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Mohican83, on 08 October 2010 - 01:21 PM, said:

If Michican ran the table, beat Ohio State, they still wouldn't make it to the BCS championship because they were ranked to low in the polls to begin with.  Robinson is currently the best player in college football.  His stats are off the charts.  200 yards passing and 200 yards running in 1 game.  Who else is there so far close to what he has done

Michigan is not going to run the table with their swiss chese defense so it will not matter but theoretically if they went unbeaten they will be in BCS Championship Game unless Pac-10 winner or Big -12 can stay unbeaten.They will move up considerably in rankings if they continue winning. Robinson has the best numbers of any player so far but has done it against mediocre competition. If he continues at the pace he is going then he will run away with the Heisman. I think that this is the week that he is slowed down. The toughest games for Michigan are coming up and I believe his numbers will start levelling out. I like Mallett to win Heisman when all is said and done. It will be pretty close thought. Martinez at Nebraska is going to start getting some consideration as well.

[Bryon]

Mohican83, on 08 October 2010 - 01:21 PM, said:

If Michican ran the table, beat Ohio State, they still wouldn't make it to the BCS championship because they were ranked to low in the polls to begin with.  Robinson is currently the best player in college football.  His stats are off the charts.  200 yards passing and 200 yards running in 1 game.  Who else is there so far close to what he has done

I love watching, Robinson play, but I am always afraid of a Micheal Vick like hit that mnay sideline him for a while or the season. That guy is freakin fast and quick.

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Bryon, on 08 October 2010 - 01:49 PM, said:

I love watching, Robinson play, but I am always afraid of a Micheal Vick like hit that mnay sideline him for a while or the season. That guy is freakin fast and quick.

Has to prove that he can make it through a full season. Michigan has played a garbage schedule so far. Let's see what he does starting tomorrow.

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Week 6 preview in the SEC

All you need to know about the SEC is this: There are two huge inter-division games this weekend, and if the East Division teams lose, it really won't hurt their title hopes because of the division's overall mediocrity.

Alabama plays South Carolina and LSU meets Florida in the showdown games, with the East Division teams hosting both contests. Alabama and LSU are two of the league's three unbeatens in conference play; the other is Auburn, and all three reside in the SEC West.

Conversely, Florida and South Carolina each have one league loss, which leaves them tied with usual cellar-dweller Vanderbilt atop the East. The other division teams are 0-7 in conference play: Kentucky and Tennessee are 0-2 and Georgia is 0-3. The combined overall record for the six teams in the division is 14-14, and Florida and South Carolina have half the wins.

Florida's league loss was at Alabama and South Carolina's was at Auburn. Even if both East members lose Saturday - the Gators are favored by seven, while the Gamecocks are seven-point underdogs - they still will be the teams to beat in the East.

It's likely the East will come down to the Nov. 13 Florida-South Carolina game in Gainesville.

Best matchup: Florida offensive line vs. LSU defensive line. These were supposed to be the best units on each team; LSU's line has lived up to its billing, but Florida's has not. The Gators have struggled to maintain any consistency with their rushing attack, and senior C Mike Pouncey has had numerous problems with bad shotgun snaps. The Gators have to run the ball well Saturday because their passing attack isn't that good; if the Gators are forced to win it with QB John Brantley's arm, they're in trouble. LSU leads the SEC in rush defense and is second in the league in sacks. Tigers T Drake Nevis is playing as well as any lineman in the league, and the announcement Wednesday that E Sam Montgomery will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury increases Nevis' importance.

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ILUVKOBE, on 08 October 2010 - 07:25 PM, said:

Week 6 preview in the SEC

All you need to know about the SEC is this: There are two huge inter-division games this weekend, and if the East Division teams lose, it really won't hurt their title hopes because of the division's overall mediocrity.

Alabama plays South Carolina and LSU meets Florida in the showdown games, with the East Division teams hosting both contests. Alabama and LSU are two of the league's three unbeatens in conference play; the other is Auburn, and all three reside in the SEC West.

