ESPN 2017 power rankings ...SMH

[msugolf]

Is ESPN on the verge of becoming irrelevant in the sports industry? Seriously, their knowledge, research and quality reporting has gone the way of other media outlets...just plain lazy. Anyways, here's their early 2017 power rankings. Take a look if you want to hurt your brain.
http://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_...urn-top-the-too-early-2017-sec-power-rankings

 

[dickiedawg]

I love how Patterson "has a chance to be the best qb in the SEC" while Nick Fitzgerald, who led the conference in all-purpose yards and very nearly set the season record, is "a solid qb".

I can't really blame anyone for ranking us that low, though. Our defense was spectacularly bad this year, and while we think it will improve with a new D.C. and our second year in the 3-4 and a transfusion of juco talent, there's no real reason for ESPN to assume that.

 

[Philly Dawg]

There is no reason for ESPN to assume about 75% of the things they say in that article.

 

[mcdawg22]

What are you talking about? Don't you know we are losing our best player Richie Brown to the NFL draft!

 

[patdog]

There's no reason for ESPN to assume Patterson has a chance to be the best QB in the SEC next year either. You've got the SEC player of the year and the total offense and TD leader coming back at that position.

 

[engie]

all they do is look at starters lost. From that glance, we lose 5 of our front 7 off a terrible defense. They will pick us a lot higher in 2018 because Rankin is the only player in the trenches on either side that we stand to lose

 

[tatedog]

Well of course we are the worst team in the west, aren't we always under Mullen?**

 

[tatedog]

There's no reason for ESPN to assume Patterson has a chance to be the best QB in the SEC next year either. You've got the SEC player of the year and the total offense and TD leader coming back at that position.

Didn't you see his inspired comeback against perennial powerhouse Texas A&M and his ...well he had an inspired comeback against perennial powerhouse Texas A&M.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Does anybody think bama will lose a step next year? Aren't they losing like 10 -12 starters next year? I also think sark will suck.

 

[kired]

Don't you know we are losing our best player Richie Brown to the NFL draft!

Can't believe Mullen couldn't talk him into coming back for his 6th year.

 

[HaleStater]

Is ESPN on the verge of becoming irrelevant in the sports industry? Seriously, their knowledge, research and quality reporting has gone the way of other media outlets...just plain lazy. Anyways, here's their early 2017 power rankings. Take a look if you want to hurt your brain.
http://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_...urn-top-the-too-early-2017-sec-power-rankings

Hahaha Richie Brown was our best player? Hahaha um ok... the best thing he did all year was a pass interference that didn't get called against Miami of Ohio at the end of the game.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

No, because they rate TENN high and say they lose literally everyone. Arkansas for some reason continues to get the benefit of the doubt and they always fall below expectations. They too lose a lot of people, but have a RB and QB back, so they say they will be good.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

If we ain't used to this by now hell we never will be