Every Thursday on The SEC Blog, we will feature questions from the Bleacher Report inbox, Twitter and email at bsallee@bleacherreport.com. 

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The perception is out there that Texas A&M is all "sizzle" and no "steak," but I'm firmly in the A&M camp this season.

Do the Aggies deserve to be in the preseason national title discussion? Of course.

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First-year head coach Gus Malzahn's motto heading into the 2013 season is that it's "a new day" at Auburn.

That new day features two returning quarterbacks—Kiehl Frazier and Jonathan Wallace—who didn't do an awful lot to inspire confidence last year and didn't separate from each other this spring. Because of that, Nick Marshall will have a shot to win the starting job once he enrolls in June.

Marshall, a 6'2", 190-pound dual-threat quarterback who played defensive back at Georgia in 2011, was dismissed from the program in February 2012 for a violation of team rules.

According to ESPN.com, Marshall and another teammate were involved in the theft of money.

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Election season is typically the time where campaigning reaches an all-time high. But for SEC head coaches, the time to campaign for the future of the SEC's scheduling format is now.

The conference is expected to adopt a long-term scheduling format next week during the annual SEC spring meetings in Destin, Fla. That format could include the addition of a ninth conference game and/or the elimination of permanent cross-division rivalries.

LSU head coach Les Miles made waves after spring practice, when he voiced his displeasure for permanent cross-division rivalries within the SEC's 6-1-1 scheduling format. But he wasn't done.

Miles appeared on the Tim Brando Show on Sirius/XM radio and CBS Sports Network on Wednesday, where he made his case for the future scheduling format of the SEC.

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You don't want to get on Florida head coach Will Muschamp's bad side.

The man with the ultra-terrifying stare first became an Internet celebrity when microphones caught him cursing while he was the defensive coordinator for Auburn in 2007, and his intense demeanor hasn't diminished now that he's the head coach at Florida.

During his first two seasons in Gainesville, Muschamp has lost it quite a few times, including after a fumbled punt in 2011 against Auburn, in the 2012 World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party when he stared down tight end Clay Burton and in Florida's 2013 Sugar Bowl loss to Louisville.

Florida is capitalizing on Muschamp's intensity.

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"Johnny Manziel is out of control."

That's the cry coming from Manziel's critics after the reigning Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies has gone on a world tour this offseason that has taken him to NBA games, the Super Bowl, Mardis Gras, Cabo San Lucas, Pebble Beach and San Diego—all while taking online classes.

Not only is that alarmist hyperbole, it's also factually inaccurate.

We learned on Monday that Manziel is very much in control.

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You can't coach experience, but that won't be an issue at quarterback in the SEC this season, as 11 of the 14 teams return a quarterback or quarterbacks who started the majority of the 2012 season.

That group is headlined by reigning Heisman Trophy-winner Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M, Aaron Murray at Georgia and two-time BCS National Champion AJ McCarron at Alabama.

Manziel has the sizzle. He was a permanent fixture on highlight reels last season thanks to his 1,410 rushing yards; but he was also marvelously efficient, completing 68 percent of his passes for 3,706 yards and 26 touchdowns. 

Murray set the single-season Georgia record with 35 touchdowns passes in 2011, and then broke his own record with 36 last season. Not only has he performed like an All-SEC player in each of the last two seasons, he has virtually his entire supporting cast back in 2013. Not only can he draw on his own experience, but he can draw on it with the same pieces in place.

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Every season in the SEC, players like T.J. Yeldon, Todd Gurley and Amari Cooper emerge as legitimate threats. In 2012, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel took it to the next level, becoming the first red-shirt freshman to take home the Heisman Trophy.

With seven SEC teams in the Top 13 of the final 247Sports.com composite rankings, and many more potential studs taking red-shirts last season, 2013 should see many new faces emerge as SEC stars.

Who are the top five impact freshmen in the SEC in 2013? SEC lead writer Barrett Sallee breaks it down in this edition of "Full Ride."

Highlights courtesy of Prepforce.com

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With six early entrants to the NFL draft gone from last year's defense, there's a lot of pressure on LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger and first-year offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.

While they will soak up most of the preseason spotlight, LSU's success or failure this season may be riding on the shoulders of the Tigers' wide receivers

Despite finishing 11th in the SEC in passing offense last season with 200.5 yards per game, the team's talented and experienced wide receiving corps—highlighted by Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry and Kadron Boone—has the ability to kick-start the offense and prevent the Tigers from having a true rebuilding season.

While Mettenberger takes a lot of grief for LSU's passing woes, it's not all on him. His wide receivers have room for improvement.

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