Conversely, Florida and South Carolina each have one league loss, which leaves them tied with usual cellar-dweller Vanderbilt atop the East. The other division teams are 0-7 in conference play: Kentucky and Tennessee are 0-2 and Georgia is 0-3. The combined overall record for the six teams in the division is 14-14, and Florida and South Carolina have half the wins.

Florida's league loss was at Alabama and South Carolina's was at Auburn. Even if both East members lose Saturday - the Gators are favored by seven, while the Gamecocks are seven-point underdogs - they still will be the teams to beat in the East.

It's likely the East will come down to the Nov. 13 Florida-South Carolina game in Gainesville.

Best matchup: Florida offensive line vs. LSU defensive line. These were supposed to be the best units on each team; LSU's line has lived up to its billing, but Florida's has not. The Gators have struggled to maintain any consistency with their rushing attack, and senior C Mike Pouncey has had numerous problems with bad shotgun snaps. The Gators have to run the ball well Saturday because their passing attack isn't that good; if the Gators are forced to win it with QB John Brantley's arm, they're in trouble. LSU leads the SEC in rush defense and is second in the league in sacks. Tigers T Drake Nevis is playing as well as any lineman in the league, and the announcement Wednesday that E Sam Montgomery will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury increases Nevis' importance.

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Gator are in trouble. Brantley sucks. LSU defensive line dominated Gator O-line. South Carolina is for real. Auburn is a fraud.

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SEC midseason overview

We’re at the midway point of the SEC football season, and all of a sudden, the mighty in this league don’t look quite as mighty as they once did. Maybe it’s not a two-team league after all.

During the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Alabama and Florida were a combined 33-3 in all SEC games, and two of those losses were to each other.

Through six games this season, the Crimson Tide and Gators have already combined to lose three SEC games, paving the way for somebody else to break the Alabama/Florida stranglehold in this league.

Who’s it going to be?

For starters, don’t count out Alabama or Florida.

The Crimson Tide had their 19-game winning streak stopped last Saturday by South Carolina, illustrating once and for all that this isn’t the same defense that spearheaded the national championship run a year ago. Still, Alabama remains the most talented team in the league and isn’t going anywhere.

The Gators, despite losing consecutive games for the first time since the 2007 season, still technically control their own fate in the Eastern Division race. But they’ll have to do it with the weakest offense Urban Meyer has had since taking the job in 2005.

And the new guys on the block?

Auburn is unbeaten with a favorable schedule. The Tigers get Arkansas and LSU at home each of the next two weeks. Like all of Alabama’s SEC opponents the rest of the way, the Tigers get a bye the week before they face the Crimson Tide. That rivalry game is the regular-season finale.

That Nov. 26 game in Tuscaloosa could easily decide the West champ.

That is, if LSU doesn’t have something to say about it. The bounces have gone Les Miles’ way. The penalties have gone his way, and he has one gem of a defense.

So don’t count out the Tigers, who should go to 7-0 this week with McNeese State coming to town.

And in the East, Steve Spurrier has his Gamecocks positioned to do something everybody said they couldn’t do -- get to Atlanta and play for the SEC championship.

Fresh off taking down then No. 1-ranked Alabama, the Gamecocks won’t be sneaking up on anybody the rest of the way. We’ll see how they handle prosperity, something that hasn’t been that program’s strong suit historically.

Strap it on tight, because with five teams ranked in the top 12 nationally, the finish this season in the SEC ought to be one for the ages.

