***** DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN
1. FOOTBALL CONFERENCES MADE GEOGRAPHICAL SENSE . A CONFERENCE ONLY HAD 8 OR 9 MEMBERS SO EVERYONE PLAYED THE COMPLETE CONFERENCE .
THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS DETERMINED BY THE REGULAR SEASON . YOU HAD ROOM FOR TWO TO FOUR OUT OF CONFERENCE GAMES .
THE SEASON ONLY LASTED 10 TO 12 WEEKS DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF BYE WEEKS YOU WANTED .
THEN IN SEARCH OF THE DOLLAR CONFERENCES EXPANDED TO 12 TO 16 TEAMS . SCHOOLS PLAYED IN DIVISIONS THEN HAD A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME .
THIS WAS DONE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE TV MARKET AND THE INCOME FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME .
THE AVERAGE FAN GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK . INCREASED TICKET PRICES AND LONG DRIVING TRIPS TO SEE THE TEAM PLAY ON THE ROAD .
NOW SCHOOLS ARE ENGAGED IN AN ARMS RACE TO PROVIDE THE MOST ORNATE FACILITIES POSSIBLE . YOU FALL BEHIND IN THE ARMS RACE YOU FALL BEHIND IN RECRUITING .
CHASING THE DOLLAR HAS GOTTEN MANY TEAMS IN FINANCIAL STRESS AND CAUSED HARM TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL .
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS NOT AN EXTRA - CURRICULAR ACTIVITY BUT IS A MULTI - MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL BUSINESS .
THIS IS NOT GOOD .
2. BASEBALL HAD TWO LEAGUES , THE WINNER OF EACH LEAGUE PLAYED IN THE WORLD SERIES .
THE WORLD SERIES WAS OVER BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF COLD WINTER . I DON'T THINK BASEBALL WAS MEANT TO BE PLAYED IN ICE AND SNOW .
EACH LEAGUE DETERMINED THE CHAMP IN THE REGULAR SEASON .
AFTER YOU PLAY A 162 GAMES YOU DON'T NEED 7 - GAME PLAYOFFS TO DETERMINE THE BEST TEAM . YOU HAVE ALREADY DECIDED THAT .
BUT THE PLAYOFFS ARE A BIG BIG MONEYMAKER . SO WE HAVE A 162 GAME SEASON . TWO OR THREE OF 7-GAME PLAYOFF SERIES ,THEN THE WORLD SERIES .
IN THE NAME OF THE DOLLAR WE PLAY ENDLESS BASEBALL INTO THE DEAD OF WINTER .
BUT YOU MUST WAIT TO THE SPRING THAW TO FIND THE NUMBER OF FANS FROZEN IN THE CLASSIC .
***** ANOTHER QUICK THOUGHT
THE SUPER BOWL IS IN NEW YORK THIS YEAR .
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN OUTDOOR GAME AT NIGHT IN NYC IN FEBRUARY .
WHOSE IDEAL WAS THIS ? IN THE NEW LANGUAGE OF TEXTING THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO FTAO .
LATER GATOR . I THINK OLE MISS WILL GET VANDY . HOPE NOT . I SHOULD NOT REALLY CARE . I WAS NOT RICH ENOUGH TO GO TO OLE MISS AND NOT SMART ENOUGH TO GO TO VANDERBILT.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
WHO WOULD I HIRE
***** IN RATING THE SEC COACHES ,I TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH . I ASKED MYSELF WHO WOULD I HIRE IF THESE WERE THE CANDIDATES .
I DIDN'T HAVE TO LIKE THE GUY OR HANG OUT WITH HIM . I JUST PICKED THE GUY I FELT WOULD GET THE JOB DONE .
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT BE IMPRESSED BY THE RECORD OF SOME BUT YOU HAVE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION
1. NICK SABAN
NOW ,I DON'T LIKE TEDDY BEAR , THINK HE IS A TURD BUT HE DOES PRODUCE . KING OF THE HILL AT THIS TIME .
