Mississippi State Team Preview: 2010 Season

The Mississippi State University Bulldogs are coming off season one of the Dan Mullen era. They enjoyed mild success last year finishing tied 4th in the West including a drumming of cross state rival Ole Miss. The offense talent is really young and is still at-least a year away from being a dependable offense. They have play-makers in Brandon Heavens and Chad Bumphis but you must be able to get them the ball for them to have a chance to make plays. Chris Relf was named the starter at quarterback after spring practice but he is not the quarterback that Dan Mullen needs to get his team to a top of the SEC west division. On the defensive side of the ball, the bulldogs have one of the best defensive ends in the SEC in Pernell McPhee to build their defense around. Just like the offense their defensive talent is mostly underclassmen and look out for sophomore defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. The 6-4 300 pound Cox is a talented defensive lineman who has quick hands, good footwork, and has real quick feet off the ball and should give many offensive lineman fits. The leader of the defense is linebacker K.J. Wright. The senior is an underrated linebacker but is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in the SEC. Overall though year two of the Dan Mullen era is going to have a set-back and the bulldogs are two years away from contending for an SEC west division title.

2010 Schedule and Predicted Results:
September 4 Memphis W 24-14
September 9 Auburn L 14-35
September 18 @ LSU L 21-27
September 25 Georgia L 14-28
October 2 Alcorn State W 56-7
October 9 @ Houston W 28-24
October 16 @ Florida L 31-38
October 23 UAB W 38-21
October 30 Kentucky L 7-21
November 13 @ Alabama L 0-24
November 20 Arkansas L 24-28
November 27 Ole Miss L 14-21

Predicted Results Overall 4-8, 0-8 SEC Last Place in SEC West

 Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Chris Relf
RB- Robert Elliot
FB- Patrick Hanrahan
WR- Leon Berry
WR- Chad Bumphis (pictured right)
TE- Marcus Green
OT- Derek Sherrod
OT- Addison Lawerence
OG- Quentin Saulsberry
OG- Tobias Smith
C- J.C. Brignone
K- Sean Bauchle

Defense
DE- Pernell McPhee (pictured left)
DT- Fletcher Cox
DT- Josh Boyd
DE- Nick Bell
LB- Cameron Lawerence
LB- K.J. Wright
LB- Chris White
CB- Maurice Langston
FS- Jonathan Banks
SS- Charles Mitchell
CB- Corey Broomfield
P- Heath Hutchins

2009 Stat Leaders
QB- Tyson Lee 130-221 Cmp-Att, 58.8 cmp% 1444-yds, 4-14 td-int
RB- Anthony Dixon 257-car, 1391-yds, 5.4 ypc, 12-td
RB- Christian Ducre 45-car, 263-yds, 5.8-ypc, 2-td
WR- Chad Bumphis 32-rec, 375-yds, 11.7-ypr, 4-td
TE- Marcus Green 27-rec, 306-yds, 11.3-ypr, 3-td

2010 Recruiting Recap

Top 3 Recruits
DT- James Carmon ****
ATH- Michael Carr ****
DE-Kaleb Eulls ****

John Wall a Wizard?

The NBA held its lottery draft Tuesday night and the Washington Wizards came away with the top pick. Does that mean they will go ahead and draft John Wall, freshman point guard from Kentucky. Wall is considered by many the top player in the draft. The Wizards could find themselves in a strange position here, they already have Gilbert Arenas, who is an NBA all-star year in and year out, who already heads the point position for the Wizards. John Wall is expected to come in and play right away at the point guard position for the team that drafts him. Washington still has plans for Arenas to be a part of their team no matter who they draft at number one, expect them to take a hard look at Evan Turner, Junior guard from Ohio State. None the less the Wizards are about to obtain a great guard to complement Agent Zero and could put propel them to the playoffs next year. Here is the rest of the draft lottery order:

1. Washington Wizards
2. Philadelphia 76ers
3. New Jersey Nets
4. Minnesota Timberwolves
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Golden State Warriors
7. Detroit Pistons
8. LA Clippers
9. Utah Jazz
10. Indiana Pacers
11. New Orleans Hornets
12. Memphis Grizzlies
13. Toronto Raptors
14. Houston Rockets

Tennessee Team Preview: 2010 Season

The University of Tennessee has been in a whirlwind this past off-season. Lane Kiffin has bolted after a year and in comes Derek Dooley a Nick Saban "disciple". To say the least Derek Dooley is in a mess in Knoxville as he lost his top returning runningback in Bryce Brown and top offensive lineman in Aaron Douglas. He might surprise a couple of people this year in how close he comes in winning some games but I would not expect much to come from knoxville this year. He named Matt Simms his starting quarterback coming out of spring and Simms will be able to throw to All-SEC caliber wide receiver Gerald Jones this year. Just because Brown left Tennessee does not mean their runningbacks are something to sleep on as Tauren Poole and Davis Oku are a dangerous tandem. Defense lost is best player of the decade in Eric Berry but rising star Janzen Jackson has a year under his belt and easily has the intagibles to become the best safety in the SEC. This will not be Tennessee's year but next year you could start seeing Dooley's plan unfold.

