His play probably has won him some Heisman votes, and at the expense of Trent Richardson. Anyone who has watched the SEC in 2011 recognizes that Tyrann Mathieu is not only possibly the best player in America, but clearly the best player in the SEC. The 2nd long punt return last night may not have gone for a touchdown, but I can't remember as impressive a return in my entire lifetime. I think he juked about every player on the Georgia team. [View]

It would seem they're defending their crown as well as Alabama did last year. Of course, Auburn wasn't picked to repeat, like Alabama was last year. [View]

I think today's games illustrated what I was saying last week. Don't read too much into the big win over Auburn. Look at the entire schedule of both teams. Until they played Auburn, Georgia was winning, but the wins were close. Meanwhile, Auburn had to score two late TDs to beat Utah State, needed a last second stop to beat Mississippi State, struggled against Florida Atlantic and Samford, and were beaten badly in each of the games they lost. Georgia is a good team, and obviously the best of the SEC East, but I stand by my assertion that they're not in the same league as LSU and Alabama this year. The Auburn win was not a show of greatness by the Bulldogs, but more the result of playing a young team that loses it's composure when things start going wrong. [View]

Actually, the referee was spot-on on the interception call. To be a completion, a receiver must come down in-bounds with possession of the football. Catching it in the air is great, but you have to have possession when you land. The replay clearly shows that he began losing possession of the football while he was still in the air. When the two players landed on the field of play, the defender clearly had possession of the football. Interception!!! [View]

Boring? A 9-6 OT win was pretty damn boring to me. [View]

Body of work... IF.... IF Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State, (and the BCS title game discussion is moot if they don't), Oklahoma will have wins AT #2 Oklahoma State, AT #5 Florida State, AT #8 Kansas State, AT #11 Texas, AT #22 Baylor.... Alabama's will have wins AT #12 Florida, #14 Arkansas and AT #23 Penn State... * *Ratings are all when the teams met... It's not always about who you lose to, but who you have beaten. Also, which do you think would be the most impressive win to end the season for the pollsters? An Oklahoma win over the #2 team in the country, 11-0 Oklahoma State, or an Alabama win over a 6-4 Auburn team that's already been beaten handily by three other SEC teams and an ACC Team? Don't be surprised to see the gap close a little this week when Alabama's game with Georgia Southern is factored into their SoS. [View]

As has been demonstrated many times, it's not always about the best match-up, or even getting the two best teams. In the NCAA FBS, it's all about the greenbacks. With an Alabama-LSU rematch, you're looking at a game that has regional appeal, but little national appeal. Just as we weren't interested in an Ohio State-Michigan rematch, the rest of the country isn't interested in a rematch of our best two teams, especially when that rematch would lock in a 6th consecutive BCS Championship for the SEC. I agree with Jon. Alabama's best shot at a BCS title game is having Arkansas beat LSU, and then jump them in the BCS standings. [View]

robby, I'm not saying Georgia is not a good team. They're a very good team. I just don't believe the win over Auburn demonstrates that they're in the same league as Alabama and LSU. Those two teams are definitely the cream of the league in 2011. Arkansas is also a very good team, but as was witnessed earlier in the Alabama-Arkansas game, Alabama and LSU are playing at a higher level than the rest of the SEC this year. Several teams, Georgia included, have the talent to compete with these two teams in future seasons, but where these teams need seasoning and maturity, Alabama and LSU are a veteran group already. [View]

I wouldn't put a lot of stock in how a team looks against Auburn. One of the things about a young team is that they can play beyond their years in some games, and look really ugly in the next one. Georgia's SEC results included a loss to South Carolina, a 14-point win over Ole Miss, a 14-point win over Mississippi State, an 8-point win over Tennessee, a 5-point win over Vandy, and a 4-point win over Florida. I personally think Auburn helped Georgia look a lot better than they actually are. Don't take that the wrong way. Georgia has a good team, but they're still not in the same league with LSU. [View]

If Auburn beats Georgia, the 4th place SEC West team will have beaten the top three SEC East team, making the SEC East representative in the SEC Championship essentially the 5th best team in the SEC West, if they were in the SEC West. Can anyone say championship game blowout? [View]