Tinker Town: "Why has the SEC collected all the BCS crystal balls as the best football team in college football for the past five (5) years?"
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Top 25 Overview - Week 1
Week:
| No. 9 South Carolina at Vanderbilt | ||
| AWAY | LOCATION | HOME |
 | NASHVILLE, TN Aug. 30, 7:00 PM ET Game Preview | Pick Center  |  |
| The Gamecocks have aspirations of making it to the SEC championship game and might have the parts across the board to do it. Stud running back Marcus Lattimore returns to the field after his knee injury to face a Vandy team out to prove 2011 was no fluke. The atmosphere should be electric Thursday night. | ||
| No. 13 Michigan State vs. No. 24 Boise State | ||
| HOME | LOCATION | AWAY |
 | EAST LANSING, MI Aug. 31, 8:00 PM ET Game Preview | Pick Center |  |
| It's a Friday night showcase between one of the Big Ten's favorites and the program that has made a habit of playing giant-killer in openers. Each team is replacing the most successful quarterback in school history; Andrew Maxwell makes his starting debut for the Spartans, while Joe Southwick takes over for Kellen Moore at Boise State. It could be a slugfest. | ||
| No. 21 Stanford vs. San Jose State | ||
| HOME | LOCATION | AWAY |
 | STANFORD, CA Aug. 31, 10:00 PM ET Game Preview | Pick Center |  |
| All Josh Nunes has to do is replace Andrew Luck. No pressure, right? After back-to-back appearances in BCS bowl games, the Cardinal begin life anew without Luck. But running back Stepfan Taylor is a back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher and the front seven are solid on defense. San Jose State is excited about its own new quarterback, juco transfer David Fales. | ||
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SEC chasing seventh-straight national title
Is it possible for Alabama to exceed expectations? Running back Eddie Lacy might have something to say about it. (John David Mercer-US PRESSWIRE)
The SEC is loaded with talent and depth at running back. Find out whether Marcus Lattimore, Eddie Lacy or Knile Davis leads the pack in the SEC»
MORE RANKINGS: WRs» | QBs» | Def»
SCHEDULES: The football season will be here before you know it. Check out the 2012 SEC schedules here»
It’s finally here.
After a long, hot, dry summer with lots of talk, a few noteworthy suspensions and the official welcome of two new members, the 2012 college football season kickoff is just days away.
Fans can’t wait, especially those in the SEC. The conference has five of the top-10 teams in nation, according to the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, before the first points of the year have been scored. And while that makes for an awfully big target on the uniforms of every SEC team, those players, coaches and fans from outside the league look forward to the 2012 season the same way they’ve anticipated the last six falls: with a high sense of anxiety.
The countdown to kickoff might as well be the clicking of a rollercoaster chain -- for some, it will be a thrill; for others, it’s going to be a long and scary ride.
But the benchmarks are different in the SEC -- playing for the national championship is an expected rite of passage.Read more...http://www.
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The SEC might want a four-team playoff system to be put in place as soon as possible, and for the legitimacy of college football, a playoff needs to be put in place immediately.
The best part of winning six straight national championships is that no one is going to take the BCS championship seriously if there isn’t an SEC team playing in it. The problem, though, is that it might be asking for the impossible without a little luck.
Even if two superpower of superpower programs like, say, USC and Texas go unbeaten, will anyone buy that the winner between the two in Miami is the true national champion if a 12-1 LSU or Alabama rolls in the Sugar Bowl? Of course, the SEC’s hope is that this will all be a moot point soon if a playoff plan is in place, but for now it might need to hope there aren’t two unbeaten BCS teams at the end of the season. Read more...http://cfn.scout.com/2/
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The SEC is loaded with talent and depth at running back. Find out whether Marcus Lattimore, Eddie Lacy or Knile Davis leads the pack in the SEC»
MORE RANKINGS: WRs» | QBs» | Def»
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SCHEDULES: The football season will be here before you know it. Check out the 2012 SEC schedules here»
After a long, hot, dry summer with lots of talk, a few noteworthy suspensions and the official welcome of two new members, the 2012 college football season kickoff is just days away.
Fans can’t wait, especially those in the SEC. The conference has five of the top-10 teams in nation, according to the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, before the first points of the year have been scored. And while that makes for an awfully big target on the uniforms of every SEC team, those players, coaches and fans from outside the league look forward to the 2012 season the same way they’ve anticipated the last six falls: with a high sense of anxiety.
The countdown to kickoff might as well be the clicking of a rollercoaster chain -- for some, it will be a thrill; for others, it’s going to be a long and scary ride.
But the benchmarks are different in the SEC -- playing for the national championship is an expected rite of passage.Read more...http://www.
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| 2012 SEC Week 1 | ||||
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2012 SEC Fearless Predictions, Game Stories, Game of the Week, Player of the Week, Roundup & Standings | |||
2012 SEC Week 1
East
Florida
| Georgia
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Kentucky
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Missouri | South Carolina
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Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
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Texas A&M
Player of the Week Three Best Games of the Week | ||||
The SEC might want a four-team playoff system to be put in place as soon as possible, and for the legitimacy of college football, a playoff needs to be put in place immediately.