2010 Schedule and Predicted Results:
September 4 Tennessee-Martin W 56-0
September 11 Oregon L 21-28
September 18 Florida L 3-27
September 25 UAB W 28-0
October 2 @ LSU L 7-28
October 9 @ Georgia L 10-14
October 23 Alabama L 38-7
October 30 @ South Carolina L 7-31
November 6 @ Memphis W 42-35
November 13 Ole Miss W 21-14
November 20 @ Vanderbilt L 28-31
November 27 Kentucky L 21-28

Predicted Results: 4-8 Overall, 1-7 SEC 6th place in Eastern Division

Depth Chart:

Offense
QB- Matt Sims
RB- Taureen Poole
FB- Kevin Cooper
WR- Denarius Moore
WR- Gerald Jones (pictured left)
TE- Luke Stocker
OT- Jawuan James
OT- Dallas Thomas
OG- JerQuan Schofield
OG- Jarrod Shaw
C- Cody Pope
K- Daniel Lincoln

Defense
DE- Ben Martin
DE- Chris Walker
DT- Marlon Walls
DT- Montori Hughes
LB- LaMarcus Thompson
LB- Greg King
LB- Nick Reviez
CB- Eric Gordan
CB- Art Evans
FS- Darren Myles
SS- Janzen Jackson (pictured right)
P- Chad Cunningham

2009 State Leaders
QB- Jonathan Crompton 224-384 cmp-att, 2800-yards, 58.3-cmp%, 27-13 td-int
RB- Montario Hardesty 282-car, 1345-yards, 4.8-ypc, 13-td
RB- Bryce Brown 101-car, 460-yards, 4.6-ypc, 4-td
WR-Gerald Jones 46-rec, 680-yards, 14.8-ypr, 4-td
WR- Denarius Moore 40-rec, 540-yards, 13.5-ypr, 7-td

2010 Recruiting Recap

Top 3 Recruits:
WR-Da'Rick Rogers *****
QB- Tyler Bray ****
WR- Justin Hunter ****

Vanderbilt Team Preview: 2010 Season

The Vanderbilt Commodores comes into the 2010 season looking to improve on last years dismal success, where they did not even win a conference game and only won twice. Bobby Johnson is hoping this season has far more success than last, and why not? They return All-SEC freshman of the year Warren Norman at runningback and dual-threat quaterback Larry Smith as well as three top targets from last years team in Udom Umoh, John Cole, and Brandon Barden. However there offensive line is suspect to say the least. On defense they have an under the radar star in linebacker Chris Marve to solidify their defense. Look for safety Sean Richardson to become a rising star in the SEC. If your a Commodore fan, you might have a bunch of playmakers returning but remember these players went 2-10 last year and did not notch a win in the SEC.

2010 Schedule and Predictions:
September 4 Northwestern L 24-28
September 11 LSU L 20-35
September 18 @ Ole Miss L 24-28
October 2 @ Connecticut L 31-34
October 9 Eastern Michigan W 56-0
October 16 @ Georgia L 7-28
October 23 South Carolina L 20-24
October 30 Arkansas L 28-35
November 6 Florida L 7-35
November 13 @ Kentucky L 14-35
November 20 Tennessee W 31-28
November 27 Wake Forest L 31- 34

Predicted Results: 2-10 Overall, 1-7 SEC 5th place Eastern Division

Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Larry Smith
RB- Warren Norman (pictured right)
WR- Brady Brown
WR- John Cole
WR- Udom Umoh
TE- Brandon Barden
OT- Ryan Seymour
OT- James Williams
OG- Kyle Fischer
OG- Chris Aaron
C- Joey Bailey
K- Ryan Fowler

Defense
DE- Tim Fugger
DE- Teriall Brannon
DT- T.J. Greenstone
DT- Rob Lohr
LB- John Stokes
LB- Chris Marve (picture left)
LB- Tristan Strong
CB- Casey Hayward
CB- Jamie Graham
FS- Sean Richardson
SS- Jay Fullam
P- Richard Kent

2009 Stat Leaders
QB- Larry Smith 106-227 cmp-att, 1126-yards, 46.7-cmp%, 4-2-td-int
RB-Warren Norman 145-car, 783-yards, 5.4-ypc, 3-td
RB- Zac Stacy 107-car, 478-yards, 4.5-ypc, 3-td
WR- John Cole 36-rec, 382-yards, 10.6-ypr, 1-td
TE- Brandon Barden 29-rec, 357-yards, 12.3-ypr, 1-td

2010 Recruiting Recap:

Top 3 Recruits:
RB- Rajaan Bennett ****
DB- Kenneth Lander ***
QB- Jordan Rogers ***

Georgia Team Preview: 2010 Season

The Georgia Bulldogs has a lack luster season to say the least in 2009 after starting number thirteen in the intial rankings. Mark Richt is clearly on the hot seat and it gets hotter as each day passes. Georgia needs to have atleast a ten win season if Richt wants to keep his job. Aaron Murry won the quarterback competition in the spring and should give them the best chance to win out of the other quarterbacks, but their strength is along the trenches as they return All-SEC Ben Jones at Center and Cordy Glenn at guard. Ever heard of a guy named A.J. Green? He returns as well and many believe this will be his last. Rennie Curran might be gone from their defense but look out for Akeem Dent to have a stellar year and don't forget about Brandon Boykin at cornerback who is among the elite in the SEC. This team might be a Championship contender type in other conferences but in the SEC expect them to just have another mediocre season.

