SEC Power Poll: A Sea of Blue's Ballot for Week 6
by Truzenzuzex on Oct 8, 2008 11:00 PM EDT
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Well, this has been one strange season. If I told you that Tennessee and Auburn would be in the lower half of the SEC 50% of the way through the season and Vanderbilt would be in the top three, I would venture that most observers would reckon me crazy. But that's just what we are staring at right now.
For the moment, I have to embrace the Commodores rather than doubt them. When a team is 3-0 in the SEC after having beaten South Carolina, Auburn and Ole Miss, you have to give them their due.
As for Kentucky, well, a close loss to the #1 SEC team on the road earns them some respect, but little else. Mostly, everyone else just looked worse, especially Tennessee, who barely beat a MAC team at home. If you can't figure out what happened to the once-mighty Volunteers, you're not alone. They are talented enough to be good, but so far this year, they have just packed it in.
So with all that said, here is A Sea of Blue's ballot below. The Week 6 SEC Power Poll is also up at Garnet and Black Attack.
| Team | cWL | W-L | bWL | SoS | MoV | Last | Rank | Remarks |
| Alabama | 3-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 45.08 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | Tru: Managed to hang on for the victory against UK, but I think we learned more about Kentucky than Alabama. |
| Ken: Tenuous hold on #1 spot because of questions about QB Wilson | ||||||||
| LSU | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 45.89 | 20.3 | 2 | 2 | Tru: Open date. |
| Ken: Two weeks to prepare for the Gators -- Pushing 'Bama for #1 honors | ||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3-0 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 49.66 | 10.4 | 6 | 3 | Tru: After defeating Auburn, I am forced to take a sip of the Commie Kool-Aid. Yuck. |
| Ken: Best Vandy team ever? | ||||||||
| Georgia | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 59.05 | 15.2 | 3 | 4 | Tru: Open date. |
| Ken: How will they rebound after receiving a lesson in losing? | ||||||||
| Florida | 2-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 50.21 | 24.6 | 5 | 5 | Tru: If you only saw the score, the Gators looked fine. If you saw the game, you have questions about their offense. 3-3 fourth down conversions – Is Meyer channeling Miles? |
| Ken: Fourth quarter redemption vs. Arkansas | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 0-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 48.43 | 20.2 | 7 | 6 | Tru: Rammer, Jammer, Yellow Hammer – The Wildcats made the Tide sweat in Alabamer. |
| Ken: Winning the next two will greatly improve the 'Cat's status | ||||||||
| Auburn | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 46.25 | 7.5 | 4 | 7 | Tru: Tuberville has told his offensive coordinator to shut up and coach. The problem is, Franklin was the only one telling the truth about the Auburn offense. |
| Ken: It's time for the Tony Franklin offense to kick-in | ||||||||
| Mississippi | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 50.99 | 4.5 | 9 | 8 | Tru: Close game, but turnovers did in the Rebels. After next week's open date, the Reb's schedule really gets ugly. |
| Ken: Home loss to S. Carolina hurts resurgence | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 1-2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 47.06 | 8.3 | 10 | 8 | Tru: Smelley wasn't so smelly this time. Have the Gamecocks turned a corner here? |
| Ken: Spurrier saved his season with road win versus Ole Miss ... so far. | ||||||||
| Tennessee | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 49.02 | 1.4 | 12 | 10 | Tru: 13-9 against a MAC team and only 9 first downs to the Huskies' 12 doesn't exactly make that quarterback switch look like a genius coaching move. |
| Ken: Worst UT team in a 'coons age? | ||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 51.86 | -5.2 | 9 | 11 | Tru: Open date. |
| Ken: At the crossroads of terrible season. Can Sly salvage the wreck? | ||||||||
| Arkansas | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 55.31 | -20.6 | 11 | 12 | Tru: The Razorbacks were in this game after 3 quarters, but gave up 21 points in the last. But you have to look at this as an improvement if you are a Razorbacks fan. |
| Ken: It's gonna be a while |
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Too late fort he "Tony Franklin to kick-in." I am flabbergasted that he was fired.
by Ken Howlett on Oct 9, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually expected it.
Auburn fans and Tuberville have had a testy relationship ever since they tried to sneak in Petrino.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Oct 9, 2008 6:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How does Ole Miss end up ahead of South Carolina?
Go Cocks!
by Gamecock Man on Oct 9, 2008 9:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's ...
… a fair question, and the only reason I can figure is strength of schedule. They actually aren’t ahead of USC in my ballot, but tied with them.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Oct 9, 2008 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh ...
… I forgot to mention — I have a software program that helps me with this, and one of the parameters I give a lot of weight to is strength of schedule. There isn’t really all that much difference, but when Ole Miss beats a really good team on the road, it clearly helps a lot, also.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Oct 9, 2008 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah...
That makes a little more sense, although I think that they’re schedule has only been slightly tougher than ours. They do of course have a marquee win, which we don’t.
Go Cocks!
by Gamecock Man on Oct 9, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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