Another week in the books, one that didn’t change perceptions too very much.
- Florida. What’s the over/under this week? Not on the points – on Crompton’s turnovers.
- Alabama. Oooh, did you hear? The Tide struggled against Florida International for half a game. Yawn.
- Ole Miss. It’s a good thing the Swine Flu isn’t the nickname for another school’s program, because it definitely kicked the Rebels’ ass last week. But since they didn’t play, I’ll leave them alone.
- LSU. Since when did playing Vandy tough at home become a badge of honor? A very shaky fourth place vote.
- Georgia. After what I’ve seen in the first two games, nothing this team could do this week would surprise me. This, too, is a shaky pick, but I’m beginning to think this team may have more upside talent wise right now than anyone else in the conference. Unfortunately, if they don’t cut down on the screw ups, the record won’t reflect that.
- Auburn. The run Auburn’s on may last a little while longer, given the schedule. You have to respect the newfangled competency on offense, even if it’s been compiled against weak opposition. The lack of depth is very scary, though.
- South Carolina. There is no running game. None. How far can you go in the SEC with a brutal schedule and no running game? Answer: as far as your defense can take you.
- Arkansas. They didn’t play, so they take advantage of the egg Tennessee laid to move up one slot from last week. I keep hearing this Petrino guy is an offensive genius, but what’s so great about their defense?
- Tennessee. The Vols may defy one of my standards: regression to the mean. They look as good on defense and as inept on offense as they did last season. I thought about placing them lower, but decided to save some room for this week’s results.
- Kentucky. They didn’t play last weekend and the two teams I had ranked lower in week one both lost, so the ‘Cats get to stay here by default.
- Vanderbilt. I don’t care if LSU had a tough time with Vandy’s defense. When you break even on turnovers and lose the time of possession battle by almost thirteen minutes, 210 yards of offense ain’t gonna cut it.
- Mississippi State. Woody McCorvey’s gone, but they’re still losing. They do get a chance to move out of the cellar by playing Vandy this week.
Get The Picture 
Outside of Floriduh, the whole conference looks a little shaky.
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I may be proven wrong, but I don’t see anything shaky about Bama. Other observations from the first two weeks:
1. Auburn is looking much better than I would have thought on offense. Not so much a threat this year, but next year they could be a factor.
2. UGA is a dangerous team for anyone on our schedule. We may lack consistency all year but when we have our “game on” look we can put hurting on someone.
3. SC could play a role in determining both division races if Garcia stays disciplined and continues to let SOS tell him what to do. They must get some semblence of a running game, and I think they may, UGA is a tough run defense to judge someone by.
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Our running game isn’t quite as bad as it looked. First of all, UGA has a great run defense, and second of all, we left the run behind in the second half because we were playing catchup. I think the key for us is more for Garcia to continue to progress and for one or more of the receivers to mature.
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The running game was bad the week before, too. Personally, I was impressed with Spurrier’s game plan Saturday night, but it essentially boiled down to junking the run in favor of a short passing game.
I will say that with experience, Giles looks like a keeper.
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