2010 Schedule and Predicted Results:
September 4 Louisiana Lafayette W 35-7
September 11 @ South Carolina L 21-35
September 18 Arkansas L 24-35
September 25 @ Mississippi State W 28-14
October 2 @ Colorado W 10-0
October 9 Tennessee W 14-10
October 16 Vanderbilt W 28-7
October 23 @ Kentucky L 28-35
October 30 vs Florida L 20-45
November 6 Idaho State W 56-0
November 13 @ Auburn L 28-35
November 27 Georgia Tech L 38-42

Predicted Results: 6-6 Overall, 3-5 SEC 4th in Eastern Division

Depth Chart
QB- Aaron Murray
RB- WaShaun Ealey (pictured right)
FB- Shaun Chapas
WR- A.J. Green
WR- Tavarres King
TE- Orson Charles
OT- Clint Boling
OT- Josh Davis
OG- Cordy Glenn
OG- Chris Davis
C- Ben Jones
K- Blair Walsh

Defense
DE- Abry Jones
DE- Demarcus Dobbs
DT- DeAngelo Tyson
LB- Cornelius Washington
LB- Justin Houston
LB- Akeem Dent
LB- Christian Robinson
CB- Brandon Boykin (pictured left)
CB- Vance Cuff
FS- Nick Williams
SS- Bacarri Rambo
P- Drew Butler

2009 Stats Leader

QB- Joe Cox 185-331 cmp-att, 2584-yards, 55.9 cmp%, 24-15 td-int
RB- Washaun Easley 125-car, 717-yards, 5.7-ypc, 3-td
RB- Caleb King 114-car, 594-yards, 5.2-ypc, 7-td
WR- A.J. Green 53-rec, 808-yards, 15.2-ypr, 6-td
WR- Tavarres King 18-rec, 377-yards, 20.9-ypr, 1-td

2010 Recruiting Recap:

Top 3 Recruits:
DB- Jakar Hamilton ****
DB- Alec Ogletree ****
DE- T.J. Stripling ****

Monday Football Recruiting Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats got a pair of commits from big time wide receivers, one from Kentucky the other from Alabama. Josh Forrest hails from Paducah, Kentucky and always thought he would go to Kentucky playing basketball rather than football. The 6'4 220 pound prospect could play either tight end or wide receiever when he arrives in Lexington. Earlier in the day the Wildcats received great news as Theodore high school's Darien Thomas verbally committed to Kentucky. Thomas, 6'2 191-pounds, also received interest from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, and LSU. Thomas and Forrest became Kentucky's fifth and sixth commitments of the 2011 recruiting class.

Martay Mattox has decided to end his recruitment and verbally commit playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Mattox is projected as a duel-threat quarterback and stands in at 6'1 185-pounds. He said that it was the new academic facility that made his decision to choose South Carolina. He joins wide receiver prospect K.J. Brent as the only two South Carolina commits for the 2011 recruiting class.

The North Carolina State Wolfpack received great news monday when Gainesville (GA) high school prospect Thomas Niles verbally committed to play for head coach Tom O'Brien. Niles is a defensive tackle prospect and currently stands in at 6'2 260-pounds. He also had offers from Central Florida and Tennessee. He is the Wolfpack's second commit for the 2011 recruiting class.

Weekend Wrap-up

MLB

NL East:
The Braves took 2 of 3 from the Arizona Diamondbacks including a 13-1 victory Sunday. The New York Mets were swept by the Florida Marlins with 10-8 loss on Sunday.  The Philadelphia Phillies concluded their series with the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night with a sweep.

AL East: The New York Yankees dropped the final game against the Twins on Sunday but won the series 2-1. The Boston Red Sox lost the rubber game of their three game set against the Detroit Tigers, lost series 2-1. The Toronto Blue Jays swept their series against the Texas Rangers. The Baltimore Orioles lost the final game against the Cleveland Indians and the series 2-1. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays wins the rubber game against the Seattle Mariners with a 2-1 win Sunday, took series 2-1.

NBA

The Eastern Conference Finals:
The Boston Celtics won game one of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Orlando Magic 88-84.

NASCAR:
Kyle Busch won the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover Delaware. Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, and David Reuitman finished out the top 5. Other notables: Jeff Gordon-11, Jimmie Johnson-16, Dale Earnhardt Jr.-30.

College Sports

SEC Softball Championship:

The Alabama Crimson Tide went took a four run lead into the 5th until LSU scored four in the 5th to tie the game but a home run by Jazlyn Lunceford in the bottom of the 5th game the Crimson Tide a one run lead they would not give back and beat LSU 5-4 to win the SEC Softball Championship.

Sunbelt Softball Championship:
The Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns defeated Troy Trojans 8-0 on Saturday to claim their third straight Sunbelt softball championship.

ACC Softball Championship:
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won their second straight ACC softball championship over Florida State Sunday 8-4 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Louisiana and Georgia prospects stay within state

The LSU Tigers got a big boost on Friday for their 2011 recruiting class. Offensive lineman prospect Trai Turner has committed to play for the Tigers. The manmouth 6'5 340 pound prospect is LSU's third offensive lineman in the class and the eleventh overall. He hails from New Orleans and attends St. Augustine high school. He had over 26 scholarship offers including from schools Florida State, Alabama, and Oklahoma. LSU just offered him two weeks ago because they were evaluating him throughout this process and just did not give him a scholarship based on film, instead they got to know the young man and that is why he chose LSU over the other schools.

LSU recruiting class:
La'El Collins OL
Jeremy Hill RB
Kenny Hilliard RB
Anthony Johnson DT
Jarvis Landry WR
Alonzo Lewis WR
Terrence Magee ATH
Trevon Randle LB
Quentin Thomas DT
Trai Turner OL
Corey White OL

Also on Friday the Georgia Bulldogs got great news from defensive end prospect Sterling Bailey says Go Dawgs. Bailey is projected to play outside linebacker in Georgia's 3-4 defensive scheme. He chose Georgia over Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame and USC.  He becomes Georgia's eighth commit for the 2010 class.

