Thursday Night's Random Thoughts: SEC Football Talk, Teams, and Players

This position is not the only concern for SC fans, the big O-line was not a tremendous help last season either.

This is a great group of very good SEC talent but they must learn not one player can carry this team. Garcia can't do it without the line and the line can't do anything with out a good QB.

If the big uglies don't improve it will not matter who is running this team, Garcia or not.

So overall I think the Gamecocks will settle for another down season and look to rebuild, at least we will get to see Steve throw his hat a few more times.

Auburn: QB battle

With the arrival of their new head coach, Gene Chizik, the Tigers will be on the hunt this year for some of the spotlight in the SEC.

The Tigers have some great talent in Kodi Burns, although he did have a major struggle throwing the ball last season, only completing two touchdowns through the air.

Burns did show his great ability to run the ball; he will be a threat, if he has improved his passing game this offseason.

Burns might have a good challenge for the starting spot in the fall with Neil Caudle not to far behind. Neil had a very solid spring game and turned some heads in during that practice.

Look for Chizik to instill some great values in this team, and if they buy into what he is motivating them with, then this team could be on the verge of exploding in '09.

Arkansas: Where to now?

Last season was an...ah...okay year for Razorback fans, I guess you could say; not a rebuilding season but not a great one either.

With Bobby Petrino in charge came a lot of change for this team. When you think Petrino you might think offense and that's what he brought to this team in '08. But unlike Nutt, Petrino brought the whole 90 yards from run game to pass game.

Nutt, being a run-first type coach, he based the Arkansas offense off of their ability to run the ball. When Petrino arrived this all changed and Casey Dick and the Razorbacks finished second in the SEC behind Georgia in passing.

They also found a great speedy back who was not afraid to take a lick in Michael Smith. Smith will be hang around for '09 and probably carry the rock more than he did in '08.

The Pigs also have Michigan State transfer Ryan Mallet, who is said to have all the great tools of a well-rounded quarterback in the SEC. Ryan also has the potential to be one of the best signal callers in the SEC.

The only question I have for this guy is, are you ready for the aggressive, physical style of defense the SEC has to offer?

Vanderbilt: Should they even be in the NCAA?

I have pondered this question my entire life as a college sports fan...I often find my self asking other people what do you think about that team Vanderbilt? Most of the time the time they reply with "Well, they are a okay team."

This tells me one of two things. They either don't know they are even a college football team or either they amount to nothing in the college football world.

I myself think Vanderbilt is a great team, because when Alabama plays them I go ahead and put down a big W beside that game.

But for real, do they even recruit the kind of talent you HAVE to have in order to make a serious run for a SEC title, or do they just have a team for looks?

I know, I know they did beat Auburn last season but what does that tell you? I personally think that if you are not in the game to win it all, then you might as well sit back down.

I mean come on Vanderbilt get with the program, either play the game or hang it up. This is a topic I would like to hear some feedback on, does this team even amount to JSU or Tulane?

Well that will wrap it up for the all of a sudden random thoughts for Thursday.

Keep checking out my page I have a few more topics I look to include in my next article on a few more interesting subjects and teams next week some time.

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