Experts pick SEC finishes

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Special Ed said:
Expert Predictions: SEC - CBSSports.com
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#30
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MWAVolfan said:
I dont know what you want. do you want a guy to come out and say they predict Tennessee to finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd? And what reasoning would they have to give for that prediction that would not make them look totally asinine to the rest of the sporting nation?

These are not "safe" picks. They are "consensus" picks. From what anybody can see, this is how it should shake out barring any severe injury situations which nobody is capable of predicting.
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I don't want anything. I don't care who they pick. I'm just making an observation that in a group of that size, you'd think at least one of them would go out on a limb and not just play it safe. One thing about it, if one of them is wrong, they'll all be wrong.
 
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Does anyone have the data that compares pre-season predictions to actual results. How accurate are these "Xperts" ?
 
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#35
If we finish below Vandy, I will be very disappointed...

...oh and Dodd can EABOD.
 
#36
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Beating UF and Mizzou and finishing third in the East would be the kickstart we need. IMO, our QB situation could be a bigger factor than our youth.
 
#37
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vosams said:
USC (Loses SECC)
UGA (Always underachieved)
UF
UT (If QB play is solid) / Mizzu
Mizz / UT (if shaky QB play)
UK
Vandy
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Let's see...We beat usc last year, lost due to a fumble at the 1yrd line to uga, and have every chance at Florida (just couldn't capalize as usual against them) early in the season...And I think most people feel we should be better this year than last. Iguess iit's fair but we could end up much better than the predictions
 
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chattavol420 said:
Let's see...We beat usc last year, lost due to a fumble at the 1yrd line to uga, and have every chance at Florida (just couldn't capalize as usual against them) early in the season...And I think most people feel we should be better this year than last. Iguess iit's fair but we could end up much better than the predictions
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True.

But the teams you mentioned might also be better than they were last year. Certainly UGA and UF will hope to avoid the injuries that plagued them in '13. UT isn't the only program working to improve.
 
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#42
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If this team goes anything better than 7-5, well then, Butch Jones deserves SEC coach of the year, in my opinion. I ain't hating, just being realistic.
 
#43
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bamawriter said:
True.

But the teams you mentioned might also be better than they were last year. Certainly UGA and UF will hope to avoid the injuries that plagued them in '13. UT isn't the only program working to improve.
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Haters gonna hate. No seriously... My point is we could have won more than we did last year. We Lost several close ones. Maybe all the close ones will go out way this year. Or maybe not
 
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vosams said:
USC (Loses SECC)
UGA (Always underachieved)
UF
UT (If QB play is solid) / Mizzu
Mizz / UT (if shaky QB play)
UK
Vandy
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Agree with this ^^^^ except that Vandy is still better than KY and will finish above them.
 
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chattavol420 said:
Haters gonna hate. No seriously... My point is we could have won more than we did last year. We Lost several close ones. Maybe all the close ones will go out way this year. Or maybe not
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Any close wins last year? Could any of those ended up as losses? How about the SC game that required a once in a lifetime one handed falling down backwards while double covered catch by North? Could that have been a loss? The S.A. game was also a close win that could have gone either way.

As for the statement "we lost several close ones" you must be talking about the UGA and VD games, the only two close losses all year, and both those teams outgained the Vols, so not like a travesty of injustice occured in either game. BTW, since you threw out the term several when referring to two close losses, Several means "more than two but less than many".

2 close losses, 2 close wins. What was the point again?
 
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Rooster1 said:
Any close wins last year? Could any of those ended up as losses? How about the SC game that required a once in a lifetime one handed falling down backwards while double covered catch by North? Could that have been a loss? The S.A. game was also a close win that could have gone either way.

As for the statement "we lost several close ones" you must be talking about the UGA and VD games, the only two close losses all year, and both those teams outgained the Vols, so not like a travesty of injustice occured in either game. BTW, since you threw out the term several when referring to two close losses, Several means "more than two but less than many".

2 close losses, 2 close wins. What was the point again?
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The point was simply that we could finish better than they have us projected. The close games last year... We led Vandy and usc almost the entire game. And we were beating uga with less than a minute left on the clock. We lost 2 of those three. Then with the worley injury, had to play a third string true freshman agsint Mizzou, auburn, bama, and Vandy. So again, we could be better than what people are predicting. But who know? That's part of what make college football exciting. From year to year teams change drastically. Who was picking au to play in the national championship at this time last year
 
#48
#48
Real quick guess/ prediction

East:
SCAR
UGA
MIZZOU
TENN
VANDY
FL
UK

WEST:

BAMA
AUBURN
LSU/OLE MISS/ A&M
MISS ST
ARKY

BAMA over SCAR in the SECCG
 
#49
#49
chatt-townVOL said:
Anyone who is picking Mizzou to finish well again is basing their prediction solely off last year. There is NO reason to think Mizzou will even be competitive this year.
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I was wondering about Mizzou as well. They seem good at OL and QB, RB, but they lost all their WR's, and those three were all great players. They lost two off the DL, but most reports from the magazines etc. Say that their DL is still a strength. Not sure about their LB or DB situation, or ST's. Their coaching staff remains intact, they seem to be very effective getting the most from their talent, but that young QB has to throw to somebody, and who will that be? They could go anywhere from 3-5 in the league to 5-3 IMO. OOC schedule is a joke.
 
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Mizzou and Auburn were two of the toughest schedules to predict IMO. Auburn was 4 plays away from being 8-4 last year. Mizzou's jump to the forefront of the east was because they were all finally healthy.

These two schools are true wild cards. The two Mississippi schools are also.
 
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