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Week 6 of the college football season knocked the SEC down a peg as three of the conference’s top-10 teams lost in a humbling Saturday of action for a proud league. Alabama was stunned by Vanderbilt, Tennessee squandered a second-half lead at Arkansas and Missouri looked inept against Texas A&M.
The wreckage left Texas standing above the heap in the league as the Longhorns were spared from the day’s carnage with a bye week. A couple of Big Ten teams also fell victim to the chaos as No. 10 Michigan and No. 11 USC each fell to unranked teams as well.
In total, five of the top-11 teams in the Week 6 AP Top 25 poll lost. Is it time to press the panic button on all of them? While the expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 provides teams with more margin for error, there were some deeply concerning signs.
Where should fans of each of the highly ranked teams that lost be on the panic meter? Here, we break down the causes for concern on a scale of 1-10.
Alabama
Trust the Crimson Tide to get it right
Panic meter: 4
Result: 40-35 loss at Vanderbilt
Given the wildly unexpected nature of the Vanderbilt loss, some Alabama fans may be panicking. But this team has enough elite talent and a good enough coach to overcome an embarrassing blunder and reach the College Football Playoff. Alabama already has a win over Georgia in the bag, and you best believe that will count for a lot come CFP selection day on Sunday, Dec. 8. There are defensive concerns that need to be addressed after Vandy quarterback Diego Pavia wreaked havoc, but the Crimson Tide can still take another loss without having to stress about whether or not they’ll be in the playoff. First-year coach Kalen DeBoer owns a 108-13 career record as a head coach, and he’ll keep this thing…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2024-10-06 16:35:53
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