tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25352107292539488592012-01-10T08:58:44.296-06:00SEC College Football: Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee VanderbiltDrake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.comBlogger1751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-5861722084403766782011-08-28T15:52:00.002-05:002011-08-28T15:52:14.994-05:00

We're now blogging at http://www.kingfootballsec.com/

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, we haven't been posting this year. I'm not sure why others didn't, but I had to finish up a Ph.D. My next task is to determine a computer ranking system a la Wes Colley. But I digress.I thought some more bowl picks were in order. I'm going to include a little analysis and selections, plus my confidence points for all games. I'm not going to swear by these picks as I haven't had

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Which UT team will show up for the Florida game? Will it be the team that gave Oregon all they could handle in the first half, or will it be the team that got manhandled during the second half? Honestly at this point I have no clue. The big thing this week will be the running game. The team in this series has won the majority of the previous matchups has had the most rushing yards. If Tauren

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Florida receiver Chris Rainey was arrested and charged with a 3rd degree felony for "aggravated stalking" based on a text message he sent to a lady friend described by the AP as "the woman he dated on and off the last three years."  His crime, again per the AP: Officer Jesse Bostick said the woman fell asleep and missed a call from Rainey. Rainey then went to her home, they talked and she told

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Let's look at this week's Coaches' Poll, which is 1/3 of the BCS formula: 1 Alabama (55) 2-0 1470 1 2 Ohio State (4) 2-0 1410 2 3 Boise State 1-0 1278 3 4 Texas 2-0 1262 4 5 TCU 2-0 1168 5 6 Oregon 2-0 1122 8 7 Florida 2-0 1108 6 8 Nebraska 2-0 1095 7 9 Oklahoma 2-0 1062 10 10 Iowa 2-0 1050 9 11 Wisconsin 2-0 889 11 12 LSU 2-0 740 16 13 Arkansas 2-0 738 15 14 Utah 2-0 625 20 15 Auburn 2-0 618

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2010: Year of the Gamecock?With South Carolina’s impressive wins over Southern Miss, 41-7, and East Division rival Georgia, 17-6, you’re starting to hear people say that this may be Spurrier’s best shot at taking the Gamecocks to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. No doubt, Carolina is legit this year. Garcia seems to have matured into a game-managing quarterback that doesn’t make mistakes.

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The UT Martin game last week was not televised on basic cable so unless you were one of the few who watched the game on PPV, ESPN game plan, or on the internet the Vol's are still a mystery this season. I for one watched the game and can tell you that although depth is an issue and may lead to losses later this year, the Vol's played very sound football. Martin may have been less talented but the

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Auburn openedSEC play this season with a win over SEC West opponent Mississippi State, 17-14. Either team could have run away with this one and/or loaded up with a lot of points if it weren't for turnovers. Both teams lost a fumble and threw an interception that seemed to stall any momentum they possibly had at the time. Both offenses seemed to sputter just five days after showing up to the

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Britney SpearsLast week's records:Full Monte Kiffin: 8-5Drake McHugh, Esq.: 8-6Brocktoon: 7-7Dick C'est Bon: 0-1----------------------------Leave your picks in the comments.THURSDAY, SEPT. 9Auburn (-2) at Mississippi State, 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT, ESPN – One thing’s for sure – this will not be a repeat of the 3-2 score last time these teams met in Starkville. There will be offense, and lots of it. And

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First, let me say that I had a nice long preview typed up yesterday, only to have it not save or write to the blog. So here is my attempt to salvage a lot of what I had written.--------------------Is Auburn playing Mississipi St. or Mississippi St.? I think it's Mississippi St., but I'm not sure.Auburn and Mississippi State are both coming into the game Thursday with high-powered offenses from

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He'd be PISSED!

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Mrs. Brock and I met Drake and Drake Jr., along with a few friends, at a local pub/eatery to watch football on this, the first day of college football season 2010. We did not attempt the eating challenge this time (4 lbs. of meat in the form of a mega burger--see picture to the right), but a good time was had by all. Both Auburn and Bama were playing on the big screens, although the Bama fans

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A new season and another new coach. Most think Tennessee will struggle this year and rightfully so. After another coaching change and more player attrition it would be safe to say even if none of the above happened with a new qb and offensive line most would be concerned about this season. I would be lying if I said that I was not concerned but some things do look promising.Tauren Poole seems to

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It's only two years old, but in each season, an aspiring ACC squad with lofty national expectations comes into this game and gets crushed by (to this point) Alabama. It happened to Clemson in 2008 and VaTech in 2009. UNC was a great re-cast of the prior ACC roles - and the good people of Chick-fil-a even did the league a favor, by substituting the somewhat tarnished LSU Tigers for the Alabama

