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They left off the most impressive one: 4. Every player who stayed 4 years at Bama, won a natty under Saban. I dislike the red team, but cannot deny who the GOAT of college football coaching is...

1) J Daniels 2) S Rattler 3) K Jefferson 4) J Dart 5) C Beck 6) B Cook 7) G Mertz 8) W Rogers 9) J Milroe 10) J Milton 11) D Leary 12) A Swann 13) M Johnson 14) P Thorne I imagine each QB playing behind UGA's Oline and what they'd do. Honestly, Swann is probably too low. Milton, unfortunately is working his way down the list. I personally think Cook is fool's gold, but he did enough to beat a good KY defense, so up the list he goes. 4-13 are all good QB's, good enough to start in the SEC. I think 1-3 are better, and 14 is not good enough to start in the SEC on any team except AU.

What are the defensive ranks (especially pass defense) for MTSU, K State, Memphis, Vandy, and LSU?

What are the defensive ranks (especially pass defense) for MTSU, K State, Memphis, Vandy, and LSU?

Mertz could be 7th...like I said, 6-13 doesn't look too different to me at this point. Mertz has been serviceable for sure, but I don't like Florida, so I used by bias to move him down. Zero chance he is on same level as Rattler though. I could argue he's been far more consistent than Milton, but Milton does have a higher ceiling--but also a more friendly offense.

KJ has struggled, but how much of that is how weak Arkansas is at protecting him? Even on "clean" plays, he's gotta be thinking about taking yet another hit. I'm still pretty high on him. There's no way Bama wouldn't be markedly better with him behind center. I try to imagine QB's behind center on the top teams, and on the reverse, how much different would Milroe or Beck (or Milton, etc.) look behind center in Nashville? I need more evidence on Cook to bump him up. Nov 4 and 11 will be better performance reviews. Honestly, after Dart, they are all decent-to-good SEC QB's, except maybe Thorne. 1) Daniels 2) Jefferson 3) Rattler 4) Rogers 5) Dart 6) Beck 7) Milton 8) Cook 9) Swann (healthy) 10) Milroe 11) Johnson 12) Leary 13) Mertz 14) Thorne

come on, Bobo would know more than a kindergartner, don't you think? lol and you're giving a lot of credit comparing Neil to Hawking too

Wait wut? Have you watched a UT game? This writer clearly just looked at UT defensive stats for the Hadden honorable mention. Kamal gets beat 7 times a game, makes 1 good break up per game, and made one good INT. He gets targeted a ton, so he has a lot of tackles. At least list (in honorable mention) one of the 3 running backs in orange who are running wild.

yeah, I'm good with that.

1) KJ 2) Daniels 3) Rogers 4) Dart 5) Rattler 6) Milton 7) Weigman 8) Beck 9) Swann 10) Milroe 11) Cook 12) Thorne 13) Mertz 14) Leary

My guess is Beck moves up as the year goes. It helps to have 50 four and five stars around you; plus being able to give it to 19 as a security blanket. Rattler is a better than average QB no doubt. He has not been consistent and it doesn't help that his Oline acted like they were ushers to the backfield (to a pretty good NC defense). You stick Rattler behind center in Athens, and he would be getting Heisman love (probably more than deserved). But that doesn't mean you have to be willing to trade for him...I feel the same way about having him in Knoxville, but I can't say he would not be great in Heupel's system. It matters which team these guys play for. That is why I do not have Milton at 2. If he was anywhere besides in Heupel's system, he'd be good, but probably not as good as he we think he'll be this season.

I will say 5th (or maybe 4th) through 10th on my list is all close

you are correct about one thing, 10th is wrong. I have him 9th ;)

1) KJ 2) Daniels 3) Rogers 4) Milton 5-7) Weigman, Dart, Rattler not sure which order 8) Milroe 9) Leary 10) Beck 11) Swann 12) Thorne 13) Mertz 14) Cook

All the SEC players are on the field and you are drafting the QB to lead your ALL-SEC team to go up against an all-conference defense... Pick 1 is KJ no doubt 2) Daniels 3) Rogers 4-6) Milton, Leary, Rattler (based on whatever preference you have) 7) Beck (on potential) 8) Ole Miss QB 9) Mertz 10) Weigman 11) Bama QB 12) Swann 13) Thorne 14) Cook

I see your point technically speaking, in your example, the offense never even snapped the ball inside the 20 and yet is counted as having a failed RZ for TD. However, I think for simplicity, they count if the ball is ever possessed by the offense inside the 20 as a redzone opportunity-even if that only attempt was a FG. They et credit for the FG (if made), they had the choice to attempt to gain enough yards (even on 4th) for the first and continue on to try for TD, so I think it's fair to count it as a failed attempt.

correct, but UK being able to claim KFC would be like UT claiming Krystal's since it was in Chattanooga

ok, wasn't aware of that! Other than her likeness being used and a few ad spots she did, I wouldn't say she brings any connection to UF...sure she owned a few of the locations, but so have many franchise owners

Krystal's is from Chattanooga, TN. But similar to AU, they are good for a fleeting amount of time and often leave you with stomach aches...

Pal's Sudden Service is a chain with only 18 or so locations in East TN and southern VA, but it should be everywhere in my opinion.

I also am not sure I understand the KFC connection since Harland went to La Salle and technically the original Kentucky Fried Chicken was in Utah.

Burger King started in Jacksonville...seems to be a closer connection to UF than Wendy's unless I'm missing something???

What's the Wendy's connection? It began in Columbus OH. Dave dropped out of high school, worked at a restaurant in Knoxville as a kid, managed some early KFCs, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (North Carolina Gamma chapter - Duke University), but I can't find the UF connection?

Hope he sits out to get paid if that's what is best for him. Zero shame in that for him after the work he put in last year.

Tim, Do you understand scoring difference? UGA has scored 67 more points than their opponents in the 4th. Take away the UT game and UGA has scored 74 more points than all of their other opponents in the 4th quarter. Considering their margin of victory, they are in fact running up the score more so than UT, which if you take way the UGA game is only outscoring all of their non-UGA opponents by 25. UGA total scoring margin is 28.6 to UT's 23.8 (which 3rd and 4th in the nation)

JTF, I don't think you understand 'scoring difference'. Did your defense score most of that +67?

Scoring difference in the 4th quarter: Michigan +78 UGA +67 OSU +60 TCU +56 Which teams run it up? VOLS +32

Y'all arguing that UT runs up the score late; let's look at the facts then. Scoring difference in the 4th quarter: Michigan +78 UGA +67 OSU +60 TCU +56 VOLS +32 Accuse UT of running up the score early if you want, but the numbers say the Vols "run it up" far less than the rest of the top teams in the 4th.

Or maybe, 9 passes on an 11 play drive late in the 4th with your starting QB already up 25?

Oh wow, I didn't realize he didn't have an OC. LOL