I just took a look at Bill Connelly’s updated 2012 F+ projections (background metrics here) and, Holy Mother of Crap, is the SEC loaded.
- 1 – Alabama
- 2 – LSU
- 7 – Georgia
- 13 – Florida
- 14 – Arkansas
- 15 – South Carolina
- 16 – Texas A & M
- 22 – Tennessee
- 27 – Auburn
- 30 – Missouri
- 33 – Vanderbilt
- 48 – Mississippi State
- 72 – Ole Miss
- 83 – Kentucky
That’s ten teams in his top thirty. No other conference has more than six. (The SEC has six in the top fifteen.)
Granted, some of those schools look ranked a little too high **cough**Tennessee**cough**. But still, impressive.
By the way, it’s nice that Georgia misses #1, #2 and #14 off that list. But the Dawgs take on #13, #15, #22, #27, #30 and #33 from there, along with #26 Georgia Tech. Seven of the top 33 is nothing to scoff at.
The SEC is the East St. Louis of college football. The conference now has championships in the last title games of football, basketball and baseball as well.
At least until Julie Roe and Mark can figure out a way the NCAA COI can break tSEC trifecta by vacating all of Calipari’s wins this season
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/10/10/Game-Changers/Julie-Roe-Lach.aspx
Great point Tennesse Dawg. I played hoops in the early 80′s back in IL. East St. Louis Lincoln beat us in the sectionals in route to the state titles in both boys and girls hoops and track. I believe East St. Louis HS won the football state title that year as well. They definitely produce some talent; but it’s definitely not a safe place day or night.
There’s an update coming at 2:55. HMC indeed!
Wait for it…UGA missing everyone in the top 12? “When are we going to play & beat a ‘good’ team?”
Sighhhhh……
Lemme get this straight. GA Tech is #26 out of 120 D-IA teams. Better than Clemson. Better than Missouri. Better than Kansas State. And you can’t have those teams in the SEC all ranked that high because they play each other. Methinks these preseason rankings are….unsound.
This has nothing to do with projected records or who plays whom, just pure quality.
How convenient. Results mean nothing. Opinions mean everything.
Sooo… 11 teams in the top quartile, 7 in the Top 20. No wonder Delany and Scott are so desperate for a conference champion format.
Tennessee? This is the team that at last check lost to a Kentucky team playing the Wing T with a receiver at QB, right? And Derek Dooley is still prowling the sidelines with a luffa sponge preaching proper hygiene, plus a wave of other coaches jumped ship, right?
“.. Holy Mother of Crap”? Senator, you are better than that.
“Holy Father of Crap”? That’s better. Ohh….you didn’t mean in the hierarchical sense.