Georgia Recruiting Class:
David Andrews OL
Sterling Bailey DE
Devin Bowman ATH
Chris Conley WR
Amario Herrera LB
Christian LeMay QB
Corey Moore DB
Chris Sanders ATH

Cavs coaching update

In a news conference earlier this afternoon the Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert said that Mike Brown has not been fired but rather is going to be evaluated just like the rest of the organization. Rumors also have Danny Ferry is going to get fired as well.

Cavs send Brown packing

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach Mike Brown, accoring to si.com. Mike Brown was NBA's coach of the year last year and for the past two season led the NBA in regular season victories. He coached the Cavs to a 61- win season but got bounced in the 2nd round of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics. Also, coached the Cavs to the NBA finals just three years ago.

Hawks Fire Woodson

The Atlanta Hawks have decided to go in a different direction and have fired Mike Woodson. Woodson has coached the Hawks for 6 seasons and have appeared in the playoffs for 3 straight years, including this year getting bounced out by the Orlando Magic in the 2nd round after beating the Milwaukee Bucks in the first. The Hawks have improved every year under Woodson, going from 13 wins in his first year to 53 this year.

Kentucky Team Preview: 2010 Season

Kentucky is quickly becoming a team you dont want to mess with in the SEC. Even though Rich Brooks is gone new head coach Joker Phillips will continue to grow the program. They return thier top two quarterbacks from last years team, not many teams in the SEC nor the country can claim that. But their offense depends on two players runningback Derrick Locke and Mr. Versatile Randall Cobb. The defense lost three All-SEC caliber in Trevard Lindley, Micah Johnson, and Corey Peters. However, for the defense all hope is not lost as ten of the eleven starters are either a junior or senior. Joker has a big job on his hands but its not rebuilding a program instead it is keeping the machine rolling and be able to go to a bowl game for the fifth straight season.

2010 Schedule and Predicted Results
September 4 @ Louisville                 27-21 W
September 11 Western Kentucky      63-0 W
September 18 Akron                         49-7 W
September 25 @ Florida                   27-28 L
October 2 @ Ole Miss                      28-38 L
October 9 Auburn                             14-28 L
October 16 South Carolina                  0-17 L
October 23 Georgia                           35-28 W
October 30 @ Mississippi State         21-7 W
November 6 Charleston Southern      56-14 W
November 13 Vanderbilt                   35-14 W
November 27 @ Tennessee               28-21 W

Predicted Results: 8-4 Overall 4-4 SEC, Third Place in East Division

Projected Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Morgan Newton
RB- Derrick Locke
FB- Moncell Allen
WR- Chris Matthews
WR- Randall Cobb (pictured right)
TE- Nick Melillo
OT- Billy Joe Murphy
OT- Brad Durham
OG- Stuart Hines
OG- Larry Warford
C- Matt Smith
K- Ryan Tydlacka

Defense
DE- Dequin Evans
DE- Collins Ukwe
DT- Ricky Lumpkin
DT- Shane McCord
LB- Danny Trevathan
LB- Jacob DuFrene
LB- Ronnie Sneed
CB- Paul Warford
CB- Randall Burden
FS- Taiedo Smith
SS- Winston Guy (pictured right)
P- Ryan Tydlacka

2009 Stats Leaders
QB- Mike Hartline 79-133 cmp-att, 802-yards, 59.4-cmp%, 6-td, 7-int
RB- Derrick Locke 195-car, 907-yards, 4.7-ypc, 6-td
RB- Alfonso Smith 60-car, 245-yards, 4.1-ypc, 2-td
WR- Randall Cobb 39-rec, 447-yards, 11.5-ypr, 4-td, 573 rushing yards
WR- Chris Matthews 32-rec, 354-yards, 11.1-ypr, 3-td

2010 Recruiting Recap:

Top 3 Recruits
TE- Alex Smith          ****
RB- Brandon Gainer   ***
LB- Tim Patterson      ***

Florida Team Preview: 2010 Season

It's LAT (life after Tebow) time at Florida. Just because Tebow is gone does not mean the Gators are not still stacked with talent. John Brantley is the chosen new leader for the Florida offense. He might not be the bruiser runner that Tebow was but his arm makes up for it as he can virtually make any throw on the field. They keep four out of five offensive line starters from last year's team. The biggest problem they have on comes along the defensive line since they lost there top two pass rushers in Jermaine Cunningham and Carlos Dunlap but Florida recruits among the best as any other team in the nation and expect Ronald Powell to come in and play right away. The secondary is the strongest on the defense and is led by Will Hill. Florida might not have the talent level they did last year but that doesn't mean that opponents will not be circling them on the schedule. They might have a "down" year in terms of florida standards for not making it to the Georgia Dome but Florida will still be feared by many.

2010 Schedule and Predicted results:
September 4 Miami (OH)               35-0 W
September 11 South Florida           24-14 W
September 18 @Tennessee             27-3 W
September 25 Kentucky                 28-27 W
October 2 @ Alabama                   10-17 L
October 9 LSU                              28-24 W
October 16 Ole Miss                     38-31 W
October 30 vs Georgia                  45-20 W
November 6 @ Vanderbilt             35-7 W
November 13 South Carolina        14-21 L
November 20 Appalachian State   49-20 W
November 27 Florida State          35-34 W

Predicted Results: 10-2 Overall 6-2 SEC, Second place in East Division.