The best part of winning six straight national championships is that no one is going to take the BCS championship seriously if there isn’t an SEC team playing in it. The problem, though, is that it might be asking for the impossible without a little luck.
Even if two superpower of superpower programs like, say, USC and Texas go unbeaten, will anyone buy that the winner between the two in Miami is the true national champion if a 12-1 LSU or Alabama rolls in the Sugar Bowl? Of course, the SEC’s hope is that this will all be a moot point soon if a playoff plan is in place, but for now it might need to hope there aren’t two unbeaten BCS teams at the end of the season. Read more...http://cfn.scout.com/2/
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SEC offensive power rankings
Jon @JonSDS
The SEC is known for being a ground-based, power running conference that approaches every game with the intention of punishing the opponent’s defense and boasts the ability to wear the opponents down in the fourth quarter.
As we look into the crystal ball, these offensive power rankings are not merely based on last year’s stats but more of an overall projection of how teams will fare this season. You never know what Missouri and Texas A&M will look like, as both return some playmakers on offense, but questions abound regarding how they will fare coming from a totally different conference. It should be fun to watch the season unfold.
Here are the preseason offensive power rankings:Re4ad more...http://www.
------------------------------The SEC is known for being a ground-based, power running conference that approaches every game with the intention of punishing the opponent’s defense and boasts the ability to wear the opponents down in the fourth quarter.
As we look into the crystal ball, these offensive power rankings are not merely based on last year’s stats but more of an overall projection of how teams will fare this season. You never know what Missouri and Texas A&M will look like, as both return some playmakers on offense, but questions abound regarding how they will fare coming from a totally different conference. It should be fun to watch the season unfold.
Here are the preseason offensive power rankings:Re4ad more...http://www.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Until Wednesday, the threat of Hurricane Isaac had done little to disrupt LSU's game preparation for Saturday's season opener against North Texas.
That changed Wednesday as Miles canceled practice, saying his team would "hunker down" in facilities around LSU's campus.
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"We recognize the fact that we are going to miss
Wednesday's practice and have to try to do what we would normally do
today on Thursday," Miles said.
While practice was canceled, there was still no change in plans for Saturday's game, set to start at 6 p.m. ET. Miles, who spoke from LSU's football operations building during the SEC teleconference, said the storm would have to pass before an assessment was made. The worst of Isaac had yet to reach Baton Rouge when Miles was on the call Wednesday morning. Read more...http://espn.go.com/
LSU cancels practice due to storm
Updated: August 29, 2012, 12:54 PM ET
By
Gary Laney | ESPN GeauxTigerNation
That changed Wednesday as Miles canceled practice, saying his team would "hunker down" in facilities around LSU's campus.
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Everything LSU, from recruiting to news to game coverage, is available at ESPN.com's GeauxTigerNation.
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• ESPN.com's SEC blog
While practice was canceled, there was still no change in plans for Saturday's game, set to start at 6 p.m. ET. Miles, who spoke from LSU's football operations building during the SEC teleconference, said the storm would have to pass before an assessment was made. The worst of Isaac had yet to reach Baton Rouge when Miles was on the call Wednesday morning. Read more...http://espn.go.com/
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The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week:
"But he hasn't got anything on!" the whole town cried out at last.
The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right.
But, he thought, "This procession has got to go on."
So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn't there at all.
-- "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen
The Bottom 10 loves a good fairy tale. So filled with magic, splendor and endless possibility.
It's a fairy tale time of year for college football fans. The grueling, nightmarish offseason months have finally given way to the familiar sights, smells and sounds of a new season.
It wasn't a fairy tale ending for Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino. He became tangled up and twisted in a web of lies after a Series of Unfortunate Events that would have left even Lemony Snicket speechless. Read more...http://espn.go.com/
Hogs' series of unfortunate events
Originally Published: August 29, 2012
By Conor Nevins | ESPN.com
"But he hasn't got anything on!" the whole town cried out at last.
The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right.
But, he thought, "This procession has got to go on."
So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn't there at all.
-- "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen
The Bottom 10 loves a good fairy tale. So filled with magic, splendor and endless possibility.
It's a fairy tale time of year for college football fans. The grueling, nightmarish offseason months have finally given way to the familiar sights, smells and sounds of a new season.
It wasn't a fairy tale ending for Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino. He became tangled up and twisted in a web of lies after a Series of Unfortunate Events that would have left even Lemony Snicket speechless. Read more...http://espn.go.com/
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Tiger Stadium Construction Photos - 8-28-12 | UPDATE - 7:15 P.M. (Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:55 a.m.)
7:15 P.M. Update: Took another walk over to the stadium to find all the construction has about wrapped up! All that is left to do is put up the National Championship commemorative plaques and some other stuff.  For those of you who were worrying earlier about being able to view the player information plaques on the bottom row, I promise you can read them standing up. Just like this morning, I downsized the pictures because they are very large. To view full resolution images, just click this link! |
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