SEC WEST
ATLANTA JOURNAL- File this under Empty Gestures: Six and a half years after the fact, the BCS has determined that Southern Cal was not its national champion.
(Thank Reggie Bush and his benefactors.) Indeed, the BCS has decreed that, from this day forward, it will have no national champion for 2004.
Our sources have told us we have to check out this video and we did. We found this footage of LSU commit John Thomas Tight End 6'6", 225 lbs from Boosier City, Louisiana.
He looks like a man among boys.
BIRMINGHAM NEWS- Miss State Coach Dan Mullen thinks trying to keep Mississippi State fans from ringing illegal noisemakers during a football game is an insult on par with trying to poison the Toomer's Corner trees in Auburn.
THE HUNTSVILLE TIMES- Much was made about Alabama in 2010 facing opponents with open dates. Alabama will face three teams with open dates this season.
The Tide also will have relief in terms of timing and travel. Alabama's road tests are Sept. 10 at Penn State, Oct. 1 at Florida, Nov. 12 at Mississippi State and Nov. 26 at Auburn. The Tide gets Arkansas, Tennessee and LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and Vanderbilt replaces South Carolina on the schedule.
PRESS REGISTER- Auburn lost so many of its superstars to graduation no one is expecting a whole lot from this young team. Coach Chizik says their young but their hungry and he says no to count this group out yet.
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THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS- The sports information directors put in their votes and it ended up being the Tide vs the Gamecocks.
Following Alabama and LSU in the West was Arkansas with 16 points. Defending national champion Auburn was picked fourth with 13 points. Mississippi State and Ole Miss were fifth and sixth with 10 and 5 points, respectively.
In the East, perennial leader Florida finds itself second for the first time in three years. The Gators received only one first place vote and finished with 20 points. Georgia was third with 18 points, followed by Tennessee with 12 points, Kentucky with nine and Vanderbilt with six.
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KNOXVILLE NEWS- Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino acknowledged that Florida coach Will Muschamp can really coach defense. "We've experienced that firsthand".
Coach Spurrier says he has the best running back and wide receiver in the SEC.
Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt says his team is hungry....
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THE NEWS STAR- There was food, golf, laughter and education Friday as dozens of coaches gathered at the Southern Pines Golf and Country Club's Pine Hills Course clubhouse Friday for the annual Bayou Jamb Coaches Clinic and Golf Scramble.
AJC- the cowbells, one of the SEC’s more controversial traditions, got a reprieve Friday when the conference presidents approved a one-year extension of an exception for MSU to the rule that bans artificial noisemakers in conference stadiums.
The Other Bulldogs can keep their cowbells, but the league will come down harder on them if they don’t confine their ringing to between plays. Last year, the school was fined $5,000 for one infraction and an additional $25,000 when the MSU fans did it again. This year, if they clang during play it’s going to cost Mississippi State $50,000 per infraction
ORLANDO SENTINEL- A breakdown of the total revenue comes from the following categories: $113 million from football television contracts, $31.3 million from bowl games, $15.3 million from the SEC football championship, $31.1 million from basketball television contracts, $5.0 million from the SEC men's basketball tournament and $24.3 million from NCAA championships.
LSU and Alabama are leading with the # of verbal commitments. Here are the total commits for the SEC West:
LSU Tigers 12---
Alabama Crimson Tide 12---
Auburn Tigers 8---
Arkansas Razorbacks 6---
Ole Miss Rebels 4---
Miss State Bulldogs 2---
ATLANTA JOURNAL- Apparantly, the SEC presidents want to lead the way with tougher rules on recruiting and roster management.
There were 5 main changes that were agreed upon and the presidents all left without answering any questions.
No doubt these changes will put the SEC coaches at a disadvantage for recruiting and will not be popular among the SEC coaches.
To read full changes click on link.
PRESS-REGISTER--It's an odd-numbered year, which means Auburn will face a difficult road schedule in the SEC.
The Tigers will try to defend their national championship and extend their 15-game winning streak against a schedule that includes games at South Carolina, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia. Auburn also visits Atlantic Coast Conference contender Clemson.
But perhaps to ease the pressure, the Tigers are the only SEC team that does not play a non-conference opponent with a winning record last season.
Our sources indicate that the University Presidents voted 12-0 to reduce available scholarships to 25.
Yesterday, the coaches voted 12-0 to keep the available scholarships at 25.
Ruling takes effect August 1.
SEC also voted to allow transfers only if at least 2 years remaining.
As more information becomes available, we will update.
Developing
ORLANDO SENTINEL- Oversigning isn't an SEC issue. It's a media issue, according to Alabama coach Nick Saban.
As the conference considers changes at the SEC Spring Meetings here, Saban lashed out at reporters after the football coaches presented their suggestions to the athletic directors.
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