Projected Depth Chart

Offense
QB- John Brantley (pictured right)
RB- Jeff Demps
WR- Deonte Thompson
WR- Carl Moore
WR- Chris Rainey
TE- Jordan Reed
OT- Xavier Nixson
OT- Marcus Gilbert
OG- Carl Johnson
OG- James Wilson
C- Mike Pouncey
K- Caleb Sturgis

Defense
DE- Duke Lemmens
DE- Justin Trattou
DT- Jaye Howard
DT- Lawerence Marsh
LB- A.J. Jones
LB- Brandon Hicks
LB- Jon Bostic
CB- Janoris Jenkins
CB- Moses Jenkins
FS-Ahmad Black
SS- Will Hill (pictured below)
P- Chas Henry

2009 Stat Leaders
QB- Tim Tebow 213-314 cmp-att 2895-yards 67.8-comp% 21-td 5-int 910-rushing yards
RB- Jeff Demps 99-car 745-yards 7.5-ypc 7-td
RB- Chris Rainey 89-car 575-yards 6.5-ypc 5-td
WR- Riley Cooper 51-rec 961-yards 18.8-ypr 9-td
WR- Aaron Hernandez 68-rec 850-yards 12.5-ypr 5-td

2010 Recruiting Recap

Top 3 Prospects
DE- Ronald Powell      *****
DT- Dominique Easley  *****
DB- Matt Elam             *****

Minor goes to SEC

After pondering for two days about a collegiate decision Keante Minor decided to go ahead and verbally commit to Arkansas Razorbacks. The East St. Louis (Ill.) product has been clock at having 4.4 speed and with a solid frame of 6'0 190 he can come in and contribute to Petrino's offense right away. He also has a written offer from Kansas and other schools are evaluating him. He becomes the sixth commit for the Hogs for the 2011 recruiting class.

Arkansas recruiting class:
Brandon Allen QB
Austin Beck OL
Demetrius Dean TE
Keante Minor WR
Grady Ollison DE
Robert Thomas DT

Sack Master Commits

The University of North Carolina just got a huge boost for its defensive side of the ball as Daquan Romero committed to the Tar Heels Thursday. Romero accumulated thirty sacks as a junior. He is a defensive end linebacker hybrid prospect and could play either of those in college. He chose North Carolina over offers from Virginia, Old Dominion, West Virginia, and Maryland.  Romero was the Tar Heel's sixth commit on the year. He said that is was the atmosphere and academics is the main reason why North Carolina was the school for him.

North Carolina 2011 Recruiting Class:
Eric Ebron TE
Everett Golson QB
Jarrod James OL
Travis Riley RB
Daquan Romero LB
T.J. Thorpe ATH

South Carolina Team Preview: 2010 Season

The University of South Carolina fans have been waiting for a long time...some say too long for a chance to compete for an SEC Championship game berth. They enter the 2010 season as a dark horse to win the East division. Head Coach Steve Spurrier knows this year is his best chance since he has been at South Carolina to win the division. He returns his starting quarterback Stephen Garcia even though he looked horrible against Connecticut in the bowl game, he has the tools to succeed this year. If he can keep the interceptions low and limits most of his mental mistakes this could be his greatest year. One of the best kept secret in college football is South Carolina's defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson. Johnson has continued to coach one of the best defenses not only in the SEC but in the country as well. This year his defense could be his best yet as he has two great corners in Chris Culliver and Stephon Gilmore to work with. This South Carolina team is a boom or bust type team and if they don't finish with at-least ten wins it could be a very disappointing year for the Gamecocks.

2010 Schedule and Predictions
September 2 Southern Miss-          24-14 W
September 11 Georgia-                  35-21 W
September 18 Furman-                   49-7 W
September 25 @ Auburn               21-20 W
October 9 Alabama                        14-28 L
October 16 @ Kentucky                17-0 W
October 23 @ Vanderbilt               24-20 W
October 30 Tennessee                    31-7 W
November 6 Arkansas                    42-49 L
November 13 @ Florida                 21-14 W
November 20 Troy                         28-14 W
November 27 @ Clemson              24-23 W

Predicted Results: 10-2 Overall 6-2 SEC, East Division Champions

                                                            
Projected Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Stephen Garcia (pictured above)
RB- Kenny Miles
WR- Alshon Jeffery
WR- D.L. Moore
WR- Tori Gurley
TE- Patrick DiMarco
OL- Jarriel King
OL- Garrett Chisolm
OL- Terrance Campbell
OL- T.J. Johnson
OL- Kyle Nunn
K- Spencer Lanning

Defense
DL- Devin Taylor
DL- Cliff Matthews
DL- Travian Robertson
DL- Ladi Ajiboye
LB- Rodney Paulk
LB- Shaq Wilson
CB- Stephon Gilmore
CB- Chris Culliver (pictured below)
Rov- Devonte Holloman
FS- Antonio Allen
SS- Akeem Auguste
P- Spencer Lanning                                                                                  

2009 Stat Leaders     Cmp-Att  YDS    Comp%   TD    INT
QB- Stephen Garcia 239-432   2862      55.3        17     10
RB- Kenny Miles 117 car  626 yds  5.4 ypc    1 td
RB- Brian Maddux 102 car  307 yds  3.0 ypc  6 td
WR- Alshon Jeffery 46 rec  763 yds  16.6 ypc  6 td
WR- Moe Brown 33 rec  491 yds  14.9 ypc  3 td
WR- Tori Gurley 31 rec  440 yds  14.2 ypc  2 td

 2010 Recruiting Recap

Top 3 recruits

RB- Marcus Lattimore *****
DB- Victor Hampton   ****
DT- Kelly Quarles       ****




                                                                                                                                                                        
        

