Topics for Discussion // 09.05.10
by cocknfire on Sep 5, 2010 4:00 AM EDT
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PrintCan Houston Nutt survive at Ole Miss? Listen, no one expected the Rebels to win the SEC West. But they lost to an FCS team after holding a three-touchdown lead. Now we know why that waiver for Jeremiah Masoli was so important. Sure, we've seen teams lose to an FCS opponent and then turn the season around to an extent -- 2007 Michigan being a perfect example. But it's more often a sign of a two- or three-win season, and I'm not sure even the most pessimistic Ole Miss fan is ready for that. Fluke or harbinger?
Who had the second worst day in the SEC? I think we can go ahead an label Ole Miss the loser of the day, but who's second? Florida seemed unable to master the snap in its first game without Tim Tebow. LSU played something that they called "a football game" against North Carolina, but really resembled one only in passing. Vanderbilt's loss to Northwestern featured almost as many mistakes by both teams. And there are nits to pick with other teams, though no of them seem as severe as the problems in Gainesville, Baton Rouge and maybe Nashville.
Georgia-South Carolina: Who you got? Both teams annihilated overwhelmed opponents this weekend; South Carolina's margin was a little smaller, but its opponent was arguably a little better. Both gave us reasons to think that the offenses would be better and the defenses would be either just as good (in South Carolina's case) or better (in Georgia's). It's too much to say that the winner of this game -- which once again looks to be the marquee intraconference battle of Week 2 -- will be a front-runner in the SEC East. But you've got to like their chances much better than before Florida's game against Miami (OH).
Any questions? Sans Marcell Dareus and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, Alabama rang up 591 yards of total offense and limited San Jose State to 175. Greg McElroy was 13-of-15 for 218 yards and a touchdown, the Tide averaged 6.3 yards on 41 carries and SJSU was 1-of-13 on third-down conversions. Given the way the other top-tier teams in the SEC looked this weekend, is Alabama even more of a favorite today than they were on Friday?
You buying Auburn? The Tigers scored 52 points against Arkansas State, but they also allowed the Red Wolves to score 26. Auburn led by just one score as late as the 2:20 mark in the second quarter and didn't lead by more than two touchdows until almost halfway through the third quarter. They're going to score. But can they stop anyone?
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Harbinger...
I’ve been screaming from the mountaintop for months that OM will finish dead last in the West: Shaky o-line, a wait-n-hope for the emergence of McCluster’s heir apparent; craptacular secondary, Nutt as the coach, questions at QB, and the schedule is harder than it looks, including an OOC against Fresno.
Bad, bad start to a pedestrian rebuilding season (think 4 or 5 wins).
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 5, 2010 9:53 AM EDT reply actions
I think Georgia is gonna whoop us.
They’re significantly better, if their first game was any measuring stick. I had no idea their new quarterback was that good, and their defense is better than ours.
stuff 'bout stuff.
I don't know
Watching the whole Georgia game, I kept thinking throughout how I better enjoy it now, because next week’s loss is going to suck. I’m so used to Georgia winning convincingly and then blowing a low-scoring snooz-a-thon the next week with South Kak-a-lacky. I wouldn’t be surprised if USCe beats us, convincingly. 24-10, Carolina.
No way! We're gonna lose.
I don’t know what is happening here. =\
stuff 'bout stuff.
by silver82blade on Sep 5, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe we're going to be in a very unusual shouting match this week.
“You’re going to whoop us!”
“No, you’re going to whoop us!”
“Did you see how good your team was last week? Our ass is grass!”
“Ah, that was just a crappy weakling. Our quarterback isn’t nearly that good when he’s under pressure, and our defense will crumble when they face a team with ESS EEE CEE SPEED.”
“Oh yeah, well so will ours!”
Let’s both just agree to think that our own team will lose in embarrassing fashion. :-)
Florida can get it snap issues under control
by going under center with Brantley. Again Florida without Mullen as OC looks rough. Apparently Meyer didn’t realize Debose never got onto the field until someone asked him. If UF continues too struggle but win because of D, Addazio should be fired at the end of this season or go back to only being the O-line coach.
Looking at that game
If you were to ask which position coach deserves to be the OC, the O-line coach would come in dead last.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Sep 5, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I vote for firing Addazio right now. No offensive coordinator has to be better than him.
"In case you're wondering what the offense should look like, that wasn't it." - Urban Meyer
Auburn 2010 reminds me of Auburn 2009
Remember that Ball State game? Sure, you could concentrate on Auburn scoring a million points. But what I got out of it was that they let a cupcake team score 30 (or in this case 26) points against them. But of course no one looked as bad as Ole Miss. Wow…
East looks interesting. UGA and USC obviously looked the best (well, UT looked good but I think we all agree that won’t last), but I have to think I would be kidding myself if I thought UF would continue to look that bad.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Arky St.
matched them on almost every stat. Except for rushing, penalty yards, and the score. That is not going to cut it in the SEC. 8 wins at the most.
A horse is a horse of course of course his name is Mr. Ed; unless he's donkey then of course his name is Tim.
That doesn't bode well for them.
Arkansas St. hasn’t had a winning season in at least a decade. They’re not a good team.
Mallett?
228 passing efficiency rating and—————-nothing? Maybe the Hogs will surface before the 18th in Athens?
Thanks but Jacksonville has a lot better track record than TTU.
They are definitely one of the top FCS schools, and almost beat FSU last year. That being said Ole Miss crapped out that game in the second half, and I am embarrassed by our pass defense and ultra conservative offense displayed in the second half.
i like the Dawgs...
Willie Two Thumbs made Garcia (and every other QB in the SEC) look like Elway last season. Grantham eats puppies for breakfast and has taxidermied kittens on his breakfast table. SC looked good, but their offensive line is still the worst in the SEC not wearing V’s on their helmets. Carolina must win turnovers and special teams to win, otherwise we may see an atypical ass-whipping the like of which my predecessors are predicting…
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