Offensive MVP: Auburn QB Cameron Newton

Defensive MVP: LSU DT Drake Nevis

Biggest surprise: South Carolina

Biggest disappointment: Georgia

Best game: LSU at Florida, Oct. 9

This one had it all -- a game-winning touchdown pass on the final offensive play of the game, a fake field goal to keep that game-winning drive alive, a little controversy and a divine bounce. LSU rallied to beat Florida 33-29 in the Swamp last weekend. Les Miles called for a fake field goal in the final minutes, and the Tigers got a great bounce on the over-the-head-flip to kicker Josh Jasper, who picked up the first down. The flip was close to being a forward lateral, but was too close to overturn by the replay official. Jarrett Lee then capped what was a wild game by lofting a strike to Terrence Toliver, who was able to get one foot down in the end zone to keep the Tigers unbeaten.

Best coach: Auburn’s Gene Chizik

[Kyle]

Georgia just had another player arrested, Caleb King. That makes 11 players arrested this season. Hell of a conference.

[Mohican83]

Georgia and Florida will compete in the Edgar Bail Bonds JailBreak bowl in late december

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Ha!

That's so funny.

[Bryon]

Kyle, on 12 October 2010 - 01:28 PM, said:

Georgia just had another player arrested, Caleb King. That makes 11 players arrested this season. Hell of a conference.

And some say that Florida and Georgia does not prepare their atheltes for a life after football. Looks like they leave without a degree and shinny new criminal record. Good work SEC, a becon of higher  education.

[Mohican83]

SEC stands for Sub-Educated Criminals

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At the moment, the SEC has the College Football National Champion for the 4th straight year (Alabama is current Champ) and also the College Baseball World Series Champion for the 2nd straight year (South Carolina is current Champ).

Given that college football is by far the "biggest" college sport in America, and college baseball is one of the top fan sports as well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the SEC is the best sports conference in the Nation.

[Mohican83]

ILUVKOBE, on 13 October 2010 - 03:38 PM, said:

At the moment, the SEC has the College Football National Champion for the 4th straight year (Alabama is current Champ) and also the College Baseball World Series Champion for the 2nd straight year (South Carolina is current Champ).

Given that college football is by far the "biggest" college sport in America, and college baseball is one of the top fan sports as well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the SEC is the best sports conference in the Nation.

What about Basketball.  Hell, Women's basketball is bigger then college baseball.  Softball, Hockey, Volleyball, waterpolo, swimming, soccor.  Where does the SEC stand in the non-producing money sports?

[Juan23]

Ricky, on 24 December 2009 - 06:08 PM, said:

S-ucks

E-normous

C-ock

S-chedule

E-very

C-reampuff Team

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Week 7 SEC Match ups

Auburn 31, Arkansas 27: Both teams have to answer pressing questions. Is Auburn’s secondary good enough to handle Ryan Mallett and that Arkansas passing game? Can Arkansas do what nobody has been able to do this season and keep Cam Newton in check? The Tigers get the nod because they’ve been clutch in the second half this season, while the Hogs haven’t scored any points in the fourth quarter since the Georgia game on Sept. 18.

South Carolina 24, Kentucky 21: This one has “Danger” written all over it for the Gamecocks, who are coming off the emotional high of taking down Alabama. Kentucky, meanwhile, is still hurting after losing on the final play last week to Auburn. The Wildcats are more than capable of pulling the upset and will take this game into the fourth quarter. But with running back Derrick Locke injured and not expected to play, the Wildcats will see their losing streak to the Gamecocks extend to 11 straight games.

Florida 28, Mississippi State 17: Nobody on the outside has a better feel for Florida’s program than Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, who coached under Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida. Mullen has Mississippi State’s program on the rise, too, while Florida is seeking to put a halt to a two-game losing streak. It looks like the Gators will get Jeff Demps back for this game, which is huge. Meyer has never lost three in a row at Florida, and he’s not about to start now.

Alabama 35, Ole Miss 14: If you haven’t noticed, Alabama coach Nick Saban isn’t in the best of moods. He’s not happy with the way his team played last week in the 35-21 loss to South Carolina, and he’s not happy with the way his team prepared. The bad news for the Rebels this week is that they just happen to be in the way. It’s the second of six straight games that Alabama will play against SEC teams coming off byes, but that won’t be a factor in this contest.

