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Ranking every SEC program’s current situation
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:20 pm
Not necessarily for this year but just how things are trending for the future.
1. Georgia
They’ve got the most talent. A young coach. Due to Saban’s age I’d rather be where Georgia is heading into the future than where Bama is.
2. Alabama
I mean they’d be #1 if not for Saban’s age. He shows no signs of slowing but age doesn’t lie. It’s only a matter of time.
3. Texas
If Sark wins a National Title I’d move them to #2.
4. LSU
Brian Kelly will keep his team in the Top 15 or 20. Jury is out on whether he can win a championship, but LSU’s situation is better than most.
5. Ole Miss
I don’t think it’s possible to recruit Top 5 or 10 classes to Oxford, so this is probably their ceiling. But they are four or so years in and have a better foundation than some of these bigger programs who will be up above them in time. For now, they are in a good spot.
6. Tennessee
I put them here because Heupel has put together two decent back-to-back seasons. Oklahoma could pass them next year if Venebles has another Top 20 season.
7. Oklahoma
Venebles is in year 2 and year 2 was pretty decent. He needs to string together two consecutive seasons to move up.
8. Auburn
Freeze showed improvement for Auburn in his first season and was within 10 combined points of beating Bama and Georgia. His recruiting class looks strong and should finish in the Top 10. Moving in the right direction.
9. Texas A&M
New coach. Still loads of talent. Should be fine but also starting over post Jimbo
10. Missouri
Solid year for Drinkwitz. Is this a Beamer at SC situation where he takes a step back the next season or can this be sustained? Recruiting to MIZ is not easy.
11. S Carolina
Took a step back this year but recruiting looks good for them.
12. Mississippi St
New coach incoming. Can’t get much worse.
13. Florida
Wasting time holding onto Napier.
14. Kentucky
Stoops is an above average coach for UK who’s taken advantage of BY FAR the easiest schedule in the league. That advantage goes away with no divisions.
15. Arkansas
Same as Florida but without talent.
16 Vandy
They are Vandy
1. Georgia
They’ve got the most talent. A young coach. Due to Saban’s age I’d rather be where Georgia is heading into the future than where Bama is.
2. Alabama
I mean they’d be #1 if not for Saban’s age. He shows no signs of slowing but age doesn’t lie. It’s only a matter of time.
3. Texas
If Sark wins a National Title I’d move them to #2.
4. LSU
Brian Kelly will keep his team in the Top 15 or 20. Jury is out on whether he can win a championship, but LSU’s situation is better than most.
5. Ole Miss
I don’t think it’s possible to recruit Top 5 or 10 classes to Oxford, so this is probably their ceiling. But they are four or so years in and have a better foundation than some of these bigger programs who will be up above them in time. For now, they are in a good spot.
6. Tennessee
I put them here because Heupel has put together two decent back-to-back seasons. Oklahoma could pass them next year if Venebles has another Top 20 season.
7. Oklahoma
Venebles is in year 2 and year 2 was pretty decent. He needs to string together two consecutive seasons to move up.
8. Auburn
Freeze showed improvement for Auburn in his first season and was within 10 combined points of beating Bama and Georgia. His recruiting class looks strong and should finish in the Top 10. Moving in the right direction.
9. Texas A&M
New coach. Still loads of talent. Should be fine but also starting over post Jimbo
10. Missouri
Solid year for Drinkwitz. Is this a Beamer at SC situation where he takes a step back the next season or can this be sustained? Recruiting to MIZ is not easy.
11. S Carolina
Took a step back this year but recruiting looks good for them.
12. Mississippi St
New coach incoming. Can’t get much worse.
13. Florida
Wasting time holding onto Napier.
14. Kentucky
Stoops is an above average coach for UK who’s taken advantage of BY FAR the easiest schedule in the league. That advantage goes away with no divisions.
15. Arkansas
Same as Florida but without talent.
16 Vandy
They are Vandy
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 2:55 pm
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:23 pm to AUTiger789
I'd rank Alabama 1A and GA 1B right now. Taking into account Sabans age as you mentioned but you can't discount his winning against Ga.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:23 pm to AUTiger789
Mizzou way too low in my opinion.
