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haha theres a reason no ones commented because this so called sports wrighter is terrible LSU not a contender???? Guess there letting anyone wright now.

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Well first of all it's 'writer' and 'write'...and 'they're' not there... but i appreciate the comment, and every writer will have his critics. That's the beauty of the sports world.

As i said in my piece, LSU was losers of 4 of their last 6 heading into their bowl game, beating only Troy and Tulane in that stretch. You gave up 50+ points to the same Gator team you seem to believe that you can compete with in '09.

The Gators return a QB and leader with a Heisman, 2 National Titles, and the heart and will of a champion. He announced his team would never lose again last year after Ole Miss, and they didn't. They trampled everyone in their path on their way to the BCS Title.

Florida returns ALL 11 starters to an incredible defense that helped produce a total margin of victory of 150 POINTS over 4 ranked opponents including your LSU Tigers. The others were South Carolina, Florida State, and Georgia. They allowed only 12.8 ppg and will only get better with another year under their belt perfecting the scheme and their assignments.

LSU is a very respectable program, has a gutsy head coach, and just brought in a solid defensive coordinator. The problem is that the Gators only lost 1 important player from a team that embarrassed you last season. The Tigers lose their top 2 receivers, and will have issues running a potent enough offense to challenge top SEC teams without a proven QB or WR.

Nice blog. I don't think Alabama will repeat 2008's miracle run, but it is not because of the QB and RB departures. Unless Alabama can replace Andre Smith and Caldwell, their All American offensive linemen, then the offense will stall. The line was the heart and soul of the team, and Smith not playing in the bowl game really exposed Bama's lack of depth along the front.
Wilson graduating and Coffee going pro might actually lead to an upgrade at those 2 positions for Alabama..

Ole Miss will be strong again, especially with Hardy coming back.

LSU had some bad luck, but also I had the feeling that Miles lost the team after their loss to Alabama. I don't know how else to explain dropping a game to Arkansas. If he can recapture their fire, then it will be an entertaining SEC west battle in 09.

In the east there is Florida. Anyone else is deluding themselves as long is Tebow is behind center.

Thank you very much for the compliments on the blog and for commenting...

I am very happy to hear from a strong SEC supporter and one living in the heart of Alabama. It is excellent to get a perspective from someone who is around the action and has some insider knowledge that i may not be able to obtain up here in NY/NJ. Great input.

Don't forget we will return not 11 players but acutally 22 on defense. That is a whopping 2 deep at every position. Go Gators , And everone knows big defense wins all the big games ,, just ask those sooners. The icing on top is we return 7 on offense but acutally 8 by counting 6 year midical redshirt senior Conilous Ingram.

I would like to apologize for my comments earlier, i am just a huge LSU fan and feel it is my duty as a tiger to voice my opinon and back up my team. I do however feel like an ass because of what i said about you as a writer and would just ask for your forgivness.

SEC Football Its why we live

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I apologize for my crude harsh comments earlier, i feel like an ass now that i read my comments, i am not a steryotipical loud mouth LSU fan i am a dieheart and feel it is my duty to always be behind my team and never settle for anything less than a national title.

SEC Football its why we live

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Totally understandable Dallas4eva...and very mature of you to apologize.

I am a Yankees, Wolverines, and Giants fan, so i am used to the intense rivalries that exist with the Red Sox, Cowboys, and Ohio State Buckeyes. Things are said in spirit that aren't meant the way they are said.

The Bronx,

Very professional blog, your blogs are always well thought out and in a very orderly fashion.

But that doesn't mean that I will always agree with the content. To say that Auburn is not even worth discussing because of their 2-6 conf. record could be a mistake. By that same logic, after Ole Miss went belly up in the 07 season, they weren't worthy either and look how 08 turned out for them! Of course Auburn wont have Houston Nutt on the sidelines but I'm just saying...

Very fair and valid point Norka. I would not be completely shocked if they were able to finish .500 in conference, or even 5-3 like Ole Miss achieved in '08.

The problem is that a 4-4 or 5-3 conference record will not compete for the SEC Championship. As excellent as Ole Miss's season turned out to be, they still finished 3 GAMES out of the SEC West Title hunt. On top of that, winning a 2nd game against Florida and Tim Tebow was still ahead of them to win the SEC even if they had somehow gone 8-0 in conference and got in.