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Leave your picks in the comments.THURSDAY, SEPT. 2Southern Miss (+13.5) at South Carolina, 7:30 PM Eastern, ESPN – the first game of the 2010 season (GET EXCITED!!11!). Don’t get me wrong, SC wins and the game won’t really be in doubt. But there’s a lot of distance between winning and winning by 2 TDs. Given: (1) Spurrier’s love-hate (minus the love) relationship with his starting (?) QB; (2) SC

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College football season officially begins tonight with several games on the docket for a Thursday night. For Auburn fans, the season begins Saturday with the traditional cupcake team from a non-major conference--the Red Wolves of Arkansas State, a team who, according to ESPN, averaged just 330 yards of offense per game in '09. For Auburn fans, I'm sure that several questions come to mind:1) Will

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As the Gamecocks try to focus on what may be their best chance to really make some noise in the SEC East in many years, unfortunately some of that focus has shifted from the football field to the Whitney Hotel. The reason for the shift of attention is simple: a few players shifted their residence to the Whitney over the summer. Any math major out there can tell you the housing allowance for

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Well, we noticed.  We took a little hiatus in the offseason, and fall blogger training camp two-a-days are killing us.  The Championship-caliber blogging you've come to expect will commence soon with some preview posts for the upcoming season.  The SEC schedule kicks off on Thursday September 2 with Southern Miss at South Carolina.

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So a month ago I made score predictions for all of the bowl games. Now, unlike Corso, Herbstreit, and all of the other people who make predictions but never follow up on how well (or poorly) they did, I will stand behind my predictions and own up to how well (or poorly) I did. I'll let you, the reader, decide on my job performance.I did correctly pick 23 winners out of 34 (67.6%). I was only

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Auburn takes on Northwestern tomorrow in the Outback Bowl, 11 AM ET, on ESPN. I'm upbeat about the game, and I think Auburn will win, but there will be some questions:1) Will Auburn's sometimes-missing offense show up?2) Will Northwestern's defense play like they have played this year?3) Will the players be awake for the early morning game? Auburn had trouble with this earlier in the year.Rather

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So I'm sure you've heard by now that Mike Leach was fired yesterday as the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. What you may not have heard was anyone who was on his side. If you watched ESPN recently, all you heard were things like Mark May saying Leach deserved to be fired. Lou Holtz was a little less blunt and to-the-point, but he leaned the same way. And, of course, Craig James was

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Are you tired of all the corporate sponsors for bowl games? Me too. Whatever happened to just the Liberty Bowl or the Peach Bowl or the Poulan Weedeater Bowl (OK, that last one I guess falls under being a corporate sponsor, but c'mon, it's Poulan.)? Here is a good story on those ridiculous titles. It is funny that at least three games are being sponsored by groups who took federal bailout money (

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I will be editing my previous post on bowl predictions throughout the bowl season with final scores and records, so keep checking it out to see how I do (which, by the way, will be terrible, I'm sure).

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The Heisman Trophy is to be awarded this Saturday night (8 PM ET, ESPN). Five finalists were invited to New York for the presentation at the Nokia Theater: Alabama's Mark Ingram, Florida's Tim Tebow, Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh, Stanford's Toby Gerhart, and Texas's Colt McCoy.The Heisman Trophy is awarded to college football's "most outstanding player", whatever that means. Given that the Maxwell

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I am again taking on the daunting challenge of analyzing a whole bunch of football in one sitting (see here and here for previous daunting challenges). As everyone knows, the bowls were finalized yesterday, and there is so much college football out there, it's like a whole new season began today. With that in mind, here's a breakdown of the entire bowl season, with some analysis and selections:

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Dueling religious imagery for your pre-game enjoyment.  Of course, Tebow is football Jesus, not Adam.  He's a devout Evangelical Christian, home schooled, does mission work (performs circumcisions) in the off-season, writes Bible verses on his gameday eye black.  And his coach was named after a Pope. All we need is an image of Steve Spurrier descending from the top of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

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As reported earlier, Auburn accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl, 10 am on January 1, potentially playing against Wisconsin for the third time in a bowl game since 2003. Auburn should count itself lucky to get the best bowl game of predicted bowl games for the six SEC teams with 7-5 records (by the way, Auburn's record against these other five 7-5 teams is 1-3 with a win against Tennessee and

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I know it's early, but it's really never inappropriate to discuss how the BCS system is ruining college football, not to mention that it never seems to get the correct two teams into the final game. Let's do a rundown, starting with the most recent: 2008 - Oklahoma gets in, despite that whole situation with Texas and Texas Tech, and a questionable decision to put them into the Big 12 title game

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I'm sure you've read, but with the passing of Uga VII a couple of weeks ago, what is the University of Georgia going to do? You might think that the university isn't sure, which is probably why PETA gave its suggestion for a suitable replacement. Is it just me, or are those guys crazy?