2. STEVE SPURRIER
HE IS OLD BUT HIS AGE IS EXCEEDED BY HIS EGO . THE OLD BALL COACH CAN STILL GET HER DONE .
3. MARK RICHT
SUPER PERSON WHO HAS CLOCK TROUBLE NOW AND THEN . THE BIG DAWG IS A STEADY HAND AT THE WHEEL .
4. JAMES FRANKLIN
SHOCKED ? STOP AND THINK WHAT HE HAS DONE AT VANDY . SURE , HE SAYS STUPID THINGS TRYING TO BE FUNNY BUT BACK TO BACK BOWLS AT VANDERBILT .
5. BRET BIELEMA
HE WON'T WIN ANY PERSONALITY CONTEST AND CAN OUT - CUSS THE STOOPS BROTHERS BUT HIS WORK UP NORTH IS IMPRESSIVE .
6. KEVIN SUMLIN
IS HE A ONE HIT WONDER ? I DON'T THINK SO . GREAT START AT A&M NOW MUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON .
7. WILL MUSCHAMP
IF BITCHING WAS COACHING WILL WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST . WILL NEEDS TO GET A GRIP . BEING OUT OF CONTROL DOES NOT HELP HIS TEAM
8. LES MILES
I FEEL BAD PUTTING MILES HERE . I FEEL LIKE I CHEATED . TRUTH IS I WOULDN'T HIRE MILES NO -HOW NO- WAY . I MIGHT DO WITHOUT A COACH . GREAT TALENT SAVES HIS SORRY BUTT OVER AND OVER
9. DAN MULLEN
HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AT STATE BUT EGO AND TEMPER ISSUES ARE IN THE MIX . CAN HE MAINTAIN SEVEN TO EIGHT WINS AT STATE ? I THINK NOT .
10 HUGH FREEZE
BASED ON FIRST YEAR PERFORMANCE AND RECRUITING HUGH SHOULD BE HIGHER . REMEMBER FREEZE CAN SLING SNOT WITH THE BEST OF THEM . IT TAKES A WHILE TO FIND THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN .
11 . GARY PINKEL
ANOTHER GUY WHO IS AS MUCH FUN AS A PROCTOLOGY EXAM . BUT PINK HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR A LONG TIME . THE SEC WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP FOR PINK .
12. BUTCH JONES
ANOTHER MANURE SPREADER LIKE HF . WHEN THE WAGON STARTS ROLLING DOWNHILL IT IS HARD TO GET IT STOPPED . THE BIG ORANGE WAGON IS GOING FAST AND OUR MAN JONES IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE LOAD GOOD LUCK BUTCH
13. GUS MALZAHN
IT IS PUT UP OR SHUT UP TIME FOR THE FATHER OF THE HURRY UP OFFENSE . YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS AT AUBURN
14. MARK STOOPS
THE QUESTION WITH ANY OF THE STOOPS IS CAN THEY COACH AS WELL AS THEY CUSS . I BET MARK FINDS MORE TO CUSS THAN COACH AT KENTUCKY .
KEEP BETWEEN THE DITCHES TILL NEXT TIME !!!!!!
I DIDN'T HAVE TO LIKE THE GUY OR HANG OUT WITH HIM . I JUST PICKED THE GUY I FELT WOULD GET THE JOB DONE .
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT BE IMPRESSED BY THE RECORD OF SOME BUT YOU HAVE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION
1. NICK SABAN
NOW ,I DON'T LIKE TEDDY BEAR , THINK HE IS A TURD BUT HE DOES PRODUCE . KING OF THE HILL AT THIS TIME .
2. STEVE SPURRIER
HE IS OLD BUT HIS AGE IS EXCEEDED BY HIS EGO . THE OLD BALL COACH CAN STILL GET HER DONE .
3. MARK RICHT
SUPER PERSON WHO HAS CLOCK TROUBLE NOW AND THEN . THE BIG DAWG IS A STEADY HAND AT THE WHEEL .
