Look Who's Projected As The #25 Ranked Team For 2022
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I can’t handle it, I was wondering if we would ever be back. Now let me get this right…. Win and you stay in the top 25
Unless we get past Kentucky and Tennessee, this projection is unlikely to come to fruition at the end of the year. It's as in golf: hitting your ball to the green doesn't matter if it doesn't wind up on the green.
When an SEC team has a winning record against other SEC teams, they have to be good. And good enough with a hard strength of schedule to be ranked. Of course, being ranked is only the first step. 8 and 9 win seasons will be good for now but we all hope for better.
Long way to go, but it sure is nice seeing Carolina back in the discussion for top 25. It's been too long since we had any national relevance whatsoever.
I kind of hate to see this. First, it’s preseason so it means nothing. We haven’t earned it in the field. We didn’t finish in the top 25 and have it carry over.
While I like that people are buying into us now…I still think we have a long way to go. Sports seem to have a way of balancing out. This year we won more than we should’ve. It very well could be that we win fewer than we expect next season. I kind of like having that chip on our shoulder and no expectations for our players. Hopefully they fight to keep this…but hope we don’t get big heads about it.
While I like that people are buying into us now…I still think we have a long way to go. Sports seem to have a way of balancing out. This year we won more than we should’ve. It very well could be that we win fewer than we expect next season. I kind of like having that chip on our shoulder and no expectations for our players. Hopefully they fight to keep this…but hope we don’t get big heads about it.
Better quarterback play would have resulted in wins against both of those teams this past season. The Kentucky game was hard to watch, not sure what our QB was trying to do. We are already on the level with those two teams. We need to catch up to Texas A&M, I am tired of losing to those guys.
Texas A&M along with LSU will likely be contendes for the National Championship in the next 2-3 years.
Looks like Ga. and possibly Fla in the East and Ala ,LSU and A&M in the West as legit powers.
Then you have Carolina,Kentucky,Tenn,maybe Mizzou and The Mississippi schools,Ark,and Auburn trying to ascend to that level.
The bottom line is we can beat A&M we'll be a player on the national level.
Looks like Ga. and possibly Fla in the East and Ala ,LSU and A&M in the West as legit powers.
Then you have Carolina,Kentucky,Tenn,maybe Mizzou and The Mississippi schools,Ark,and Auburn trying to ascend to that level.
The bottom line is we can beat A&M we'll be a player on the national level.
If Carolina gets a big head because there's a possibility of starting the season at #25, then we have a lot bigger problems to worry about.
We could have won the Kentucky game anyway. I hope some lessons were learned.
Enjoy the climb. Ignore the noise. The one thing we can state with any certainty is that we're better off than last year at this point. We haven't been trending upward in a long time.
Kick the effn ball with your 5 year record setting super senior kicker
Overachieving in your first year is great. It creates enthusiasm and momentum. It’s also a double-edged sword that creates expectations. With our record from last season and the addition Rattler, anything less than 9 wins will probably be seen as somewhat disappointing.
We came within a hair’s breadth of 9 wins this past year…but also within a hair’s breadth of 5 wins.
We came within a hair’s breadth of 9 wins this past year…but also within a hair’s breadth of 5 wins.
Spot on. This was a very strange season for us. I’m hesitant about being too confident going into next season. Maybe we’re a bit better than we looked for 3/4ths of the season, but we’re probably not quite as good as the team that beat Florida, Auburn and UNC. Let’s not forget that those teams had losing records. Those teams also had some good wins, but they were very inconsistent.
The goal going forward should be to beat the teams we should and compete better against the SEC East teams behind Georgia. We still finished 5th in the East. Behind Kentucky, Tenn and Mizzou. Beating those teams would really put us on solid ground. Then to get to a level where we expect to beat those teams. Then you can confidently begin to predict the upward trajectory for this team. It’s all about competition, confidence and results.
I love what Beamer is doing right now. Delivering the goods with recruiting and working the transfer portal. Most of all, I like the fact that he is fighting to change the perception of the program and building a new culture.
There are always a few teams that get a perception boost from their bowl performance, and it looks we're one of those this year. I think there's genuine reason to be excited about the program right now, but there are plenty of teams who kill it in bowl season and then flop the following year, so we've gotta make sure perception is reality. I think Beamer has done a pretty good job so far of bucking the usual SC narratives, with the exception of the Clemson game, which remains baffling as all get out.
All gas, no brakes.
The Magician. He can make any team look exactly like Vanderbilt in 3-4 years tops. It will only set you back $40 Million.
hate to UK and Arky ahead of us in that same poll. we need to get to 5-1, before the bye week.
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he is up for nomination for the SC hall of fame & hasn't even hosted a Spring Bowl yet
He managed to get you ranked without lifting a finger.
Check out the CBS Sports Way Too Early...They have us at #22
www.cbssports.com
College football rankings: Alabama, Ohio State lead way-too-early top 25 ahead of 2022 season
Reigning champion Georgia will remain a top-five team entering next season
www.cbssports.com
But king, what if my wedge is on fire and my putter is magic?
(Ok, Please stay away from any comments about magic putters.)
There are days when they can save you and days when they can't.
This is my latest magic wand. https://www.harrytaylorgolf.com/products/405-dimple-series
N.C. State at #8 renders the whole thing suspect.
Very forgiving, especially in these winter conditions. I have the 56 and the 60, but only the 56 in the bag right now because I'm at the 14-club limit.
Any Gamecock from the ACC days has a long memory…
Articles written by journalists on a timeline are all suspect.
Idk about UT. Their offense matched up and down the field on our D. Agree about Kentucky and even Mizzu.
