Brandon Zimmerman
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College football is 9 months of eternal optimism and hope followed by 3 months of heartbreak and devastation.
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Cheers to the 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks, still the last SEC East team to beat Alabama.
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Five-star KJ Bolden, who flipped from FSU to UGA, says he chose "less money" at UGA in favor of NFL development, per
@DawgNation
.
Bolden: “NIL money that’s like short-term money. You are only getting that money right now for the moment. The big money is the NFL money."
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Alabama's offense lost 4 players who went in the top 15 of the NFL Draft, then lost Jaylen Waddle for the season, and still has three Heisman-worthy players and hasn't missed a beat. Remarkable.
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Greg Sankey to
@finebaum
on any possible criticism the SEC would receive if it remains at 8 conference games.
"I’m pretty sure the last game of the season was 65-7. If the indictment is that we don’t play the highest level of football, then someone isn’t watching the games."
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SEC defensive rankings, yards per play.
1. Tennessee 4.21
2. Georgia 4.31
3. Kentucky 4.39
4. Alabama 4.45
5. Ole Miss 4.61
6. Florida 4.66
7. Missouri 4.68
8. Auburn 4.81
9. Texas A&M 4.85
10. Arkansas 5.38
11. Vandy 5.68
12. LSU 5.91
13. Miss State 5.95
14. S. Carolina 6.02
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The greatest schedule release in football history will always be when the SEC announced a 10-game, conference-only schedule just four weeks before the 2020 season opener.
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One of the most underrated plays of Brock Bowers’ career was levitating his entire body over the sideline on a miraculous 4th down conversion in the second half vs Ohio State in the semis last year. Georgia doesn’t even play for a 2nd natty without this play.
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There is still time to schedule Texas A&M vs. Coastal Carolina for Saturday.
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LSU co-OC Steve Ensminger's daughter-in-law died in a plane crash today. Ed Orgeron tells
@sportsiren
"Our thoughts and prayers out to him. Steve and his wife, his family are so distraught. Steve is a man. He knows how to handle things." Ensminger "absolutely" will coach today.
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@SteveSpurrierUF
tells
@finebaum
he was pulling for Tennessee to beat Alabama.
"I think they’re the best offense in the country. Josh Heupel is the coach of the year. I admire what they’ve done up there. They throw it around better than anyone in the country right now."
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Number of weeks in the AP top 2 for Georgia.
1981-2016 - 10
2017-present: 22
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Butch Jones is 14-21 in SEC play. Phillip Fulmer had 81 SEC wins before losing his 21st conference game with the Vols.
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Bielema: "I was informed coming off the field I would no longer be the coach at Arkansas."
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.
@finebaum
on Kentucky: "This is the story of the SEC this year. We were up here 2-3 years ago, and Mark Stoops was on the brink. Give the administration credit. They gave pause and said, 'We've got the right guy here.'"
#SECNation
#BBN
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South Carolina to start graduate assistant coach Zeb Noland at QB on Saturday due to Luke Doty's injury, per
@ClowESPN
. What a start to the Beamer era.
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Also, Ohio State only fell 4 spots after losing as a 19.5-point favorite while Tennessee fell 7 spots earlier this year after a win.
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Georgia is the only FBS team to not allow a rushing touchdown through the first eight games of a season in at least the last 20 years, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
.
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SEC basketball teams in today's NCAA NET rankings.
No. 22 LSU
No. 23 Kentucky
No. 27 Auburn
No. 38 Arkansas
No. 40 Alabama
No. 42 Florida
No. 43 Miss St
No. 61 Tennessee
No. 75 South Carolina
No. 84 Missouri
No. 97 Georgia
No. 109 Ole Miss
No. 126 Texas A&M
No. 165 Vanderbilt
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Lane Kiffin on
@finebaum
about his reaction to Eli Drinkwitz's recruiting celebration video: "I just thought that was awesome to see his excitement. I know we're not supposed to do that because we're in the SEC, we're supposed to hate everybody... And I liked his sweater, too."
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Crazy that the SEC title game would be Ole Miss-Tenn. if the Rebels had stopped 4th-and-25 vs. Ark. and the Vols stopped 4th-and-14 at UF.
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I’ve yet to hear a tangible solution from the anti court-storming crowd, so I’ll go ahead and offer up a fix: Plant hedges around the basketball court. This would definitely give visiting teams enough time to safely exit the floor.
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Starting a thread of coaches’ responses this week to being asked about their interest in the Texas A&M job.
I graded them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being a strong denial and 5 being Gig ‘em.
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Paul Finebaum says to keep an eye on Nate Oats for the Kentucky job. As for his $18 million buyout at Alabama: “Kentucky just saved $33 million by not firing John Calipari.”
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What a shot of Garrett Shrader being launched into orbit yesterday by Matt Bush of the USA Today Network.