SEC 2010 Predicitions

2010 could become one of the most storied seasons in SEC history. Tim Tebow is gone but so many other players still remain and could make a name for themselves in this years college football season. The SEC will be looking to win its 5th straight National Championship this year, and with Alabama and Florida still stellar on both sides of the ball it could happen very easily. 2010 will welcome two new head coaches in Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Tennessee hiring Derek Dooley after Lane Kiffin's departure. A couple of story-lines heading into the season will be Can Alabama overcome six of their opponents having a bye-week before they play. Does Florida still have a heart beat after Tebow's departure? Will Arkansas' Ryan Mallet be able to lead the Razorbacks to an SEC West crown? Could this be Mark Richt's last year to coach at Georgia? Can any team stop the best runningback tandem, Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson? Without further a due here are my predictions for the 2010 season:

Standings
EAST
South Carolina 6-2 10-2
Florida              6-2 10-2
Kentucky          4-4  8-4
Georgia             4-4  7-5
Vanderbilt         1-7  2-10
Tennessee         1-7  4-8

West
Alabama   7-1 11-1
Arkansas   6-2 10-2
LSU          5-3  9-3
Auburn     4-4  8-4
Ole Miss   4-4  8-4
Miss St.     0-8  4-8

Alabama plays South Carolina in the SEC Championship Game

All-SEC 1st Team Selections

Offense
QB- Ryan Mallett ARK
RB- Mark Ingram ALA
RB- Trent Richardson ALA
WR- Julio Jones ALA
WR- AJ Green UGA
TE- DJ Williams ARK
OL- Lee Ziemba AUB
OL- James Carpenter ALA
OL- Cordy Glenn UGA
                                                      OL- Mike Pouncey FLA
                                                      OL- Barret Jones ALA

Defense
DE- Marcel Dareus ALA
DE- Pernell McPhee MSU
DT- Jerrel Powe MISS
DT- Josh Chapman ALA
LB- Donta Hightower ALA
LB- Josh Bynes AUB
LB- Chris Marve VAN
CB- Patrick Peterson LSU
CB- Chris Culliver USC
FS- Mark Barron ALA
SS- Janzen Jackson TENN

2009 A year unlike any other for the SEC

There's going to be a new change in the wind this year once teams kick off their football season in the SEC. For the first time in four years, yes it was only four years, Tim Tebow will not be wearing the Blue and Orange on a Saturday. For the first time in a decade the University of Alabama comes in as defending conference champion. 2009 brought back the Gus Malzahn spread for all of us to enjoy. We had the retirement of Urban Meyer end just as quickly as it came. 2009 season came and went just as fast as Lane Kiffins stay in Knoxville. 2010 season is quickly approaching and with a blink of an eye it will be here, but before you blink lets take a stroll down memory lane and review the 2009 season and what it had to offer.

Week 1- Game of the Week: Alabama vs Virginia Tech (Georgia Dome)- For the second straight year Alabama opened up the season against the preseason favorite to win the ACC. The Tide once again showed who the superior conference was and dominated Virginia Tech from kick-off til the scoreboard had three zeroes on it. Alabama dismantled Virginia Tech and won 34-24
     Other Game of Notes: LSU squeaks past Washington 31-23, Georgia lost its bite against Oklahoma State and lost 24-10.

Week 2-Game of the Week: Georgia vs South Carolina. Between the Hedges we go for this southern rivarly. If a football game could include everything this one did as it had blocked kicks to kickoff returned for touchdowns to safeties, but it all came down to one play. Rennie Curran blocks a pass from Stephen Garcia to give Georgia the win over South Carolina 41-37.
    Other Games of Note: Tennessee loses its 3rd straight to a Pac-10 opponent as UCLA beat the Vols 19-15.

Week 3- Game of the Week: Florida vs Tennessee. Lane Kiffin started to send shockwaves around the league by saying, at his press conference on accepting the head coaching job at Tennessee, "Get ready to sing rocky top after we beat Florida in Gainesville this year". Everyone was predicting Florida to put up over half a hundred over the Vols but that was not the case. Florida's offense managed the pace of the game but Tennessee's defense kept it close as The Gators beat the Volunteers by ten, 23-13.
     Other Games of Note: Auburn picks off West Virginia five times and wins 41-30. Georgia and Arkansas played a WAC style game with the Bulldogs beating the Hogs, 52-41.

Week 4- Game of the Week: LSU vs Mississippi State. A close game between two power running football teams came down to a goal-line stand by the LSU defense. Mississippi State has 1st and goal on its own 2 yard line. Four plays later LSU held Mississippi State at the 2 yard line to preserve a 4 point victory. LSU wins 30-26.
     Other Games of Note: Georgia wins another nail biter, this time against Pac-10 foe Arizona State, 20-17. South Carolina upsets 4th ranked Ole Miss 16-10.

Week 5- Game of the Week: LSU vs Georgia. Another close old-fashion SEC game between two major programs only managed two field goals in the first 57 minutes of play. Then the two teams scored in a flurry as three touchdowns were accumulated but Charles Scotts touchdown run with forty-six seconds left proved to be the difference in the game. LSU beats Georgia 20-13.
      Other Games of Note: Auburn squeaked past Tennessee 26-22.

Week 6- Game of the Week: Florida vs LSU. After Tebow receieved a concussion in the Kentucky game that left him on the ground for a while, eyes were watching to see if Tebow would be him old-self and that came in the second quarter on a eight yard run when he ran over an LSU defender. Both defenses were stellar but Florida's defense made a couple of more plays against the LSU offense. Florida beats LSU 13-3.
    Other Games of Note: South Carolina wins by 2 over Kentucky, 28-26. Mississippi State comes up short against 12th ranked Houston 31-24.

