The SEC

[revefsreleets]

I think Alabama is for real...they've recruited well the last couple year under Saban, and that chicken will come home to roost this year. They finally have some offense to go with that killer defense...

[rbryan]

Originally Posted by Dino 5 Rings

Pitt hasn't been winning and had a major coaching change. The fans were disinfranchised when the 1st year under Dave W was a major let down, especially since they were in a BCS game the year prior after winning the Big East. Palko and some of the other guys lost their "heart" and didn't put forth the full effort asked of them by Dave and the team itself had a huge 2 season let down. After beating the #2 team in the nation last year on their home field, Pitt football has officially made a statement and will be back in the mix. The fans will be coming back to Heinz field in droves especially with McCoy running in the Heisman Race.

Go play Temple again with your over rated team and try to score more than 9 points at OSU this season why don't you. Btw...got you last 12-0. Deal with it.

Maybe Pitt should schedule Temple too, obviously Bowling Green was too much to bite off in week one.....lol BTW the stadium was still half empty. After that piss poor showing you'll be lucky to see a half full Heinz field for the rest of this season.

Face it, the Panthers and the Pirates are going in the same direction

[CrimsonTideSteelersFan]

Originally Posted by revefsreleets

So who are the top 5 SEC teams, assuming Tennessee is "fallen"?

(In no particular order)
LSU
Florida
Georgia
Auburn
Alabama

And I think there is a drop-off after that. Arkansas did not look good!

My rankings after Week One's games based in part on how each of the teams performed in their opening games:

1. Florida (Tebow and Gator offense picked right up where they left off in '07; defense will be much improved.)
2. LSU (If LSU can continue to run the ball like they did against Appy State, another title run is in order.)
3. Georgia (Offense looks great; defense gave up a little too much to I-AA Georgia Southern.)
4. Alabama (Defense was dominate holding Clemson to zero yards rushing and only 188 total yards; Bama O-Line might be one of nation's best.)
5. Auburn (Tigers didn't score first offensive touchdown until more than halfway into the 3rd quarter, but give Tony Franklin's system some time to catch on and they'll be fine.)
6. South Carolina (four interceptions in first half, but QB change led to better results against outmanned NC State.)
7. Kentucky (What a defensive performance by the Cats against arch rival on the road.)
8. Tennessee (Losing to a rebuilding UCLA squad with it's 3rd string QB is a tough pill to swallow for the Big Orange Nation.)
9. Ole Miss (Rebs might deserve to be a spot or two higher due to their best offensive performance since the days of Eli Manning. Nutt needs to work on his defense if Rebs are to make some noise in the SEC this season.)
10. Vanderbilt (Vandy surprised many with their easy victory on the road at Miami-Ohio. QB Chris Nickson is one of the SEC's best.)
11. Arkansas (Hogs had to rally late to knock off I-AA Western Illinois; Petrino has quite a task ahead of him.)
12. Mississippi State (State didn't do anything right in loss to La Tech; just when things looked rosey in Starkville, Croom's dogs lay a big egg to start the '08 campaign.)

[revefsreleets]

I'll buy that after one week. I'd flip Georgia and LSU, though...Appy State defends by outscoring opponents.

See, guys, I LOVE SEC football, and still follow it even after I moved back north...I just don't like the myopic chest thumping "We are SEC...we are best" thing. It doesn't help that my Bucks lost two straight to boot to the conference...

[atlsteelers]

I really enjoyed watching vandy beat tje ole ball coach last night. what a way to start the weekend.

[Haiku_Dirtt]

Originally Posted by revefsreleets

I think Alabama is for real...they've recruited well the last couple year under Saban, and that chicken will come home to roost this year. They finally have some offense to go with that killer defense...

Yeah. I agree.

[touchdownward]

I'm a huge Georgia fan, so I had to post this play by Knowshon Moreno.

[atlsteelers]

i do not even need to click on that one to know which play you are talking about. that was a nice game that knowshon had on saturday

[GoFins11]

Gators beat Miami for the first time since 1985(6 meetings).

26-3

[Dino 6 Rings]

Originally Posted by rbryan

Maybe Pitt should schedule Temple too, obviously Bowling Green was too much to bite off in week one.....lol BTW the stadium was still half empty. After that piss poor showing you'll be lucky to see a half full Heinz field for the rest of this season.

Face it, the Panthers and the Pirates are going in the same direction

Really nice stuff here. Laugh it up. It all comes around and goes around.