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84 - Number of seconds #2 Alabama led Auburn on Friday.  It just happened to be the last 84 seconds. 1.5 - Mean number of college football legends in their last regular season game Saturday in Gainesville.  1 is Heisman winner Tim Tebow, who scored 5 TDs before leaving the game in the 4th quarter.  .5 is Bobby Bowden, who has about a 50/50 chance of returning as Florida State's head coach next

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What you see here is what I like to call Fake Hype. Clemson is very good at fake hype. They brainwash their freshman into thinking God himself couldn't make a creation to top their campus (did I mention it is an exact replica of Auburn's campus?). Have you ever heard a Clemson alumn ever say anything about their school that didn't use absolute terms in describing the greatness that they [

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Last year's Battle for the Golden Egg was never in doubt. Ole Miss scored 45 points and State gained 37 yards. It was one of the most enjoyable, humiliating defeats I have ever witnessed.Mississippi State has improved this year. But, could they really have gotten any worse?! I haven't been back to Starkville in close to 11 years. I swore that I never wanted to return and have kept that

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OK, here's a different perspective:Auburn finishes up the regular season on the plains against dreaded rival Alabama. Auburn comes in hobbling, starting the season strong with five consecutive wins, only to drop 4 of the last 6, including losses by 7 to both Georgia and Kentucky. Many of Auburn's players (Todd, Ziemba, Trott, etc.) look confused, making mistakes that you'd expect freshmen to make

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The final game of Alabama's regular season is upon us. But before the trip to Atlanta to take on the Gators and then (hopefully) a Championship bowl game in Pasadena, there's arch-rival Auburn. Bama will travel to the plains of Auburn in hopes of retaining the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award trophy. This will be the first Bama-Auburn game on a Friday in 21 years. The deck is stacked against the

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My bad. You probably thought you were going to get a picture of the special edition Nike Combat uniform that LSU will sport for the game against Arkansas.In recognition of LSU fans' affinity for consuming the flesh of its opponents' mascots, Nike has given Oregon a sabbatical from it's role as experimental palate and has developed a new uniform for the Saturday afternoon game against the Hogs -

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Our standings (last week, overall):Chuck Visor: 4-4, 54-33Drake McHugh, Esq.: 6-2, 50-37Max Power: 5-3, 48-30Brocktoon: 6-2, 45-42Full Monte Kiffin: 3-5, 42-35Carter Slade: 3-5, 28-24Woody Widenhoefer: 0-0, 22-18Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-111/27/09Alabama (-10) at Auburn (CBS 1:30 PM) - The Iron Bowl. Intense Rivalry. Throw out the records.

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I figure blogging to be a little light on a holiday week, but it is rivalry week and there are some big games this weekend, so we decided to do some more podcasts. Hope you enjoy. Alabama-Auburn, and other stuff, with Brocktoon and Carter Slade: Georgia-Georgia Tech with Herschel Talker: Ole Miss-MSU with friend of the blog and MSU grad James: Tennessee- Kentucky with Full Monte

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This video of a local Louisiana newscast is funny mostly because of the treatment of the outcome of a college football game as near-apocalypse.  It's the most hyperbolic over-reaction to a loss since, well, you know.  You'd think the local news in a place raveged by Hurrican Katrina a few short years ago would have a slightly better sense of perspective.  This is Louisiana so, of course, you

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I'm sad to report that UGA VII has died at the ripe age of 4 (in people years). I liked UGA VI better, as he was good at biting Auburn players.UGA, you will be missed.

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Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I guess 7-4 is better than I expected at this point.

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Well, it's here. Ole Miss vs. LSU. Biggest rivalry game of the year. The Magnolia Bowl. The 50th anniversary of the season when Ole Miss beat LSU 21-0 in the Sugar Bowl and only allowed a total of 76 yards of offense to the Tigers.Lot of questions about tomorrow's big game in Oxford. Will Jordan Jefferson play and if so, will he be effective? Will Dexter McCluster continue his amazing display on

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Our standings (last week, overall):Chuck Visor: 7-2, 50-29Drake McHugh, Esq.: 6-3, 44-35Max Power: 6-3, 43-27Full Monte Kiffin: 7-2, 39-30Brocktoon: 3-6, 39-40Carter Slade: 1-0, 25-19Woody Widenhoefer: 0-0, 22-18Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-1Miss. State (+11.5) at Arkansas - SEC Network 12:21 ET - MSU is improved everywhere but in the win-loss

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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is this the smile of a shoplifter? First, the caveats: Yes, every team has stuff like this happen every now and again.  Sometimes in spectacular fashion, a la Jimmy Johns repeatedly selling blow to undercover cops outside the football complex, sometimes in a mere yeoman's effort, such as Anthony Dixon getting arrested this past summer for a DUI.  Casting

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-51641935743827881992009-11-15T18:48:00.004-06:002009-11-15T19:08:58.922-06:00

