Super Early Predicting ’22 SEC football records (Spring Edition)

[DawgAlum2054]

Using las vegas over/under as a guiding tool and predicting some of these over/unders

West:
1) Alabama (12-0) over under at 11.5.
2) Arkansas: (9-3) over under at 6.5 due to difficult schedule and it being Arkansas. I am a believer in Pittman, KJ jefferson and Bumper Poole. Their schedule is difficult though
3) TAMU 8-4, over under at 8.5. I'm taking the under. South Carolina beats TAMU this season
4) Ole Miss(8-4) over under at 8.5
5) MS State (7-5) over under at 6.5 with a brutal schedule
6) LSU (7-5) over under at 7.5
7) Auburn (5-7) over under at 5.5

East:
1) Georgia (11-1) over/under at 10.5. I am not sure who beats them, but hard to bet 12-0
2) Tennessee (9-3) over under at 7.5. Hendon Hooker looked great last year. The team finished strong as well. I hate to put them here, but I think the offense could be good this year
3) South Carolina. 8-4. over/under at 6. I like beamer, they have a decent QB. Maybe they can do it
4) Kentucky 8-4. over/under at 8.5. I like Stoops a lot and I want to put them higher on the list, but they lost a lot of depth last season. Switch them out with South Carolina possibly
5) Florida 7-5 over/under at 7.5. There is just not enough talent on the field. Anthony Richardson is athletic, but Hendon Hooker, Spencer Rattler, Will Levis and Stetson all have better seasons in the east.
6) Missouri 6-6 over/under at 5.5
7) Vanderbilt 3-9 over/under at 2.5

just throwing out some wild guesses

 

[bamamoss2]

West

1) UA
2) aTm
3) UM
4) Ark
5) LSU
6) MSU
7) AU

East

1) USCe
2) UGA
3) UT
4) UK
5) MO
6) UF
7) VU

UA over USCe in SECCG

* bold is bowl team

I like your picks, but doubt USCe can pull it off.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

West

1) UA
2) aTm
3) UM
4) Ark
5) LSU
6) MSU
7) AU

East

1) USCe
2) UGA
3) UT
4) UK
5) MO
6) UF
7) VU

UA over USCe in SECCG

* bold is bowl team

South Carolina going to the playoff?

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Can we just please get through one year without an injury to a major contributor?

 

[deliveryman35]

Can we just please get through one year without an injury to a major contributor?

I don’t think that’s ever happened in the Saban era.

 

[81usaf92]

South Carolina going to the playoff?

It was my early early pick in which I was drinking the “Georgia is going to suck” juice. I wish people would start finding more current prediction threads or actually read the title or look at the date. But we keep getting zombie threads without context or people just read it as current opinions. But no I don’t believe in South Carolina anymore

My west picks probably are the same but the East is not

1) UGA 12-0
2) Kentucky 9-3
3) Tennessee 8-4
4) USCe 7-6
5) Florida 6-6
6) Mizzou 6-6
7) Vandy 1-11

Playoff

Peach

#1 Bama vs #4 Utah

Fiesta

#2 Ohio St vs #3 Georgia

CFNCG

#1 Bama vs #3 Georgia

 

[TideEngineer08]

I don’t think that’s ever happened in the Saban era.

I was going to say it has not. But then I started thinking through each season. What about 2011? Did we lose a starter for a significant amount of time that season? Also 2012?

And then 2013. Yes I know it ended badly... but I can't remember a key player lost to injury.

In 2009 we lost Hightower.

In 2010, I don't remember season-enders, but there were several who weren't 100% for large portions of the year. Ingram, Richardson, Julio, and several on defense were all banged up for several games.

2011-2013? I'm drawing a blank. Frankly, kicker issues and Johnny Foosball kept us from a 3-peat and winning 42 games in a row.

2014? Again, I'm drawing a blank on key injuries.

2015?

2016? Eddie Jackson.

2017? A slew of LBs.

2018? Tua. Now, he wasn't lost for the year, but he was seriously hampered after the Tennessee game and it frankly cost him the Heisman. Jalen saved us when he went down for the game against Georgia but I think he was fairly healthy in the playoffs.

2019? Tua, of course.

2020? Waddle and then Smith in the NC game but we overcame them.

2021? Again, the top 2 WRs, Metchie and then JaMo in the championship game.

So now I am beginning to wonder if the whole injury thing didn't truly become a "thing" until around 2016. Someone help me out here. Selma?

 

[FaninLA]

I was going to say it has not. But then I started thinking through each season. What about 2011? Did we lose a starter for a significant amount of time that season? Also 2012?

And then 2013. Yes I know it ended badly... but I can't remember a key player lost to injury.

In 2009 we lost Hightower.

In 2010, I don't remember season-enders, but there were several who weren't 100% for large portions of the year. Ingram, Richardson, Julio, and several on defense were all banged up for several games.

2011-2013? I'm drawing a blank. Frankly, kicker issues and Johnny Foosball kept us from a 3-peat and winning 42 games in a row.

2014? Again, I'm drawing a blank on key injuries.

2015?

2016? Eddie Jackson.

2017? A slew of LBs.

2018? Tua. Now, he wasn't lost for the year, but he was seriously hampered after the Tennessee game and it frankly cost him the Heisman. Jalen saved us when he went down for the game against Georgia but I think he was fairly healthy in the playoffs.

2019? Tua, of course.

2020? Waddle and then Smith in the NC game but we overcame them.

2021? Again, the top 2 WRs, Metchie and then JaMo in the championship game.

So now I am beginning to wonder if the whole injury thing didn't truly become a "thing" until around 2016. Someone help me out here. Selma?

