shanksta13
10-03-2006, 04:01 PM
Some interesting points from this ESPN analyst's article. I just wanted to see what you guys thought.
September Awards
"September's league is the Big East (13), which has three unbeatens and two top-10 squads. Six of the eight Big East teams have at least one victory over an opponent from one of the other five power conferences. That's pretty good for a league some wanted to evict from power-conference status."
- The SEC has 3 unbeatens and 4 Top 10 teams. Tennessee over Cal, Auburn over Washington State, LSU over Arizona, etc. Did I miss something?
September's most overrated
"Georgia's defense (18). The Dash isn't here to diss the Dawgs' D, but any unit that has played Colorado (114th nationally in scoring offense), Mississippi (111th), UAB (108th), South Carolina (80th) and I-AA Western Kentucky had better be No. 1 in the country in points allowed. If the offense doesn't improve quickly, Georgia will lose at least four games between now and season's end."
- Why would he call the defense overrated, when it has been the defense that has kept them in games so far? The Georgia offense has been somewhat shabby so far, so why is the defense overrated if they are still 5-0?
September's most underrated
"The Cro-Magnon state of the SEC (25). David Cutcliffe is back in the league, Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer are in Year 2 of program building and eight out of 12 teams returned their passing leader from 2005. So you figure it's time for an offensive renaissance below the Mason-Dixon? Nope. The SEC is even more of a defense-first operation than it was last year, with the top four teams in the nation in scoring defense all hailing from this league. The SEC has seven teams in the top 35 in total defense, just three in the top 35 in total offense."
- Thanks for the recognition on defense, it is well deserved. That's the reason our offensive numbers are so low.
Thoughts? Still not much love for the SEC from ESPN it appears.
September Awards
"September's league is the Big East (13), which has three unbeatens and two top-10 squads. Six of the eight Big East teams have at least one victory over an opponent from one of the other five power conferences. That's pretty good for a league some wanted to evict from power-conference status."
- The SEC has 3 unbeatens and 4 Top 10 teams. Tennessee over Cal, Auburn over Washington State, LSU over Arizona, etc. Did I miss something?
September's most overrated
"Georgia's defense (18). The Dash isn't here to diss the Dawgs' D, but any unit that has played Colorado (114th nationally in scoring offense), Mississippi (111th), UAB (108th), South Carolina (80th) and I-AA Western Kentucky had better be No. 1 in the country in points allowed. If the offense doesn't improve quickly, Georgia will lose at least four games between now and season's end."
- Why would he call the defense overrated, when it has been the defense that has kept them in games so far? The Georgia offense has been somewhat shabby so far, so why is the defense overrated if they are still 5-0?
September's most underrated
"The Cro-Magnon state of the SEC (25). David Cutcliffe is back in the league, Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer are in Year 2 of program building and eight out of 12 teams returned their passing leader from 2005. So you figure it's time for an offensive renaissance below the Mason-Dixon? Nope. The SEC is even more of a defense-first operation than it was last year, with the top four teams in the nation in scoring defense all hailing from this league. The SEC has seven teams in the top 35 in total defense, just three in the top 35 in total offense."
- Thanks for the recognition on defense, it is well deserved. That's the reason our offensive numbers are so low.
Thoughts? Still not much love for the SEC from ESPN it appears.