4. JAMES FRANKLIN
SHOCKED ? STOP AND THINK WHAT HE HAS DONE AT VANDY . SURE , HE SAYS STUPID THINGS TRYING TO BE FUNNY BUT BACK TO BACK BOWLS AT VANDERBILT .
5. BRET BIELEMA
HE WON'T WIN ANY PERSONALITY CONTEST AND CAN OUT - CUSS THE STOOPS BROTHERS BUT HIS WORK UP NORTH IS IMPRESSIVE .
6. KEVIN SUMLIN
IS HE A ONE HIT WONDER ? I DON'T THINK SO . GREAT START AT A&M NOW MUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON .
7. WILL MUSCHAMP
IF BITCHING WAS COACHING WILL WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST . WILL NEEDS TO GET A GRIP . BEING OUT OF CONTROL DOES NOT HELP HIS TEAM
8. LES MILES
I FEEL BAD PUTTING MILES HERE . I FEEL LIKE I CHEATED . TRUTH IS I WOULDN'T HIRE MILES NO -HOW NO- WAY . I MIGHT DO WITHOUT A COACH . GREAT TALENT SAVES HIS SORRY BUTT OVER AND OVER
9. DAN MULLEN
HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AT STATE BUT EGO AND TEMPER ISSUES ARE IN THE MIX . CAN HE MAINTAIN SEVEN TO EIGHT WINS AT STATE ? I THINK NOT .
10 HUGH FREEZE
BASED ON FIRST YEAR PERFORMANCE AND RECRUITING HUGH SHOULD BE HIGHER . REMEMBER FREEZE CAN SLING SNOT WITH THE BEST OF THEM . IT TAKES A WHILE TO FIND THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN .
11 . GARY PINKEL
ANOTHER GUY WHO IS AS MUCH FUN AS A PROCTOLOGY EXAM . BUT PINK HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD FOR A LONG TIME . THE SEC WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP FOR PINK .
12. BUTCH JONES
ANOTHER MANURE SPREADER LIKE HF . WHEN THE WAGON STARTS ROLLING DOWNHILL IT IS HARD TO GET IT STOPPED . THE BIG ORANGE WAGON IS GOING FAST AND OUR MAN JONES IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE LOAD GOOD LUCK BUTCH
13. GUS MALZAHN
IT IS PUT UP OR SHUT UP TIME FOR THE FATHER OF THE HURRY UP OFFENSE . YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS AT AUBURN
14. MARK STOOPS
THE QUESTION WITH ANY OF THE STOOPS IS CAN THEY COACH AS WELL AS THEY CUSS . I BET MARK FINDS MORE TO CUSS THAN COACH AT KENTUCKY .
KEEP BETWEEN THE DITCHES TILL NEXT TIME !!!!!!
Monday, August 12, 2013
BUY, SELL, & HOLD SEC WEST
***** TIME FOR BUY SELL AND HOLD TO TACKLE THE SEC - WEST
1. ALABAMA - COULD BE THE HARDEST DECISION OF ALL .
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN 68 - 13 THE LAST 6 YEARS ?
HOW CAN YOU THINK A TEAM CAN MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE ON 13 WINS ?
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT IS A CLEAR FAVORITE IN ALL OF THEIR GAMES?
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT HAS WON 3 OF THE LAST 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ?
BUT HOW PROBABLE IS IMPROVEMENT ON 13 WINS ?
BAMA RETURNS 14 STARTERS INCLUDING THE QB AND IS A SOLID FAVORITE IN EVERY GAME .
STILL I CAN'T GET PAST IMPROVING ON 13 WINS .
I AM GOING TO ARMADILLO THIS ONE & STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
ALABAMA - HOLD
2. ARKANSAS THE HOGS WON 4 LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 13 STARTERS AND HAVE A NEW COACH WITH A NEW STYLE .
I THINK THE HAPPIER HAWGS WILL DO BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
ARKANSAS - BUY
3. AUBURN THE TIGERS RETURN 14 STARTERS FROM LAST YEARS 3 GAME WINNER .
THE TIGERS ALSO BRING BACK FORMER OC GUS MALZAHN AS HEAD COACH .