Maybe Courtney Upshaw in 2010?

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I was going to say it has not. But then I started thinking through each season. What about 2011? Did we lose a starter for a significant amount of time that season? Also 2012?

And then 2013. Yes I know it ended badly... but I can't remember a key player lost to injury.

In 2009 we lost Hightower.

In 2010, I don't remember season-enders, but there were several who weren't 100% for large portions of the year. Ingram, Richardson, Julio, and several on defense were all banged up for several games.

2011-2013? I'm drawing a blank. Frankly, kicker issues and Johnny Foosball kept us from a 3-peat and winning 42 games in a row.

2014? Again, I'm drawing a blank on key injuries.

2015?

2016? Eddie Jackson.

2017? A slew of LBs.

2018? Tua. Now, he wasn't lost for the year, but he was seriously hampered after the Tennessee game and it frankly cost him the Heisman. Jalen saved us when he went down for the game against Georgia but I think he was fairly healthy in the playoffs.

2019? Tua, of course.

2020? Waddle and then Smith in the NC game but we overcame them.

2021? Again, the top 2 WRs, Metchie and then JaMo in the championship game.

So now I am beginning to wonder if the whole injury thing didn't truly become a "thing" until around 2016. Someone help me out here. Selma?

Cannot remember which year we lost Drake for a several weeks because his foot turned around backwords.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Cannot remember which year we lost Drake for a several weeks because his foot turned around backwords.

2015. The year he ran the kickoff back against Clemson. I think he injured his foot against Miss State.

 

[UAH]

Cannot remember which year we lost Drake for a several weeks because his foot turned around backwords.

Drake had a season ending broken ankle his junior year against Ole Miss. His senior year he suffered a less serious broken bone in his arm against MSU covering a kick off. He returned in the SEC championship game and ran back the kick off against Clemson to seal the National Championship. Talk about redemption!

 

[The Ols]

2015. The year he ran the kickoff back against Clemson. I think he injured his foot against Miss State.

I think it was Ole Miss...or was that his wrist?

 

[Bazza]

I can tell you right now - in my humble opinion, Florida's season will mostly come down to how their starting QB Richardson does.

Last season he suffered quite a few injuries, which has me a bit concerned, but who knows.

Richardson's backup is the RS Freshman transfer from Ohio State, Jack Miller at 6'3" & 211 lbs. - who has a pretty good arm and is a pro-style gunslinger.

Thanks for this thread, BTW. Football right around the corner and I can't wait!

 

[DogPatch]

I can tell you right now - in my humble opinion, Florida's season will mostly come down to how their starting QB Richardson does.

Last season he suffered quite a few injuries, which has me a bit concerned, but who knows.

Richardson's backup is the RS Freshman transfer from Ohio State, Jack Miller at 6'3" & 211 lbs. - who has a pretty good arm and is a pro-style gunslinger.

Thanks for this thread, BTW. Football right around the corner and I can't wait!

I think Miller replaces Richardson for the Cocktail Party and the Gators win out.

 

[colbysullivan]

I think it was Ole Miss...or was that his wrist?

2014 was the ankle against Ole Miss. 2015 was the wrist against MSU. I can still hear him screaming in pain against Ole Miss.

 

[Windsortide]

One man’s opinion after looking at the helmet schedule.
East
1. UGA 12-0
2. UF. 9-3
3. UT 8-4
4. UK 8-4
5. USCe 6-6 won’t be surprised if they do much better
6. Missouri 5-7
7. Vandy 2-10

West
1. Alabama 12-0
2. Texas A&M 9-3 I’ll believe when I see! (8-4 Jimbo)
3. Arkansas 9-3
4. Ole Miss 8-4
5. LSU 6-6
6. Miss State 5-7
7. Auburn 5-7

 

[4Q Basket Case]

I was going to say it has not. But then I started thinking through each season. What about 2011? Did we lose a starter for a significant amount of time that season? Also 2012?

And then 2013. Yes I know it ended badly... but I can't remember a key player lost to injury.

In 2009 we lost Hightower.

In 2010, I don't remember season-enders, but there were several who weren't 100% for large portions of the year. Ingram, Richardson, Julio, and several on defense were all banged up for several games.

2011-2013? I'm drawing a blank. Frankly, kicker issues and Johnny Foosball kept us from a 3-peat and winning 42 games in a row.

2014? Again, I'm drawing a blank on key injuries.

2015?

2016? Eddie Jackson.

2017? A slew of LBs.

2018? Tua. Now, he wasn't lost for the year, but he was seriously hampered after the Tennessee game and it frankly cost him the Heisman. Jalen saved us when he went down for the game against Georgia but I think he was fairly healthy in the playoffs.

2019? Tua, of course.

2020? Waddle and then Smith in the NC game but we overcame them.

2021? Again, the top 2 WRs, Metchie and then JaMo in the championship game.

So now I am beginning to wonder if the whole injury thing didn't truly become a "thing" until around 2016. Someone help me out here. Selma?

We lost Vinnie Sunseri in the 2013 season. I always thought his leadership might have made a difference in the prep and in-game play against tOSU.

Same with losing Eddie Jackson in 2016 — as close as that NCG was anyway, I have to believe having either Eddie Jackson or Bo Scarborough healthy through the whole game might have made a difference.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

We lost Vinnie Sunseri in the 2013 season. I always thought his leadership might have made a difference in the prep and in-game play against tOSU.

Same with losing Eddie Jackson in 2016 — as close as that NCG was anyway, I have to believe having either Eddie Jackson or Bo Scarborough healthy through the whole game might have made a difference.

Eddie was easily our biggest loss that year. Not only defensively but special teams. He could have had punt return that changed the trajectory of the game.