tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post718954857489107234..comments2023-09-22T10:29:26.208-07:00Comments on This Dawg's View: Four Game Winning Streak, No Reason to Rank Us.Ben Dukeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461781656555739470noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-38458319669258857302011-10-11T12:17:23.905-07:002011-10-11T12:17:23.905-07:00Doesn't really matter. We need to win out and...Doesn't really matter. We need to win out and worry about what we can control. (Says the guy who actually has no control other than making a lot of noise on 3rd downs.) What ifs help us to a point - We need to win out and have SC lose. After that the discussion becomes about other teams that I don't really care about.Bmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749386599144428710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-1773775292407860702011-10-11T06:20:46.545-07:002011-10-11T06:20:46.545-07:00Dawgfan - I have a problem with your assumption th...Dawgfan - I have a problem with your assumption that there is "no way" we win the east if we lose to Florida - that's exactly what we did in 2002, 2003, and 2005. We have not beaten FL and won the East under Richt. I know that sounds crazy, but it's true. It would be much more difficult and would require multiple additional losses by FL and USC, but it could happen.<br /><br />Still, I never want to hang my hat on other teams losing when we need them to(see: 2007).<br /><br />And again, the perception that this is a "Bad" FL team is already out there. Somehow, nobody thinks this is a "Bad" Auburn team, even though all evidence points in that direction. If AU wins every game until we play them, then they will be ranked even higher at that point, which would be a bonus for us as well.<br /><br />But, in the short-term of THIS WEEK, there really is no UGA advantage either way.Ben Dukeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461781656555739470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-50063944447730594162011-10-10T18:43:17.761-07:002011-10-10T18:43:17.761-07:00I actually think a UF win will do more(slightly) t...I actually think a UF win will do more(slightly) than an AU win in that game. The perception right now is that the SEC east is light years behind the West. While South Carolina losing the AU helped UGA due to the tie breaker there is no way we win the east if we lose to UF so having the east look slightly better would help us more in the polls. Plus if AU beats UF then as sweet as any win over UF is it would seem hollow to the outside world where everyone would be like, that is just a very bad UF team.Dawgfan17https://www.blogger.com/profile/18161980823374136520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-4357494987500789882011-10-10T12:01:07.377-07:002011-10-10T12:01:07.377-07:00I will never hope for losses by other teams purely...I will never hope for losses by other teams purely out of contingency.<br /><br />We need to win in Jacksonville. That's all there is to it.Ben Dukeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461781656555739470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-12458129023707050682011-10-10T11:46:45.836-07:002011-10-10T11:46:45.836-07:00I'll just say that I think that I'd rather...I'll just say that I think that I'd rather have Auburn win to put some more room between us and the Gators. We have found ways to lose in Jacksonville, and I don't trust that we won't lose there again. That would put us tied with SC and UF and they'd both have tiebreakers over us. So go ahead Gators and lose out the month of October. Nothing could make me happier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668303417231062245.post-14640979240568310132011-10-10T11:15:56.034-07:002011-10-10T11:15:56.034-07:00Yep.Yep.genxdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046376231721281587noreply@blogger.com