Justin5 20 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 4. Florida 7. Tenn 8. Auburn Auburn Tigers (6-1) During the second half of Saturday night's Florida game, when the momentum started really swinging Auburn's way, Jordan-Hare got as loud as any stadium I've ever heard -- particularly after Quentin Groves' two third-down sacks. It may be my new favorite place to watch a game. Next game: Saturday vs. Tulane. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...ings/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auwallace 6 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 how in the hell is florida fourth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 how in the hell is florida fourth? just beating a team does not get you ranked above them. obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auwallace 6 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 how in the hell is florida fourth? just beating a team does not get you ranked above them. obviously. didn't mean that, just wondering what they saw that makes them think florida is better than an undefeated USC, and even more importantly a one loss texas team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKCAUB 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 how in the hell is florida fourth? just beating a team does not get you ranked above them. obviously. Uhhh...even if you were SECOND the week before??? Give me a break...same ole bias.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTmike 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 My guess would be because of their strength of schedule. Florida's schedule is brutal. Coming this far with only one loss (should be two dang it) is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle 22 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 My guess would be because of their strength of schedule. Florida's schedule is brutal. Coming this far with only one loss (should be two dang it) is pretty good. If team X plays a tougher schedule than Team Y, but when they play each other, Team Y wins, it doesn't take a computer to tell who has the best team. If Team A plays the top 12 teams, and gets beat by each but with a close score, what are the chances the 0 & 12 team is ranked 13th? Until we have a playoff, it is all speculation and opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eibua12 81 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 These are Mandel's rankings. He moved Auburn up 5 places right behind UT who lost to UF so but what you need to read is his preface to the list: Discuss.. Without question, the most common fan complaint about rankings (mine or anyone else's) is when a team gets placed behind another team with the same record and which it beat head-to-head. As I've explained in the past, I try to be cognizant of such cases as much as possible (i.e. keeping Tennessee ahead of Cal following the Bears' win over Oregon two weeks ago, debuting Arkansas ahead of Auburn last week), but eventually you reach a point in the season where it becomes downright impossible.Take the case of the four one-loss SEC teams ranked in my Top 15. As of last week, their order was: No. 2 Florida, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 12 Arkansas and No. 13 Auburn. If I were to adhere strictly to head-to-head results, I would presumably need to bump Auburn ahead of Florida after last weekend's result, correct? So, let's say I put Auburn eighth and Florida ninth. But then I'd also need to make sure the Razorbacks stay ahead of the Tigers, which would mean moving them up five spots for beating Southeast Missouri State. Plus, the Vols would now be ahead of the Gators, whom they lost to at home. Do you see what I mean? At this point, all you can do is rank 'em in order of who's impressed you the most over the course of the season. As a result, the Gators remain my highest-ranked SEC team this week, because a close road loss to Auburn didn't change my opinion that they're one of the five best teams in the country. It's not like that result wipes out their wins over Tennessee and LSU. The Vols and Auburn are close behind the Gators. Arkansas, though it certainly did clean Southeast Missouri's clock, remains where it was last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecy 3 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I think it's a good spot. Florida does have a brutal schedule. They came into our house and lost by 10 in a very weird game. In the SEC right now, I believe Florida and Tennessee are the two best teams right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 please. florida has a qb with the composure of a 12 year old girl. rattle leak, and the gators will fall. they are really good, but there's not a dime's worth of difference between auburn, florida, and tennessee right now. home field is about the only thing that gives one an edge over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTmike 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Home Field?? Where was that Arkansas game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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