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Miami loses to #1 CU and goes from 7 to 13 uga loses to
Oct 18, 2020, 1:21 PM
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#2 bama and goes from 3 to 4
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OK***
Oct 18, 2020, 1:24 PM
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To be fair
Oct 18, 2020, 1:41 PM
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After each game it certainly appeared that the gap between Clemson and Miami was a lot larger than the gap between Alabama and Georgia.
In the end though, what teams below UGA (who have played) would you move in front of them? This year I just don't see any clear cut teams in the 4 to 10 range.
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Re: To be fair
Oct 18, 2020, 1:43 PM
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SEC bias in full display for the whole sporting world to see.
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I'm genuinely interested in your answer
Oct 18, 2020, 1:44 PM
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What teams, who have played, would you move in front of UGA in the standings?
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any of these
Oct 18, 2020, 2:54 PM
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Marshall Thundering Herd 4-0
SMU Mustangs 5-0
BYU Cougars 5-0
Cincinnati Bearcats 3-0
Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0
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You think those teams are actually better?
Oct 18, 2020, 3:35 PM
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Or are you just going purely off record?
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Dunno.. what have you seen from uga that
Oct 19, 2020, 12:21 PM
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Suggests they are better than any of those?
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Fair enough
Oct 18, 2020, 3:38 PM
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I disagree because I don't think I would honestly pick any of those teams to beat UGA. I don't see it as outrageous that they are (currently as the records stand) ranked below UGA, but thanks for answering the question.
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I wouldn't bet on any team.. but I also
Oct 19, 2020, 12:30 PM
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Dont see how any one can absolutely say uga is that much better than miami..or any other 1 loss team at the moment. They've played 4 games and certainly have not looked like a top 4 team.
I absolutely am convinced there is bias in these polls. It is clear as the day is long. OSU hasn't played a down and they are a top5 team.
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To be fair...
Oct 18, 2020, 1:44 PM
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Clemson could be a heck of a lot better than Bama.
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Of course
Oct 18, 2020, 1:48 PM
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My point was only that when discussing the effects of a team losing and how far they drop in the rankings, certainly it's worth noting how overmatched those teams looked.
I just that rankings this year are going to be screwy. There's few non conference games being played, so its hard to determine the level of competition within conferences, and 2 P5 conferences aren't playing yet. Did we really think UNC was a top 5 team? I mean, in a normal year I don't think they'd have been up there.
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Re: Of course
Oct 18, 2020, 1:53 PM
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It's a miracle that Georgia actually dropped one. But I agree with you. Right now the field is weak. Once you get past the top 4-5 teams there is a lot of mediocrity there. This may be a year where a team like BYU makes a run for a playoff spot.
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HOw they looked?
Oct 18, 2020, 3:17 PM
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They lost to Bama by 3 TD's. Are you saying UGA looked awesome in wins against Ark, AUb, and Ten ?
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No
Oct 18, 2020, 3:35 PM
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I'm saying that within the context of the discussion on why UGA didn't drop as far down as Miami did after their respective losses it's worth pointing out that they looked a whole lot better against Bama than Miami did against us.
And again, the same question remains, who (that has played) would you rank above them?
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It's possible but a lot of things point to that not being
Oct 18, 2020, 2:02 PM
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true. It's much more likely that the teams are similar in strength.
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Re: To be fair
Oct 19, 2020, 1:21 PM
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Well whos to say Alabama ain't all that this year/ They did get lit up by a high school team.
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Re: To be fair
Oct 19, 2020, 1:57 PM
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To me, rankings should be earned and the single most important "metric" is win/loss. So I would like to see Cincinnati (3-0 with a top 25 win) and OKST (3-0 power 5) ahead of UGA. The "eye test" and other metrics shouldn't be considered until you're looking at teams with the same (or comparable) records.
If we want to use metrics and opinions to rank teams then that would be a predictive ranking such as the SP+ or power rankings, but I assume we're talking about the AP poll which is not a predictive ranking.
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Re: Miami loses to #1 CU and goes from 7 to 13 uga loses to
Oct 18, 2020, 2:03 PM
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Right now with basically every one that has played four game, most are at best 3-1. We only have four or 5 power five teams that are undefeated. BYU, Coastal, Cincy and SMU are the others. Is UGA likely the best 1 loss team... maybe, but I think their playoff chances are kinda shot. Personally, I would have liked to see the group of 5 teams be promoted higher but that is just my axe to grind.
Folks are doubting OkSU still, which might be appropriate. The #3 team could not even score 13 points at home. Jawja being #4 after that beatdown just proves that covid2020 is a weird year. I think Jawja could nearly win out from here and drop in the rankings.
the B10 and the non-players should not even be ranked until 3 games in.
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To be fair, Georgia at least showed some competency in spots
Oct 19, 2020, 1:45 PM
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They put up 414 yards of total offense.
Neither Georgia nor Miami showed much defensively in their loss, but Miami had just 3 offensive points and 140 yards of offense with like 7 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. And a lot of those 140 were from a single QB run.
What seems to be missing by the pollsters though is that Alabama's defense appears to be extremely mediocre. I think people are having a hard time believing that Alabama's defense is truly this bad, and instead they want to give their opponents some credit.
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