Tim Brando's Top 10

[selmaborntidefan]

OK, let's take a look at it:


1. Louisville
I assume he's got them going undefeated, right?

Louisville had a powder puff schedule in 2012 and still lost twice, including once to 5-7 UConn.

2. Ohio State

This might be the worst pick of all - not that the Buckeyes aren't talented, not that Meyer isn't a great coach, but what are the odds of the Buckeyes going UNDEFEATED for a second straight year? Last year their schedule was not all that tough. This year they go TO Cal and TO Michigan.

If he's saying they get here with one loss, this is not a bad pick. It's just hard to believe they (or anyone) is going to finish two straight regular seasons unbeaten. (Alabama's odds are higher because we've lost a game each of the last three years - late).


3. Texas A&M

Not a bad pick. But he's got them not even winning the West. So that means since he DOES have them beating Alabama they will lose TWICE - I'm guessing at Ole Miss and at LSU. Yet he also thinks they'll be number three?

4. Stanford

OK. So Stanford is apparently going to lose one, too? After all, if Stanford is unbeaten and so is Ohio State then Louisville will be left out in the cold. So who is going to beat Stanford? Probably Oregon?

5. Georgia

So UGA is going to win the SEC but have two losses. That means they have to lose TWICE prior to the SECCG. Their schedule is front heavy - they open with consecutive games against Clemson and SCar. They have LSU on 9/28. Two-loss UGA is indeed possible, but they might have three before they hit October, too.


6. Clemson

So who wins the Clemson-UGA game? And if they both have two losses does this mean he thinks UGA beats Clemson - because why in the world do you rate the loser higher if their record is the same?

7. Alabama

When your own co-host who is no Bama fan (Netherton) tells you that they're too low, you know this is nuts.

8. Oklahoma State

Good old Iowa State gonna beat the Pokes?

9. Oregon


10. Oklahoma

Not a bad choice. Note that the way he has this, Notre Dame already has losses to OU and Stanford.


To be fair, his Top Ten is not really all that bad - if he switched Louisville and Alabama, it would be hard to argue.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

OK, let's take a look at it:


1. Louisville
I assume he's got them going undefeated, right?

Louisville had a powder puff schedule in 2012 and still lost twice, including once to 5-7 UConn.

2. Ohio State

This might be the worst pick of all - not that the Buckeyes aren't talented, not that Meyer isn't a great coach, but what are the odds of the Buckeyes going UNDEFEATED for a second straight year? Last year their schedule was not all that tough. This year they go TO Cal and TO Michigan.

If he's saying they get here with one loss, this is not a bad pick. It's just hard to believe they (or anyone) is going to finish two straight regular seasons unbeaten. (Alabama's odds are higher because we've lost a game each of the last three years - late).


3. Texas A&M

Not a bad pick. But he's got them not even winning the West. So that means since he DOES have them beating Alabama they will lose TWICE - I'm guessing at Ole Miss and at LSU. Yet he also thinks they'll be number three?

4. Stanford

OK. So Stanford is apparently going to lose one, too? After all, if Stanford is unbeaten and so is Ohio State then Louisville will be left out in the cold. So who is going to beat Stanford? Probably Oregon?

5. Georgia

So UGA is going to win the SEC but have two losses. That means they have to lose TWICE prior to the SECCG. Their schedule is front heavy - they open with consecutive games against Clemson and SCar. They have LSU on 9/28. Two-loss UGA is indeed possible, but they might have three before they hit October, too.


6. Clemson

So who wins the Clemson-UGA game? And if they both have two losses does this mean he thinks UGA beats Clemson - because why in the world do you rate the loser higher if their record is the same?

7. Alabama

When your own co-host who is no Bama fan (Netherton) tells you that they're too low, you know this is nuts.

8. Oklahoma State

Good old Iowa State gonna beat the Pokes?

9. Oregon


10. Oklahoma

Not a bad choice. Note that the way he has this, Notre Dame already has losses to OU and Stanford.


To be fair, his Top Ten is not really all that bad - if he switched Louisville and Alabama, it would be hard to argue.

You've got it. But with him having Bama too low means all logic is out the door.
I still can't believe he has Bama that low. I'm still waiting on where his LSU Tigers land.