It is a 2-year process in my opinion to win the SEC Championship off a 2-6 conference record. Ole Miss can build off of last season's success, with a returning stud DE and a star QB in the making. They can take it to the next level in '09, where as Auburn will not be able to turn around from 2-6 to the necessary 7-1 in conference, far too large a task.

You are completely right that the conference is so good and deep with talent that any program can have a turnaround similar to Ole Miss. As stated earlier though, that still would put them as close to the bottom of the conference as the top, at least 2 games out of the hunt even with a dramatic turnaround.

Here we go again Bronx, this time LSU.

You wrote that since LSU went 3-5 (ouch!) in the SEC and "that in itself is enough to write them off for 09". They should should be much improved with Jordon Jefferson at QB and If their D picks up where it left off at the Chick-fil-A bowl, they win the SEC West. Yippee!

And then in the SEC title game, they upset the Gators!

You can wright them off if you want, but I'm naught!

WOOOHH BRANDON LAFELL WILL RETURN FOR HIS SENIOR SEASON!!!!

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WOOOHH BRANDON LAFELL WILL RETURN FOR HIS SENIOR SEASON!!!!

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"I am very happy to hear from a strong SEC supporter and one living in the heart of Alabama. It is excellent to get a perspective from someone who is around the action and has some insider knowledge that i may not be able to obtain up here in NY/NJ. Great input."

This is why you shouldn't be writing about the SEC.

"I am very happy to hear from a strong SEC supporter and one living in the heart of Alabama. It is excellent to get a perspective from someone who is around the action and has some insider knowledge that i may not be able to obtain up here in NY/NJ. Great input."

This is why you shouldn't be writing about the SEC, the same with all you northern "analysts".

You post a blog on FanNation... real power trip there.

It will be a 3 way tie for the West with Alabama, LSU and Ole Miss. In the East, Florida should rank supreme, followed by a a struggling Georgia team and a South Carolina team who's still trying to figure out its identity. The East is a toss up after Florida...

Alabama plays everyone to their potential. Don't look at the Utah game, because if you are such a good sports analyst, you would agree that Alabama didn't want to win that game in the first place. They lose to Florida then Andre Smith gets in trouble... they had it all sucked out of them. If I'm not mistaken, Alabama had the lead going into the 4th in the SEC Championship and was staying up there with Florida, if it wasn't for a couple of really stupid individual mistakes that gave them poor field advantage.

Once again, stick to commenting on hockey and the Jersey Shore because the SEC is definitely NOT your forte.

-Andrew

1st of all i don't see why posting a blog on FanNation is a power trip..that's a main focus of the site...fan blogs.

2nd...So i pick Florida to win the SEC EAST convincingly, outline Georgia's struggles from '08 moving into '09, pick Ole Miss to win the SEC WEST...you agree with all 3...and say it's not my forte and don't deserve to write about it...ok then

3rd 'Bama was playing Florida without their best offensive weapon Percy Harvin...and if you want to know how much of an impact he makes on a game, then go ask Oklahoma what an only 90% Harvin did to them in the Title game.

Not to mention Alabama loses their best 2 lineman, starting QB, and starting RB to the draft among others...while Florida returns Tebow, 3 great young RB's, the best KR in college football, and ALL 11 STARTERS ON DEFENSE...a defense that was already a close 2nd to USC's for best overall unit in the country. They also bring in 2 of the best WR recruits in the country. Florida was better than Alabama last season, and will be even further ahead in '09.

Sorry Andrew...i know you are in pain watching Fulmer and Chavis leave the Tennessee program amidst complete chaos and disarray...it must be very difficult to deal with and i sympathize with you. No need to attack me or my blog because you are frustrated.

LSU is not going from 3-5 in conference to a conference Title and trip to the BCS Title game in 1 season..Florida absolutely embarrassed them in '08 and nothing is going to change with Tebow and that defense returning.

You should do one on the ACC :)

Haha was that sarcasm? or are you a Florida State or Miami fan looking for a conference preview?

Can you write one about the ACC?

Sorry didn't mean to post another comment like that, computer messed up and didn't show the previous one till I posted the other one. I'm an FSU fan, and I was kinda sarcastic about it. But yeah, I guess a conference preview for the ACC would be cool.