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Him holding the ball, playing hero ball, and the talent he's playing are concerning. Whether at Incarnate Ward, Washington St, and Miami he hasn't had many true challenging teams but plays down to their level.

Agreed on the level of competition Ward has faced. I remember this being an issue I had with Kenny Pickett during his senior year. I'm not saying Ward won't be better than Pickett, but I'm definitely keen to see how Ward looks against stiffer competition. ACC champ game and playoffs are possibilities for that.

I dont care for Ward at all. Every game I have seen leaves me unimpressed. Give me Quinn Ewers OR Shedeur Sanders



late 1ST ROUND OR 2ND ROUND Drew Allar (he must sit the entire year or play late into the 2025 season) The more I see of Allar, the more I am liking

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on November 16, 2024, 07:25:20 PMAgreed on the level of competition Ward has faced. I remember this being an issue I had with Kenny Pickett during his senior year. I'm not saying Ward won't be better than Pickett, but I'm definitely keen to see how Ward looks against stiffer competition. ACC champ game and playoffs are possibilities for that.

Miami, Indiana, and Penn St are all in the top 10 and every one of them would get smoked by any of the 2 loss SEC teams and probably a 3 loss South Carolina team. I mean Georgia isn't Georgia this year and the smoked Clemson game 1 while Clemson has been running ŵild through the ACC.

Quote from: Jclayton92 on November 16, 2024, 10:30:25 PMMiami, Indiana, and Penn St are all in the top 10 and every one of them would get smoked by any of the 2 loss SEC teams and probably a 3 loss South Carolina team. I mean Georgia isn't Georgia this year and the smoked Clemson game 1 while Clemson has been running ŵild through the ACC.

That is not true.  That's the argument SEC fans make every year.  If an SEC team loses it is because the winning team is good but if other conference teams lose it is because they are bad.

The SEC has had a doninant team at the top (usually Bama but also UGA) but after that the rest of the conference is more like mid-tier of other conferences.  Look at their bowl results over the past 25 years when a mid-tier SEC plays a mid-tier other conference team and there is no dominance overall at all.

Quote from: Philosophers on November 17, 2024, 07:38:49 AMThat is not true.  That's the argument SEC fans make every year.  If an SEC team loses it is because the winning team is good but if other conference teams lose it is because they are bad.

The SEC has had a doninant team at the top (usually Bama but also UGA) but after that the rest of the conference is more like mid-tier of other conferences.  Look at their bowl results over the past 25 years when a mid-tier SEC plays a mid-tier other conference team and there is no dominance overall at all.

I was speaking on a neutral field for this season, any of the playoff contention SEC teams outside Texas Am would beat all of the BIG10 teams with the exception of Ohio St 9 out of 10 times. Oregon just barely survived a Wisconsin team that an average Alabama team Annihlated this year. Indiana has not played anyone and likely gets destroyed by Ohio St next week. Penn St has been in battles with most of their opponents. Needless to say as an Ole Miss fan I'm hoping we draw Indiana, or Penn St in the playoff.

Quote from: Jclayton92 on November 17, 2024, 06:46:26 PMI was speaking on a neutral field for this season, any of the playoff contention SEC teams outside Texas Am would beat all of the BIG10 teams with the exception of Ohio St 9 out of 10 times. Oregon just barely survived a Wisconsin team that an average Alabama team Annihlated this year. Indiana has not played anyone and likely gets destroyed by Ohio St next week. Penn St has been in battles with most of their opponents. Needless to say as an Ole Miss fan I'm hoping we draw Indiana, or Penn St in the playoff.

Jess - that's serious homerism.  I can point to some silly losses SEC team had as well.  Mid-tier is not that good and neither are the top teams.  All can beat Oregon 9 out of 10 times?  That's just silly.

This year is wide open well beyond say 4 teams that can win it all.

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