 

[CullmanTide]

OK, let's take a look at it:


1. Louisville
I assume he's got them going undefeated, right?

Louisville had a powder puff schedule in 2012 and still lost twice, including once to 5-7 UConn.

2. Ohio State

This might be the worst pick of all - not that the Buckeyes aren't talented, not that Meyer isn't a great coach, but what are the odds of the Buckeyes going UNDEFEATED for a second straight year? Last year their schedule was not all that tough. This year they go TO Cal and TO Michigan.

If he's saying they get here with one loss, this is not a bad pick. It's just hard to believe they (or anyone) is going to finish two straight regular seasons unbeaten. (Alabama's odds are higher because we've lost a game each of the last three years - late).


3. Texas A&M

Not a bad pick. But he's got them not even winning the West. So that means since he DOES have them beating Alabama they will lose TWICE - I'm guessing at Ole Miss and at LSU. Yet he also thinks they'll be number three?

4. Stanford

OK. So Stanford is apparently going to lose one, too? After all, if Stanford is unbeaten and so is Ohio State then Louisville will be left out in the cold. So who is going to beat Stanford? Probably Oregon?

5. Georgia

So UGA is going to win the SEC but have two losses. That means they have to lose TWICE prior to the SECCG. Their schedule is front heavy - they open with consecutive games against Clemson and SCar. They have LSU on 9/28. Two-loss UGA is indeed possible, but they might have three before they hit October, too.


6. Clemson

So who wins the Clemson-UGA game? And if they both have two losses does this mean he thinks UGA beats Clemson - because why in the world do you rate the loser higher if their record is the same?

7. Alabama

When your own co-host who is no Bama fan (Netherton) tells you that they're too low, you know this is nuts.

8. Oklahoma State

Good old Iowa State gonna beat the Pokes?

9. Oregon


10. Oklahoma

Not a bad choice. Note that the way he has this, Notre Dame already has losses to OU and Stanford.


To be fair, his Top Ten is not really all that bad - if he switched Louisville and Alabama, it would be hard to argue.

You figured out what he did there. He made out a top ten and switched Bama with a BCS buster just to rile us up. He hates us so much he forgot to add LSU.

 

[TiderJack]

In fairness, if the teams that comprise the 'heavy top' play each other, it stands to reason that they would have some losses.....BAMA, lsu, uga, aTm, etc....

The SEC has been top heavy for the last 4-5 years and don't recall a SEC championship game with either team with 2 losses.

 

[tattooguy21]

This guy is to sports analyst what Jon Stewart is to news.

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[BamaSully]

My $.02.

I do think the SEC has become more top-heavy in recent years. I used to brag about the balanced depth top-to-bottom versus the wannabe conferences who were usually top-heavy. However during this national championship monopoly run, it is hard to argue that there is a noticeable separation between the haves and have-nots. The difference is, when the B1G, PAC10 and BIG12 were top heavy, they had one or two dominant teams that were so far ahead of the rest of the conference that simply playing their conference schedule made their strength of schedule terrible.

What we have now are 6 dominant teams, then 2-to-4 that are usually really good, then the rest are average at best. So the phrase top-heavy does at least loosely apply, and it does stand to reason that those 6 dominant teams could all have 2 or more losses and still be no less "dominant", simply because they have to play each other.

I am NOT saying I agree with Tim Brando. I am saying however that it is nothing short of amazing that any team in the SEC has managed to be in the top two and qualify for the title game for the last seven years given the level of competition within those top 6 teams. Therefore it is a very real possibility that we will have 3 or 4 two-loss teams ranked in the top 10 at season's end and shut out of the national title game in favor of someone who doesn't play a single tough team (OSU, UL, etc).

I don't like the guy but it is actually refreshing when someone isn't afraid to go out on a limb and make a real prediction. Maybe all of his logic doesn't quite add up, but he is basically just saying the SEC will finally beat itself up (which is a legit concern for me each season in spite of what has happened the last 7 years) which would in fact mean that someone else would benefit from it and end up playing in the title game. Well if that does happen, then who else would have an easier path than OSU and UL???