Dexter McCluster didn't much appreciate the Tennessee defense talking trash about his size. Or speed. “They talked the whole game. They chirped and chirped and chirped. We’d get a 15-yard run and they’d talk trash. We’d get another one and they kept chirping. They never seemed to get enough and it kept me motivated,” he smiled. “After the long run (71 yards for the game-sealing TD) I thought they

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-42257958773988806432009-11-14T09:03:00.002-06:002009-11-14T09:10:38.236-06:00

In anticipation of the 113th playing of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, a series began in 1892 and played continuously since 1944, I decided to do an email interview with two of my friends, Josh and Jennifer, one an Auburn grad and the other a Georgia grad, married since April, on what it's like to be "A House Divided."  The series is a close one, with Auburn leading 53-51-8.  As Brock noted on

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-35400111206628890172009-11-13T22:58:00.004-06:002009-11-14T08:23:41.762-06:00

Saturday at 3:30 is gametime. It is also Camo time. In honor of the troops, the Gamecocks will wear camo uniforms with the players' last names substituted out, in favor of words like service, honor, leadership, etc. There, of course is another added benefit that I am surprised South Carolina was able to set up. Just think about it...we will be able to put as many guys on the field as we want

Chuck Visorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934451320934352056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-16789210321565771892009-11-13T14:22:00.005-06:002010-09-04T23:42:56.922-05:00

So, in honor of the South's Oldest Rivalry, a new trivia question:What are the longest running rivalries in college football? How about the top 15 in I-A, and we'll say the top 5 in I-AA.Answers are posted in the Comments section.

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-82705619991573042602009-11-13T13:09:00.003-06:002009-11-13T13:57:28.963-06:00

This week, the Tide makes the short trek to Starkville, MS, to take on the MSU Bulldogs. Head Coach Dan Mullen has done very well in his first year at the MSU helm. The cupboard was not left completely bare by Sylvester Croom, and Mullen has done a good job installing his spread offense. MSU is still at heart, however, a physical running team. Led by the #8 rusher in the country, Anthony Dixon (

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-68337105469657156422009-11-13T10:49:00.004-06:002010-09-04T23:47:06.403-05:00

Brocktoon here, filling in for Commissioner McHugh, who is busy working for the man today, with your picks for the week. A successful week was had by most last week, and several people are up over .500 against the line. The current standings, with last week's record and overall record, are as follows:Chuck Visor: 6-4, 43-27Drake McHugh, Esq.: 8-2, 38-32Max Power: 8-2, 37-24Brocktoon: 8-2, 36-

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-20555459553078680312009-11-13T09:37:00.004-06:002009-11-13T09:56:36.311-06:00

Well, it's finally here. The game where Ole Miss faces off against its former coach and the absolute worst head coach hire in NCAA football history. UT, he's all yours.Ole Miss comes into tomorrow's game hoping to repeat last November's success. The Rebels need to win out or at worst go 3-1 during this stretch to continue momentum within the program.Tennessee has been playing incredibly well

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-23219285389548664322009-11-13T08:57:00.008-06:002009-11-13T14:21:34.374-06:00

It's Auburn's next to last game, which means it is time to take on Georgia in the South's Oldest Rivalry. Take a gander at the program from the 1959 game, 50 years ago, also at Sanford Stadium.This is honestly the first time I remember neither team being ranked when they meet, and quite a slide from 2004's premier matchup of top 5 teams that Auburn won 24-6. Georgia has had the upper hand lately,

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-23724925302708843202009-11-12T12:39:00.000-06:002009-11-12T12:39:05.869-06:00

Three Vol players have won the award for most ironic use of a pellet gun.   This story combines the least admirable aspects of old-UT and new-UT: (1) a reputation for misbehaving players so bad that Orson Swindle at edsbs.com tracks off-field chicanery by giving a "Fulmer Cup" award to the school with the most trouble with the law each offseason; and (2) lane Kiffin's propensity for shooting off

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-65930446837126193292009-11-12T10:38:00.002-06:002009-11-12T10:38:39.351-06:00

We're still working out the kinks a little bit on the podcasts. If you can't get one to play, click on the blog title so that it opens that post in its own page, it should play there.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-9952008918541734792009-11-12T10:23:00.002-06:002009-11-12T11:39:48.765-06:00

This is Full Monte Kiffin and me discussing Tennessee generally and previewing UT - Ole Miss.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-16709824194336186842009-11-12T09:59:00.008-06:002009-11-12T11:39:48.765-06:00

This is Brock and me talking Auburn generally and AU-UGA specifically.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-76064557406786888492009-11-12T09:52:00.006-06:002009-11-12T11:39:48.765-06:00

This is Brock, Sugar Lumps and me reviewing Bama-LSU, talking Bama generally, previewing Bama-MSU, and reviewing Auburn-Furman.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-6559899123380812742009-11-10T13:14:00.000-06:002009-11-10T13:14:09.976-06:00

