Topics for Discussion // 11.14.09
Time to choose sides on the SEC Championship Game. Florida and Alabama are now both 10-0, with the Gators having finished an undefeated run through the league and Alabama one season-ending win at Auburn away from it. Both teams have a cupcake next week before their rivalrly games to close out the year. So, will both make it to Atlanta without a loss? And who will win the game and why?
Should Willie Martinez's job be safe now? I hate to torture Dawgs fans by even asking that question, but Georgia did a better job than most expected against the Malzahffense. The Red and Black didn't precisely shut the Tigers donw, but they did enough to allow Georgia to come out with a bowl-clinching win.
Does Tennessee finish with a .500 or better record in the SEC? And do they go bowling? The Vols have two league wins and five wins overall but took a huge step backwards Saturday with a 42-17 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford. The remaining games on the schedule are against Vanderbilt and at Kentucky. A split would all but ensure a postseason berth; a sweep would give the Vols the even mark in conference play.
Who would you take first among bowl-eligible teams: South Carolina, Georgia or Kentucky? Arkansas or Ole Miss? All five are just over the threshhold -- Ole Miss has seven wins but has played two FCS opponents -- and both of those knots are going to have to be untangled by some bowl committee. Prioritize them by division if you like or overall. But pretend as you do it that you're wearing a colorful blazer and have to consider more than just wins and losses.
If you were only allowed to watch FIU vs. Florida or Chattanooga vs. Alabama next weekend, which one would it be? Consider whatever you want on this one -- Florida and Alabama fans probably have it the easiest. Meanwhile, name one SEC game next week that you actually want to watch.
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Well, then, as a Georgia fan...
I don’t know what to think. At all. I was ready to start shoveling dirt on some graves about 8 minutes into the game, and then…well, stuff started happening. And now I don’t know anything.
I will say this: Willie Martinez, who has become kinda ridiculous with his Houdini save-my-job act, just gave us yet another legendary escape. Kudos, man. I really can’t say anything else.
by D.N. Nation on Nov 15, 2009 2:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If I were on a bowl committee
and the bowl was in the Southeast, say, Tennessee, I’d probably take Arkansas to fill the place up. Kentucky’s done it two years in a row, but they may not be as excited about it this year.
by CraigT on Nov 15, 2009 7:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd take UGA for the traveling fan base
But Ole Miss would be the better team out of that clump (assuming McCluster is fed the ball 243 times a game).
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by Stuck in the Plains on Nov 15, 2009 10:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ole Miss travels pretty well too
In addition to on the field fireworks like McCluster, the Ole Miss fan base can really boost a local economy. Last year in Dallas, we broke the Hyatt bar’s record for single night sales…three days in a row. And that was just one place. we did it all over town. The party doesn’t get left in the Grove when ole miss goes bowling.
by the_drake on Nov 15, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My answers
were Georgia, Arkansas, then Kentucky. And to be honest, if Georgia could upset Tech, I could see them leapfrogging Auburn for the Chick-Fil-A bid.
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by Bama Hawkeye on Nov 16, 2009 2:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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