July 27th, 2007 07:12pm

Miles on the spot with LSU

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LSU, again, is loaded with talent. Lots of speed, lots of skill all over the field. And, again, the media is enamored by all this talent in Baton Rouge, naming LSU an overwhelming favorite to win the SEC title this season. As Steve Spurrier has pointed out a few times this summer (and again this week at SEC Media Days), LSU was probably the best and most talented team in the SEC a year ago, but the Tigers didn’t … Read More »
July 27th, 2007 03:55pm

SEC ballot, Phase One

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HOOVER, Ala. ” The other SEC coaches probably liked Steve Spurrier a lot more when he was sort of bad-mouthing his South Carolina team the past two years at SEC Media Days. They probably don’t like the Spurrier who stood at the podium on Wednesday and proclaimed the Gamecocks are ready to start competing for the SEC title. If Spurrier says they’re ready, they’re ready. That means the job just got tougher for evyerone … Read More »
July 26th, 2007 05:51pm

Commodores on the rise?

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This is July, so everybody’s undefeated, everybody’s happy, everybody’s pumped up about the upcoming SEC season. Even Vanderbilt. Despite losing seven of eight league games last season, despite not having a winning record or playing in a bowl game since 1982, the Commodores arrived at SEC Media Days on Thursday sporting a noticeable swagger. Yes, Vanderbilt. Wide receiver Earl Bennett and linebacker Jonathan Goff were looking and sounding like winners, not perennial losers. They sounded like Gators or Tigers … Read More »
July 3rd, 2007 02:44pm

George W. overlooked one Gator

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Derek Baldry may hold the distinction of being the only Florida football player in history to be snubbed by the president of the United States. It happened earlier this year, when the national champion Gators were being honored by President George Bush in a ceremony at the White House. During the president’s speech, he singled out walk-on wide receiver Cam Brewer for serving his country for six years with the Marines. The president failed to mention that Baldry, a former Gainesville … Read More »