Friday, November 16, 2012

What to watch in the SEC: Week 12


Tinker Town : "Lets sing!"

http://www.hark.com/clips/cgqzkffyll-hey-fighting-tiger

Hey Fighting Tiger

00:15 | 02:03
Hark

Hey, Fightin' Tigers, Fight all the way
Hey, Fightin' Tigers, win the game today.
You've got the know how,
you're doing fine,
Hang on to the ball as you hit the wall
And smash right through the line
You've got to go for a touchdown
Run up the score.
Make Mike the Tiger stand right up and roar.
ROAR!
Give it all of your might as you fight tonight
and keep the goal in view.
Victory for L-S-U!

-------------------
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/55747/what-to-watch-in-the-sec-week-12-5

SEC Blog

What to watch in the SEC: Week 12

November, 15, 2012
By Chris Low | ESPN.com

With the regular season winding to a close, here’s a look at what to watch in the SEC in Week 12:

1. FCS Celebration Week: The reality is that this isn’t the most compelling week of matchups in the SEC. In fact, seven of the 14 schools are squaring off against FCS opponents. Five years ago, the SEC made it mandatory for all schools to play on Thanksgiving weekend, and because so many of those season-ending games are fierce rivalries, a lot of the schools have attempted to schedule lesser opponents the week before. The only three SEC league games this weekend are Ole Miss at LSU, Arkansas at Mississippi State and Tennessee at Vanderbilt. The next-to-last weekend should be a little more intriguing next season. Five league games are on the docket, highlighted by Texas A&M’s visit to LSU. The other thing to keep in mind is that it’s not always a given that an SEC team is going to roll over an FCS foe. Jacksonville State played Arkansas close in the season opener earlier this year and beat Ole Miss 49-48 in two overtimes to open the 2010 season. Maine defeated Mississippi State 9-7 in 2004, and while Georgia Southern didn’t win last season at Alabama, the Eagles churned out 302 rushing yards against the Crimson Tide’s vaunted defense.

2. Bowling for wins: Unless a few teams get busy here at the end of the season, the SEC’s not going to be able to fill all of its bowl tie-ins. Missouri and Ole Miss both are sitting at five wins and can become bowl eligible this weekend. Missouri gets Syracuse at home, while Ole Miss has to play at LSU. The Tigers probably need to get it done this weekend because they travel to Texas A&M the final weekend of the regular season. The Rebels close the regular season at home against Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Arkansas and Tennessee will have to win both of their remaining two games to make it to a bowl. The Hogs have the more difficult path to the postseason. They play at Mississippi State this Saturday and then face LSU at home the following Friday. The Vols travel to Vanderbilt and then get Kentucky at home. The SEC has agreements to send 10 of its schools to bowls, which includes the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Even if the SEC is shut out of the Discover BCS National Championship Game this season, it will still get a second school in a BCS bowl as an at-large team.
[+] Enlarge
Gene Chizik
Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesAuburn's Gene Chizik could be coaching his last home game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
3. Coach watch: Already, Arkansas and Kentucky are looking for new coaches. John L. Smith will not be back at Arkansas as head coach after serving this season in an interim role, and Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced two weeks ago that Joker Phillips would not be back. Two more announcements could be coming as early as next week. Derek Dooley is on his way out at Tennessee even though athletic director Dave Hart has not made any public statements, and Gene Chizik isn’t expected to make it at Auburn. That means Saturday’s game against Alabama A&M will likely be Gene Chizik’s final game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Between them, Dooley and Chizik have lost 22 of their last 23 SEC games. If all four coaches are indeed gone at the end of this season, it would be the first time in SEC history that four coaches were either fired or pushed out in the same season.

