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SEC Midseason Report Card

Escambia94

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It is hard to believe that it is already week 7 of 14! Even though we are 50% through the season the SEC teams are only 42% through their schedule due to the bye weeks. Given all that has happened since the preseason hype and the realities of parity in college football, I figured I would rank the teams based on an arbitrary grade of where they are versus where they should be.
  1. Texas Longhorns (5-0, 1-0). A. Although they have not yet been tested against a tough SEC opponent they have overcome injuries to show they belong in the SEC and that Steve Sarkisian has built a solid foundation to consistently win. They were expected to be undefeated at this point and they have not disappointed.
  2. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2, 1-1). A. The Commodores are well coached and have become the epitome of a team that can win on any given Saturday. I do not expect them to be a top team in the SEC, but they have shown that they can punch above their weight and exceed expectations. They were expected to be what we see from the Gators— a decent team that cannot overcome talent deficits and would be at the bottom of the conference. I am not saying that week in and week out they could beat teams like #1 Alabama, but the in their loss to #7 Missouri it took two overtimes for them to go down.
  3. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1, 3-0). B+. First year coach Mike Elko has not lost since week 1 versus #7 Notre Dame. This team’s roster is not much different from Jimbo Fisher’s team that ended 7-6 (4-4).
  4. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-2, 2-1). B. Arkansas has been rather feisty this season with a close loss to #24 Texas A&M and a surprising victory over #4 Tennessee. Just when Sam Pittman was counted out he has shown that he can build solid teams who can compete against any team.
  5. Ole Miss Rebels (5-1, 1-1). B-. Ole Miss looks good against most teams, but is prone to being dragged down by a suffocating defense. The loss to Kentucky is not as bad as it seems but it is a sign that Lane Kiffin needs some tweaks to his game plan if he wants to make a playoff run.
  6. Georgia Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1). B. With the talent and couching on this team they should be winning in a more convincing fashion. The loss to #4 Alabama was bad, but at least it was a top-5 team.
  7. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1, 1-1). C. Kalen DeBoer has a tough job following Nick Saban. In all fairness I am grading him harshly based on the upset loss to Vanderbilt. Otherwise he is doing a good job.
  8. Tennessee Volunteers (4-1, 1-1). C-. In the preseason I projected the Vols to be a powerhouse. Instead they have not been stellar against SEC opponents, including an upset from Arkansas.
  9. Kentucky Wildcats (3-2, 1-2). C-. Kentucky was expected to be a little better with roster upgrades. They have given some scares to teams like Georgia, so they get credit for that.
  10. Oklahoma Sooners (4-1, 1-1). C-. I am probably being harsh on the other new kid on the block.
  11. LSU Tigers (4-1, 1-0). C-. The Tigers seem to start the season slow and pick up later in the season. Brian Kelley needs to fix some issues to make this team a playoff contender.
  12. Missouri Tigers (4-1, 1-1). C-. The Tigers are good, but once again overrated. They will probably work back up to the top half of the grading scale.
  13. Auburn Tigers (2-4, 0-3). D. The Tigers look like crap, but the back half of their schedule could produce opportunities to excel.
  14. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2). D+. See Florida.
  15. Florida Gators (3-2, 1-1). D. Florida and South Carolina are the same teams. They have likable coaches who are fixing everything off the field but lose the wrong games. Florida gets graded lower on a curve because they should be better with the 10th most talented team.
  16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2). F. Trash fire. Vanderbilt graduated from this position but it took time and patience.
 

DRU2012

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If anything, our Gator PROGRAM deserves to be dropped even further, regardless of where one stands as a Gator OR a Hater--and it all comes back to (and ON) our Coach.
Our PLAYERS AND FANS definitely deserve BETTER. This TEAM played its HEART out yesterday--not for the first time in yielding a loss...One that they BLAME THEMSELVES for: They care for their Coach and play HARD for him; they are TRYING to save his job, not recognizing that it is in HIS flaws and weaknesses that the seeds of such losses originate...and they probably WON'T see it until they play for SOMEONE ELSE, a Coach who could, if given the opportunity, consistently run up double-digit wins each season with pretty well the same roster, pretty well the same group of guys!
There really cannot BE anymore consideration of another "Coach from the outer reaches" with the NEXT hire! We spend the money (hell, we did so ANYWAY this last time--and got THIS!) but NEXT time we GOTTA go "TRIED AND TRUE"!'
There are no "guarantees" regardless, but let us now be clear and unwavering in what we want, expect and require in that "next Coach".
All agreed?
Dissenting voices? Alternate suggestions and/or plans?
 

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