One more bit of afternoon business for ya … 1. Alabama. At this point, beating Tennessee by any score at all is more impressive than whipping Georgia by however many points you like, isn’t it? 2. Florida. Not only am I unconvinced the team that beat Georgia was the “real” Florida as opposed to the […]
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Ballot business, Week 8
1. Alabama. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they got outplayed and if they don’t happen to have the SEC’s answer to Mutant Cyborg Refrigerator Perry, they lose at home to Jonathan Crompton. But it’s not like Florida’s blowing anyone’s doors off these days. 2. Florida. All due respect for one of the game’s great players, but: if […]
Ballot business, Week 7
1. Alabama. The SEC’s clearcut No. 1 team. Who happened to take 55 minutes to score an offensive touchdown at home. Not a vintage year for the league, I’m thinking. 2. Florida. As the Gator D bails out Meyer’s sputtering Wundermachine yet again, it’s time (again) to hail Charlie Strong as the best assistant coach […]
Ballot Business, Week 6
1. Alabama. Sure, holding LSU to 3 points is impressive. Holding Arkansas and Ole Miss to a combined 10 is more impressive. 2. Florida. Hello role reversal: to date, Alabama’s been the explosive, dominant-in-all-phases team and the Gators have been the grind-it-out, clock-killin’, defense-driven possession masters. Do they give Heismans to game managers? 3. Arkansas. […]
Ballot Business, Week 5 (plus rant)
Starting off again with … 1. Alabama. As off-weeks go, this year’s at Kentucky was still a whole lot more impressive than last year’s vs. Tulane. Unfortunately. 2. Florida. Am I the only one who thinks the Gators should publicly end the “will-he-or-won’t-he” discussions and just name Brantley the starter for Saturday? Wouldn’t that show […]