SEC has the chance to shape the narrative this season.

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The SEC has a chance to really separate itself from the rest of CFB, with all the great OOC matchups they have scheduled:

Week 1:

#11 Oregon vs. #3 UGA
#23 Cincinnati vs. #19 Arkansas
#7 Utah vs. Florida
FSU vs. LSU

Week 2:

#1 Alabama vs. Texas
#22 Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt
Tennessee vs. #17 Pitt
Missouri vs. Kansas State

Week 3:

PSU vs. Auburn
#16 Miami vs. #6 Texas A&M

Week 7:

#19 Arkansas vs. #25 BYU

Week 13:

Florida vs. FSU
South Carolina vs. #4 Clemson

They have a great opportunity to essentially knock out the P12(Utah/Oregon) and severely damage the ACC. Of course, it could also go the other way, and then the depth of the league will come into question.
 
SEC lucked up by not having to face Clemson twice this regular season
 
ericd7633 said:
Week 1:

#11 Oregon vs. #3 UGA
#23 Cincinnati vs. #19 Arkansas
#7 Utah vs. Florida
FSU vs. LSU
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That should be 3-1, with no upsets.

ericd7633 said:
Week 2:

#1 Alabama vs. Texas
#22 Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt
Tennessee vs. #17 Pitt
Missouri vs. Kansas State
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This should be 1-3, but again that's the way it is supposed to be. Vandy and Mizzou don't affect the SEC's rep. UTjr could do themselves a favor, and the SEC with a win.
ericd7633 said:
Week 3:

PSU vs. Auburn
#16 Miami vs. #6 Texas A&M
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I see 1-1, again no upsets there. If ATM loses, that would not be good for the SEC.
ericd7633 said:
Week 7:

#19 Arkansas vs. #25 BYU
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1-0
ericd7633 said:
Week 13:

Florida vs. FSU
South Carolina vs. #4 Clemson
UGA v. Nerds
Louisville v. Kentucky
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Should be 3-1, 4-0 here.

ericd7633 said:
They have a great opportunity to essentially knock out the P12(Utah/Oregon) and severely damage the ACC. Of course, it could also go the other way, and then the depth of the league will come into question.
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9-6, but I can see this going the way it should. I am not losing sleep with Vandy, Mizzou, Auburn, USCjr, and UF losing ... the low end teams are going to lose. :eyebrows:
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
That should be 3-1, with no upsets.


This should be 1-3, but again that's the way it is supposed to be. Vandy and Mizzou don't affect the SEC's rep. UTjr could do themselves a favor, and the SEC with a win.

I see 1-1, again no upsets there. If ATM loses, that would not be good for the SEC.

1-0

Should be 3-1, 4-0 here.


9-6, but I can see this going the way it should. I am not losing sleep with Vandy, Mizzou, Auburn, USCjr, and UF losing ... the low end teams are going to lose. :eyebrows:
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I give UF a great chance to beat Utah. I also give Tennessee a good chance to beat Pitt. Overall, there are some intriguing games, even outside of the more notable ones.
 
ericd7633 said:
I give UF a great chance to beat Utah. I also give Tennessee a good chance to beat Pitt. Overall, there are some intriguing games, even outside of the more notable ones.
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I would put those in the toss-up column, although I think UTjr has a better chance because Pitt lost a lot last year. The only way UF has a chance is that the game is going to be 100 degrees with 100% humidity. If they keep it close into the 4th quarter, I think conditioning will make the difference. Other than that, UF being 6-6 or 9-3 all depends on whether AR15 is as good as UF fans think he is, or is he Emory Jones 2.

Other toss ups: Arky BYU, and UF FSU. Those are later games so we will know more then.
 
I hope they go 1-12.
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
I would put those in the toss-up column, although I think UTjr has a better chance because Pitt lost a lot last year. The only way UF has a chance is that the game is going to be 100 degrees with 100% humidity. If they keep it close into the 4th quarter, I think conditioning will make the difference. Other than that, UF being 6-6 or 9-3 all depends on whether AR15 is as good as UF fans think he is, or is he Emory Jones 2.

Other toss ups: Arky BYU, and UF FSU. Those are later games so we will know more then.
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The Florida vs. Utah game is one of those interesting games. I think that Florida keeps it close most the game and is perhaps winning but Utah pulls it out in the end.

Utah will struggle simply off the fact of it being a cross-country game in a unique environment.

I don't think Arkansas beats both BYU and Cincinnati. I am thinking BYU beats them because it is in the middle of the SEC Season.

Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee is a true toss-up. It could go either way.

Missouri and Vandy are likely not winning. The rest should go the SEC's way. There is always a head-scratcher that you don't expect though in these matchups. There will be one SEC underdog somewhere that will win and then there will be one HUGE favorite that gets thumped.
 
ericd7633 said:
I give UF a great chance to beat Utah. I also give Tennessee a good chance to beat Pitt. Overall, there are some intriguing games, even outside of the more notable ones.
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Agree and I'll add Mizzou even though the game is in the Little Apple. If Florida was playing in SLC I wouldn't since they might go nuts having to travel that far.
 
I mean, the SEC only has 12 of the last 16 natties with 5 different SEC programs winning a natty in the stretch and two SEC teams have been the NCG 3 times in that stretch.

All that with a 14-6 record in the playoffs with two of the losses(and wins) coming against another SEC team
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
I mean, the SEC only has 12 of the last 16 natties with 5 different SEC programs winning a natty in the stretch and two SEC teams have been the NCG 3 times in that stretch.

All that with a 14-6 record in the playoffs with two of the losses(and wins) coming against another SEC team
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@rmilia1 get in here.
 
Week 1....... 2-2

Week 2........ 1-3
How did that B12/B12 game get in there? K St. 56-0 would be just fine with me.

Week 3....... 1-1

What Utah is gonna do to Florida will be fun to watch.
If Miami whups up on the aggies, that will be ok too. Then week 3 is 0-2.
 
I am NOT 100% sure the SEC is setting the narrative here. There was more impactful games last year (notable Clemson vs. Georgia).

Only 2 teams in the SEC are really playoff contenders: Alabama and Georgia. Texas A&M is a dark horse candidate. None of those three play anyone from outside the SEC that is a playoff contender.

Clemson and Utah are playoff contenders but both play SEC teams they should beat.

In the CFB playoff picture, none of these games are that narrative unless their is an upset or one of these dark horse teams comes out of no where to become a CFB playoff contender on this schedule.

Oregon vs. Georgia
Miami vs. Texas A&M
Utah vs. Florida

Those are the three matchups with any CFB impact and I am not sure Miami vs. Texas A&M isn't a battle of overrated teams.
 
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