Posted 16 hours ago16 hr Moderator Know Thy Enemy - Sun TzuThe guy in the Bama cap is (De)Bo(e)ring. 😁Another 4-loss season could see Kalen boring his way back to South Dakota.Bill Connelly's SP+ rankings closed with a whimper after last season's bowl games. Bama, after a loss to 5-loss Michigan, was ranked 4th.Ole Miss, with a first-round draft choice at QB, defeated a Duke team without its starting QB. This lifted Ole Miss to a 10-3 record and SP+ 2nd place.Texas, which I thought lost to Ohio State last season, finished No. 1 in the ESP+N rankings.So, take the below with more than a single grain of salt. 😜ESPN.comSEC preview: Alabama, Georgia, Texas, LSU ... this confer...The SEC never lacks for talent or storylines -- and there's no reason to think 2025 will be any different.
16 hours ago16 hr Author Moderator Upon further review, here's the summary of this piece ...Bill Connolly: "Yes, I work for ESPN, but I only have 12 SEC teams ranked in the top 25, so unlike the FPI, which has 13 teams in the top 25, my projections are not biased. The SEC going 1-5 against the B1G in the postseason simply shows the Superior Everywhere Conference could not get fired up for games against lesser competition." 😜With all due respect, Bill, superior roster rankings do not ipso facto equate to wins. ASU gets a well-deserved targeting call against Texas, and it's ASU versus Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.It's nice that Sankey, after his use of the FPI poll to justify playing 8 conference games, can fall back on Billy's SP+. 😴However, an SEC team winning it all in 2025-26 will, for me at least, be no surprise. It's fun to jest with our Advisory Committee buddies, but the SEC should never be overlooked. Like the B1G champ this season in the Rose Bowl, the SEC champ will have an easier opening game in the Sugar Bowl and hopefully, have a healthy 1st string QB playing ball.
16 hours ago16 hr Author Moderator I think that Bill Connelly's 'If List' for 14 PO contenders is an excellent take.ESPN.com14 teams and loads of questions they must answer to win t...The fewer things that must go right, the better a team's chances. Here's what has to fall each contender's way.
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