LSU presents its evidence.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-90372188885202631202009-11-08T12:58:00.000-06:002009-11-08T12:58:25.286-06:00

I once proposed that college football games be divided into five 12-minute quintiles.  This guy foiled my plan.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-11986927384980684892009-11-07T10:00:00.000-06:002009-11-07T10:00:14.115-06:00

Will Saban get to hold another one of these, this time while wearing Crimson?  He needs to beat his old team if he wants a chance this year. While the showdown in T-town is the biggest game of the week . . . well, actually it's pretty much the only game this week.  Two years ago on LSU-Bama weekend, the C'est Bons were staying with us for the weekend.  Watching the game with Dick was not an

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-29255678352936513192009-11-07T09:32:00.001-06:002009-11-09T08:49:14.479-06:00

This short, all-purpose post is coming from my blackberry at the Gourdgeous (they have tons of pumpkins in the lobby) Hilton Garden Inn in the next-town-over from Scranton Pa. Here are the highlights:My picks for the week, since I can't seem to post a comment on the picks post via the berry.LSUFloridaArkansasTennesseeOle MissUGAUKAuburn (over my alma mater)Notre DamePenn StateThe South Carolina

Chuck Visorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934451320934352056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-53597258428334205402009-11-06T21:48:00.001-06:002009-11-06T21:51:08.871-06:00

Carter Slade had the pig flu this week, so I asked Sugar Lumps to give us this week's Bama preview.   Being the Saban-inspired trooper that he is, Carter fought through and posted a game preview anyway.  Well, this game can't have too many previews.  So, I present to you: Sugar Lumps on "The Showdown in T-town." Battle of the coaches…or the bad quarterbacks? As regular Alabama previewer

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-81696880573128729922009-11-06T19:43:00.002-06:002009-11-06T19:45:42.882-06:00

I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...Ole Miss hosts the FCS Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in Oxford on Saturday. Not even going to waste time on this one.Rebels win big and hopefully someone besides Jevan Snead gets playing time at the QB position...

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-60631654998389146662009-11-06T17:19:00.003-06:002009-11-07T09:23:29.541-06:00

Like Super Bowl III, Wrestlemania III, and Rocky III...errr, The third "Saban Bowl" has the potential to be one of the best battles of the year. If Bama wins, they clinch the West. If LSU wins, and wins the rest of their SEC games, Atlanta and another crack at Tebow's head is the prize. Alabama will be fired up for this game. Coach Saban has already made comments this week to this effect, and the

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-9004586557634624632009-11-06T16:05:00.004-06:002010-09-04T23:46:41.233-05:00

Picks – The who-the-heck-knows edition.First, the updated standings (last week, overall):Chuck Visor: 5-2, 37-23Drake McHugh, Esq.: 2-5, 30-30Max Power: 2-5, 29-22Brocktoon: 2-5, 28-32Full Monte Kiffin: 4-3, 25-25Carter Slade: 0-0, 23-19Woody Widenhoefer: 0-0, 22-18Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-1Since my pick record is pretty bad, I’ve decided my

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-52035612876723741132009-11-06T10:49:00.002-06:002009-11-06T11:01:35.539-06:00

So, Auburn exceeded expectations last weekend, beating Ole Miss 33-20 and becoming bowl eligible again. I didn't see that coming, but Max Power certainly told us it would be close. I'm not sold on Auburn being "back", but if they can play better, we may beat Furman and Georgia, getting up to at least 8 wins (with Alabama looming in the distance). I didn't watch the game (again), but from what

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-14355203068042872102009-11-03T07:33:00.003-06:002009-11-03T07:48:52.523-06:00

Auburn won. Big. But it could have been much different. (Thanks rogue, corrupt SEC officials.) There was no indisputable evidence and so many holding calls that weren't called against the Tigers, but magically were called against the Rebels.But give Auburn credit. They played hard and were hungry for this one. I knew it was going to happen, but didn't want to say it - wish I wasn't typing it

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-52171413174264431402009-11-01T22:08:00.001-06:002009-11-01T23:11:35.092-06:00

Meant to post this yesterday.  Enjoy watching the slowest white boy you will ever see run a punt back for an 87-yard TD.  50 years ago, Heisman trophy winner Billy Cannon's Halloween run lifted No. 1 LSU over No. 3 Ole Miss 7-3.  Guess losing on Halloween is a bit of a tradition for the Rebels.  Interesting historical note: this was Ole Miss' only loss in 1959.  They met LSU again in the Sugar

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-10072181859789797132009-10-30T10:58:00.004-05:002010-09-04T23:46:14.176-05:00

Our updated standings (last week, overall):Chuck Visor: 4-4, 32-21Drake McHugh, Esq.: 5-3, 28-25Max Power: 5-3, 27-17Brocktoon: 3-5, 26-27Carter Slade: 6-2, 23-19Woody Widenhoefer: 1-6, 22-18Full Monte Kiffin: 5-3, 21-22Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-1Tubby-bowl ‘09:Ole Miss (-4.5) at Auburn, 11:21 AM, SEC Network:In this match-up of Tommy

