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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Thursday, 09 September 2010 02:02 |
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The log jam that is the SECRivals Picks Panel ushers in week two of the college football season.
Welcome to the first separation week.
Last week, of the ten panelists, six went 12-1 for the week (Thank YOU Ole Miss) ... What will this week bring?
For starters, there are several games that our illustrious panel do not agree ... thankfully. Among this week's games are: South Carolina/Georgia, Auburn/Miss State, Florida State/Oklahoma, and we even had one panelist take Tennessee ... uhhhhhm, we aren't picking against the spread ... sheep, love ya brudder, but honestly? Tennessee over Oregon?
It could happen, just ask Jacksonville State (appreciate that Ole Miss).
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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 23:54 |
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Normally, we do not bother to take the time to write an article redirecting you to a single link ... since it is a) our article b) on the front page of AL.com's sports page and c) A rundown of every SEC team, then why not?
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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 11:22 |
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Alright, go ahead and bring the heat ... the season is still too early to call ... and we are not jumping on the Kellen Moore bandwagon just because Boise State squeaked by Virginia Tech.
With that said, many will likely disagree with our Top Three Heisman candidates and that is fine.
Like I said, the season is still young. After going out on a limb in week one, we are slowing down a bit. Not to see which direction the wind blows mind you because if you know anything about me, popular opinion is the last thing that I care about.
Our pre-season ballot was more like a wish list than anything with our Top Five including:
Case Keenum, QB, Sr., Houston, Jake Locker, QB, Sr., Washington, Ryan Mallett, QB, Jr., Arkansas, Mark Ingram, RB, Jr., Alabama, Dion Lewis, RB, So., Pittsburgh.
After being stopped dead in their tracks defeated in week one, anyone will be hard pressed to push for Jake Locker and Dion Lewis for the trophy and Mark Ingram's injury is unfortunate.
Who do we have in Week Two's ballot? Truthfully, it is more of a wide open race than the MSM wants to push. At this point, I would vote for the fine lady in the photo if I could. It is still too early.
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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 09:48 |
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This is the first season in recent memory I can remember struggling this much while attempting to put together an SEC Power Poll.
Honestly, we have Alabama and then the rest of the league.
Placing the Crimson Tide in the number one slot is the easy part. After that? Seriously, there is a log jam.
There are several teams that showed the ability to have serious offensive problems, but yet, they won their games convincingly ... that happens when you have that many cupcakes on the schedule.
After week two is in the books, we will all know somewhat more than we do now of where some of these teams are actually at. At the moment, if anyone believes that Team C is head and shoulders above Team F, they are just being a homer.
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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 02:14 |
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Capital One is rolling out their Mascot All-America Team and we need YOUR help!
Of course, the Mascot Challenge is a hotly contested affair every year ... as an SEC fan, it is your civic duty to stand-up and click the freaking buttons to make sure our SEC Mascot's are fairly represented within this contest.
It does not matter which SEC teams you select, just make sure you do not select the Buck Nut "Brutus", let's set an agenda and keep our most hated feared rivals off of the team this year ... Yep, this is YOUR chance
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Written by Darrell Owenby
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 11:24 |
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From time to time we like to hit up our non-conference friends for their take on an upcoming game. In the eyes of many, the Oregon Ducks vs the Tennessee Volunteers game this weekend has many implications.
Tennessee is opening up at home against a powerful (read: FAST) Oregon squad that very well will have a chip on their shoulder. A 13.5 opening line dog, the Vols have a tough row to hoe.
The Vols are not as talent laden as in previous years, are still attempting to re-glue a fractured fan base, and win ball games ... this game is HUGE for any UT fan.
With all of the introductory jargon said, we would like to introduce Keith from UOSportsDude.com. You can also find the Oregon student blogger via twitter @UOsportsdude
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