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Former Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen has died after a battle with cardiac and renal issues, his family has confirmed to ESPN. He was 38. RIP to an SEC legend.
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The most incredible aspect of this run: Chubb's left shoe is ripped off at the 37-yard line. He finishes the run with just a sock on his left foot.
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.
@danorlovsky7
gives
@finebaum
his thoughts on Tennessee.
"I was more impressed with their defense on tape than I thought. ... I really believe Tennessee's offense and their defense give them every opportunity to not only win this weekend, but beat Alabama next week."
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SEC quarterbacks vs. Clemson's secondary this season.
A&M's Kellen Mond: 23-40, 430 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
S.Carolina's Jake Bentley: 32-50, 510 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
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Eli Drinkwitz on
#SECThisMorning
"Coach Saban talks about create value for yourself. I feel like I did that outside of calling plays. It helps me stay ahead in game management. If I was still calling plays, there's no way I would have called that fake punt against Kentucky."
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Nate Oats says on
@finebaum
the Crimson Tide did not return to Tuscaloosa after Sunday's win over Grand Canyon.
Alabama flew from Spokane to L.A. on Monday and went to a Clippers game on Monday night. Bama will remain in L.A. ahead of Thursday's game vs. UNC.
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Myles Garrett is clearly an athletic freak, but Derek Barnett would be my guy. He consistently dominated games in ways Garrett never could.
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Georgia is 28-2 vs. SEC East opponents since 2017, including 9 straight wins by an average score of 45.3 to 10.3.
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Tennessee's 17-point loss is tied for the 2nd-largest defeat by a No. 1 seed at the
#SECTourney
.
The largest came in 2019 when No. 1 Auburn lost by 18 to No. 9 Alabama, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
.
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Incredible for a 250-pound back.
Derrick Henry reached 21.74 MPH on his 54-yard touchdown run, the fastest speed by a ball carrier on a touchdown run this season.
#TitanUp
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John Rhys Plumlee announces he’s transferring to UCF. In case you forgot how fast he is, here is a reminder.
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Mind-bending Tua stats, ranked.
5. Yet to play in 4th quarter
4. 31 of 44 drives led by Tua resulted in TD.
3. QB rating: 258.7. All-time record: 198.7 Baker Mayfield.
2. Averaging 19.7 yards per completion.
1. Only thrown 7 more incompletions (25) than TD passes (18).
#Bama
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Jimbo in position to make the tackle on Auburn’s scoop and score.
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@philsteele042
tells
@finebaum
Texas A&M was bottom 10 in experience entering last season but is top 10 in experience entering this season.
"Watch out for Texas A&M. They're my No. 1 most improved team in the country and one of my surprise teams."
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Uncle Verne: "I thought I said this for the final time in December, but welcome to the SEC on CBS."
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Some iconic losses on the Charlotte sports scene the last two years:
Thomas Davis (14 years in CLT)
Greg Olsen (9 years)
Ron Rivera (9 years)
Luke Kuechly (8 years)
Kemba Walker (8 years)
If Cam Newton is next, it might break the city.
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Vandy coach Derek Mason wore a name tag to today's press conference illustrating his team's blue collar work ethic. On S.Carolina game: “This isn’t a sanctioned fight, this a street fight. This is the SEC. It’s time to put on the hard hat, (grab) the lunch pail and get to work."
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Kirby Smart says Kentucky RB Ray Davis reminds him of D'Andre Swift: "As good a back as I've seen in a long time."
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Todd Gurley's aerial TD Sunday immediately reminded me of 2013 Georgia-Kentucky.
@FootballUGA
@STLouisRams
@TG3II
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"I saw something from the Florida Gators last week that I have not seen in damn near a decade - offensive linemen coming off the ball ... actually getting movement on defensive linemen at the point of attack."
@colecubelic
tells
@finebaum
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I realize the AP poll is for entertainment purposes only, but Florida being ranked ahead of Tennessee the last two weeks is ridiculous.
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SEC teams that control their own fate to get to Atlanta if they win out:
East: Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee.
West: Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas.
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Terrific awareness by Nacho Guy in front row. Keep nacho tray parallel to ground as he goes down.
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Fascinating look at Florida Victorious' struggle to raise enough NIL money to keep the Gators competitive by
@osgators
.
“We just don’t have enough money to attract talent and win.”
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This was Alabama's 7th 50-point SEC win since Nick Saban took over in 2007. The rest of the SEC has combined for six 50-point SEC wins in that span.
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In a release, Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek says: “We already owned the nation’s strongest 2020 football schedule and with these additions to our SEC only schedule, we now own the most challenging schedule in the history of college football."
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Kirby Smart says edge rusher Nolan Smith and DL Devonte Wyatt are both expected to be "fine" after leaving Saturday's game vs. Tennessee with injuries.
