Does Georgia scare anyone?

[GatorJ]

I can hear the whiny-ness in your voice during that whole.... whatever that was.

Thanks for taking care of business yesterday. Calmly.

My fingers are noisy

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Of course I’m not arguing that. All three of those teams at the end of the season were still either top 10 or right outside top 10.

What I’m saying is that when a team is judged on beating a ranked team, it is based off of the rank that they were at the time.

So for instance, When you’re watching a game and a team is playing the number #5 ranked team in the country and the Graphic that all the announcers are talking about says that the team has never beat a top-five team on the road before - They mean that team has never beat a team that’s ranked number five at the time that they’re playing them.

If a team is unranked in the beginning of the season and end the season ranked #5, and their only loss was to you at the very beginning of the season, that doesn’t change that when you beat them they were unranked. It doesn’t change in the record books. That graphic is going to continue to read that you have never beaten a team ranked in the top five.

Look - we all know from me putting up 3 teams in the last 3 years that Mullen beat, that Donkey is completely full of shyt.

If I had presented it the opposite way by saying we beat a team that was ranked at the end of the year (Which would not be an accurate way of presenting the information), Then he would’ve said “but Mullen didn’t beat them when they WERE ranked”.

And by the way, Georgia WAS RANKED top 10 During the season when we played them AND after the season. His response was, yeah but they had injuries when they played us.

He hates Dan Mullen and he will twist information in anyway to make his position right. Facts be damned.

Agree he'd find a way to downplay it, but I disagree with the way "rankings" are attributed. The only rank that matters to me is the one at seasons end. There are too many teams under or unranked that end up being great and too many highly ranked that end up being disasters and unranked by seasons end. I'm not disagreeing that ranking at that time is how it's recorded, but I am saying it's dumb and should be changed. Fsu and Notre Dame are consistently way over ranked. They've both had seasons start in the top 5 and be unranked by game 7 and stay that way. Yes a record book indicates beating a ranked team, but it was a ranked team that finished with 5 losses. Womp....

Final rankings are the ONLY thing that actually speaks to reality and the only thing that should be used as a benchmark for evaluating coaching and team performance.

You're my fav mod

 

[Swamp Donkey]

But Kimtucky was 4-0 and ranked #20 when we played them!!!!

 

[TheDouglas78]

it matters what they are ranked when you play them. That’s the hype of the game. Season ending rankings can be affected by us beating them or any other mitigating factor later in the season like injury.

you play who you have in front of you.

When Bama beat us in the 2009 SECCG, they knocked off the #1 team in the country. They don’t look at it after the season and say “technically… it was the #3 team because they finished the season at #3”

if that was the case, basically nobody would ever knock off a #1 ranked team because once they get beat they’re no longer ranked #1.

Disagree, example, we played Bama they were #1 in the nation, because of the small sample size.. They lose 4 games this season finish #20... did we beat the best team in the nation, or an overrated team due to a pre-season poll and small sample size.

The post season polls are the only ones that matter historically.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

But Kimtucky was 4-0 and ranked #20 when we played them!!!!

that's a bad example. They finished the season ranked 12 and we're actually a pretty dang good team that year. Still no excuse for losing to them, but they were a good team.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

that's a bad example. They finished the season ranked in the top 15 and we're actually a pretty dang good team that year. Still no excuse for losing to them, but they were a good team.

They only finished because they beat us. Otherwise 7-5 as usual.

They would have beaten us the next year too if Franks didnt mercifully get hurt.

They still sucked. And suck every year even though they are 4-0 or 5-0, having feasted in cupcakes, before they meet us.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

They only finished because they beat us. Otherwise 7-5 as usual.

They would have beaten us the next year too if Franks didnt mercifully get hurt.

They still sucked. And suck every year even though they are 4-0 or 5-0, having feasted in cupcakes, before they meet us.

Well they were 10-3 just like us that year, and had the head to head against us in the swamp.

 

[Mr2Bits]

Apparently UGA fans and commentators think we both suck….I can’t wait to destroy their season in a few weeks

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Probably best defense. But their offense is putrid and they will get beat, prob by us, maybe someone else.

 

[TheDouglas78]

This argument goes back to one of the issues with the polling system in College Football, especially any polls that come out before Nov 1st.

