SEC Power Poll Week 2: JIT

by David Hooper on Sep 14, 2010 8:30 PM EDT in College Football

JIT = Just in Time. It's a process engineering term used heavily by Dell and Toyota in their runs to excellence. It's also a clever cover for procrastination or when life interferes with your schedule. Such is the Power Poll today.

Normally I'll have this up as a draft and let the collective here have a crack at editing my vote. But since it's due at 9 tonight, there's not really enough time for that. So here's what I voted, and you can feel free to shred my logic.

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South Carolina impressed me in that win against Georgia. It wasn't pretty in the Spurrier-of-old sense, but it's enough to run the SEC table with the possible exception of Alabama.

Auburn got the #3 slot because I think their performances to date would have beaten Florida's to date.

Georgia, even in a loss, seems to have fewer question marks than Arkansas. But honestly, the middle here is grouped very tightly in my mind.

Kentucky has played solid so far. While several teams are down this year, the Cats are above their norm.

Tennessee in defeat still seems like a better team than Vandy, and Mississippi is still suffering. Hey, if you shame the SEC by losing to a 1-AA team that you already have put away, there's no room to complain here.

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No arguments from me

Good job on your 11th hour ballot.

by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 14, 2010 9:13 PM EDT reply actions

What am I missing on Arkansas?

I have them over Georgia in Pick ’ em this week, so let me know if I should switch. Thanks.

by Jan221973 on Sep 14, 2010 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

I have no clue if you should switch.

And I don’t know what I’m going to pick. I just felt that Georgia looked a little more solid on defense, even though they’re not as explosive on offense. I tend to prefer solid defense over solid offense because defenses seem to be just a little less prone to the occasional ‘what in the world?’ game.

by David Hooper on Sep 14, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Bad rushing offense...

nobody that is really a threat, and their defense isn’t spectacular either… altough the stats don’t bear it out. I just don’t feel that Ryan Mallett can beat Georgia alone, and right now he’s pretty much what Arkansas has got. Arkansas has also given up 3 sacks against two terrible teams, Georgia may be camped in their backfield.

If the Hogs had been playing anyone in the SEC last week, they lose. 31-7 final over ULM is very misleading as they only had 7 points going into halftime, had less than 300 yard rushing, and averaged just over 3ypc.

I see a game fairly similar to last season with Arkansas throwing the ball 50+ times, throwing a few picks, and UGA running it down their throats.

But, I’ve been wrong before.

by Caban on Sep 15, 2010 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions