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gator. said 07/23, 02:10 PM
Southeastern Conference - West
1. Auburn
2. Alabama
3. Louisiana State University
4. Arkansas
5. Ole Mississippi
6. Mississippi State

Southeastern Conference - East
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt

Do you really think that Arkansas is going to fall from third to sixth because they lost their two best backs? It's no doubt going to hurt them, but they aren't going to best a last-place team because of it.

Ole Miss is not a third place team. Their out of conference schedule includes a tough opponent in the ACC's Wake Forest, and they have a pretty tough in-conference schedule.

I feel LSU has too many questions to go any higher than third place. They've dismissed some people from the team, and I don't even know if they have a good quarterback.

As for the East, I think Florida will take it. Obviously, they have tremendous talent. Their schedule is much easier, though. Citadel and a Brennan-less Warriors team are two of their out of conference games. The other two being Miami who was a terrible disappointment last year, and Florida State as always. A fairly easy in-conference schedule as well.

I'm out of room, more in the next argument.

gator. said 07/23, 02:42 PM
They will fall, I said they will fall. But they will not fall to last place. Especially not below Mississippi State and the Rebels.

What... the... hell? Did you just say Michael Oher was the best player in the SEC right now? You've got to be joking. Really, you can't be serious. He'll be drafted high and he's one of the best left tackles, but surely not the best player.

"...he will be able to give their inexperienced backs enough lanes to beat Wake Forest, Memphis, and the rest of their non-conference opponents..."

So, because one person can create lanes, he'll turn around their whole season? He'll make terrible half backs great? He's isn't some miracle-maker. Even if they win out of conference, that's not even half of your schedule.

I'll say it again. Who is LSU's quarterback? Last time I checked, it's a pretty important position.

Florida has the best offense in college football. Florida will be better this year because of USC-transfer Moody who should be back and healthy this year. He's a great back and will be able to take some load off of Tebow's shoulders.

gator. said 07/23, 03:28 PM
I said he was great. He doesn't make all the other players better, though. He's one player. He can help the line, but he won't help them to a top-three finish.

Okay, I just looked. They have Jarrett Lee and Andrew Hatch, a Harvard transfer. Hatch has taken two snaps, Lee none. I don't see either of them making LSU a big contender this year. They're going to be put on spotlight in one of the toughest stadium's to play at in sports.

Alright, if we want to be technical, it was Hawaii. Following them was Kansas. Texas Tech comes in at seventh while Florida sat less than one point behind the Warriors in second.

Brennan is no longer at Hawaii and I don't think Kansas will have the dream season they did last year. They'll be good, but not as good.

That leaves, as I said, Florida.

You're making a big deal out of one game -- Michigan. The Wolverines had something to play for in that game. It was Carr's last game. You saw how they put him on two of the guys shoulders after the game.

Florida has one of the best recruiting classes this year, and already a much better defense than you give them credit for.