Afternoon Grab Bag
September 22nd, 2009 02:19 PM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
A few more SEC nuggets for you:
Joe Biddle of The Tennessean writes that college football in the Volunteer State stinks this year.
Pat Dooley of The Gainesville Sun looks at the SEC East and the SEC West.
Jeff Schultz of The AJC believes Urban Meyer should be ranked #1 in excuses.
In 2013 Lexington will host first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games.
Tennessee receiver Quintin Hancock has a broken jaw and will be out “awhile.”
Some former NFL players are impressed with Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett.
ESPN.com’s Chris Low writes that the burden on Tim Tebow’s shoulders is heavier than ever.
Tebow has dropped to #2 on SI.com’s Heisman Watch.
Ron Higgins of The Memphis Commercial-Appeal looks back at last weekend’s top stories.
This SEC notes column reveals that viewership for this year’s Florida-Tennessee game was up 60% over last year.
SI.com’s Andy Staples’ Power Rankings have Florida at #1, Alabama at #3, Ole Miss #5 and LSU #7. Georgia comes in at #23.
Johnny Majors, er, Phillip Fulmer continues to toss barbs at Tennessee. (For a guy who believes UT should have been more loyal to HIM, he certainly has no problems crapping all over HIS former offensive coordinator Dave Clawson.)
Please tell me Georgia legend Herschel Walker isn’t really going to start a career in mixed martial arts. At 47. Please.
And don’t miss our three stat breakdowns from earlier this morning:
Yards-Per-Pass Quarterback Rankings
Ball Security Rankings
The Fife Factor
