SEC will be tougher than expected

[DHHorn]

Texas struggling those years was all about coaching and culture. Not talent. Make no mistake, there is a BIG difference between the 11th rated class and the 30th. Take it from a fan whose team has been on both sides of that. If you have Bill Snyder or a Gary Pinkel type coach who is great at evaluating and developing under the radar talent, you can make do with a 30th ranked class or lower. But trust me, Snyder and Pinkel would've rather had the #11 class.

Look at what teams average between 11 and 30 and tell me if any of those teams are much better than the other. Hint, any of them can beat the others on any day and none of them are winning any national championships. That's pretty much the same thing to me.

 

[tigers68]

Look at what teams average between 11 and 30 and tell me if any of those teams are much better than the other. Hint, any of them can beat the others on any day and none of them are winning any national championships. That's pretty much the same thing to me.

Only one damn team a year wins the Natty. If the summation of your season on an annual basis is winning the natty, 90% of the time you're going to be disappointed.

 

[DHHorn]

And if teams are ranked that low they aren't winning it, they are all middle of the pack. Which makes my point that 11 is not much different than 30. Anyway, I'm done arguing about it.

 

[SOUTHSWAMP]

SEC comes down to depth and injuries. Their players aren't always "head and shoulders" better in the talent department. But when attrition kicks in, SEC teams have more talented depth. There's not much drop off from 1st team to 2nd team.
That has a lot to do with recruiting- sure- but it also has a ton to do with talent development. That's an area the SEC has excelled in. Because of the pay and competitiveness of the SEC- you're getting a better quality of coaching and development.
Don't discount how important it is to stay healthy in this league.

Facts

 

[HarryBuffalo]

Only one damn team a year wins the Natty. If the summation of your season on an annual basis is winning the natty, 90% of the time you're going to be disappointed.

Your maths are off... more like 99.99999999999%

 

[oldhorn2]

Texas struggling those years was all about coaching and culture. Not talent.

Say what?...Talent??? Tyrone Swoopes, Case McCoy, Hell, Jerod Heard starting QB's???....How abot those O Lines featuring walk ons as starters?...

Jesus....we were in a talent desert for a decade!

 

[outhereincali]

Since this is about the SEC please note that Alabama will play Georgia on 9/28 it's in Tuscaloosa.

 

[clob94]

I still say f*** the SEC and I still say with the exception of Alabama and Georgia they're still a bunch of fags.

Hookemhorns

Good to see the F word coming back into style.

As we all know, it's got nothing to do with gay slurs.

 

[clob94]

Only one damn team a year wins the Natty. If the summation of your season on an annual basis is winning the natty, 90% of the time you're going to be disappointed.

Nick Saban would like a word.

 

[outhereincali]

Nick Saban would like a word.

So would Kirby Smart.

 

[outhereincali]

Good to see the F word coming back into style.

As we all know, it's got nothing to do with gay slurs.

Look I just want longhorns to stop being in awe about playing in the SEC. I would've l wouldn't have said this 3 years ago but we're ready for them now.

 

[The Midnight Toker]

I’m not too sure about that. It’s probably more so who Ole Miss lost to as well Bama and Georgia where as Oklahoma lost to Kansas and Oklahoma State. But you never know. MS State went 1-7 in conference but they beat Arizona, not only beat them but they were leading 21-7 at one point of the game.

OU was 2 scores away from being undefeated. A bad no call vs osu puts them at 11-1 and certainly in over old mississippi.

 

[The Midnight Toker]

Last season State went 1-7 in conference play, but they beat Arizona, not only that but at one point of the game they were leading 21-7. They beat Arizona the same amount of points that Washington did. Don’t get me wrong Texas and Oklahoma are a beast of teams and i think they are more than ready as I have stated in numerous posts. It’s just that week to week but that also applies to every SEC team.

well State probably had their starting qb and their starting Offensive line when he went up against arizona too