LOOK FOR THE IN GUS WE TRUST SIGNS ALL OVER THE STADIUM .
A PROGRAM LIKE AUBURN SHOULD NOT HAVE A YEAR LIKE LAST YEAR .
AUBURN SHOULD EQUAL LAST YEARS' WIN TOTAL VS THEIR NON -CONFERENCE OPPONENTS.
CAN THE TIGERS WIN ONE CONFERENCE GAME ? I THINK SO
AUBURN - BUY
4.LSU IS THIS THE YEAR LES MILES CATCHES UP WITH LSU ?
FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS LSU HAS HAD THE MOST TALENT IN THE SEC .
BUT THE TIGERS HAVE ALSO HAD LES MILES WHOSE STUPID DECISIONS HAVE HELD THE TIGERS BACK
LSU WON 10 LAST YEAR AND HAVE ONLY 9 RETURNING STARTERS BACK
I CAN'T SEE LSU WINNING TEN
LSU - SELL
5. OLE MISS THE REBELS WON 7 LAST YEAR AND WON BIG IN FEBRUARY RECRUITING WARS
THE REBS RETURN 16 STARTERS . QB BO WALLACE IS ONE OF THE RETURNEES .
THINGS ARE ROLLING IN OXFORD AND SEEM TO BE GOOD TIMES AHEAD
IN A CLOSE CALL I AM SAYING BUY
OLE MISS - BUY
6 . MISSISSIPPI STATE THE BULLDOGS WON 8 LAST YEAR AFTER A 7 - 0 START .
THE DAWGS RETURN 12 STARTERS
THERE IS NO WAY MSU GETS 8 THIS YEAR . I SEE THEM 3 - 1 NON -CON,
1 - 3 ON THE SEC ROAD AND 1 MAYBE TWO SEC HOME WINS
I CAN'T FIND 8 WINS
MISSISSIPPI STATE - - SELL
7.TEXAS A&M THE AGGIES WON 11 LAST YEAR IN A DREAM SEASON
A&M RETURNS 11 STARTERS INCLUDING A QB WHO WON THE HEISMAN LAST YEAR .
I HAVE BEEN THINKING THE AGGIES ARE DUE FOR A DIP . I WAS THINKING THIS BEFORE THE MANZIEL MELTDOWN
THE AGGIES SHOULD GO 4-0 OUT OF CONFERENCE 3-1 SEC HOME AND 2-2 ON THE SEC ROAD
TEXAS A&M -- SELL
****** MAKE YOUR BUY-SELL - HOLD CALLS AND SEE HOW YOU DO
NEXT TIME I RATE THE SEC COACHES . GET YOUR LIST READY !!!!!
1. ALABAMA - COULD BE THE HARDEST DECISION OF ALL .
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN 68 - 13 THE LAST 6 YEARS ?
HOW CAN YOU THINK A TEAM CAN MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE ON 13 WINS ?
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT IS A CLEAR FAVORITE IN ALL OF THEIR GAMES?
HOW CAN YOU NOT BUY A TEAM THAT HAS WON 3 OF THE LAST 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ?
BUT HOW PROBABLE IS IMPROVEMENT ON 13 WINS ?
BAMA RETURNS 14 STARTERS INCLUDING THE QB AND IS A SOLID FAVORITE IN EVERY GAME .
STILL I CAN'T GET PAST IMPROVING ON 13 WINS .
I AM GOING TO ARMADILLO THIS ONE & STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
ALABAMA - HOLD
2. ARKANSAS THE HOGS WON 4 LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 13 STARTERS AND HAVE A NEW COACH WITH A NEW STYLE .
I THINK THE HAPPIER HAWGS WILL DO BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
ARKANSAS - BUY
3. AUBURN THE TIGERS RETURN 14 STARTERS FROM LAST YEARS 3 GAME WINNER .
THE TIGERS ALSO BRING BACK FORMER OC GUS MALZAHN AS HEAD COACH .