Mizzou is going to be very good next year. Especially on offense.
Defense has a lot of guys going to the league but they just landed the top Portal corner to replace a spot left by two guys that will be drafted to the league. There will be no step back as far as next year goes.
Also you didn’t rank Vandy or Kentucky.
Mizzou is going to be very good next year. Especially on offense.
Defense has a lot of guys going to the league but they just landed the top Portal corner to replace a spot left by two guys that will be drafted to the league. There will be no step back as far as next year goes.
Also you didn’t rank Vandy or Kentucky.
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:23 pm to AUTiger789
Imagine if you had posted this list in August.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:24 pm to AUTiger789
Fair assessment except aTm isn't keeping all that talent. I'd flip Mizz and aTm
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:24 pm to AUTiger789
Stopped reading after "1. Georgia".
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:24 pm to AUTiger789
quote:
every SEC program
frick Vandy I guess... Kentucky too
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:25 pm to AUTiger789
I’d drop A&M below Missouri. Otherwise, seems reasonable.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:25 pm to AUTiger789
Did Texas and Oklahoma replace Vandy and Kentucky? I thought it was an expansion.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:26 pm to AUTiger789
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Freeze showed improvement for Auburn in his first season
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:26 pm to AUTiger789
Flip Mizzou with A&M and put Auburn over OU (Auburn is bringing in a lot of talent right now and OU is losing a bunch)
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:27 pm to AUTiger789
1. Bama (even)
2. uga (even)
3. texas (even)
4. ole miss (UP)
5. lsu (Down)
6. Ok (Down)
7. missour (even)
8. Tenn (down)
9. AU (up)
10. Kentucky (down)
11. atm (down)
12. florida (down)
13. usc (down)
14. arky (down)
15. Miss st (down)
16. Vandy (even)
Team with trending
2. uga (even)
3. texas (even)
4. ole miss (UP)
5. lsu (Down)
6. Ok (Down)
7. missour (even)
8. Tenn (down)
9. AU (up)
10. Kentucky (down)
11. atm (down)
12. florida (down)
13. usc (down)
14. arky (down)
15. Miss st (down)
16. Vandy (even)
Team with trending
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:29 pm to AUTiger789
Well, frick you too.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:41 pm to RamboMizzou
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Mizzou way too low in my opinion.
Yeah if Drink keeps getting the kids from STL to stay and go to Mizzou (and he stays at Mizzou), he will continue to climb the board.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:42 pm to AUTiger789
Missouri should be above Aggie and Auburn currently
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:44 pm to AUTiger789
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They’ve got the most talent.
UGA is damn talented, but Bama is on another level. I realize it is a rather subjective means of measuring, but 24/7 seems to be the only source for this.
In fact, the talent gap of high school talent signed is large enough to question why Bama's is not even more dominant than they have been the last three years. Don't get me wrong, I wish to hell LSU had this "problem", but if you believe in the accuracy of this metric, that gap between them and the rest of college football is massive.
Hell they have SEVEN 5 star kids at the linebacker position alone.
24/7 Team talent
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:47 pm to AUTiger789
quote:
Ranking every SEC program’s current situation
Tier 1- program builders
Tier 2- system guys
Tier 3- jury’s out
Tier 4- currently on fire
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:48 pm to off_season
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Stopped reading after "1. Georgia".
Jealousy is unbecoming
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:51 pm to AUTiger789
Hypothetical -
Where would you rank New Mexico State?
Where would you rank New Mexico State?
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:52 pm to RamboMizzou
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Mizzou way too low in my opinion.
Mizzou had a great season this year. But it’s hard to recruit at Mizzou- current recruiting class is ranked #28 which is good enough for 14th in the league.
Mizzou does about as well as any program working with what they’ve got. But what they’ve got makes it hard to ever get to a point to be consistently competitive in the SEC.
Divisions are also going away which means everyone in the East is about to get a much tougher schedule.
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