Category: South Carolina

SEC Preview: Will The Great Arkansas Turnaround continue?

Although their fans will continue to be made fun of because of the above pic, last year was a turnaround for the Arkansas Razorbacks faithful. After the team installed Sam Pittman as its new coach and Barry Odom as defensive coordinator, the Pig Troupe went an encouraging 3-7 last year, and they were only completely blown out by the uberoffenses of Alabama (52-3) and Florida (63-5). They pulled off a great upset at Ole Miss, and had wins over Mississippi State and Tennessee, and they lost three games by under 5 points. This was a long way from the awfulness of Chad Morris, who was totally out of his depth in Fayetteville. So what will 2021 have in store for

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Can Vanderbilt erase the Hell of 2020?

Although the Sarah Fuller news made us all smile, last season was so bad for the Vanderbilt Commodores before the season with the transfers and opt-outs that the 0-9 season that happened seemed inevitable from Day 1, and it came true in an awful way. Several times they played like an episode of ‘300’, fighting monster schools valiantly with a roster of under 53, but still playing the games anyway. It was sad, and not even uplifting. In fact, it so awful that Vanderbilt fired its head coach Derek Mason, replacing him with Notre Dame assistant Clark Lea (Let’s not feel too sorry for Mason, who’s getting paid $1.5m at Auburn to be the new DC). So can they avoid

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Here’s who won the SEC QB Battles

Every SEC starting QB apart from Mississippi State has been named. Here’s an outline of what SEC head coaches have done. THE CERTAINTIES ALABAMA: BRYCE YOUNG. Young was named starter on 8/30. After coming to Tuscaloosa as one of the top QBs in the 2020 recruiting cycle, everyone has been excited about seeing this Californian prospect start. He has already been mentioned as having a Heisman chance. ARKANSAS: KJ JEFFERSON. Although there’s meant to be a quarterback battle in Fayetteville, Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman has been fawning over Jefferson’s play so much, that everyone else is obviously stepping back from the sophomore, now that Felipe Franks has gone to the NFL. AUBURN: BO NIX This is the year. Bo

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So who wins and loses the College Football Play-Off Expansion?

  The powers-that-be who runs the College Football Play-Off have recommended that the play-off be expanded from four to 12 teams. The bracket would include the six highest-ranked college football champions plus six teams as determined by the College Football Play-Off Committee, ostensibly giving the Committee even more power than they had when recommending four. We don’t know who would do the ranking for the other 6, but we can only hope it’s the AP. The SEC backed the idea (for very good reason because if it had been last year they would have seen four SEC teams get in (Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia and Florida), as did the other Power-5 conferences. The first round/play-in games for the Final 8

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2021 SEASON PREVIEW: Georgia’s building itself into a 2021 favorite

    If I’m a betting man, I make Georgia the favorite to win the SEC. Yes, there is the injury to George Pickens, its best wide receiver. OFFENSE But the Bulldogs have the most talented QB in the SEC (in experience, anyway) in JT Daniels, they still have a dynamite WR combo in Kearis Jackson and Jermaine Burton, and a filthy running back in Zamir White. The offensive line’s as stacked as you can get….and there are five-stars all over the field. Not only that, but Kirby Smart managed to get a ultra-talented former Clemson DB Derion Kendrick, and if Kendrick doesn’t repeat his behaviour at Clemson, where he was booted after police found him passed out in a

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A quick 20 gripes about the SEC

  I love the SEC. It’s got awesome players, awesome facilities, but there’s stuff that really, really pisses me off that I thinks important to moan about before the season. I would put this on my Twitter feed (@SECBlog, folks), but it’s long. And rambling. So here’s a quick 1 -20: Nick Saban: What a little prick he is. The guy wants everything his own way. Yes, he’s the most worshipped coach in college sports, but there’s no need to act like a dictator. Why doesn’t he just stop being an asshole to the press? And why can’t the journalist that he’s been such a d**khead to say: “Hey man. There’s no need to get so rude.” Yes, I get

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How Alabama and the SEC dominated the 2021 NFL Draft

Thanks to years of success, we knew there were going to be a lot of Alabama players taken the NFL Draft. We just didn’t know how successful it would be as part of the SEC’s record 65 total players drafted. Ten Alabama players were taken in all, including six in the first round (Jaylen Waddle, Patrick Surtain, DeVonta Smith, Mac Jones, Alex Leatherwood and Najee Harris), two in the second round (Landon Dickerson and Christian Barmore), and two more in the sixth round (Deonte Brown, Thomas Fletcher). Linebacker Dylan Moses was surprisingly undrafted but was quickly swallowed by the Jaguars, while TE Miller Forristall signed a deal with the Tennessee Titans. Even Carl Tucker – a TE who didn’t play

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Ranking the SEC’s non-conference match-ups

    Now the Spring Games are finished, it’s time to think about the schedules. We don’t know right now who is in the conference schedule, so we rank the games in order of what we’re excited about. I’m usually less-than-excited about games played on a neutral field, but this year, I’ll make an exception…. THE FANTASTIC  Georgia vs Clemson (September 4): This is going to be a monster. Both teams are expected to compete/ get into the play-off, and we can’t wait to see some of the best players in the country. Drool. Auburn at Penn State (September 18): Auburn play a Big Ten team in regular season play for the first time since 1931 (they played a 7-7

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Will the NCAA’s new rule affect SEC teams?

        The NCAA yesterday at their annual meeting said that – through all sports – that all athletes who transfer will be granted immediate eligibility for the season after they transfer, instead of having to wait a year. This means that SEC teams will be able to ‘add’ players at speed, rather than wait on the indecision of high school players who might or might not want to come to their campus. At the start, it’ll mean the rich get richer. Nick Saban – speaking before Alabama’s Spring Practice Day – said: “We have thought about a strategy that we’re going to use,” Saban said. “You’ve heard me speak about this before, but now that it is

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The SEC: Why you should root for each team

Hello, Mr New SEC fan. You’re looking for a team to root for, and here at the SEC Football Blog we’d like to give a guide. For the record, all of our fanbases get loaded and cook good food before a game on a Saturday. Our fans are obnoxious and quasi-respectful. Our stadiums are monstrous theaters, and our players are generally pretty great. Know this: The school you root for will probably get into trouble with the NCAA – college football’s governing body – at some point, and you’ll try and deny that your guys pay players. It’s not true. They do. Oh, and don’t talk to people about politics, and y’all will be fine. Enjoy your Saturdays in the

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