LOOK FOR THE IN GUS WE TRUST SIGNS ALL OVER THE STADIUM .
A PROGRAM LIKE AUBURN SHOULD NOT HAVE A YEAR LIKE LAST YEAR .
AUBURN SHOULD EQUAL LAST YEARS' WIN TOTAL VS THEIR NON -CONFERENCE OPPONENTS.
CAN THE TIGERS WIN ONE CONFERENCE GAME ? I THINK SO
AUBURN - BUY
4.LSU IS THIS THE YEAR LES MILES CATCHES UP WITH LSU ?
FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS LSU HAS HAD THE MOST TALENT IN THE SEC .
BUT THE TIGERS HAVE ALSO HAD LES MILES WHOSE STUPID DECISIONS HAVE HELD THE TIGERS BACK
LSU WON 10 LAST YEAR AND HAVE ONLY 9 RETURNING STARTERS BACK
I CAN'T SEE LSU WINNING TEN
LSU - SELL
5. OLE MISS THE REBELS WON 7 LAST YEAR AND WON BIG IN FEBRUARY RECRUITING WARS
THE REBS RETURN 16 STARTERS . QB BO WALLACE IS ONE OF THE RETURNEES .
THINGS ARE ROLLING IN OXFORD AND SEEM TO BE GOOD TIMES AHEAD
IN A CLOSE CALL I AM SAYING BUY
OLE MISS - BUY
6 . MISSISSIPPI STATE THE BULLDOGS WON 8 LAST YEAR AFTER A 7 - 0 START .
THE DAWGS RETURN 12 STARTERS
THERE IS NO WAY MSU GETS 8 THIS YEAR . I SEE THEM 3 - 1 NON -CON,
1 - 3 ON THE SEC ROAD AND 1 MAYBE TWO SEC HOME WINS
I CAN'T FIND 8 WINS
MISSISSIPPI STATE - - SELL
7.TEXAS A&M THE AGGIES WON 11 LAST YEAR IN A DREAM SEASON
A&M RETURNS 11 STARTERS INCLUDING A QB WHO WON THE HEISMAN LAST YEAR .
I HAVE BEEN THINKING THE AGGIES ARE DUE FOR A DIP . I WAS THINKING THIS BEFORE THE MANZIEL MELTDOWN
THE AGGIES SHOULD GO 4-0 OUT OF CONFERENCE 3-1 SEC HOME AND 2-2 ON THE SEC ROAD
TEXAS A&M -- SELL
****** MAKE YOUR BUY-SELL - HOLD CALLS AND SEE HOW YOU DO
NEXT TIME I RATE THE SEC COACHES . GET YOUR LIST READY !!!!!
Monday, August 5, 2013
BUY ,SELL,OR HOLD
***** IT IS TIME TO PLAY BUY - SELL - OR HOLD .
A SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT GAME . SIMPLE IN THAT WILL A TEAM WIN AS MANY AS LAST YEAR
IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN MORE YOU BUY . IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN LESS YOU SELL . IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN THE SAME YOU HOLD . SIMPLE
DIFFICULT IN THAT YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO SELL SOME REALLY GOOD TEAMS BECAUSE YOU DON'T THINK THEY CAN KEEP THE WINNING PACE .
EXAMPLES TEAMS THAT WON TEN OR MORE . CAN THEY DO IT AGAIN ?
YOU MAY BUY SOME BAD TEAMS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T HELP BE BETTER .
IF YOU THINK THINGS WILL REMAIN THE SAME YOU HOLD .
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEC - EAST .
FLORIDA
THE GATORS WON 11 GAMES LAST YEAR , THEY RETURN 10 STARTERS 5 ON OFFENSE 4 ON DEFENSE AND A PUNTER .
THEY HAVE A RETURNING STARTER AT QB . THE SCHEDULE IS TOUGH WITH TWO VERY HARD ROAD GAMES .
I AM GOING TO SELL THE GATORS . I DON'T THINK THEY CAN GET 11 THIS YEAR .
