tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post3584766781919561781..comments2024-02-08T13:13:49.679-08:00Comments on Statistically Speaking: SEC Rewind: SDPImatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-12277212746664298362007-03-10T14:41:00.000-08:002007-03-10T14:41:00.000-08:00LSU will dominate on both sides of the ball for ob...LSU will dominate on both sides of the ball for obvious reasons. Both of our lines will be intact and 2 deep. 4 of 5 starters return on the o-line and several competing for starting positions. D line will be scary. <BR/>We have 2 QBs that can start for ANYBODY. We are loaded at receiver and RB is 5 deep. I pity whomever we line up against.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-81475217025425241682007-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:002007-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:00LSU is losing more than just JaMarcus Russell. Tw...LSU is losing more than just JaMarcus Russell. Two of their best receivers Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis are seniors. One of the big RBs, either Alley Broussard or Justin Vincent, is out. LaRon Landry (an expected top 10 draft pick) is gone at the Saftey position. Not often thought of, but still important, both kickers Chris Jackson and Ryan Gaudet are graduating as well. By all conventional statistics, LSU had the best Offense and Defense in the SEC last year. Thankfully most of the big-time talent on Defense are juniors and should be returning, but I'd be suprised if we didn't see a significant drop in output from the Tigers' offense. Because of this I expect LSU to have a tough time winning the SEC, if only because their offense will probably let them down at least once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-32887790122807711912007-02-26T18:29:00.000-08:002007-02-26T18:29:00.000-08:00Correction, that should have read longer odds to w...Correction, that should have read longer odds to win the SEC.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-71178380418780805402007-02-26T18:28:00.000-08:002007-02-26T18:28:00.000-08:00Actually, if you look at by the rankings, LSU was ...Actually, if you look at by the rankings, LSU was the best team in the SEC last season. I see them losing at least two conference games but not being as dominant as they were last season. I think the Tigers will miss Russell much more than you think. Come summer, Alabama will have much longer odds than LSU to win the West (prob at least 12 to 1). LSU on the other hand will probably have 3 or 4 to 1 odds. I think the smarter money is on the long shot Alabama. Oh, and no derivatives were used in this analysis.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-28154425785259023592007-02-26T11:45:00.000-08:002007-02-26T11:45:00.000-08:00Granted, LSU does lose JR @the QB spot. But last y...Granted, LSU does lose JR @the QB spot. But last year, despite their high year-end ranking, they only finished 3rd in the SEC West with two conf road losses (out of 4 huge conf road games.) This year all those same games are at home with only BAMA being possibly tough on the road. Decline? Do you really think they'll drop 3 SEC games? Rather than Bama, I'd say LSU has the schedule set up for SEC West champ. I can't imagine they won't be favored going into the season. Bama will be underdogs to Tenn, LSU, Auburn and toss-up w/ Arkansas & Georgia. If you're a betting man, come back in August with your derivatives and your wallet. We'll work something out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-8425231315974417962007-02-25T06:56:00.000-08:002007-02-25T06:56:00.000-08:00If Ole Miss is to improve, Brent Schaeffer will ha...If Ole Miss is to improve, Brent Schaeffer will have to drastically improve and I just don't see that happening. He completed just 47% of his passes, and in the few games I watched he seemed way to eager to leave the pocket before even surveying the field.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-77430560049622394112007-02-24T16:54:00.000-08:002007-02-24T16:54:00.000-08:00Actually, if you read on down, I'm a Wake alum, an...Actually, if you read on down, I'm a Wake alum, and I believe I did a pretty un-biased post on the ACC a few weeks ago. And I did get my Master's from USC, but I wouldn't call myself a diehard Gamecock fan. I don't believe anything I wrote is untrue. If you don't believe they will win more than 3 conference games, I'll take you up on some sort of wager. As far as Bama, I wrote that they would improve if Shula was still the coach. Having Saban is just icing on the cake.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-9563742321226321032007-02-24T12:24:00.000-08:002007-02-24T12:24:00.000-08:00I don't really see how these stats are USC-bias, s...I don't really see how these stats are USC-bias, since the same formulas put Clemson at a generous second place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-2564745556347257692007-02-24T12:14:00.000-08:002007-02-24T12:14:00.000-08:00I found it amusing if not down right silly that yo...I found it amusing if not down right silly that you would pick Alabama to win the West just because Saban is the coach. When Bama is again the whipping boy of Auburn, LSU, and Georgia I guess your formula will have been proven wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-61190973140063049812007-02-24T10:41:00.000-08:002007-02-24T10:41:00.000-08:00I guess you have proved, once again, that give a m...I guess you have proved, once again, that give a monkey a calculator and some time and you can invent whatever statistics support your biases.<BR/><BR/>You're a student in Columbia, South Carolina.<BR/><BR/>So, are you still sore about UF beating USC that you have to make yourself feel better with statistics.<BR/><BR/>You're a sad man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-40079143957525227512007-02-24T10:30:00.000-08:002007-02-24T10:30:00.000-08:00You ought to include Ole Miss in teams likely to i...You ought to include Ole Miss in teams likely to improve. They were one of the three youngest teams in Division 1, and their true freshmen probably got more playing time than freshmen in any other program.Brainstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393938616767550580noreply@blogger.com