SEC Football!?!?
Another great weekend in the SEC started with a shocker in South Carolina. While I didn't predict Spurrier to lose this game (who did?), I did feel Vanderbilt could give the old ball coach a scare. With their minds on the Volunteers the following weekend, the Gamecocks failed to give the Commodores the respect they deserved, rotating their quarterbacks, as mentioned on this week's Bleacher Bloggers and at the cool chicken.com, and paid dearly for it. They really did appear poised to make a run at playing in the SEC Championship game. That opportunity, however, now seems dashed.
Speaking of the Volunteers, how could anyone have predicted the massacre they took at the hands of the Crimson Tide? So let's think about this — Alabama lost to Georgia, who lost to Tennessee who lost to Alabama. The SEC blood bath continues as each team takes the other out, seemingly destroying everyones chances to play for the National Championship. Would anyone be surprised if the Gators won the rest of their games and faced off against LSU in the SEC Championship game?
Imagine how great that matchup would be on a neutral playing field. Now that we're on the topic of the Gators — who beat Kentucky, who beat LSU, who beat the Gators — if you haven't heard already, here is an amazing statistic. Tim Tebow has not only been involved in over 90 percent of all Gator passing plays this season, but also in over 40 percent of their running plays. That's over two-thirds of a team's offense whose only heart breaking loss came at the hands of the LSU Tigers. Can someone say Heisman trophy please? My money is on him winning it next year as a junior.
The battle between the Tigers(es) took place this week when LSU took down Auburn. The Tigers of LSU came out on top with a final play that has people wondering when Miles' risky play calling will come back to bite him. Had the pass been thrown poorly or the defender had a little more sense of the play that was being called, the outcome of the game would have gone the Auburns way. Fortunately for LSU, Miles still looks like a genius and LSU's title hopes are still alive — for now.
A bit off topic but seeing as how I'm originally from Miami and the Dolphins seem to be in the lead for the chance to get the number one pick in next years draft I believe it's time to start wondering who will go numero uno. A season ending injury to star running back Ronnie Brown has me leaning toward Darren McFadden. The team's struggles with quarterbacks, however, are just to difficult to avoid. They did draft John Beck last year so it will be interesting to see how he plays once the team decides to finally put the kid in the game. And seriously, I can't believe they are going to London next week, what in the heck is that about?
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