Based on the FEI, Georgia Ranked 51st

We all know the Georgia Bulldogs are not a very good team right now. The record speaks for itself. Do you want to know just how bad they are?

No need for you to break out the ole spreadsheet. The guys over at Football Outsiders list some very "Innovative Statistics" and have done the number crunching for us.

Georgia comes in at 51st. That is just plain awful, but not as bad as our rankings in penalties/game, yards/game, turnovers, total offense, scoring offense, total defense and scoring defense. So cheer up Dawg Nation, things are not as bad as they look, on paper at least.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | FEI COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS 2009

The Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI) considers each of the nearly 20,000 possessions every season in major college football. All drives are filtered to eliminate first-half clock-kills and end-of-game garbage drives and scores. A scoring rate analysis of the remaining possessions then determines the baseline possession efficiency expectations against which each team is measured. A team is rewarded for playing well against good teams, win or lose, and is punished more severely for playing poorly against bad teams than it is rewarded for playing well against bad teams.

Georgia Bulldogs Rankings are Rank

The Georgia Bulldogs are not in the top 25 polls. In fact, the Dawgs are not in the top 25 of anything positive. RSD over at Sic'em Dawgs has some quantitative data on just how the Dawgs really stack up.

Gametime: Tennessee Tech at Georgia

Controversy is swirling around the Georgia program after a 4-4 start and big losses to Tennessee (45-19) and Florida (41-17). Hopefully, the Dawgs can put the pieces together and win at least 2 of their 4 remaining games to become bowl eligible.

Inside the numbers:

* Mark Richt’s overall non-conference record is 35-4.
* Georgia is ranked 118 out of 120 schools in penalties allowed per game.
* Georgia is ranked 115 in penalty yards per game.
* Georgia is ranked 119 schools in turnover margin.
* Georgia is ranked 97 in total offense.
* Georgia is ranked 73 in scoring offense.
* Georgia is ranked 68 in total defense.
* Georgia is ranked 89 in scoring defense.

DAWGSBUI Breathalyser, Vol 1, Edition 2

Without further adu, we bring you the second edition of the BUI Breathalyser. A ranking of SEC teams based purely on performance.  No potential or talent considerations are given. This is just a simple ranking based upon performance to date. The quality of opponent is only taken into consideration to break "ties". When everybody else is 1-0 and you are 0-1, you fall to the bottom.

Thus, I have UGA as the highest ranked one loss team.

1. Florida (2)
   
2. Alabama (1)
   
3. Ole Miss (3)
   
4. Arkansas (4)
   
5. LSU (5)
   
6. Auburn (11)
7. Kentucky (7)
   
8. Georgia (12)
9. Carolina (10)
10. Tennessee (6)
11. Vandy (9)
12. Miss State (8)

DAWGSBUI Breathalyser, Vol 1, Edition 1

Without further adu, we bring you the first edition of the BUI Breathalyser. A ranking of SEC teams based purely on performance.  No potential or talent considerations are given. This is just a simple ranking based upon performance to date. The quality of opponent is only taken into consideration to break "ties". When everybody else is 1-0 and you are 0-1, you fall to the bottom.

If Alabama and Florida were to play tomorrow, I have no idea who would win. But I value Alabama's win over VaTech far more than I do Florida's dismantling of Charleston Southern. Perhaps Washington will turn out to be a much improved team, but for now I have to assume LSU played down, way down, to an inferior opponent.

Just a hunch, but I am guessing Mark Richt is not Damon's biggest fan.

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Ole Miss
4. Arkansas
5. LSU
6. Tennessee
7. Kentucky
8. Miss State
9. Vandy
10. Carolina
11. Auburn
12. Georgia