SEC Power Poll: Week 5

by Arkansas Expats on Oct 2, 2008 10:18 AM CDT in Football Comment 4 comments

Things are starting to heat up around the SEC now...read on for our ballot in this week's Power Poll (and be sure to also check out the overall results over at Garnet & Black Attack):

1. (4) Alabama (defeated Georgia, 41-30)
2. (2) LSU (defeated Mississippi St, 34-24)

The unvanquished. Don't let the semi-close score fool you...Bama administered a serious beatdown on the Dawgs. In that 31-0 (!) first half they made Georgia look, well, Razorbackesque. Meanwhile, LSU isn't exactly rolling but they keep getting the job done. The matchup between these teams on 11/8 should be something to see.

3. (3) Georgia (lost to Alabama, 30-41)
4. (1) Florida (lost to Mississippi, 30-31)

It's really not the SEC East's year, is it? In another stroke of luck adding to the Hogs' perfect storm of a season, the real conference power is located out west this year.

5. (6) Auburn (defeated Tennessee, 14-12)
6. (5) Vanderbilt (idle)

You know it's a weird year when the Auburn-Vandy game has major conference-wide implications. Here we are in October and Vanderbilt controls their own destiny in the SEC East. And although Auburn's offense has looked fairly primitive (at best) this year, we have a feeling their game against the Hogs next week will cure that.

7. (9) Mississippi (defeated Florida, 31-30)

You know what? We're not even going to be haters in the slightest bit today...that really was an impressive win.

8. (8) Tennessee (lost to Auburn, 12-14)
9. (7) South Carolina (defeated Alabama-Birmingham, 26-13)
10. (10) Kentucky (defeated Western Kentucky, 41-3)
11. (12) Mississippi State (lost to LSU, 24-34)

*Yawn* These are all mediocre teams who are a lot better than the Hogs. Frankly, this order probably isn't the least bit correct, but we're not losing a lot of sleep over it..

12. (11) Arkansas (lost to Texas, 10-52)

And here we sit. Might as well make ourselves comfortable...we're going to be down here for awhile.

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My thoughts exactly! Razorbackesque. When I was watching the Georgia / Alabama game I half expected during the first half that “G” to morph into a Hog, Georgia was getting whooped so badly. I had picked Alabama to win that game, for I was never sold on Georgia as being as good as their press.

Question, being expats, are you guys facing some ribbing about this season from your co-workers or friends in the area? A co-worker in a meeting today wanted to know if I wanted to talk about the Razorbacks and started laughing. No, I said. But I did offer to talk about Vanderbilt football! Never thought that day would come! haha.

by KevinHog on Oct 2, 2008 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

When does track season start?

by hog fan in memphis on Oct 2, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey Kev,

I haven’t received too much ribbing. I guess people think it would be like clubbing a baby seal – too easy and too cruel.

However, the Atlanta talk-radio jocks have taken a fair amount of delight in Petrino’s Fayetteville plight. Hopefully, Bobby and Co. will shut them up some day.

Hope all is well in Stillwater.

—Stephen

by Stephen on Oct 2, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Stephen, I think a trip in a few years to the Georgia Dome and a return to Arkansas with an SEC Championship would be a nice “In Your Face!” to the Atlanta radio DJ community from Bobby Petrino. That would be a goooooood someday.

Thanks for asking. The OSU Cowboys are 4-0 and ranked, so I don’t have much company in my football season of growing despair. Of course they weren’t on a station anybody could get, but the fans here can even recall winning two bowl games in a row over the last two years. What a memory that would be for Hog fans! haha. I am happy for them and pull for the Cowboys, but as you can understand, the heart is with the Hogs.

by KevinHog on Oct 2, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs