Only Bama and Auburn actually deserve it

So 70% of the SEC West is in the top 10

whatweeatin · 2014-09-15T15:08:17.030Z

At this point it is physically impossible for them to drop out of the top 25. Unless that means bringing 2 teams in to replace them. Depending on the team they drop a game to it will take anywhere from 2-4 losses for them to drop. If that is to other top 10 teams they will remain in the top 15. If it is to other SEC members they will stay top 20 and the winners will move into the top 15. It is ridiculous to think that all of those teams are actually that much better than the rest of the nation.

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Sep 15, 2014, 12:54 PM

LSU is probably top 15- 20, Ole Miss is probably barely a top 25 team. Texas A&M might be a top 20 team, but I won't be convinced until they play somebody other than South Carolina. I think it was pretty clear that the SC coaches didn't prepare their players for what A&M was going to do, and their lack of a pass rush made it too easy for the air raid offense.

As you said, though, it's going to be almost impossible for those teams to get dislodged because of their favorable preseason rankings.

TAMU plays Arkansas, MS St., Ole Miss, then Bama. 4-0 puts them around the #1 spot. If they go 3-1, they'll probably stay in the top 10. If they lose to Ole Miss and Bama, then they'll drop out of the top 15, but Ole Miss would probably move up to the top 5. If they lose to either Arkansas or Ms St., they drop way down, but the winning teams just into the top 20.

LSU plays MS St., a cupcake, and then Auburn. If they win all three, they're top 5. If they win 2/3, they stay in the top 10. If they lose all three, they're probably still hanging around the top 25, and would be right back in it with wins over Florida and UK in the next two weeks.

Bama plays Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and TAMU. If they win all 4, they'll be around #1. If they beat everyody but either TAMU or Ole Miss, they'll still be top 10, but whoever they lose to will be top 5. Any team they lose to immediately gets a huge boost in the rankings, especially if its Ole Miss or TAMU, so nothing they can do would mean much movement in the ranking of SEC teams.

Ole Miss plays cupcake Memphis, Bama, TAMU, then UT. As with TAMU, 4-0 puts them near #1. Beating Bama or TAMU and losing to whichever of those two they don't beat keeps them in the top 10. Losing to both Bama and TAMU keeps them in the top 25, but elevates those teams within the top 10.

That's the predicament right now. I think Ole Miss, LSU, and TAMU are all hopelessly overrateed, but their schedule makes it so at least a few of those teams will stay in the top 10-15 for most of the season unless they get badly upset.

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So 70% of the SEC West is in the top 10

And that's called pre-season bias. Welcome to the perpetual

the only poll that matters will be the one the committee

correct and they probably won't be influenced by outside

They will beat each other and not drop far in rankings.

Re: So 70% of the SEC West is in the top 10

will take 3 losses to become unranked..if that***

if you constantly tell everyone how tough your schedule is,

Only Bama and Auburn actually deserve it

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