4. Brissett steps in: After battling for the starting job all spring and preseason, Jacoby Brissett steps back in as Florida’s starting quarterback Saturday against Jacksonville State. Jeff Driskel is out with an ankle sprain, and it’s not a certainty that he will be back next week for the Florida State game. Brissett came off the bench last week after Driskel was injured and helped Florida rally past Louisiana-Lafayette for a 27-20 victory. Brissett, a sophomore, started the season opener against Bowling Green, but was replaced the next week by Driskel. Not as mobile as Driskel, Brissett is more of a pocket passer, although he’s attempted just 13 passes this season. He started in the LSU and Auburn games last season as a freshman.
Read more...
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/55747/what-to-watch-in-the-sec-week-12-5
--------------------

http://www.dandydon.com/
Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report

Good morning, Tiger Fans.
In recruiting news, there are reports that Ethan Pocic, LSU’s 6-6, 280-pound 4-star offensive lineman in this year's recruiting class, has signed his scholarship papers and will be an early enrollee. Also, Avery Johnson (WR, 6'2", 185) has been cleared by the NCAA and will enroll at LSU in January. As most of you will recall, Johnson is Patrick Peterson's younger brother who was a part of LSU's 2012 signing class but failed to qualify and had to spend a year at Hargrave Military Academy. Johnson will be a welcome addition to this Tiger team that has need for a tall receiver.
Yesterday was the start of the early signing period and head men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones secured signed Letters of Intent from three key recruits. The three are 5-star forward Jarrell Martin of Madison Prep in Baton Rouge, 4-star forward Jordan Mickey (Prime Prep) of Arlington, Texas, and, 4-star guard Tim Quarterman of Johnson High in Savannah, Ga. He also received an SEC Aid Agreement from center John Odo of Nigeria, who is presently at Hill Junior College. Odo is scheduled to enroll at LSU in January and because of that does not sign a national letter. These players will be eligible to play for LSU nest season. Coach Johnny Jones is putting together a heck of a signing class.Read more...http://www.dandydon.com/
--------------------
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8635117&categoryid=2378529

--------------------
http://www.tigerrag.com/?p=233132


GUILBEAU: SEC Behind the Scenes

  © 2012 Tiger Rag

The Agony of Victory … 10 years later



By GLENN GUILBEAU
Tiger Rag Featured Columnist

After watching his former No. 1 team get upset 29-24 by SEC newbie and No. 15 Texas A&M at home by allowing 418 yards and turning it over twice in the second half after giving up 435 the week before and also turning it over in the second half, Alabama coach Nick Saban is probably in the mood for a miracle … or a new defense.
Saban was as upset 10 years ago last weekend at his defense and was not in celebration mode despite the “Bluegrass Miracle” that gave his LSU team an unbelievable, 33-30 win over upset-minded Kentucky on Nov. 9, 2002, in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
With two seconds remaining and LSU down 30-27, Tiger quarterback Marcus Randall took the snap at the LSU 25-yard line and rolled to his right. Unlike Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, Randall did not under-throw his receiver. Instead, he put every ounce of his strength and butt into a heave that went 50 yards in the air. Then it tipped off of two or three would-be Kentucky defenders, and LSU wide receiver Devery Henderson grabbed the ultimate rebound - not far from Rupp Arena - at about the 15-yard line, shifted into his sprinter speed and scored a 75-yard touchdown.
Swarms of Kentucky fans - not understanding football - did not watch the play and walked onto the field in celebration oblivious to what just happened. Some of them surrounded Randall as he watched the ball tip and bounce to Henderson as if he was some sort of freak. Then they looked like Transylvania had just beaten them in basketball. Read more...http://www.tigerrag.com/?p=233132
--------------------
http://bleacherreport.com/college-football
bleacher report

Uspw_6701070_crop_exact

CFB Week 12 Predictions

Read more...http://bleacherreport.com/college-football
--------------------
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/55781/video-sec-game-of-the-week-7

SEC Blog

Video: SEC game of the week

November, 15, 2012
By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
Edward Aschoff discusses Saturday night's matchup between Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
------------

No comments:

Post a Comment