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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Whiners and losers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m torn in deciding who to root against (I can’t really cheer for either team) in Saturday’s SEC championship.
My first inclination usually is to pull for Phil Fulmer and the Vols to lose just because … they’re Phil Fulmer and the Vols.
But LSU coach Les Miles and his griping about how the winner of the SEC championship game (which he naturally assumes will be his Tigers) should be the highest ranked conference team in the BCS standings, rather than the Georgia Bulldogs, has gotten more than a bit tiresome this week.
Up to now, Miles was in that group of SEC coaches I didn’t really feel strongly about one way or the other. As opposed to Fulmer, who’s long been my second least-favorite SEC head coach, after that smart-alecky creep over at South Carolina. I still don’t like Fulmer much, but at least he’s done what he’s done with his own players. Miles is still basically winning with a lot of Nick Saban’s players.
So, looking at what’s in the Dawgs’ best interests, I guess I’m hoping LSU loses in the Dome, because the Vols are far enough back in the rankings and are a three-loss team, so it would be virtually impossible for them to leapfrog Georgia in the BCS. LSU, on the other hand, might do just that if they had an extremely convincing win over the Vols.
Of course, barring the same unlikely scenario that would put No. 4 UGA into the national championship game, LSU moving to the head of the SEC class in the rankings really would accomplish nothing other than giving Miles bragging rights. Unless they’re in the national championship game, the SEC champs must go to the Sugar Bowl. So all that LSU moving ahead of Georgia might do is to possibly mess with the conference (i.e. Georgia) getting a second BCS bid.
Fortunately, the fact that Georgia finished strongly and impressed a lot of folks voting in the polls with their scoring potential, coupled with the BCS seeming inclined to have a second SEC team in the mix, probably means a Rose, Fiesta or Orange bid for Georgia either way.
Still, since LSU lost late, Georgia didn’t, and Miles is such a whiner, I really don’t want to see his team ranked ahead of the Dawgs, championship or not.
LSU had their shot at No. 1 in the BCS this season. Twice. And lost it. Twice. So shut up, Les.
