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Could quarterback Stephen Garcia be the final nail in Steve Spurrier’s coaching coffin?

Want to fully grasp Florida’s level of SEC dominance since 1992?  Take this quiz. 

Why does every football broadcast (pro, college, high school) have to have some ridiculous song that pales in comparison to the orginal — Hank Williams Jr’s “Are You Ready For Some Football?”  Now Kenny Chesney is handling ESPN’s song.  Speaking of the superstar Chesney, who the devil killed off REAL country music?

Receiver Moe Brown likes the team spirit he’s seeing in Columbia this year.

In case you haven’t already read this story the other dozen times it’s been written — former Michigan State head coach John L. Smith will be helping out with Arkansas’ special teams this year.

Phillip Fulmer sounds a lot more antsy to coach again than Tommy Tuberville does.  (Fulmer will be in Neyland Stadium on Saturday to watch Lane Kiffin’s debut.)

For the first time ever, Mississippi State students have bought up their season ticket allotment prior to the season opener.

Here are 10 things to watch for in the SEC this weekend.

So do football coaches tend to vote Republican because they believe in competition over handouts… or because most of them are rich, white guys.  I’m guessing your political views will color your answer to that one.

Former Alabama assistant football coach Ronnie Cottrell has filed yet another lawsuit against the NCAA and others.  On behalf of Planet Earth, Mr. Cottrell, please go the hell away.  Please.  We’re all tired about hearing about you.

Ready for SEC games all over your television dial?

The LSU-Tulane series is coming to a close because LSU AD Joe Alleva doesn’t believe the Tigers should ever have to play the Green Wave in New Orleans.

Alabama and CBS Interactive have hooked up to provide Crimson Tide gameday broadcasts over this here interweb thingy.

Former Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain says he’d transfer to Southern Cal all over again, despite the fact that he’s he Trojans’ third-stringer.

Finally, Tony Barnhart of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has five burning questions for you, but alas only four are SEC-related:

1.  Will Stillwater seem any rowdier to Georgia players than Knoxville or Baton Rouge?

2.  Is Steve Spurrier in trouble at NC State tonight?

3.  Can the Alabama offensive line handle Virginia Tech’s defensive line?

4.  Is Florida going to cover Danny Sheridan’s 73-point spread?  (Actually, Sheridan doesn’t list the game at all.  It was a 63-point spread in the USA Today paper edition, but a columnist misread it and that 73-point thing has spread from there.  Unless Sheridan has confirmed it somewhere other than on his own site.)

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