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Old 10-08-2007, 01:22 PM
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However, if not for maybe one play, not only would they be in the top 20, they would still likely be in the top three. I agree that they aren't nearly as good as they have been in and I don't think they are among the top teams in the country this year. But they haven't slipped so far that they are not better than a team like South Florida. I wonder who would fare better, South Florida in USC's conference or vice-versa? Granted, the gap between the majors and the mid-majors is shrinking in football like it is in basketball. Just about any team is vulnerable on any given Saturday. Boise St beats Oklahoma. App St beats Michigan. The gap is shrinking. But on a week in, week out basis, a team like USC is better than South Florida. Florida is better than South Florida. While SF was playing at Florida Atlantic and nearly being upset (they led 28-23 in the final minute), Florida was nearly upsetting the #1 team in the country on the road.

I'm not saying that this week alone should put Florida ahead of South Florida. After all, SF did beat the same Auburn team that beat Florida. SF obviously has a talented team. I just can't see them as being as superior to Florida as the polls would indicate. The practice of automatically dropping down when u lose is silly. Florida's play in the loss was better than 90% of teams play in their wins. The polls always have been and always will be a sham.
Polls are polls. I don't think South Florida could beat Florida. I actually think one or both of Rutgers and Cincinnati will take care of South Florida. They got a break playing West Virginia when Pat White got hurt and missing most of the game. But the facts remain, they did beat a good West Virginia team and an Auburn team that did beat Florida. I think they deserve their number 5 ranking no matter how good I think they are. A road win at Auburn whom Florida couldn't beat at home and a win over WV speak for themselves. They are where they deserve to be.
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Old 10-08-2007, 01:26 PM
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Polls are polls. I don't think South Florida could beat Florida. I actually think one or both of Rutgers and Cincinnati will take care of South Florida. They got a break playing West Virginia when Pat White got hurt and missing most of the game. But the facts remain, they did beat a good West Virginia team and an Auburn team that did beat Florida. I think they deserve their number 5 ranking no matter how good I think they are. A road win at Auburn whom Florida couldn't beat at home and a win over WV speak for themselves. They are where they deserve to be.

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Old 10-08-2007, 01:33 PM
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:14 PM
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Polls are polls. I don't think South Florida could beat Florida. I actually think one or both of Rutgers and Cincinnati will take care of South Florida. They got a break playing West Virginia when Pat White got hurt and missing most of the game. But the facts remain, they did beat a good West Virginia team and an Auburn team that did beat Florida. I think they deserve their number 5 ranking no matter how good I think they are. A road win at Auburn whom Florida couldn't beat at home and a win over WV speak for themselves. They are where they deserve to be.
healthy pat white wouldn't beat USF. USF hit wvu in the mouth a couple times and wvu couldn't handle it.
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Old 10-11-2007, 07:19 PM
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healthy pat white wouldn't beat USF. USF hit wvu in the mouth a couple times and wvu couldn't handle it.
I think Auburn is the type of team that tries to play conservative offense, and whup up on D. Lay and wait for other teams to make mistakes. So they can beat teams like Florida and lose to bad teams. USF was not the bad team they lost to.
And I for one think USF can play with any team in the nation if they play well with the possible exception of LSU that will pummel any team if they play well.
I do not think LSU gets to a bowl game undefeated this year.
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Old 10-11-2007, 09:34 PM
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I think Auburn is the type of team that tries to play conservative offense, and whup up on D. Lay and wait for other teams to make mistakes. So they can beat teams like Florida and lose to bad teams. USF was not the bad team they lost to.
And I for one think USF can play with any team in the nation if they play well with the possible exception of LSU that will pummel any team if they play well.
I do not think LSU gets to a bowl game undefeated this year.
auburn is a team of headcases. they play up or down to their compation. they overlooked usf and msu and paid for it.
uf is over-rated. if you don't let tebow run around and make him stand and thrown the ball he can't beat you.
lsu and usc are still the 2 best teams in the country, imo.


