2009: Another Strong Season For The SEC

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Only four months until the college football season starts so its the perfect time to preview the upcoming schedule.  I chose the SEC to start because I believe in my heart of hearts that the SEC is the best and most competitive conference.  No disrespect to any other conference intended.

I think Florida will be the national champion next season based on 3 things. 

#1  They will have more team speed than anyone else in the nation. 

#2  Florida's defense will be dominant. 

#3  Florida is the only team with Tim Tebow playing quarterback for them.  As an Alabama fan, its hard to say this but Tebow is the best player in all of college football and he willed UF to a victory of Bama in the SEC championship and a victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl to win a national title.

With that said, Let's take a look at the full schedule courtesy of ESPN.com and my predictions for 2009:

SEC EAST

FLORIDA 11-1 (7-1)

September 5 Charleston Southern, W 
September 12 Troy, W
September 19 Tennessee, W
September 26 at Kentucky, W 
October 10 at LSU  8:00 PM ET, L
October 17 Arkansas, W 
October 24 at Mississippi State, W 
October 31 vs. Georgia*, W
November 7 Vanderbilt, W 
November 14 at South Carolina, W 
November 21 Florida International, W 
November 28 Florida State, W 

GEORGIA 10-2 (6-2)

September 5 at Oklahoma State, W 
September 12 South Carolina, W
September 19 at Arkansas, W
September 26 Arizona State, W
October 3 LSU, W 
October 10 at Tennessee, L
October 17 at Vanderbilt, W
October 31 vs. Florida*, L 
November 7 Tennessee Tech, W 
November 14 Auburn, W
November 21 Kentucky, W
November 28 at Georgia Tech, W

TENNESSEE  7-5 (4-4)

September 5 Western Kentucky, W
September 12 UCLA, L
September 19 at Florida, L
September 26 Ohio, W
October 3 Auburn, W
October 10 Georgia, W
October 24 at Alabama, L
October 31 South Carolina, W
November 7 Memphis, W 
November 14 at Mississippi, L
November 21 Vanderbilt, W
November 28 at Kentucky, L

KENTUCKY 7-5 (3-5)

September 5 at Miami (OH), W
September 19 Louisville, W
September 26 Florida, L
October 3 Alabama, L
October 10 at South Carolina, L
October 17 at Auburn, L
October 24 Louisiana-Monroe, W
October 31 Mississippi State, W
November 7 Eastern Kentucky, W
November 14 at Vanderbilt, W
November 21 at Georgia, L 
November 28 Tennessee, W

SOUTH CAROLINA 5-7 (2-6)

September 3 at North Carolina State, W
September 12 at Georgia, L
September 19 Florida Atlantic, W
September 24 Mississippi  7:30, L
October 3 South Carolina State, W
October 10 Kentucky, W
October 17 at Alabama, L 
October 24 Vanderbilt, W 
October 31 at Tennessee, L 
November 7 at Arkansas, L
November 14 Florida, L
November 28 Clemson, L

VANDERBILT 4-8 (1-7)

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