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Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:29 am
I feel like most SEC fans have got to be disappointed a bit from what they were hoping for the day before the season started.
Teams who have performed BETTER than expectations
Texas- they expected 3-0, but the dismantling of Michigan surpasses all expectations
Tennessee- 3-0 against a cream puff schedule was to be expected. They’ve put up some gawdy stats though that have exceeded most preseason expectations.
South Carolina- ODU was worse than expected, but they’ve exceeded expectations in their other 2 games
Teams who have performed like they probably expected:
Missouri- what we expected
Ole Miss - what we expected
Vandy- record we expected, just not the teams we would have expected those wins and losses to have come against
Teams who have performed a bit worse than expectations
Alabama- that struggle fest against USF is a major red flag that no one expected. Beating up on what appears to be a down Wisconsin club helped, but considering they lost their QB, I’m not sure it totally explains what we witnessed for 55 minutes against USF.
Oklahoma- 3-0 is great but the margins have not been what they probably wanted to see going into the year.
Georgia- No one would have been shocked in the preseason to see how well UGA played against Clemson. Everyone would have been shocked to see that score against Kentucky. Therefore, slightly down from preseason expectations.
Arkansas- 2-1 was probably expected but UAB keeping it close was somewhat concerning.
Texas A&M- probably should be 3-0 but they aren’t.
Teams who have performed WAY worse than expectations:
Auburn- needed to be 3-0 and have consistent QB play against OOC slate. Got neither.
Kentucky- they looked good in a loss against UGA, but 1-2 is certainly not what they wanted
LSU- 2-1 is disappointing, but they are fortunate to not be 1-2
Florida- disaster
Miss St- absolute disaster
So basically 3 programs seem to be feeling better today than they did going into Labor Day weekend. Granted we all have high hopes before the season kicks off.
Teams who have performed BETTER than expectations
Texas- they expected 3-0, but the dismantling of Michigan surpasses all expectations
Tennessee- 3-0 against a cream puff schedule was to be expected. They’ve put up some gawdy stats though that have exceeded most preseason expectations.
South Carolina- ODU was worse than expected, but they’ve exceeded expectations in their other 2 games
Teams who have performed like they probably expected:
Missouri- what we expected
Ole Miss - what we expected
Vandy- record we expected, just not the teams we would have expected those wins and losses to have come against
Teams who have performed a bit worse than expectations
Alabama- that struggle fest against USF is a major red flag that no one expected. Beating up on what appears to be a down Wisconsin club helped, but considering they lost their QB, I’m not sure it totally explains what we witnessed for 55 minutes against USF.
Oklahoma- 3-0 is great but the margins have not been what they probably wanted to see going into the year.
Georgia- No one would have been shocked in the preseason to see how well UGA played against Clemson. Everyone would have been shocked to see that score against Kentucky. Therefore, slightly down from preseason expectations.
Arkansas- 2-1 was probably expected but UAB keeping it close was somewhat concerning.
Texas A&M- probably should be 3-0 but they aren’t.
Teams who have performed WAY worse than expectations:
Auburn- needed to be 3-0 and have consistent QB play against OOC slate. Got neither.
Kentucky- they looked good in a loss against UGA, but 1-2 is certainly not what they wanted
LSU- 2-1 is disappointing, but they are fortunate to not be 1-2
Florida- disaster
Miss St- absolute disaster
So basically 3 programs seem to be feeling better today than they did going into Labor Day weekend. Granted we all have high hopes before the season kicks off.
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Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:31 am to AUTiger789
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Everyone would have been shocked to see that score against Kentucky.
I disagree and don't lump me in with your generalizations. UK has played UGA tough for years in Lexington and their back was against the wall.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:32 am to AUTiger789
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Everyone would have been shocked to see that score against Kentucky.
Idk about that. Georgia has consistently had 1-2 clunker games per season with @UK being a consistent culprit.