Week 7- Game of the Week: Alabama vs South Carolina. Mark Ingram led Alabama with over 250 yards of total offense and put himself in the Heisman race. South Carolina gave Alabama all they wanted in Tuscaloosa but came up short 20-6.
    Other Games of Note: Kentucky beats Auburn in Auburn for the first time since the 1960's, 21-14. Florida hangs on against Arkansas 23-20.

Week 8- Game of the Week: Alabama vs Tennessee. This game will always will be known as the block heard around the state of Alabama. In a great defensive game and with Alabama already blocking a kick earlier in the game, Tennessee found itself in position to ruin Alabama's hopes of an undefeated season. With less than ten seconds left Daniel Lincoln kick is blocked by Mount Cody to give Alabama a 12-10 victory.
    Other Games of Note: South Carolina hangs on against Vanderbilt 14-10. Teacher beats the pupil as Florida beat Mississippi State 29-19.

Week 9- Game of the Week: Mississippi State vs Kentucky. Shockingly this game turned out to be the best game of the weekend as Anthony Dixon piled up over 250 rushing yards along with two scores to lead the Bulldogs to a seven point win over the Wildcats, 31-24.
    Other Games of Note: Florida blast Georgia 41-17, Auburn rocks Ole Miss 33-20.

Week 10- Game of the Week: LSU vs Alabama. This is the third edition of Saban Bowl and it came to Tuscaloosa. The game was evenly matched all through-out but a wide-receiver screen to Julio Jones sealed the deal for Alabama. Julio took the pass from McElroy and blistered down the sideline run for a seventy-three yard touchdown that led Alabama to a 24-15 victory over LSU.
    Other Game of Note: Florida stays undefeated against Vanderbilt 27-3.

Week 11- Game of the Week: Auburn vs Georgia. The Deep South's Oldest rivalry wrote another stellar chapter in its storied book. Auburn jumped out on Georgia early but in the 4th quarterback Georgia paved the way for Caleb King to score twice and give Georgia the victory 31-24.
   Other Games of Note: Florida keeps undefeated season alive by beating South Carolina 24-14. Kentucky becomes bowl eligible against Vanderbilt 24-13.

Week 12- Game of the Week: LSU vs Ole Miss. This game will always been known where did the seconds go? Under a minute to go LSU had the ball and driving down the field, while driving they ran off seventeen seconds because they could not get the play in. They threw the ball down the field and ended up on the one yard line as time expired and thus a controversy struck and made everybody wonder what happen to the seventeen seconds. Ole Miss won 25-23.
    Other Games of Note: Kentucky beats Georgia 34-27 in Athens. Tennessee became bowl eligible by defeating Vanderbilt 31-16.

Week 13- Game of the Week: Iron Bowl, Alabama vs Auburn. "The Drive" Game is what this year's version of the Iron Bowl will always be known as. After Auburn started off the game with backyard football plays things settled down and at half Alabama was able to even things up at 14 a piece. Alabama scored two field goals to Auburn's one touchdown and found themselves down by one heading into the fourth quarter. With 1:24 left in the game Greg McElroy found Roy Upchurch coming out of the backfield for a 4 yard touchdown pass to win the game 26-21 for Alabama.
   Other Games of Note: LSU gets past Arkansas 33-30. Georgia runs wild on Georgia Tech and upsets the Yellow Jackets 30-21.

Week 14- Game of the Week: Alabama vs Florida, SEC Championship. One vs two the sequel. One word can describe this game: Domination. After losing last years game, Alabama came out with a furry from the opening kick and trounced the Gators 32-13 and got a one-way ticket to Pasadena. Mark Ingram led the Crimson Tide with 113 yards and 3 touchdowns. Greg McElroy would get the SEC Championship game MVP award.

Bowl Season- The SEC had a very successful bowl season as the SEC went 6-4. The wins include the National Championship and Sugar Bowl.

Liberty Bowl- Arkansas 20 East Carolina 17
Papa Johns.com Bowl- South Carolina 7 Connecticut 20
Music City Bowl- Kentucky 13 Clemson 21
Chick-fil-a Bowl- Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14
Capital One Bowl- LSU 17 Penn State 19
Outback Bowl- Auburn 38 Northwestern 35
Independence Bowl- Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20
Cotton Bowl- Ole Miss 21 Oklahoma State 7
Sugar Bowl- Florida 51 Cincinnati 24

BCS National Championship Game- Alabama 37 Texas 21

SEC Standings

EAST
Florida              8-0 13-1
Georgia            4-4 8-5
Tennessee         4-4 7-6
South Carolina  3-5 7-6
Kentucky          3-5 7-6
Vanderbilt         0-8 2-10

West
Alabama    8-0 14-0
LSU          5-3  9-4
Ole Miss   4-4  9-4
Auburn     3-5  8-5
Arkansas  3-5  8-5
Miss St.    3-5  5-7

All-SEC First Team Selections

Offense-
QB- Tim Tebow FLA
RB- Mark Ingram ALA
RB- Anthony Dixon MSU
WR- AJ Green UGA
WR- Shay Hodge MISS
TE- Aaron Hernandez FLA
OL- Ciron Black LSU
OL- Mike Johnson ALA
OL- Maurice Pouncey FLA
OL- Maurkice Pouncey FLA
OL- John Jerry MISS

Defense-
DL- Terrance Cody ALA
DL- Carlos Dunlap FLA
DL- Dan Williams TENN
DL- Antonio Coleman AUB
LB- Rolando McClain ALA
LB- Rennis Curran UGA
LB- Eric Norwood USC
                                                      CB- Javier Arenas ALA
                                                      CB- Joe Haden FLA
                                                      FS- Mark Barron ALA
                                                      SS- Eric Berry TENN
Specialist
P- Drew Butler UGA
K- Leigh Tiffin ALA

Ollison to Hogs

Arkansas receieved their 5th commit in the 2010 class and was it ever a big one. Grady Ollison is a defensive end prospect out of Malvern, Arkansas. He is listed at 6-4, 275 pounds. He is the nephew of former Arkansas player Tony Ollison. Grady is considered to be the top defensive product in Arkansas this year.