SELL - FLORIDA
GEORGIA
THE DAWGS WON 12 GAMES LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 10 STARTERS ON OFFENSE INCLUDING QB . GEORGIA HAS ONLY 3 DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING .
THE BULLDOGS HAVE TWO HARD ROAD GAMES AND TWO BIG ONES AT HOME .
IT HURTS BECAUSE I LOVE GEORGIA BUT I HAVE TO SELL THE DAWGS . THAT 12 BAR IS JUST A BIT TOO HIGH
SELL - GEORGIA
KENTUCKY
THE WILDCATS WON TWO LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 4 OFFENSIVE STARTERS INCLUDING A QB . THEY DEFENSE RETURNS FIVE .
I DON'T SEE MANY WINS ON THE KENTUCKY DANCE CARD BUT YOU WOULD THINK THEY COULD GET A COUPLE .
HOLD - KENTUCKY
MISSOURI
THE TIGERS WON FIVE LAST YEAR . THEY HAVE GOT TO BE RE-THINKING THIS SEC TRIP .
MISSOURI RETURNS A QB AMONG 8 OFFENSE STARTERS AND 6 ON DEFENSE
LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE THE TIGERS COULD START 4 - 0 . MISSOURI COULD COME UP WITH 2 OR 3 MORE WINS IF THINGS FELL RIGHT .
I AM NOT GOING TO BUY JUST YET
HOLD - MISSOURI
SOUTH CAROLINA
THE GAMECOCKS HAVE WON 11 THE PAST TWO YEARS .
THE FIGHTING CHICKENS RETURN 6 ON OFFENSE AND FIVE ON DEFENSE . STARTERS INCLUDE A QB AND THE CONFERENCE'S MOST DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PLAYER JADEVON CLOWNEY
USC ONLY HAS ONE REALLY HARD ROAD GAME AND TWO HOME GAMES THAT COULD BE IFFY .
THIS IS A REALLY HARD CALL . BUT HERE GOES .
SELL - SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
THE BIG ORANGE WON FIVE LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN FIVE OFFENSIVE STARTERS INCLUDING THE BEST O-LINE IN THE SEC ..
THE VOLS RETURN 8 ON DEFENSE BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD . LAST YEARS DEFENSE WAS THE WORST IN SCHOOL HISTORY .
I THINK TENNESSEE WILL BE AWFUL BUT THE VOLS ARE DUE SOME BREAKS .
TENNESSEE HAS 5 VERY WINNABLE HOME GAMES AND SHOULD WIN A COUPLE ON THE ROAD
MY INDICATORS SAY BUY BUT I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO BELIEVE .
HOLD - TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT
I LOVE THE COMMODORES . LAST YEARS NINE WIN SEASON WAS THE BEST IN ALMOST 100 YEARS .
VANDY FANS THINK THEY HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN .
WILL LIGHTING STRIKE AGAIN ?
THE DORES RETURN 8 ON OFFENSE { NO QB] AND 6 ON DEFENSE .
VANDY COULD GO 4 - 0 IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY THEY SHOULD HAVE A SHOT TO GO 6 OF 7 AT HOME .
BUT THE MOST I CAN COME UP WITH IS SEVEN .
THIS JUST KILLS ME BUT I MUST .
SELL - VANDERBILT .
********** NEXT WEEK THE WEST .
A SIMPLE BUT DIFFICULT GAME . SIMPLE IN THAT WILL A TEAM WIN AS MANY AS LAST YEAR
IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN MORE YOU BUY . IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN LESS YOU SELL . IF YOU THINK A TEAM WILL WIN THE SAME YOU HOLD . SIMPLE
DIFFICULT IN THAT YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO SELL SOME REALLY GOOD TEAMS BECAUSE YOU DON'T THINK THEY CAN KEEP THE WINNING PACE .
EXAMPLES TEAMS THAT WON TEN OR MORE . CAN THEY DO IT AGAIN ?
