“You’re not an eagle, you’re a tiger.” Well, I hate to break it to you Mark, but you’re not a tide, you’re an elephant. Or is it the other way around? Either way it’s ridiculous.
- News Analyst: What if they (LSU) put 9 players in the box on you?
- Alabama's Offensive Coordinator: That's why we have a really good punter.
Greatest catch of all time.
My original selection was LSU, but I don’t know if I can follow through with that. Let me just explain exactly how BAD the SEC looks this year. Even in the stronger west, there’s the inconsistent Arkansas, the overrated Auburn and Mississippi State, and Ole Miss, which I don’t even know what say about. But as bad as they look, the East is in shambles. Georgia might do okay, but lets not forget how they looked against UCF last year. They don’t even have AJ Green so look out. South Carolina might be okay, and maybe Florida, but who knows. This will be the year without an SEC champion.
Moving on from the rant… Alabama is ranked #2, which I think is slightly overrated. I would put them around 5 just because of them starting a new QB. Once I see him though, I would move them up in the ranks if he were to perform well. That all being said, Alabama will win the West, which looks so much stronger than the East. Look for Arkansas to give people problems and don’t completely write off Auburn despite how many starters they lost.
To the East. V-O-L-S go VOLS go! Tennessee will win the East. They’re under the radar. There’s no pressure on them. Dooley is one heck of a coach. This is their one chance for many years to come to win the East. It all depends on Tyler Bray’s mentality. Oh, and it’s going to be a ROUGH schedule. They host Georgia, then LSU, go to Alabama, then host South Carolina. Two weeks later they visit Arkansas. But again, they’re under no pressure, and if they take out LSU, which they will be very inspired in that game because of last year. They can afford a loss to either Alabama or South Carolina, but not both, and preferably Alabama. We’ll see. I’m being bold here, okay.
I do think that Alabama will get it done in the SEC title game. There’s just so much talent everywhere, I don’t see how they can slip up twice this year. I do think they will lose once in conference, but I’m not sure where exactly. Maybe Florida, LSU, or Auburn.
On a smaller note, I think Vandy will make a bowl game. Ole Miss and Kentucky will not. Kentucky’s streak vs. Tennessee will continue.
Now that I’ve said all this, excuse me while I
This is Simply Football, and these
are my thoughts about college football.
