The SEC is college football’s most exciting conference. 2007 was a vintage year for all fans of good ol’ Southern football, climaxed by a great SEC Championship game involving LSU—who went to become National Champs—and Tennessee.
This year all the talk has been about Florida, Georgia, and the Tigers of Auburn and Louisiana State University.
THE FAVORITES
Florida
Tim Tebow is quite simply Superman in the state of Florida. He can do no wrong. With Percy Harvin back after injury, the Gators are going to have speed and a more experienced defense—something that they lacked in the 2007-08 season. Although there may be worries about a clash with Georgia at Jacksonville and an always-anticipated trip to Neyland to face Tennessee, don’t be surprised if the Gators once again lift the SEC crown and possibly go to the title game with one loss.
Georgia
Strange that I should be saying this about a team that’s in the same division as Florida, but if Florida’s not going to win the SEC East, then pen (in red and black) the Bulldogs in for the SEC Title Game. Knowshon Moreno is a brilliant running back, and Kirk Herbstreit is very bullish on Matt Stafford. After his performances last year, so are we.
LSU
The National Champs haven’t had a great offseason in 2008. Ryan Perrilloux should have been the new quarterback, but he was canned by the Tigers after getting arrested. Les Miles' "Will he go to Michigan? Won’t he?" scenario is thankfully over, but no one knows if LSU can really recover from the loss of not only Perilloux, but also Dorsey, Doucet, Hester, and Flynn.
Auburn
Like LSU, Auburn is going to have to bet on a new quarterback. Sometimes-brilliant quarterback Brandon Cox graduated. Is Kodi Burns great? He didn’t start too shabbily against Clemson in the Tigers’ Jan. 1 bowl win, with a seven-yard overtime run, but can he cope with the likes of Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and LSU—all of whom are on the schedule this year?
THE OUTSIDERS
Alabama
If there’s any side who proved to me that you should never take them for granted, it’s Alabama. They brought LSU and Georgia to the hilt in 2007 but couldn’t win. They were meant to beat Louisiana-Monroe into a cocked hat, but didn’t. Nick Saban’s got a good, young team, and it’s okay to be excited about them. We can’t wait for the ‘Bama vs. LSU showdown on Nov. 8 and the annual clash with Auburn. Should be fun.
Tennessee
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Alex Ferguson 11 months ago
Can someone edit this please??
Sorry - i can't seem to do it myself - what's gone wrong??
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Paul Augustin, Jr. 11 months ago
Alex, I edited it. Read over it and see if the changes are alright. I don't know what this sentence means, "Like LSU, Auburn are going to have to bed in a new quarterback," so I didn't edit it. When you fix it, change the verb from "are" to "is."
I also don't know what, "Mark May on ESPN’s a fan," means. If "a fan" is a segment on ESPN, put it in CAPS. Also, put a comma after Mark May.
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Justin Goar 11 months ago
"Ryan Perrilloux should have been the new quarterback, but he was canned by the Tigers after getting arrested."
Not arrested, he broke a team rule, then he was canned.
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Quantumt 11 months ago
alex, i edited the article for you. everything is fine now!
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