That isn’t to say Georgia doesn’t have real issues, which we do.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:33 am to AUTiger789
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Miss St- absolute disaster
I dunno about you, but I was expecting 1-2.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:04 am to Tornado Alley
Yes I remember all of those posts a few weeks ago about how Georgia fans were expecting a 1-point win over a team who was demolished by South Carolina.
Everyone was expecting this! Right?
Everyone was expecting this! Right?
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:14 am to AUTiger789
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I’m not sure it totally explains what we witnessed for 55 minutes against USF.
We tried a particular OL configuration while we had two players out. That particular group killed a LOT of big plays. We finally gave up on that configuration and the game went more akin to what was expected.
I'm not going to pretend that we're world beaters, but the biggest issue is if we lose folks on our OL again. If the OL stays healthy, we're golden, but I think we're still building depth so it could come off the rails pretty fast.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:15 am to AUTiger789
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Teams who have performed a bit worse than expectations
Alabama- that struggle fest against USF is a major red flag that no one expected. Beating up on what appears to be a down Wisconsin club helped, but considering they lost their QB, I’m not sure it totally explains what we witnessed for 55 minutes against USF.
This is a stupid take. Alabama is currently ranked #2 in FPI and #4 in the AP poll. They are currently 3-0 by a combined score of 147-26. Alabama’s three opponents are each sitting at 2-1, their only losses being against Alabama. All three could beat Auburn.
We were told by many here before the season that Alabama would be 2-1 at best at this point in the season and 0-3 was a real possibility.
To claim they have failed to meet expectations will likely be the dumbest thing anyone reads here today.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:19 am to AUTiger789
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Texas- they expected 3-0, but the dismantling of Michigan surpasses all expectations
Everyone pretty much expected it.
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Tennessee- 3-0 against a cream puff schedule was to be expected.
Not with all the "NC STATE ISN'T UTC, VOLTARDS" that was heard around here. You don't get to change them suddenly to creampuff status because we went in dry.
p.s. A top 25 team can never be a 'creampuff', by definition. How long have you been a football fan? A month?
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Florida- disaster
Most people expected this. Well, the smart people expected this. So they haven't really performed below expectations.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:20 am to captdalton
Alabama, OU and Georgia just working the kinks out.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:21 am to Crowknowsbest
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Idk about that. Georgia has consistently had 1-2 clunker games per season with @UK being a consistent culprit.
That isn’t to say Georgia doesn’t have real issues, which we do.
I think the biggest test will be how UGA comes back from it.
The past 3 years, after those clunkers, you guys had some "not good" teams to bounce back against:
2021 - Clemson clunker (10-3 win) followed by UAB
2022 - Missouri clunker (26-22 win) followed by Auburn (2-6 in SEC play)
2023 - South Carolina clunker (24-14 win), followed by UAB; Auburn clunker (27-20 @ JH), followed by Kentucky (3-5 in SEC play)
I am in no way saying that Alabama beats Georgia (both teams have bye weeks this weekend), but this will be the best team (by far) UGA has had to play after a "clunker". It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 11:23 am to AUTiger789
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Texas- they expected 3-0, but the dismantling of Michigan surpasses all expectations
Michigan struggled to put away Arkansas State.
I don't think they should even be ranked at the moment.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:22 pm to captdalton
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We were told by many here before the season that Alabama would be 2-1 at best at this point in the season and 0-3 was a real possibility.
No one. And I mean literally no one expected Bama to be 0-3. Your team has been favored by 16+ in every game.
And it’s not like the final score of the USF game was indicative of how the game went.
With 6:45 to play in the 4th quarter, Bama led just 21-16 and was outgained in total yardage 250-229.
No Bama fan if told that would happen against USF on the Friday before Labor Day would say that expectations for the year in Week 3 would be met or exceeded.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:26 pm to AUTiger789
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Teams who have performed a bit worse than expectations
Alabama- that struggle fest against USF is a major red flag that no one expected. Beating up on what appears to be a down Wisconsin club helped, but considering they lost their QB, I’m not sure it totally explains what we witnessed for 55 minutes against USF.
