This isn't any fun if no one is going to take the bait. :lol:
Auburn/Alabama- you can throw stats out the window. Auburn hasn't just killed people but they have found ways to win and in the end that is what matters. I'm pulling for them because the Alabama fluff is getting old, and I just like ag schools.
OU/OSU- I like the home field, but OU has started to find an offensive identity at the end of the year. If they actually felt a little confidence, they could be dangerous.
Mack just doesn't have it. I think he may genuinely care about the kids and you don't hear a lot of bad about him, but Texas isn't a team with respect anymore. I hope they keep him.
The Big 12 is down, it could have recovered from the Nebraska loss, Colorado leaving actually almost cancelled it out.
But losing ATM and Missouri and replacing them with TCU and WV may be it's down fall. I bet the conference will fold in the end, unless those programs can turn it around. But I just don't see who else they could add. It is the exchange of teams that has hurt the Big 12, but analysts just pay attention to OU and Texas. If they are down, everyone perceives the Big 12 as down. They are right at the moment, but not because of their reasoning. OU and Kstate are mid level teams that I think could surprise schools, Texas is just too questionable- I think they would fare better today against BYU than they did earlier, but they wouldn't beat Ol' Miss. WV is just not any good and they need a better head coach (he is a good offensive coordinator), TCU didn't have to play a full year's worth of real teams before the BIg 12, that makes a difference. There will be a learning curve for them. Kansas is horrid, I imagine they would like Mangino to come back and yell at a few thugs. I thought Iowa St may have been more of a force this year. But Baylor and OSU are good teams that I think could play in about any conference. OSU is markedly better now than they were just a few weeks ago and I think they would give anyone a game. But took too long to figure themselves out. There are too many unbeaten teams right now, so I don't think they should be considered one of the top 3. But I'd sure like to see them play someone other than Northern Illinois for the prize of winning the conference. I mean, can the bowl selection be any more screwed up? Congratulations, you get a team that if you win will mean nothing, and you will likely be judged for not winning good enough. But if you lose, you are toast in the columns.
I'm not as surprised at Mizzou. They had some internal trouble last year that took a lot out of them, I just can't recall for the life of me what I had heard. I think had they entered the SEC the year prior or this year, they would have had a better first year showing. I think they will be competitive for quite some time.
ATM needs a defense. They used to be known for their defense. They have scored enough points to win games, they just couldn't hold anyone.
I think Mike has said before that the polls shouldn't start until several weeks into the season, and I agree. But I also wish they took the winner from each conference and had a playoff. It would make polls irrelevant for the big dance. After that, who cares about fighting over consolation prizes.
This Florida St deal is weird, I don't know much about it. But why are they bringing charges against the kid now, when they sat on it for so long? It puts a lot of questions in my mind.
Any of you guys followed it?