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-46240234802874431612009-10-30T10:12:00.003-05:002009-10-30T10:23:02.868-05:00

I know I didn't post a recap of last week's game against the Bayou Bengal Tigers, but that's because I didn't watch it (that's two weeks in a row where I found something more productive-working on my dissertation-than watching the Auburn Tigers go down in flames). I imagine the game went like this: Auburn completes a pass for 1 yard, then runs for 2, then punts on third, just to catch LSU off

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-38987048427665404472009-10-29T10:32:00.002-05:002009-10-29T13:53:57.633-05:00

I dare you not to get teary eyed...

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-7598303058692097142009-10-29T07:41:00.006-05:002009-10-29T08:16:24.406-05:00

Auburn has declared this Saturday's Halloween game against Ole Miss as a Navy Nightmare. But, I have to ask a couple of questions. One, will navy scare a team and fans who wear the color all the time? Also, whose nightmare will this game be?I suppose some could argue that the nightmare could belong to Houston Nutt. Or Gus Malzahn. Because as most people who follow these teams expected, this game

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-63344589665903024142009-10-27T09:08:00.001-05:002009-10-28T10:07:27.370-05:00

Herschel and Mrs. Talker welcomed a 7 lb 13 oz, 20 inch little girl into the world yesterday. Congratulations. You'll get her home from the hospital in plenty of time to watch the Georgia-Florida game together.

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-35165507566034767712009-10-27T07:31:00.005-05:002009-10-27T07:51:29.434-05:00

Final score: Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 17. But that score was closer than the game actually ever was as the much heralded Ole Miss offense finally lived up to some of the preseason hype last Saturday. Arkansas fans made a huge showing in Oxford as they REALLY wanted to take the evil Houston Nutt down and strut through the Grove post-game telling all Rebel fans how terrible he is. Alas, they are left

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-39715392871816972562009-10-24T10:38:00.003-05:002009-10-26T07:43:00.409-05:00

Two sort-of Heisman hopefuls square off today in T-town with Mark Ingram carrying the ball for Bama and Eric Berry trting to stop him. Woody and I will be there live.Plus, tiger-on-tiger action in the swawp tonight on the Deuce; the up-and-coming Hogs vs. the down-and-falling Rebels in the brunch game; Gators and Gamecocks on varying levels of upset alert (UF in Stark-vegas tonight; SC hosting

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-47005346692032273692009-10-24T09:14:00.003-05:002009-10-24T12:41:50.076-05:00

What exactly has South Carolina done the last two seasons when they woulda coulda shoulda gotten a win against Vandy? Just take a look to the left for a visual answer to that question. Granted in the past Vandy has been a pretty formidable opponent. However, this year things have started to swing in the other direction for both teams. South Carolina actually looks like they have the talent to

Chuck Visorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934451320934352056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-41132806861809985752009-10-24T08:40:00.005-05:002009-10-30T10:23:35.496-05:00

Found this out there by some LSU fan. Don't know if they realized that "irrelevance" was spelled incorrectly. You might say that was the joke, but I don't think so.I agree with Dick that this game used to be THE matchup in the SEC west, with the winner going on to represent the west in the SEC championship game. Unfortunately for both teams, neither is living up to the hype. Auburn is looking

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-27644901929058846942009-10-23T23:30:00.003-05:002009-10-23T23:44:09.045-05:00

Tomorrow afternoon (2:30c) the mighty Crimson Tide will take on the Tennessee Volunteers in a classic rivalry match-up. Tennessee has a lot of momentum from their dismantling of the UGA defense and consecutive off-week, but Alabama should present a challenge for the inconsistent Jonathan Crompton. This game has the chance of being a low-scoring defensive struggle. Both teams will likely

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-12317820915922796582009-10-23T14:20:00.003-05:002010-09-04T23:45:53.041-05:00

Picks - Week 8Our updated standings (last week, overall):Chuck Visor: 5-2, 28-17Brocktoon: 6-1, 23-22Drake McHugh, Esq.: 4-3, 23-22Max Power: 6-1, 22-14Woody Widenhoefer: 4-3, 21-12Carter Slade: 4-3, 17-17Full Monte Kiffin: 5-2, 16-19Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-1I tried mobile blogging from the blackberry this am from a CLE presentation at the

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-15143077301948134682009-10-23T10:48:00.006-05:002009-10-24T08:47:11.706-05:00

I really enjoyed the LSU-Auburn rivalry in its heyday. During the early- and mid- "aughts" this game decided the SEC West - and was always a supreme example of defensive ferocity. At least LSU still plays defense. Will Muschamp no longer incurs sideline warnings or headbutts players for (either of) the Tigers, but Gus Malzahn (at least until two weeks ago) and John Chavis have restored some

