i couldnt watch the texas-oklahoma state game after the first quarter. it was too much.

Yep.. that Callahan is a hell of a class act.

USC #1 in the BCS again.

Amy, just wanted to let you know that my roomate (from a USC family) was watching the game, went to use the bathroom after SC scored a touchdown, and when he came back, they were kicking off after scoring a TD again...so like.....two TDs in a matter of a minute......coupled with Lyndell White giving the ball to coach Snoop, he definitely enjoyed their ass whooping of Wazou.

Their run D is still a little sketch.....I only say that just because Pete Carroll SHOULD know what to do when Maurice Drew and UCLA come around.

Go COCKS! I missed the game b/c I don't have cable, but saw the score the next game and was mad I missed it!

I agree, our D is still a bit off. But getting better every week, so hopefully we will be ready for Maurice Drew and UCLA.

I was so scared to watch the game. The last time I saw them play Tenn on TV, Tenn caught up and won the game. My friend called me and said "Carolina's winning". I didn't turn to the game until right after it was over.

I didn't know until today that Arkansas has a loosing record. I hope we can pull this off so if we loose to Florida or Clemson, it wouldn't be such a big deal and we will still get into a bowl game (unless we fight Clemson again:rolleyes: ).

Hi Connie

SEC goes from All-Mighty to Overrated

By Terence Moore | Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 06:33 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Terence Moore


Sorry to burst those bubbles the size of Steve Spurrier’s ego, but when it comes to The All-Mighty SEC in college football, there is the myth, and then there is the reality. Here’s the myth: That there still is such a thing as The All-Mighty SEC in college football. As for the reality, this is the most overrated and overhyped conference, division or league in sports.

You do have the All-Mighty ACC in college football right now. Courtesy of solid teams from Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida State and Boston College at the top and the competitive likes of Georgia Tech, Clemson, Maryland and Virginia in the middle, the ACC is what the SEC used to be, and that is a conference whose strengths aren’t exaggerated.

“Well, you know what? I think what you’re saying is obvious,” said Bill Curry, an expert on this subject. Not only is he an ESPN analyst for the sport, but he was a head coach in the ACC (Georgia Tech) and in the SEC (Kentucky and Alabama). “The SEC is going to win a bunch, but it’s not going to dominate Michigan and Texas and Notre Dame, not like it used to. It’s a conference [the SEC] that has lost its luster, and I don’t see how anybody could even begin to argue that point.”

I mean, Tennessee? Long before the Volunteers exposed themselves as frauds earlier this season, it was clear that they hadn’t a quarterback. Nobody ever will confuse Erik Ainge or Rick Clausen with anybody good. Still, courtesy of the myth, the Volunteers were ranked No. 3 by preseason polls. Now they aren’t even the best team around the Smokies. In case you haven’t noticed, historically putrid Vanderbilt has more victories (four to three) than the Volunteers. Plus, Tennessee is a Saturday trip to Notre Dame away from sliding two games below .500.

Elsewhere, after all of that whining around the SEC over the prospects of having another Auburn this season (an undefeated team without a shot at a national championship), consider two things: First, Georgia showed that it is D.J. Shockley and a bunch of talented but complementary players. Without the injured Shockley, the Bulldogs collapsed against an inferior Florida team with significant flaws, especially on offense. Second, Alabama hasn’t lost, but Alabama joins Florida and Tennessee among the many SEC teams that can’t score. Alabama averages fewer points per game than such powers as Navy, Tulsa and Louisiana Tech.

Speaking of powers that aren’t, you have South Carolina. Even so, the Gamecocks just won at Tennessee for the first time ever. The great Spurrier aside, they shouldn’t win at Tennessee. (And how good is LSU, since the Tigers choked in Death Valley to a Tennessee bunch that choked to South Carolina?) South Carolina is among the slew of athletically challenged SEC teams in most seasons.

Which brings me to more of the myth: That the reason why the traditional SEC powers have so many patsies on their schedule (LSU played North Texas last week and has Appalachian State this week for homecoming) is because the conference schedule is so brutal. There are 12 SEC teams, and the only thing brutal about half of them (South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Kentucky and Vanderbilt) is the way that they’ve played in recent years.

So when did The All-Mighty SEC in college football vanish?

“I think it began to happen when all of that cheating became public, and after it was proven and was documented and people started to go on probation and losing scholarships,” Curry said. “Not only did that hurt the teams that were doing the cheating and got put on probation, but it hurt everybody. At that point, a lot of good football players were lost by the SEC to other conferences. That’s because parents started to say, ‘Well, gee, I don’t want you to go somewhere that has that kind of a reputation.’ “

Earlier this decade, Curry predicted such an exodus from the conference during an SEC media day. Former commissioner Roy Kramer was so furious that he demanded that Curry justify his remarks to Kramer’s security chief. “I told [Kramer] that I’d be glad to, so I started documenting things right and left, and the guy never called me back again,” Curry said.

Guess the guy knew Curry would become omniscient.

God I hope South Carolina fights Clemson again. What would this be, the 3rd straight year? I enjoy watching that game every year man.

Best brawls ever!

aside from the Notre Dame/ USC brawls back in the later 80's early 90s

I didn't get to see the Wazzou game. But SC's run defense isn't as bad as their secondary. But man...this team has had waaay too many injuries this year. It's hard throwin in scout players like the Ting twins or converting wide recievers to DB over and over again.

It's about time Drew Olsen got some heisman praise. I really hope the two Drews go to New York this year.

USC/UCLA will be a shootout and will be FUN to watch.

Our D looked good against Wazzu, Best showing of the year.

Oh man greeklawgirl and I are SMASHED. She is crashed out on my couch and my room is spinning right now. lol

I don't think that's going to happen. A lot of those players who were involved are no longer with the team for various reasons (stealing stuff from the Roundhouse, stealing stuff from East Quad, caught with drugs, etc.). Spurrier's been cleaning house so if they want to be a part of the team, they better not try it.

Besides, the best fights during Carolina/Clemson are not on the field...they are in the stands!;) :p

Indiana's football coach has "retired" with a losing record.

In the past 40 years, at least 10, maybe 15, have tried unsuccessfully.

Maybe be should just admit that we're a basketball and soccer school

Spare me.

ROOOLLL TIDE

I am ready for an NCAA play off. Why do they VOTE anyway. What is the point of winning a ton of games if you can't play games that "count?" Why doesn't NCAA football Division 1 have playoffs? I mean every other system in almost every other sport in every other Division has playoffs. I just don't get it.

Can anyone give me one GOOD reason for not having playoffs in NCAA Division 1 football?

We lost to Toledo tonight on ESPN2, but there were some great shots of our campus at night.

Well, gotta be happy about something, right?