Alabama played without 3 of their offensive lineman against USF and it very clearly effected everything in the game. 1 of them returned at RT with 7 minutes left and Alabama outscored USF 28-0 over the next 7 minutes.
Combine that with the way in which the OL completely controlled the game on Saturday (with it's starting 5 together for the 1st time), and I feel pretty confident in the fact that nothing I saw from an ultra aggressive front from USF against 2 backups and a guard playing tackle is applicable moving forward.
Whether we can win the national title or not is far from being determined, but I think 99% of Alabama fans are pretty happy with the overall performance of this team through 3 games considering all the circumstances.
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:27 pm to AulderMagee
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p.s. A top 25 team can never be a 'creampuff', by definition.
NC State is hot garbage. They trailed Western Carolina in the 4th quarter and were tied with La Tech also in the 4th quarter. They at no point were one of the 25 best teams in America. If they were ever ranked there, it wasn’t deserved.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:29 pm to AUTiger789
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No Bama fan if told that would happen against USF on the Friday before Labor Day would say that expectations for the year in Week 3 would be met or exceeded.
If you told us we were without Booker at G, Proctor at LT and Pritchett at RT........yea I think some Bammers would immediately have flashbacks to last year's game against USF where our OL was overwhelmed by their blitz scheme and small, quick edge guys and fear the worst. And the same thing happened again.
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:39 pm to AUTiger789
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No one. And I mean literally no one expected Bama to be 0-3. Your team has been favored by 16+ in every game.
Multiple people on this forum, primarily LSU and Auburn fans, said Alabama would go between 3-9 and 6-6 this season. Some did in fact say that Alabama could lose their first three games. Was it smart? No. Did it happen? Yes.
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No Bama fan if told that would happen against USF on the Friday before Labor Day would say that expectations for the year in Week 3 would be met or exceeded.
Alabama looked worse last season against USF than they did this season. Most Alabama fans remembered that. People pretending to be Alabama fans on here did not. Alabama certainly finished stronger this year than last year. All 60 minutes of the game count. Your argument is that Alabama has underperformed because they looked bad during a 42-16 victory. That is just dumb.
I remember last season after the USF game people were on hear screaming that the sky was falling for Alabama and that catastrophe was imminent. This thread is very reminiscent of that.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 12:47 pm to captdalton
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I remember last season after the USF game people were on hear screaming that the sky was falling for Alabama and that catastrophe was imminent. This thread is very reminiscent of that.
Saying that through 3 weeks Bama is likely a bit short of preseason expectations is not at all claiming a “catastrophe is imminent.” You might need to either learn to read or not be so sensitive.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 1:05 pm to captdalton
quote:I specifically remember numerous LSU fans claiming Bama would come home with a L vs the mighty Wisconsin team.
Multiple people on this forum, primarily LSU and Auburn fans, said Alabama would go between 3-9 and 6-6 this season. Some did in fact say that Alabama could lose their first three games. Was it smart? No. Did it happen? Yes.
When I asked if they thought that because LSU struggled with a 5 loss Wisky team in their bowl game last year.....they went silent.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 1:15 pm to AUTiger789
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Saying that through 3 weeks Bama is likely a bit short of preseason expectations is not at all claiming a “catastrophe is imminent.” You might need to either learn to read or not be so sensitive.
Bama started the season at #5 and is now at #4. So far the expectations are safe.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 1:19 pm to captdalton
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…their only losses being against Alabama. All three could beat Auburn.
Interesting that in a thread about Alabama, while purportedly defending Bama, an Alabama fan has to bring up Auburn. Gump obsession continues unabated.
I do agree with the general point that Alabama has exceeded expectations. It is fair to note that Wisconsin was without their starting QB for most of the game, but in a general sense Alabama with a new coach and a QB their fans cannot stop criticizing are doing better than anticipated.
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