Arkansas Recruiting class:
Brandon Allen QB
Austin Beck OL
Demetrius Dean TE
Grady Ollison DE
Robert Thomas DT

12 and counting

The University of Alabama picked up its 12th commitment on Wednesday when Louisiana receiver Bradley Sylve gave his pledge to the Crimson Tide. It is the fourth wide-receiver commitment for Alabama. The 5'11" 175 pound wide receiver originally chose LSU in February but a trip to the Capstone changed his heart.
"When Bradley visited Tuscaloosa, he felt really comfortable with the coaches and the whole environment," Sylve's mother said. "I think he left there feeling like it was probably the right place for him to be."

Alabama's recruiting class looks like this:

Shannon Brown LB

Brent Calloway LB

Haseain Clinton-Dix ATH

Darryl Collins WR

Quinton Dial DE

Malcolm Faciane TE

LaMichael Fanning DE

D.J. Pettway DT

Marvin Shinn WR

Bradley Sylve WR

Jabriel Washington ATH

Danny Woodson WR


*Some content taken from Bamaonline.com

Landrum shocks even himself

Chris Landrum a linebacker out of Sweet Water high school has verbally committed to the Auburn Tigers Wednesday morning. Landrum is figured to be a top player in the state of Alabama this year and one of the best linebackers in the southeast. When Landrum started the recruiting process he figured that he would commit to play at the University of Alabama since he was such a die-hard Alabama fan. The fact that Auburn needed linebackers was not a decision factor for him to commit to Auburn. So when he committed to Auburn he even shocked himself and says it was the coaches that made the difference.
"There was something different about the coaches," said Landrum. "There was something about them that caught my attention. All of the coaches are really friendly, easy people to get along with and great people to be around. Once I got to know them I knew I wanted to be there." 


Landrum is the sixth commit for the Tigers.


Auburn's Class:
Angelo Blackson DT
Reese Dismukes OL
Chris Landrum LB
Izauea Lanier ATH
Thomas O'Reilly OL
Anthony Swain DB


* Some of the content was taken from Auburnsports.com

47 to be retired

 August 6 will be a day forever remembered for Tom Glavine. The Atlanta Braves have announced that they will induct Tom Glavine into the Braves Hall of Fame also retire his number, 47. His number will be the seventh to had been retired by the Braves. He joins elite company that includes Hank Aaron (44), Eddie Matthews (41), Greg Maddux (31), Warren Spahn (21), Phil Niekro (35), and Dale Murphy (3). Greg Maddux had his number retired last year. Tom Glavine will always be connected in bringing the city of Atlanta its first pro championship, when he pitched the series clinching game against the Indians in the 1995 World Series. Tom Glavine finished his career with 305 victories which is fourth all-time among left-handed pitchers. He finished his career with an ERA of 3.54 while collecting 2 Cy Young awards and being selected in eight all-star games also was chosen as the 1995 World Series MVP.

MLB Monthly

A month has past since baseball took its first swing into the 2010 season and what a wild ride it has been so far. We have seen Braves rookie sensation Jason Heyward live up to the hype and leads his team in many hitting statistical categories. The Rays are living up to hype and currently has the best record in all of baseball. Heyward is not the only rookie impressing baseball fans as Detroit Tigers rookie Austin Jackson is leading all of the American League in Average, hits, line drive percentage, and putting the ball in play per at bat. The Red Sox are off to a slow start while the Oakland Athletics are off to a hot start. The Giants are relying on there pitching to win games while the offense is showing promise thanks to Pablo Sandoval although while they are in second in the West they still are in great position to win the division. This past Sunday baseball has witness another perfection as Oakland Athletics Dallas Braden pitched a perfect game against the Rays. It was Oakland's first perfect game since Catfish Hunter did it in 1968.

Division Standings

AL East

Tampa Bay
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles

AL Central

Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals

AL West

Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Los Angleles Angels
Seattle Mariners

NL East

Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins
Atlanta Braves

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinatti Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros

NL West

San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks

Big Ten looking to add four

Reports coming out of Kansas City today is that the Big Ten is looking to add four teams, that would give them a total of fifteen teams. If all four do come and join then another team will be added to give them an even sixteen. Missouri, Nebraska, Rutgers, and Notre Dame are the teams who are believed to have gotten the invites to join the conference. Notre Dame has repeatedly said that they have no plans on going to a conference and wants to remain independent.

'Canes Tide in 2012?

The Chick-fil-a Kick off classics has been very kind to the Alabama football over the past two seasons. They were able to beat two highly touted ACC opponents and used that momentum to undefeated regular season records. According to numerous newspaper outlets the Chick-fil-a kick off classic is trying to draw the Tide back to Atlanta to face the Miami Hurricanes to start off the 2012 season. They already have Tennessee and North Carolina State scheduled but they are looking to have a two game weekend series since it will be labor-day weekend, Thursday, Saturday are when they would like the games to be. If Alabama says no then they will pick up Auburn, Arkansas, or South Carolina.