Post by mikeytbuckeyes on Sept 7, 2015 4:45:52 GMT -5
Heather Dinich covers the College Football Playoff for ESPN and recently wrote a piece addressing how each conference should feel about this past weekend. In the piece she has 3 sections for each conference: 1) Overreaction, 2)Appropriate Reaction, 3) Up Next. She pretty much says exactly what I feel about the SEC (see below).
SEC
Overreaction: The SEC is king again! All of that talk about the SEC losing a step? Pssh. Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M each had statement wins over Power 5 opponents, including two ranked teams. Florida had offense again. On a day in which other conferences suffered upsets and letdowns, the SEC cruised.
Appropriate reaction: The real tests haven't even begun. The SEC followed the script Saturday, and Jake Coker and Derrick Henry looked good, but who's to say the SEC champ won't have two losses? Wait till they start playing each other instead of Tennessee-Martin.
And for the Big Ten:
Overreaction: Buckeyes or bust. There's no denying it was a bad week for the Big Ten, which lost every game that mattered and one that didn't (Temple). Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Penn State all lost. Indiana only beat Southern Illinois by a point. Wisconsin had 40 rushing yards against Alabama. It's up to the defending national champs to pull out a win in Blacksburg to save the day.
Appropriate reaction: It looks just like last season. Wisconsin just lost to what could be a top-4 team, and should be 4-1 heading to Lincoln on Oct. 10. Minnesota lost to the No. 2 team. Nebraska lost on a Hail Mary. Penn State? It's got problems. Michigan State doesn't get enough credit, and it's hardly as if the league was deep last year. If Minnesota, Northwestern or Wisconsin can put together a winning season and give the East winner a ranked opponent in the title game, the league will be right in the mix
She certainly seems rational in her approach to analyzing college football after just 1 week. Not sure if there is a place for her at ESPN. After all, it's not about facts...it's about spinning those facts (or opinions dressed up like facts).
SEC
Overreaction: The SEC is king again! All of that talk about the SEC losing a step? Pssh. Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M each had statement wins over Power 5 opponents, including two ranked teams. Florida had offense again. On a day in which other conferences suffered upsets and letdowns, the SEC cruised.
Appropriate reaction: The real tests haven't even begun. The SEC followed the script Saturday, and Jake Coker and Derrick Henry looked good, but who's to say the SEC champ won't have two losses? Wait till they start playing each other instead of Tennessee-Martin.
And for the Big Ten:
Overreaction: Buckeyes or bust. There's no denying it was a bad week for the Big Ten, which lost every game that mattered and one that didn't (Temple). Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Penn State all lost. Indiana only beat Southern Illinois by a point. Wisconsin had 40 rushing yards against Alabama. It's up to the defending national champs to pull out a win in Blacksburg to save the day.
Appropriate reaction: It looks just like last season. Wisconsin just lost to what could be a top-4 team, and should be 4-1 heading to Lincoln on Oct. 10. Minnesota lost to the No. 2 team. Nebraska lost on a Hail Mary. Penn State? It's got problems. Michigan State doesn't get enough credit, and it's hardly as if the league was deep last year. If Minnesota, Northwestern or Wisconsin can put together a winning season and give the East winner a ranked opponent in the title game, the league will be right in the mix
She certainly seems rational in her approach to analyzing college football after just 1 week. Not sure if there is a place for her at ESPN. After all, it's not about facts...it's about spinning those facts (or opinions dressed up like facts).