YOU MAY BUY SOME BAD TEAMS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T HELP BE BETTER .
IF YOU THINK THINGS WILL REMAIN THE SAME YOU HOLD .
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEC - EAST .
FLORIDA
THE GATORS WON 11 GAMES LAST YEAR , THEY RETURN 10 STARTERS 5 ON OFFENSE 4 ON DEFENSE AND A PUNTER .
THEY HAVE A RETURNING STARTER AT QB . THE SCHEDULE IS TOUGH WITH TWO VERY HARD ROAD GAMES .
I AM GOING TO SELL THE GATORS . I DON'T THINK THEY CAN GET 11 THIS YEAR .
SELL - FLORIDA
GEORGIA
THE DAWGS WON 12 GAMES LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 10 STARTERS ON OFFENSE INCLUDING QB . GEORGIA HAS ONLY 3 DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING .
THE BULLDOGS HAVE TWO HARD ROAD GAMES AND TWO BIG ONES AT HOME .
IT HURTS BECAUSE I LOVE GEORGIA BUT I HAVE TO SELL THE DAWGS . THAT 12 BAR IS JUST A BIT TOO HIGH
SELL - GEORGIA
KENTUCKY
THE WILDCATS WON TWO LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN 4 OFFENSIVE STARTERS INCLUDING A QB . THEY DEFENSE RETURNS FIVE .
I DON'T SEE MANY WINS ON THE KENTUCKY DANCE CARD BUT YOU WOULD THINK THEY COULD GET A COUPLE .
HOLD - KENTUCKY
MISSOURI
THE TIGERS WON FIVE LAST YEAR . THEY HAVE GOT TO BE RE-THINKING THIS SEC TRIP .
MISSOURI RETURNS A QB AMONG 8 OFFENSE STARTERS AND 6 ON DEFENSE
LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE THE TIGERS COULD START 4 - 0 . MISSOURI COULD COME UP WITH 2 OR 3 MORE WINS IF THINGS FELL RIGHT .
I AM NOT GOING TO BUY JUST YET
HOLD - MISSOURI
SOUTH CAROLINA
THE GAMECOCKS HAVE WON 11 THE PAST TWO YEARS .
THE FIGHTING CHICKENS RETURN 6 ON OFFENSE AND FIVE ON DEFENSE . STARTERS INCLUDE A QB AND THE CONFERENCE'S MOST DOMINANT DEFENSIVE PLAYER JADEVON CLOWNEY
USC ONLY HAS ONE REALLY HARD ROAD GAME AND TWO HOME GAMES THAT COULD BE IFFY .
THIS IS A REALLY HARD CALL . BUT HERE GOES .
SELL - SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
THE BIG ORANGE WON FIVE LAST YEAR . THEY RETURN FIVE OFFENSIVE STARTERS INCLUDING THE BEST O-LINE IN THE SEC ..
THE VOLS RETURN 8 ON DEFENSE BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD . LAST YEARS DEFENSE WAS THE WORST IN SCHOOL HISTORY .
I THINK TENNESSEE WILL BE AWFUL BUT THE VOLS ARE DUE SOME BREAKS .
TENNESSEE HAS 5 VERY WINNABLE HOME GAMES AND SHOULD WIN A COUPLE ON THE ROAD
MY INDICATORS SAY BUY BUT I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO BELIEVE .
HOLD - TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT
I LOVE THE COMMODORES . LAST YEARS NINE WIN SEASON WAS THE BEST IN ALMOST 100 YEARS .
VANDY FANS THINK THEY HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN .
WILL LIGHTING STRIKE AGAIN ?
THE DORES RETURN 8 ON OFFENSE { NO QB] AND 6 ON DEFENSE .
VANDY COULD GO 4 - 0 IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY THEY SHOULD HAVE A SHOT TO GO 6 OF 7 AT HOME .
BUT THE MOST I CAN COME UP WITH IS SEVEN .
THIS JUST KILLS ME BUT I MUST .
SELL - VANDERBILT .
********** NEXT WEEK THE WEST .
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