Just saying

 

[selmaborntidefan]

The SEC has been top heavy for the last 4-5 years and don't recall a SEC championship game with either team with 2 losses.

S Carolina was a three-loss team in 2010.

 

[CullmanTide]

The SEC has been top heavy for the last 4-5 years and don't recall a SEC championship game with either team with 2 losses.

S Carolina was a three-loss team in 2010.

In '07 LSU Lost to both Kentucky and Arkansas in triple overtime, beat the Vols in the SEC title game and backed into the BCS national championship.

 

[TiderJack]

In '07 LSU Lost to both Kentucky and Arkansas in triple overtime, beat the Vols in the SEC title game and backed into the BCS national championship.

I said last 4-5 years but Selma is right with SCar. However, I still contend my overall point is valid.

'08 - #1 12-0 vs #2 11-1
'09 - #1 12-0 vs #2 12-0
'10 - #1 12-0 vs ? 9-3
'11 - #1 12-0 vs #3 11-1
'12 - #2 11-1 vs #3 11-1.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

You figured out what he did there. He made out a top ten and switched Bama with a BCS buster just to rile us up. He hates us so much he forgot to add LSU.

Not the first time he's done something with the objective of riling up Bama fans. He's been doing it for years. Part of the pleasure I drive from our multiple recent championships is knowing what it does to Brando's innards...

 

[Perrett4Bama]

Bless his heart.........

 

[TommyMac]

Back in 08 (before the season) he was on the Finebaum show and was ridiculing Bama fans who were predicting 8 to 10 wins. He said we would be about .500 and said that if we would look at the schedule there was no way we could realistically see 8 wins there with what we had coming back. He said he be back on the show to accept all the apologies he would have coming.

Of course we went 12-0 and barely lost to Florida in the SECCG. He's been a Bama hater ever since.

 

[IH8Orange]

CBS SEC football has their own adaptation of the Three Stooges:

Verne Lundquist (Curley) - the clumsy stooge who is likeable
Gary Danielson (Moe) - the know-it-all who continually pokes Curley
Tim Brando (Larry) - the dull-witted and forgettable stooge

 

[JIB]

UGA had two losses in 2011 when they played LSU. They lose their first two games - Boose State and South Carolina.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

This is one guy that really gets to us.

 

[deliveryman35]

He will never admit it, but Brando also hates Saban and that he left LSU. He knows deep down that the table is now set for us to dominate the SEC for the foreseeable future and it absolutely burns him up that it is not his LSU tigers with Nick Saban in a purple shirt on the sidelines instead. The jealousy and hate just oozes out of him. Message to Timmy B.--GET OVER IT!

 

[Nolan]

Louisville number one?

It's a joke of a list.

Get a life, Brando.

 

[dave12]

Wow. Brando's anti Bama and SEC is ridiculous. I know we will all see Bama at #7 is outrageous but not having a SEC team in his top 4 and only 2 in his top 10 shows he knows absolutely nothing about college football. If I knew as little about my job as he does I would not have one.

Edit: I missed A&M at #3 but he is still an idiot.

I agree with you 100%


RTR:biga2:

 

[ALA2262]

There seems to be a lot of confusion as to how he arrived at his Top 10. Here is my take on the Top 7. I am not even going to bother with the O's at the end.

1. Louisville 14-0 wins close game over tOSU in BCS NCG
2. Ohio State 13-1 see above
3. Texas A&M 11-2 loses at Ole Miss & at LSU
4. Stanford 12-2 loses to ATM in Rose Bowl
5. Georgia 12-2 opens 0-2 finishes 12-0 *
6. Clemson 12-2 wins ? Bowl over Bama *
7. Alabama 11-3 loses to ATM, UGA , and Clemson


* Although Clemson beat UGA, they lose late and fall behind them in standings. Happens all the time.

Edit: He is so hell bent to get Bama to 3 losses, I think he has 3 SEC teams in BCS Bowls. The only way that happens is if two Non-Champions are in the BCS NCG.

IOW, he knows that the only way for Bama to finish 7th is to play and lose to 3 of the 6 in front of them. All of them are going to be in BCS Bowls.

 

[bamabryan]

Brando is the epitome of a Bama hater. I wouldn't even waste my time reading what he has to say. He's a moron.