Dick C'est Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479192106694438344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-47235626918126324942009-10-22T17:22:00.009-05:002010-09-04T23:42:33.430-05:00

More mascot/nickname trivia! This one is in honor of the Tigers-Tigers matchup this week in Red Stick.1) What is the most prolific nickname used in both I-A and I-AA football: Tigers, Wildcats, Bears, Bulldogs, or Eagles?2) What is the most prolific nickname used amongst I-A football teams: Tigers, Wildcats, Bears, Bulldogs, or Eagles?3) What is the most prolific nickname used amongst I-AA

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-13569154467001426312009-10-22T13:49:00.002-05:002009-10-22T13:54:35.406-05:00

Came across this article a little while ago from brophyfootball. It's a very interesting read if you like to understand the technique and schemes involved in football.Part I Part IIPart III

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-77426760259668845822009-10-21T17:39:00.000-05:002009-10-21T17:39:20.317-05:00

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive is grounding until Nov. 14 the crew that brought you the phantom excessive celebration call against UGA in the LSU game and the phantom unsportsmanlike conduct call against Arky in the UF game (along with other questionable calls in that game).  And he doesn't want you just goofing off and playing video games for a month, this is supposed to be punishment! Memo to all

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-73751161503008550912009-10-21T11:34:00.002-05:002009-10-21T12:23:23.583-05:00

The OBC is at it again.  This time, he has accused Bama of cheating on its kicks by placing tape on the ground to mark the spot for the holder to place the ball.  Bama cheating and Spurrier complaining about other teams' cheating are up there with death and taxes on the inevitability scale.  By the way, did Kiffin ever take that NCAA recruiting test?  Anybody know where I can put my hands on

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-19543711173795304062009-10-20T19:26:00.004-05:002009-10-20T19:54:39.643-05:00

Jevan Snead and the Ole Miss offense decided to show up for most of the game against UAB and hopefully gained some confidence heading into the game against Arkansas. Obviously, no one is deluded enough to think a win against UAB means all the Rebels problems are solved. But, this game was needed for Ole Miss' offense to feel at least competent heading into a must win against a Razorback team

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-68339487245125706292009-10-20T13:48:00.001-05:002009-10-20T13:50:36.475-05:00

Tennessee, casting about for any type of advantage in their upcoming game against the AP Poll's No. 1 team in the country, asked the Mighty Saban if they might please take advantage of the new USC-UCLA rule (which allows both teams to wear colored jerseys if the home team agrees) and wear their creamsickle orange jerseys at Bryant-Denny this Saturday.  Understanding that all Tiders know 2 things:

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-23734359417487439132009-10-19T11:22:00.002-05:002009-10-19T11:33:35.825-05:00

The following statistic really highlights the disrespect the SEC receives from the national media. Below are the number of weeks---for a total of 13 weeks---different SEC teams have spent as the BCS #1 team in its 11 year existence. Note that this week is actually Florida's first week as a BCS #1 team, since they entered both of their national championship games as the #2 team and there is no

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807712112802380125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-42306498689404979402009-10-19T07:57:00.030-05:002009-10-19T16:42:49.628-05:00

Does anyone like ranking football teams? Absolutely! Does anyone like the BCS? Absolutely not! Therefore I present to you the initial Football Brocktoon Series Midseason Rankings, without all the computers, biased regional sportswriters, Kirk Herbstreit putting USC in the top 5 just because, etc. I know this opens me up to criticism, but when has that ever affected me? I'll slowly be adding team

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-53170207585465328952009-10-19T07:48:00.002-05:002009-10-19T07:56:33.758-05:00

I didn't even watch the game, but I'm sure it went a little something like this:Auburn plays well in the first half, going into halftime up by a touchdown, thanks to a blocked kick that was returned. Otherwise, it's 7-7 and a little sluggish.Now, just as with every game this season, Auburn forgot there was a second half and that you have to play it. That was unfortunate, because as we know, if

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-56341575591825629322009-10-17T08:17:00.003-05:002009-10-17T12:09:31.617-05:00

Big game against Alabama on Saturday night. Huge game if the Gamecocks win. Seems like the only real pressure is the pressure to not get injured. However, apparently the pressure has gotten to a couple of key players this week. Starting offensive lineman, Heath Batchelor, has decided this week that football is not enjoyable. Jarvis Giles, a supremely talented 1st year running back has violated

Chuck Visorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934451320934352056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-15916398112973773862009-10-17T06:53:00.002-05:002009-10-17T07:16:01.904-05:00

Georgia travels to Dudley Field today for a grudge match between a horrible offense and a horrible defense. Georgia's defense allows nearly 36 ppg, while Vanderbilt's offense averages less than a touchdown per game. On the flip side, Vanderbilt has the next-to-last rushing defense in the SEC, while Georgia has the worst rushing offense. Look for A.J. Green to be difference in the game, as he

