SECRivals recently had the opportunity to interview SEC front office Public Relations leader, Charles Bloom. We would like to thank Charles for taking the time out of his extremely busy schedule and accommodate us ... given the fact that it may be the dead period for some fans, the gears never stop turning within the SEC office.
Charles Bloom has one of the toughest sports PR positions in the country ... if not THE toughest. Mr. Bloom is essentially the dead stop that takes the brunt from both sides. On one side, the fans and media alike are consistently taking shots at the league, and it is Charles' job to field this onslaught. At the same time, Bloom and his staff are keeping tabs of what is going on internally within the league ... never an easy job within the SEC.
As the Associate Commissioner of Media Relations for the SEC, have we mentioned that Bloom does not have an easy job? no comments
The SEC Office has announced the (tentative) schedule of events for this year's SEC Football Media Days in Hoover, Alabama: no comments
SECR's version of the sports fix ... these are the best reads from around the blogosphere (SEC Sports and beyond) ... if you are not reading these peeps on a daily basis, then you need to be. no comments
Of course, Spring practices have concluded within the SEC. Spring ball gives many teams the opportunity to work on new wrinkles while it gives other teams the ability to hone their skills. At the conclusion of each Spring also comes the Coaches Media Teleconference. no comments
Former Tennessee Vol long snapper, Morgan Cox, is defying the odds. Many undrafted free agents sign tender contracts with NFL teams, but the chance of making the team is slim. The odds become even slimmer if you fill a specialist position. At least that is the general line of thinking ... which is not always true.
What is better? Being drafted in the Mr. Irrelevant position of the NFL Draft or being invited to try out as a free agent? While being drafted at all parlays bragging rights to many players, being in the position of an undrafted free agent is actually the better position for players to be in. Even if a player is drafted dead last, that player is stuck with that team. If the player had simply gone unnoticed one more selection, he could essentially pick and choose which team he wanted to try out for, while giving him the best opportunity to select the team with the higher need. no comments
A record number of SEC football players have been selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. With 49 players selected, the SEC easily eclipsed every conference in the nation in this year's draft. To put the "49" into perspective, simply take a look at the other conference totals:
Big 10 - 34
Big 12 - 30
ACC - 31
Pac 10 - 29
Big East - 18
The SEC has had a field day thus far in the NFL draft. The talent levels are obvious and with NFL teams snapping up SEC football players left and right, it should be obvious to everyone that the SEC is truly THE dominant league. Brought to you by our brothers-in-arms against the Lame Stream Media, Talkn SEC ...
How did your team fare? What picks do see as simply being the 'wrong move' by an NFL team? How bad is your team going to miss the players that were drafted?
