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Title: Rivals SEC Preview-Good Read Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 09, 2011, 04:04:02 PM Good overall analysis of the league and teams.
Auburn won the 2010 title, and the Tigers were the only one of the recent SEC national titlists to open the season outside the top 10. The other four - Florida in 2006, LSU in '07, Florida in '08 and Alabama in '09 - opened in the top seven in The Associated Press poll and the top eight in the coaches' poll. None were No. 1, though. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1249249 Title: Re: Rivals SEC Preview-Good Read Post by: pmull on August 09, 2011, 04:13:31 PM Good read. Thanks for posting MD.
Rivals rates the Bama special teams as 3rd in the conference. Thats pretty good for those of you concerned that is our weakness. Title: Re: Rivals SEC Preview-Good Read Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 09, 2011, 06:11:11 PM Good read. Thanks for posting MD. Rivals rates the Bama special teams as 3rd in the conference. Thats pretty good for those of you concerned that is our weakness. That is pretty good. But is it accurate? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure: the coaches have seen all the same things we have seen and I am sure they are working on it pretty hard. My main concern is the punting, and to a lesser extent the field goal kicking. But if we score enough touchdowns those guys will hardly ever see the field, and when they do it won't be that critical. I think the O and the D will be very strong. I'm not concerned about the QB spot at all. Either guy will do just fine. :) Title: Re: Rivals SEC Preview-Good Read Post by: BAMAWV on August 09, 2011, 06:47:50 PM LOL:
Quote TEAM THAT WILL DISAPPOINT: Auburn. "Disappoint" is a relative term. The Tigers won the national title last season, but won't get a sniff of the BCS this season because they lost too much talent. Losing Newton is bad enough. But Auburn also lost the nation's best defensive lineman (Nick Fairley), three of its top four receivers, four-fifths of the offensive line, three-fourths of the defensive line, the two best linebackers, three starting defensive backs and maybe the best clutch kicker in school history. It wouldn't be a surprise if Auburn finished fifth in the West. |