Sweet Home, Alabama: Post-Week 12 SEC Power Rankings
Well, Alabama’s now the best team in the SEC again after the Crimson Tide beat Mississippi State, while Georgia suffered a phyrric victory while pummelling Auburn – they lost Todd Gurley for the season with a torn ACL (and probably the rest of his career). Meanwhile, we’re proud to say Arkansas fans have their first win of the season after shutting out LSU, while Tennessee’s on a roll after dismantling a once-again-disappointing Kentucky team. Oh, and there that small game in The Swamp, too…
Anyway, here are your post-Week 12 SEC Power Rankings.
1) Alabama
Crimson Tide still aren’t much to look at offensively, but defensively, they are opportunistic, and can shut the life out of anybody. Even Dak Prescott, who they intercepted 3 times. Despite the nasty things we may have just said about their offense, the Tide’s fourth quarter drive – which ended in TJ Yeldon’s rushing TD – was a thing of beauty.
2) Mississippi State
OK, so maybe the talk that The Egg Bowl would see Ole Miss and Mississippi State in an unbeaten clash were a mite overblown. The bigger question: Does this make all the work Every TV and Media Outlet has done this college football season down in Mississippi suddenly seem a big fat waste of time?
3) Ole Miss
Yes, we know they lost to Ole Miss, but we think the Rebels’ train isn’t derailing as fast as Auburn’s.
4) Georgia
Their destruction of Auburn begs the question: HOW IN THE HELL DID MARK RICHT’S TEAM MANAGE TO LOST TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA?
5) Auburn
The Tigers had better get their act together for the Iron Bowl. Because right now, War Eagle’s getting defeathered, and it’s getting defeathered quickly.
6) Missouri
Win at Texas A&M in the rain certainly quietened the Kyle Field party. If they win their next two, they go to Atlanta.
7) Texas A&M
The only thing we know about Texas A&M football this season is that they should search for new assistant coaches. Mark Snyder at defensive co-ordinator especially. We still don’t understand the loss to Missouri. Except the game was pretty fun.
8) Arkansas
THEY FINALLY GOT THEIR VICTORY! CONGRATS AND PIG SOIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
9) LSU
Get a quarterback. Recruit a good one. And if you can’t, fire Cam Cameron. It’s pretty easy, Les Miles.
10) Tennessee
This young team is suddenly on fire at the moment – especially after running riot over Kentucky. Neyland Stadium at night’s gonna be a heck of a place to watch a football game on Saturday, folks. This could be bona fide SEC East contender for 2015– and a dangerous SEC team, too.
11) South Carolina
Stole a win out of The Swamp, and gave Muschamp job death. You know, with a $6m + payout.
12) Florida
Gators fans aren’t going to be crying about the loss of Will Muschamp.
13) Kentucky
Suddenly Kentucky has become a pretty disappointing story once again. And that’s pretty sad.