Schedule

[Homedawg]

Individual player NFL talent doesn't equate to better overall teams. Just use 2018 MSU as a solid example of that.

As for recency, I'd say 2013-2015 was the "peak" of the SEC and now we're on a downward trend as a whole from that. Last year we may have had 15 first rounders but we had 7 just plain bad teams. Compare with 2014 when the entire West was full of good teams with Vanderbilt as the only objectively bad team. Kentucky was a 4 pt loss to Louisville away from being the 13th bowl eligible team that year.

While individual players don't equate to it necessarily,if you have one. But your MSU 18 is a terrible example. It led to the best defense in the country and only an idiot as a head coach kept us from being a legit sec championship contender. Fact is you have to have elite talent in at least some spots to compete. You can't name a team that's won an sec championship Wo it. We had elite had numerous spots!! Minus the head coach....

[msstate7]

Don't get me wrong though... I like leach, and I think he'll win here. I just don't think it's this year. I do wanna see us recruit defense better though

[Homedawg]

Don't get me wrong though... I like leach, and I think he'll win here. I just don't think it's this year. I do wanna see us recruit defense better though

I don't think the reason we aren't getting defensive guys is Bc of leach. I think it's just the state is bad. Heck the saving grace right now IS ML and that's helped us get the offensive class we have. Thank goodness

[DownwardDawg]

Projected win totals per Action Network
Georgia 8.29
Alabama 7.89
Florida 7.66
TexasA&M 7.63
LSU 7.51
Auburn. 7.03
Ole Miss 5.12
Kentucky 4.73
Tennessee 4.67
SouthCarolina 4.09
Missouri 2.75
Mississippi State 2.35
Arkansas 0.96
Vanderbilt 0.33

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Saw this on SPS

ETA... they have a 16-pt dog to OM. They have no credibility after I saw that.

That's 17'n hilarious!!!!

[Quaoarsking]

Fowler talked about how SEC should stay with 10-game SEC when things get back to normal AND keep the 1 P5 opponent every year. That leaves only 1 game vs a smaller school.

Jeez. We'd never win more than 4 or 5 in a season if that comes to be.

I'd be OK with that if they could come up with a system that leveled the playing field somehow.

[Todd4State]

I'd be OK with that if they could come up with a system that leveled the playing field somehow.

They would have to get every other P5 conference to agree to do the same thing as the SEC IMO.

I'd actually like to see a 15 game regular season. 11 conference games, 3 OOC games against another D1 team- doesn't matter if it's P5 or G5 and then one FCS team.

[Ari Gold]

I don't think the reason we aren't getting defensive guys is Bc of leach. I think it's just the state is bad. Heck the saving grace right now IS ML and that's helped us get the offensive class we have. Thank goodness

Correct.
Worse year on the defensive side of the ball for In state talent that I can remember.. and juco as well..
next year is suppose to be pretty good on that side of the ball Let’s see how the staff does .
We have recruited defensive players well over the last decade.. CML just needs to continue that..

[FISHDAWG]

I've made my mind up that I'm going to give the defense a pass this year & hope to see the Leach offense really grow & develop as the year progresses.

I feel that you can recruit enough good defensive players at MSU that the Leach program won't be held hostage, long term by a bad defense, & thus I won't be too concerned if it sucks this year.

My happiness this year will be based almost fully on the offense & toughness & organization of the team.

Anything good that we do on defense is gravy to me

totally agree with this .... Let's not forget perspective here. While we aren't necessarily in a rebuilding year - we are however in a Re-Design year with a new coach and staff and heading in a new offensive direction and should temper our expectations.... the key here is to implement and then improve. Even Saban got kicked around his 1st year at Bama and we all know he was already a winning coach ... this is a crazy year with a schedule packed with more competition than what we are used to .... at best, we need to view this season as a benchmark to measure progress ...... and as a GIFT

[maroonmania]

I'd be OK with that if they could come up with a system that leveled the playing field somehow.

Only real way to level the playing field would be to reduce the number of scholarships but nobody will even talk about that. Instead everything is about NIL and further payments to players which is just going to further widen the divide between the elite power programs and everybody else.

[Bothrops]

We can lose to anybody on our schedule with the exception of Vandy. Keep that in mind.

[ShotgunDawg]

We can lose to anybody on our schedule with the exception of Vandy. Keep that in mind.

Arkansas?

Pretty much every team in the SEC can lose to the vast majority of their schedule

[Bothrops]

Arkansas?

Pretty much every team in the SEC can lose to the vast majority of their schedule

Yep. Arkansas is desperately looking for that 30 game slump buster and are dangerous for us.

[SheltonChoked]

It will be crazy & none of our predictions have even touched on the idea that players for every team will miss games.

Like, what if Kellen Mond & Bo Nix don't play against us because they have COVID? What if Costello doesn't play againt Mizzouri?

If it is late in the season (like Missouri), then we will not have a huge drop off. Leach has a QB throw a pass to all the eligible receivers, each snap of practice. If 5 guys are in the pattern, Costello, Schrader, Rodgers, Mayden and Burnett will all throw a pass.

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep. Arkansas is desperately looking for that 30 game slump buster and are dangerous for us.

So because they are desperate, they are scary? Is Vandy not also desperate?

[Cowbell]

Ok I'll take LSU and give you the money line 5-1. How much you want ?

I don't bet money Brett but I do feel like that could be our upset game mainly due to them not being well prepared for our Offense.

[Cowbell]

If you will read HIs post he was talking about us winning the game..... so the money line was the proper one.... don't take line bets for the most part. But I will take the +16 vs the rebels that I saw today!!

No what I said was we aren't just going to give them the game. I think it could be close and we have a chance at a W

[Homedawg]

No what I said was we aren't just going to give them the game. I think it could be close and we have a chance at a W

Which you just repeated. "we have a chance at a W"..... And i'm saying no we don't

[Homedawg]

I don't bet money Brett but I do feel like that could be our upset game mainly due to them not being well prepared for our Offense.

just go watch wsu film, it's not like ML is gonna change it!

[Cowbell]

Which you just repeated. "we have a chance at a W"..... And i'm saying no we don't

Ok - well I will make an exception for you - $50 to you if we lose (guaranteed money). $1000 to me if we win. Easy money for you.

[Percho]

Only real way to level the playing field would be to reduce the number of scholarships but nobody will even talk about that. Instead everything is about NIL and further payments to players which is just going to further widen the divide between the elite power programs and everybody else.

Amen