Final schedule rankings (you hope)
by Pat Dooley
Here is my final installment in ranking the schedules for the SEC schools this football season. We broke them into thirds by months and ranked them, now we combine those rankings for an overall strength of schedule.
The number you see for each team is the total when you add up where they ranked for each month. If you’re confused, imagine how cluttered my brain is.
1. LSU (11). Which makes me wonder why I picked them to play for the national title.
2. Auburn (13). Could be a tough third year for Gene Chizik.
3. Florida (14). Will Muschamp has inherited a very difficult schedule.
4. Alabama (15). Tide has talent but will have some tough battles.
5. Ole Miss (19) and Georgia (19). Georgia may be able to handle it. Not sure Rebels can.
7. Mississippi State (20) and South Carolina (20). Two teams with high expectations for 2011.
9. Arkansas (23). One reason to like Razorbacks as West contender.
10. Vanderbilt (24). Will soft non-conference schedule translate into wins?
11. Tennessee (27). Derek Dooley has a chance for a winning season.
12. Kentucky (29). Should be bowl eligible again with this schedule.
Pat Dooley shot an 85 at Augusta National. Tripled the 18th. Other than that, there’s not much to tell. Great wife, two beautiful daughters. Been at The Sun since 1987 and worked in Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale before that. Spent a year in Storrs, Conn. Actually, it was only five days but it seemed like a year. Likes Tom Petty, The Beatles, Weezer and long walks on St. Augustine Beach as long as they end at the Beachcomber. Reads every e-mail except those sent with Russian alphabet. Favorite sports are college football, college basketball, golf and cooking chili.
About right but I would make a tweak with Georgia and Tennessee. Tenn plays LSU, Bama, and Arky in the west while UGA plays Ole Miss, Miss St and Auburn. UGA has a tougher OOC schedule with Boise early, but the difference in conference play is worlds apart.
by Goldengator
The Best schedule except for Vandy, Tenn, and Ky. Great recievers, RBs, D-line, and maybe the best returning QB in the SEC. It might be the year of the Hog.
by GolfHog
I have to agree with Goldengator. UGA is getting a huge break by not having to face LSU, Bama or Arky this year. MSU will be tough but Ole Miss is weak and Auburn will be a shell of what they were last year.
Go Gators!
by atl john
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO G A T O R S !
by Wallace