this year. But if the SEC continues to sip the kool aid of just winning high scoring shoot outs, it'll happen sooner or later.
Defense is critical. I don't understand why some SEC banner carriers are following the blueprint that made the Big 12 irrelevent.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:12 pm to Pickle_Weasel
He puts LSU in the top 20 but Florida isn’t in the top 25? Lol okay.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:21 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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He puts LSU in the top 20 but Florida isn’t in the top 25? Lol okay.
Florida looked like crap at the end of last season. Then lost Trask and Pitts to the draft.
They might reload and be good this year, but I don't have a problem with them being unranked to start the season considering how they finished 2020 and what they lost.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:23 pm to Krampus
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Defense is critical. I don't understand why some SEC banner carriers are following the blueprint that made the Big 12 irrelevent.
Alabama's defense is going to be stacked this season. Talented, experienced, deep.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:26 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Yeah that didn't make any sense. Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU (omitting 2020) have put out respectable defenses recently. Alabama and Georgia will have elite defenses next season.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Alabama is an exception to the norm. Y'all's recruiting will keep your defense solid no matter what.
But for programs that don't/can't pull top prospects at every position from coast to coast every year, the lack of attention to defense will begin to weaken the conference top to bottom soon.
But for programs that don't/can't pull top prospects at every position from coast to coast every year, the lack of attention to defense will begin to weaken the conference top to bottom soon.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:31 pm to Krampus
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Alabama is an exception to the norm. Y'all's recruiting will keep your defense solid no matter what.
But for programs that don't/can't pull top prospects at every position from coast to coast every year, the lack of attention to defense will begin to weaken the conference top to bottom soon.
I don't really see anyone who has stopped trying to play defense. LSU was awful on defense last year, but that wasn't because of a shift to some sort of Arena Football philosophy. They just sucked.
Arkansas, Auburn, A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, etc all try to play defense and recruit to defense. Florida hasn't been great at it, but they haven't given up on it. Hell, Mississippi State played great defense last year.
The Big XII teams generally didn't recruit any elite football players on defense and treated it as a "get a turnover or let them score quick" situation. Nobody in the SEC does that.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:32 pm to Pickle_Weasel
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1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Notre Dame
8. Iowa
9. Washington
10. Cincinnati
11. Wisconsin
12. North Carolina
13. USC
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Miami
17. LSU
18. Indiana
19. Oregon
20. Texas
21. Arizona
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa
24. Coastal Carolina
25. TCU
Auburn too high
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:35 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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The Big XII teams generally didn't recruit any elite football players on defense and treated it as a "get a turnover or let them score quick" situation. Nobody in the SEC does that.
Lane Kiffin and Josh Heupel would like to have a word.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:35 pm to Gary Busey
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Yeah that didn't make any sense. Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU (omitting 2020) have put out respectable defenses recently. Alabama and Georgia will have elite defenses next season.
SEC only has 4 teams in the top 50 for total defense last year. That's a big change conference wide from even 5 years ago. 2015 the SEC had 5 of the top 16 defenses.
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