SEC Power Poll Ballot – Week Six

With Auburn and Georgia getting smoked on the road last Saturday, SEC victory chains are beginning to resemble Moebius strips.  When you get down to it, though, it’s Alabama’s and Florida’s world.  The rest of the conference is just living in it.

1. Florida. I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t impressed with the Gators’ win.  Go into Baton Rouge on a Saturday night with your star quarterback running on less than all cylinders, run the ball into the center of the line more times than Georgia will the rest of the season, yet still win by ten over the #4 team in the country while holding said #4 to less than 200 yards total offense all sounds like a damned solid show to me.
2. Alabama. These guys just grind away… and win.  Essentially a 1 and 1-A ranking with Florida.
3. LSU. I guess so.  But it’s more by process of elimination than anything else.
4. South Carolina. See #3, above.
5. Ole Miss. You know what?  The Rebels’ defense is good.  Too bad Jevan Snead isn’t.
6. Auburn. You knew their defense was shaky going in, but watching Arky shut down that offense for a long stretch doesn’t bode well for the Tigers.
7. Arkansas. You figure this team out.  I can’t.
8. Tennessee. Give them credit for a perfect game plan.  Not that Georgia’s much of a challenge these days, but still…
9. Georgia. If the NCAA tracked a talent/results ratio as an official statistic, the Dawgs would rank 118th in that category, too.
10. Kentucky. Showed a pulse against South Carolina, but lost.  That’s why they’re tenth.
11. Mississippi State. They fight, they lose, they eleventh.
12. Vanderbilt. I wish the SEC would add an extra school to the conference this week, just so I could rank the ‘Dores thirteenth.  They’ve earned it.