We have no data to have any idea what kind of team they are. It's intellectually dishonest to say that because a team is ranked #7 on October 15th they are the 7th best team in the nation with half the season still to play. Which is why historically the post season polls are the only ones that matter. They are the only ones that take into account the full body of work, the whole data set.

Hell we are 3 weeks into the season, we don't know what kind of team we have. Is it the team that can't get out of it's own way against USF before out-talenting them. are the team that dominates both sides of the lines against a team loaded with dudes that should be talented enough to play at the next level?

We won't know that for a few weeks.

 

[UFHealthGator]

Shart gonna shart, and Mullenzez gonna Mullenzez. Tough choice. All things equal the more talented team wins. On paper thats UGA. If we have AR I would imagine our offense would squeak by. Knowing Mullenz though, we would still have EJ playing into the 4rth quarter while losing.

 

[Bait'n Gator]

But Kimtucky was 4-0 and ranked #20 when we played them!!!!

And if Florida won it would count as a win over a top 20 opponent, it's really not that difficult. Going by your guys new made up rules all those top 3 matchups between UF and fsu in the 90's didn't really happen either, cause after the game one of the teams had a loss ( normally UF) and fell in the polls.

I guess if shyt head hadn't missed that extra point Sat and UF pulled the upset that wouldn't of been a win over the #1 ranked team either?

This new concept may be the stupidest shyt I've ever read on here, and that's saying something with boss being a member.

 

[TheDouglas78]

I guess if shyt head hadn't missed that extra point Sat and UF pulled the upset that wouldn't of been a win over the #1 ranked team either?

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If Alabama goes on to win the National Title yes... Just like in 2008 Ole Miss had a victory over the #1 team of that year. It's not that hard.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

And if Florida won it would count as a win over a top 20 opponent, it's really not that difficult. Going by your guys new made up rules all those top 3 matchups between UF and fsu in the 90's didn't really happen either, cause after the game one of the teams had a loss ( normally UF) and fell in the polls.

I guess if shyt head hadn't missed that extra point Sat and UF pulled the upset that wouldn't of been a win over the #1 ranked team either?

This new concept may be the stupidest shyt I've ever read on here, and that's saying something with boss being a member.

I thought you were smarter than this. Alas, I was wrong.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I remember in 2017, first game of the season, when Bama got a win over that powerhouse #3 ranked fsu who lost 6 games that year. Man that was an impressive victory!

Retard...

 

[Leroy Jenkins]

UGAY! So bad.. lol..just remember..

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[Swamp Donkey]

Shart gonna shart, and Mullenzez gonna Mullenzez. Tough choice..

Good point.

 

[soflagator]

it matters what they are ranked when you play them. That’s the hype of the game. Season ending rankings can be affected by us beating them or any other mitigating factor later in the season like injury.

you play who you have in front of you.

When Bama beat us in the 2009 SECCG, they knocked off the #1 team in the country. They don’t look at it after the season and say “technically… it was the #3 team because they finished the season at #3”

if that was the case, basically nobody would ever knock off a #1 ranked team because once they get beat they’re no longer ranked #1.

I agree with @TheDouglas78 on this. The problem with where they are ranked when they are played is it skews things if it’s an early game and the preseason polls got it wrong. It’s why Zook’s ‘02 win over the vols looked increasingly less impressive as the season wore on. Your point on injury is valid(see 2017 Ala/fsu). But there will always be outliers. And you could argue that teams could come out of nowhere and be better, more accurately, ranked by years end which could benefit. I doubt Uk felt they were beating the 7th ranked team back in 2018. Just my view.

But for some reference, and those pesky numbers that our friend hates so much, Spurrier was against 4-6 against AP Top 10 teams(final poll) through his full fourth season. So far Mullen is 2-7. With the schedule being what it is, we’d have to beat uga and then Alabama in Atl to get to 4 wins. Again, not on par. But also not the disparity that’s often portrayed.

 

[TheDouglas78]

I agree with @TheDouglas78 on this. .

Iggles gonna kick you off the band wagon for this.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Again, not on par. But also not the disparity that’s often portrayed.

Ole Sofla LOVES to add in the probation year. And the rebuilding years thereafter.

2 of the three which were SEC championships.

I wasnt aware Mullen had another bastard son but we are beyond ignoring it now.