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brimley · 01-05-2013, 05:07 PM

Hopefully 6-3! A great conference! Funny, to me 2 shoe-ins were UF over Lville & Miss St over Northwestern...you never know...

Congrats to the SEC for another awesome year of football! And, as a Gator, I happily say...

Roll Tide!

mildee · 01-05-2013, 05:27 PM

I had miss st as a loss when the bowls became official. They were terrible once their schedule picked up mid season. Us and LSU were the shoe ins...guess that's why the game is played on the field.

klgator · 01-05-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mildee

I had miss st as a loss when the bowls became official. They were terrible once their schedule picked up mid season. Us and LSU were the shoe ins...guess that's why the game is played on the field.

In our case the game was played on the field by only one team; the other team decided not to show up.

themistocles · 01-05-2013, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by klgator

In our case the game was played on the field by only one team; the other team decided not to show up.

Well, yes.

ufngineer · 01-05-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by klgator

In our case the game was played on the field by only one team; the other team decided not to show up.

the team plane had a layover in ATL and never arrived NOLA.

ApexNC · 01-05-2013, 05:30 PM

Yeah, I thought I read that MSU was the only underdog going in

jagervol01 · 01-05-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ApexNC

Yeah, I thought I read that MSU was the only underdog going in

Northwestern wasn't terrible. They beat Vandy badly early in the season which didn't seem like a big deal at the time but maybe it was.

brimley · 01-05-2013, 05:44 PM

For some reason, I had faith in Miss St being really pumped up for the bowl game. LSU at least had a very close game against a good Clemson team. Clearly UF's performance blindsided everyone.

Point is, SEC still a winning record.

GatorSean · 01-05-2013, 05:34 PM

Us and LSU are the only surprises. Especially us.

**ThePlayer** · 01-06-2013, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorSean

Us and LSU are the only surprises. Especially us.

Sorry, but Clemson was actually a worthy opponent.
It's ONLY us...we're the biggest letdown of the bowl season.

**Emmitto** · 01-06-2013, 02:15 AM

I picked against Miss State, LSU, and Georgia. I figured coaching would get the last two, and one did. Picked UF with full confidence though. And I've got Bama although I think there will be more scoring than most anticipate.

Bowl games aren't great barometers though. It's often which team is most excited to be there. Boise over Oklahoma and Utah over Bama aren't too shocking. If it was a playoff format it would be different. Half of these SEC teams go in disappointed because they just recently got knocked out of natty competition. And they often play against teams that are playing the biggest game ever for them.

I almost always pick Kentucky in bowls (Music City, usually.) When they make one it's one of the program's most exciting moments. Ever. They come out for blood. They lost the last two but won three straight before that including one over FSU. The next time they make one they'll show up. Bama, LSU, UF--they may very well mail it in if it's not for all the marbles.

Tebowism0823 · 01-06-2013, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePlayer

Sorry, but Clemson was actually a worthy opponent.
It's ONLY us...we're the biggest letdown of the bowl season.

Because Clemson beat who exactly?

GatorLaw · 01-06-2013, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePlayer

Sorry, but Clemson was actually a worthy opponent.
It's ONLY us...we're the biggest letdown of the bowl season.

I agree. I thought Mississippi State and LSU were the two most likely SEC teams to lose bowl games. I thought we were the least likely.

IMHO we are by far the biggest surprise (and disappointment to SEC fans) of the "bowl season." The idea that an SEC team ranked 3rd in the nation, a team that came within a fumble of very possibly playing in the NC game, would not just lose but would get blown out by an unranked Big East team was almost beyond my comprehension.

At least we accomplished one thing. We gave a whole new meaning to the term "that's why they play the games."

Tebowism0823 · 01-06-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorLaw

I agree. I thought Mississippi State and LSU were the two most likely SEC teams to lose bowl games. I thought we were the least likely.

IMHO we are by far the biggest surprise (and disappointment to SEC fans) of the "bowl season." The idea that an SEC team ranked 3rd in the nation, a team that came within a fumble of very possibly playing in the NC game, would get blown out (and yes, it was a blowout despite the final misleading score) by an unranked Big East team was almost beyond my comprehension.

Law I'd actually be interested in why you thought lsu would lose to Clemson. Clemson had proved nothing all year except that they could score on lesser opponents. What's your take?

**RattlerGator** · 01-06-2013, 09:35 AM

We're overreacting to our loss and the talent gap between our team and Louisville. That Cardinal team is going to be very good next year, and they will get their props next year because of what they showed in the bowl game. It's a case of them maturing and healing during the month break while Florida coasted.

Also, as SEC partisans, we were overreacting to the conference record this bowl season. This year is about average during our run of dominance. Check out this link:

http://www.mrsec.com/2013/01/confere...rds-1998-2012/

All is well. And if Jeff Driskel matures as we all expect, and Muschamp is comfortable giving Brent Pease freer reign -- as we all hope, I suspect -- next year will be our championship year. Personally, I'm hoping for a Florida vs. A&M conference championship game next year. That game might set television viewing records for the SEC Championship game.

**luciaboy** · 01-05-2013, 06:17 PM

alabama can help make the gator loss somewhat forgetable. if bama loses, then two loses in two bcs games will give the haters alot of ammo

Tebowism0823 · 01-05-2013, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by luciaboy

alabama can help make the gator loss somewhat forgetable. if bama loses, then two loses in two bcs games will give the haters alot of ammo

Only the haters with a short memory

GatorLaw · 01-05-2013, 10:50 PM

Mississippi State wasn't a shoo-in. I thought they were the most likely of all the SEC teams to lose their bowl game. They clearly were on a down-trend, having lost 5 of their last 6 games, and there was no reason to think they'd reverse that trend against a pretty decent Northwestern team.

gatorr4life · 01-05-2013, 11:45 PM

Go Irish.

mac4lyfe · 01-05-2013, 11:56 PM

Miss State was a dog according to Vegas. They played like one too...

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Originally Posted by brimley

Hopefully 6-3! A great conference! Funny, to me 2 shoe-ins were UF over Lville & Miss St over Northwestern...you never know...

Congrats to the SEC for another awesome year of football! And, as a Gator, I happily say...

Roll Tide!