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Among the similarities between Alabama football and Kentucky basketball is still winning championships when people say all season this isn't their best team.
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Clemson becomes first CFB team with a pair of $2 million coordinators after OC Tony Elliott gets pay bump to $2 million a year. DC Brent Venables makes $2.4 million.
Elliott has been on Clemson's staff since 2011, Venables since 2012.
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SEC scoring offense.
1. Tennessee 48.5
2. Alabama 48.3
3. Georgia 42.3
4. Ole Miss 41
5. LSU 39.3
6. Miss St 37.3
7. Vandy 34.2
8. Arkansas 33.5
9. S. Carolina 32
10. Kentucky 31.3
11. Mizzou 28
12. Florida 27.3
13. Auburn 23.8
14. Texas A&M 21.3
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South Carolina only has 16 available players on the defensive side of the ball tonight, per
@SECNetwork
game crew. Total of 46 available players tonight.
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My takeaway from this game is that Dan Mullen is very creative on offense. Jim Harbaugh is not.
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The SEC East finished 8-5 vs. the SEC West during the regular season.
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SEC leaders through 2 weeks
Rushing
Nick Fitzgerald, 159 ypg
Scottie Phillips, 155.5
Benny Snell, 150.0
Passing
Jordan Ta'amu, 392 ypg
Drew Lock, 343.5
Kellen Mond, 307.0
Receiving
Emanuel Hall, 171 ypg
A.J. Brown, 125.5
Braylon Sanders, 96.5
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Terrific stat: LSU is averaging 54.6 points per game. Florida has given up 57 total points this season.
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Texas has the 6th-best winning percentage in Big 12 games over the last 11 years,
@BerryTramel
tells
@finebaum
.
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Auburn just posted three straight losing seasons for the first time since 1975-77.
Florida just posted three straight losing seasons for the first time since 1945-47. Crazy times.
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During Georgia's 28-game winning streak, its average margin of victory is 25.6 points, and 24 of their 28 victories have been by double digits.
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Georgia beat Auburn by 24 points without injured WRs Arian Smith, Jermaine Burton, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, George Pickens, Dom Blaylock, QB JT Daniels, RB Kenny McIntosh and it also lost starting LT Jamaree Salyer during the game.
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Texas A&M was -9 in the first half when Buzz Williams was wearing his suit, but +14 after Williams changed into a long-sleeve T at halftime.
#CoachFashion
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Nick Saban cites an inability of his message resonating with players in the NIL and transfer portal era, staff turnover and age as contributing factors to the timing of his retirement in this wide-ranging, well-reported piece by
@ClowESPN
.
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Cheapest ticket for tomorrow's SEC title game is $500.
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New idea: SEC East All-Star team vs. Alabama in the SEC title game.
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SEC rushing yardage leaders
1. Trayveon Williams, 1,524
2. Benny Snell, 1,305
3. Nick Fitzgerald, 1,018
4. Larry Rountree, 1,012
5. Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 1,001
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If you're wondering how long Kellen Mond has been Texas A&M's quarterback, just realize he started the last Aggies-Gators game and the head coaches were Jim McElwain and Kevin Sumlin.
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A lot of raw emotion from SEC fans calling into Finebaum today. An Alabama fan called for Saban's job, an A&M fan said it feels like his dog was shot, and a Missouri fan called the Tigers' first two wins "embarrassing."
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Somewhere there's a Gators fan who checked the 2019 football schedule when it was released, then planned an Aug. 24 wedding.
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So South Carolina will play 5 of the top 11 teams in the preseason coaches poll, including Nos. 1-2-3.
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Two wonderful fan initiatives planned for Saturday.
Georgia fans to wear pink in honor of Arkansas St. coach Blake Anderson's wife, Wendy, who died of breast cancer.
South Carolina fans to stand and hold three fingers up at the start of 3rd quarter to honor late Tyler Hilinski.
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Final: Texas A&M 87, Mississippi St 75. Aggies take down their second bubble team this week to move to 8-6 in the SEC. Buzz Williams' impressive first season in College Station continues.
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Distribution of Georgia's 12 rushing TDs this season.
Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers, Ladd McConkey- 8
RBs - 4
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South Carolina has beaten Georgia 3 of the last 4 in Columbia. Georgia's lone win was Oct. 9, 2016 in a game delayed one day by Hurricane Matthew. South Carolina has also beaten Georgia 3 of last 4 times they've met in second week of season.
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Dan Mullen says his favorite Christmas movie is Christmas Vacation.
@LauraRutledge
then asks Nick Saban if he's a fan of Christmas Vacation, or if he watches Christmas movies.
Saban, smiling, says, "Not really. But I've been called a Scrooge before."
#SECNow
@SECNetwork
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