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807712112802380125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-40038414891145712822009-10-16T14:32:00.006-05:002009-10-16T14:57:47.432-05:00

UAB has always had an excellent program and I expect that they will come in to Oxford Saturday night giving Ole Miss their best shot.The Blazers are a perennial contender in their conference and have always played the underdog role well.Under Coach Andy Kennedy, the Rebels have improved significantly and are looking forward to another banner season. It's interesting that he would schedule his

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-1042609687649787522009-10-16T11:13:00.003-05:002009-10-16T12:07:53.836-05:00

I will try to get a preview of the USCe game out later today. Found this interesting article from ESPN, however. It gives statistical examples of opposing teams' QB ratings when they play Alabama this season. Hope we can keep this going.

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-6652835079993894122009-10-15T16:22:00.002-05:002010-09-04T23:45:32.483-05:00

Our Records:Chuck Visor: 5-4, 23-15Drake McHugh, Esq.: 5-4, 19-19Woody Widenhoefer: 5-3, 17-9Brocktoon: 4-5, 17-21Max Power: 0-0, 16-13Dick C'est Bon: 0-0, 14-12Carter Slade: 4-5, 13-14Full Monte Kiffin: 3-6, 11-17Arnold Porkzenegger: 0-0, 3-4Herschel Talker: 0-0, 0-1My picks for the week (Leave yours in the comments):Georgia Bulldogs (-7.5) at Vanderbilt Commodores - SEC Network - 11:21am CST:

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-32709547017207570282009-10-15T10:46:00.003-05:002009-10-19T07:57:05.266-05:00

But not the Wildcat offense...the Kentucky Wildcats (who, coincidentally, are one of the answers to last week's trivia question). Auburn, somewhat downtrodden after their waxing at Fayetteville, return to the plains to take on what shouldn't be, but will be, another test of the team's poise, game plan, want-to attitude, etc (6:30 pm Central, ESPNU). Auburn is looking for a bounce back, and a win

Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355641616735757169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-79385300456607161752009-10-14T19:46:00.007-05:002009-10-14T20:18:36.636-05:00

Sorry for the late post but i had to watch the Lane Kiffin Show twice and a replay of the Tennessee vs Georgia game on Sports South to make sure i wasn't on a bad drug trip. If you missed it, Jonathan Crompton showed up to play on Saturday.For most of the game, Georgia lined up to play the run. CLK designed some great bootlegs and play action to get JC away from pressure and actually hit

Full Monte Kiffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334178408093928497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-63019132287742479532009-10-14T08:53:00.004-05:002009-10-15T10:42:26.707-05:00

Instead of taking the Alabama loss in stride and trying to quietly improve, Rebel QB Jevan Snead has elected to contribute to The Sporting News Today. I know I probably wouldn't be pleased if an Alabama player did this after a loss, and I can't imagine Coach Saban allowing it.

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-51268755845518460812009-10-13T15:03:00.004-05:002009-10-13T20:19:02.357-05:00

Thanks to one of the most impressive defensive displays in recent college football memory, the Crimson Tide defeated the Ole Miss Rebels 22-3. In the first quarter, Alabama out gained the Rebels 105 to 5 yards. Ole Miss only had 19 yards of offense in the first half! The fact that Bama was able to run a nickel formation for much of the game and still limit rushing yards is a testament to the

Carter Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912570257356051668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-68463200751792246662009-10-13T13:57:00.002-05:002009-10-13T14:08:41.003-05:00

What a great weekend! If you don't think about the game, that is. Alabama, once again, defeated Ole Miss in what was supposed to be a showdown of two of the SEC West's best teams. At least one of them showed up for the game...But looking deeper, did Alabama beat Ole Miss? Or did Ole Miss beat Ole Miss? I have to be honest, I have rehashed what could have/should have happened so many times

Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440302731028082830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-55247495965863060752009-10-13T13:17:00.002-05:002009-10-13T20:18:20.207-05:00

Last Sunday, I was talking to Carter's dad, my father-in-law, and he mentioned that it was the 40th Anniversary of the first ever nationally televised prime time regular season college football game. He and Mrs. Carter went to Legion Field, while the rest of America watched from their living rooms, as Alabama defeated Ole Miss 33-32 in a see-saw game. Back then, even points were cheaper.Junior

Drake McHugh, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719033112780563576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535210729253948859.post-55458103184037114422009-10-12T17:43:00.004-05:002009-10-13T20:21:32.638-05:00

First thing's first, Randall Cobb can play a big roll for any team in the country. That man almost single handedly brought Kentuck back, against the odds and in spite of all of their injuries to win or tie the game. A pass from Kentucky's backup quarterback aimed for Cobb would have tied it on a late 2 point conversion...would have if Cliff Matthews didn't get in the way.But how did they get tho

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