Can you bury the mighty SEC after Week One?
On face value, you could conclude that
the oft-powerful SEC is down after the first week. Or is it a mistake to put so much stock into one week of 12?
Alabama, No. 2, came as close to
struggling as it can, winning 33-23 over unranked West Virginia.
Arkansas went to Auburn and played
well, before the No. 6 Tigers pulled away to win 45-21.
And No. 9 South Carolina, not usually a
hot-starter, looked atrocious, versus what-was-thought to be a
rebuilding No. 21 Texas A&M squad. The Aggies won easily, 52-28.
Vanderbilt, that had become legitimate
under now-departed James Franklin, lost by 30 to Temple. And No. 13
LSU won by only four, 28-24, at home over No. 14 Wisconsin. It will
be called a quality win, but that is not the Tiger standard most have
come to expect. And while No. 12 Georgia instantly became the
SEC-East favorite after a 45-21 win over No. 16 Clemson, the verdict
is far from over in qualifying either of those teams.
The rest of the conference played such
a light schedule, we will not know about strength until a more worthy
opponent is fielded.
If you have followed college football
for any length of time, you know it is easy to draw conclusions based
on week one. But so often what the first game of the season teaches
us, turns out to be deceiving.
You can take a swat at the SEC, maybe
begin to bury it, with a little chuckle of jealousy. But do so at
your own risk. So many times, those who exaggerate the demise of the
conference end up with egg on their face by January.
But surely that will not stop the
pundits, experts and gurus from dancing on the SEC's graves. Because
sometimes what you want to be true is difficult to let go of, even if
it's not.
#21
Texas A&M 52, #9 South Carolina 28
Boise
State 13, #18 Ole Miss 35
Temple
37, Vanderbilt 7
Tennessee-Martin
14, Kentucky 59
South
Dakota State 18, #24 Missouri 38
West
Virginia 23, #2 Alabama 33
Arkansas
21, #6 Auburn 45
#16
Clemson 21, #12 Georgia 45
Southern
Miss 0, Mississippi State 49
#14
Wisconsin 24, #13 LSU 28
Idaho at Florida - Postponed
due to weather
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