Georgia 23, Vanderbilt 13: The Commodores are hopeful of getting some guys back on defense, including middle linebacker Chris Marve, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery a week ago. The Bulldogs finally broke through last week against Tennessee after losing four in a row for the first time in two decades. Georgia has a chance to go on a little run here and put a forgettable first half of the season in its rear-view mirror. A win over the Commodores will be the second step.

LSU 38, McNeese State 7: The Tigers and Les Miles just keep bouncing right along. They’re poised to go to 7-0 this week with McNeese State coming to town. The bounces have certainly gone their way this season, but give LSU credit for creating some of those bounces with hard-nosed play, resiliency and clutch performances. The defense also continues to play at a championship level, which is always a good sign in this league.

[Mohican83]

Great defense in that Arkansas-Auburn game.

[Juan23]

Absolutely 0 Defense

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Mohican83, on 18 October 2010 - 07:12 AM, said:

Great defense in that Arkansas-Auburn game.

Shit happens. Same thing can be said for Stanford-Oregon game.

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ILUVKOBE, on 16 October 2010 - 10:47 AM, said:

Week 7 SEC Match ups

Auburn 31, Arkansas 27: Both teams have to answer pressing questions. Is Auburn’s secondary good enough to handle Ryan Mallett and that Arkansas passing game? Can Arkansas do what nobody has been able to do this season and keep Cam Newton in check? The Tigers get the nod because they’ve been clutch in the second half this season, while the Hogs haven’t scored any points in the fourth quarter since the Georgia game on Sept. 18.

South Carolina 24, Kentucky 21: This one has “Danger” written all over it for the Gamecocks, who are coming off the emotional high of taking down Alabama. Kentucky, meanwhile, is still hurting after losing on the final play last week to Auburn. The Wildcats are more than capable of pulling the upset and will take this game into the fourth quarter. But with running back Derrick Locke injured and not expected to play, the Wildcats will see their losing streak to the Gamecocks extend to 11 straight games.

[IMG]http://i640.photobuc...1gv-11.gif[/IMG] Florida 28, Mississippi State 17: Nobody on the outside has a better feel for Florida’s program than Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, who coached under Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida. Mullen has Mississippi State’s program on the rise, too, while Florida is seeking to put a halt to a two-game losing streak. It looks like the Gators will get Jeff Demps back for this game, which is huge. Meyer has never lost three in a row at Florida, and he’s not about to start now.

Alabama 35, Ole Miss 14: If you haven’t noticed, Alabama coach Nick Saban isn’t in the best of moods. He’s not happy with the way his team played last week in the 35-21 loss to South Carolina, and he’s not happy with the way his team prepared. The bad news for the Rebels this week is that they just happen to be in the way. It’s the second of six straight games that Alabama will play against SEC teams coming off byes, but that won’t be a factor in this contest.

Georgia 23, Vanderbilt 13: The Commodores are hopeful of getting some guys back on defense, including middle linebacker Chris Marve, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery a week ago. The Bulldogs finally broke through last week against Tennessee after losing four in a row for the first time in two decades. Georgia has a chance to go on a little run here and put a forgettable first half of the season in its rear-view mirror. A win over the Commodores will be the second step.

LSU 38, McNeese State 7: The Tigers and Les Miles just keep bouncing right along. They’re poised to go to 7-0 this week with McNeese State coming to town. The bounces have certainly gone their way this season, but give LSU credit for creating some of those bounces with hard-nosed play, resiliency and clutch performances. The defense also continues to play at a championship level, which is always a good sign in this league.

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Nostradamus has nothing to worry about. Gators are garbage this year. Spurrier lost his mind on Saturday and became like Les Miles without the good luck.

[Mohican83]

EL GRANDE WHOPPO, on 18 October 2010 - 12:49 PM, said:

Shit happens. Same thing can be said for Stanford-Oregon game.

Pac-10 is known for superior offense and no defense.  How is Oklahoma #1?