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that's lsu remaining schedule. the only team that has a crack at them is aubarn and it's a home game.
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Old 10-11-2007, 10:22 PM
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that's lsu remaining schedule. the only team that has a crack at them is aubarn and it's a home game.
Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas.
You know one of these games, at least one, will end up a nail biter. (Kentucky and ARk. can score. Aub. and Ala will be ready to play tough)
I feel they will lose one of these or...

The SEC title game.
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Old 10-11-2007, 10:58 PM
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lsu defense can shut down the uk offense. arky doesn't throw the ball well enough and makes to many mistakes in general. the barner offense is balanced and they play pretty good defense. Bama will be lucky to be within 14 pts.
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Old 10-13-2007, 11:29 PM
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Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas.
You know one of these games, at least one, will end up a nail biter. (Kentucky and ARk. can score. Aub. and Ala will be ready to play tough)
I feel they will lose one of these or...

The SEC title game.
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Old 10-14-2007, 12:44 AM
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Old 10-14-2007, 10:06 PM
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Polls are polls. I don't think South Florida could beat Florida. I actually think one or both of Rutgers and Cincinnati will take care of South Florida. They got a break playing West Virginia when Pat White got hurt and missing most of the game. But the facts remain, they did beat a good West Virginia team and an Auburn team that did beat Florida. I think they deserve their number 5 ranking no matter how good I think they are. A road win at Auburn whom Florida couldn't beat at home and a win over WV speak for themselves. They are where they deserve to be.
Having been at the USF - WV game, White still looked confused. Not to mention that their back up is the one who put up the TD. DDTide hit it right on the head in another post. USF hit em in the mouth and they couldnt handle it. Actually....they played THROUGH each whistle in that game (or that's how it seemed to me). Some penalties for late hits coulda been called but were not. USF hit them hard every chance they got.

Yeah...USF prob couldnt beat UF at this time. Rutgers will be an even bigger test than WV was for us. Its a short week on the road and they want revenge.
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Ohio State deserves to be #1. Of course, they'll be #2 after the bowl game.
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Old 10-14-2007, 11:22 PM
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Ohio State deserves to be #1. Of course, they'll be #2 after the bowl game.
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Old 10-15-2007, 04:37 AM
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Having been at the USF - WV game, White still looked confused. Not to mention that their back up is the one who put up the TD. DDTide hit it right on the head in another post. USF hit em in the mouth and they couldnt handle it. Actually....they played THROUGH each whistle in that game (or that's how it seemed to me). Some penalties for late hits coulda been called but were not. USF hit them hard every chance they got.

Yeah...USF prob couldnt beat UF at this time. Rutgers will be an even bigger test than WV was for us. Its a short week on the road and they want revenge.
USF has shut down the vaunted WVU offense two years in a row. It is not luck, coincidence or injuries....it's called speed.

USF may not be the second best team in the country, there is a long way to go in the season, but they have taken care of business and deserve to be ranked where they are right now.
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:51 PM
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USF has shut down the vaunted WVU offense two years in a row. It is not luck, coincidence or injuries....it's called speed.

USF may not be the second best team in the country, there is a long way to go in the season, but they have taken care of business and deserve to be ranked where they are right now.
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Old 10-16-2007, 08:52 PM
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BC shoud be #2, easily.
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Old 10-16-2007, 09:20 PM
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bc would get crushed by lsu, okla., usc and usf could handle them too.
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bc would get crushed by lsu, okla., usc and usf could handle them too.
Totally agree.
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Old 10-16-2007, 10:49 PM
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bc would get crushed by lsu, okla., usc and usf could handle them too.
I would give you LSU, probably Oklahoma. The rest, no way.

Sorry, but I think the Big East is a joke.

The SEC is the best college football conference by far, and any of the upper tier teams would beat the best from the Big East on almost any occasion.
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Old 10-16-2007, 10:23 PM
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That's a compelling argument. You've convinced me.
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