Bruce Feldman's SEC East Prediction

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DaHouse77 said:
We have a good mix of veterans and some highly touted, 4-star kids who will be starting next year. I promise you everyone will know who James Franklin is next year -- as a sophomore, his stats in his first year at Mizzou were better than Chase Daniel and Blaine Gabbert's.

I think the key will be the interior of our defensive line. We have one defensive tackle, a senior, who was the top-rated tackle in the country coming out of high school -- Sheldon Richardson... a man beast... Problem is our depth there is very untested. That concerns me.

I think most people discount Mizzou, as many of said, is that we're the 'wild card,' the unknown. And I'm not saying we'll win the East, not by any means... but I think we'll be competitive and surprise some teams with how hard we play... Pinkel has done an excellent job of recruiting kids for his system.
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Well, at any rate, welcome to SEC. I hope we kick your butts every year. :) :rock:
 
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DaHouse77 said:
We have a good mix of veterans and some highly touted, 4-star kids who will be starting next year. I promise you everyone will know who James Franklin is next year -- as a sophomore, his stats in his first year at Mizzou were better than Chase Daniel and Blaine Gabbert's.

I think the key will be the interior of our defensive line. We have one defensive tackle, a senior, who was the top-rated tackle in the country coming out of high school -- Sheldon Richardson... a man beast... Problem is our depth there is very untested. That concerns me.

I think most people discount Mizzou, as many of said, is that we're the 'wild card,' the unknown. And I'm not saying we'll win the East, not by any means... but I think we'll be competitive and surprise some teams with how hard we play... Pinkel has done an excellent job of recruiting kids for his system.
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Yeah , Franklin is nice , I would like to have a mobile qb like him who threw for 3000 (2865) and ran for a 1000
 
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slh1089 said:
Yeah, He is the coach of Vanderbilt
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As an old, and I mean old dyed-in-the wool Vol fan, I see Franklin as another Gerry DiNardo who got a lot of hype and then had the Vols smoke him by 65 or so points in Nashville.... Just wait - He'll go down in flames just as all Vandy coaches have since I was a little kid and followed them and Tn (in the 50's)
 
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BACKDOC said:
I do not see why people are blowing so much smoke up USC's a$$. What have they ever done?
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It all started when they hired that Spurrier fella.... Once he retires, they will fall back down to their rightful place at the bottom of the SECE.....
 
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Jacksonvol said:
As an old, and I mean old dyed-in-the wool Vol fan, I see Franklin as another Gerry DiNardo who got a lot of hype and then had the Vols smoke him by 65 or so points in Nashville.... Just wait - He'll go down in flames just as all Vandy coaches have since I was a little kid and followed them and Tn (in the 50's)
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Trust me, I hope more than anything we that rub his smug face in the ground next year.
 
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#37
IMO, predicting a 3rd place finish in the East is reasonable, and anything higher will be considered "exceeded expectations".:rock:

I agree with all of the top three that OP predicted.:thumbsup:
 
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gnm53108 said:
That season was not for the faint of heart.

Question...do you really remember much after that fl win in 98?

Talking about that night. The celebrating I did is a little fuzzy.
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I was 19....and could drink damn near anyone under the table.

That night was no exception.
 
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StlCardinals2618 said:
I have Georgia winning the East. The Dawgs have a very good, experienced D returning and a savvy QB in Aaron Murray. After that, I have South Carolina. I could see Tennessee coming in third as my surprise team. The Vols will no longer be a young team. They'll have a lot of three-year starters on what figures to be a potent offense. They will be counting on a lot of unproven guys on the D-line but my hunch is they have a shot to win nine this year. I slotted UF fourth ahead of Mizzou because they have a much deeper group of athletes on defense. After that, I have Vandy and UK rounding out the division.
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I'm thinking he nailed it...and I wouldn't be at all shocked if we are able to overcome South Carolina...bc they are after all South Carolina! I'm seeing 9-3 w/a Citrus Bowl appearance for my Vols!!!
 
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StlCardinals2618 said:
I have Georgia winning the East. The Dawgs have a very good, experienced D returning and a savvy QB in Aaron Murray. After that, I have South Carolina. I could see Tennessee coming in third as my surprise team. The Vols will no longer be a young team. They'll have a lot of three-year starters on what figures to be a potent offense. They will be counting on a lot of unproven guys on the D-line but my hunch is they have a shot to win nine this year. I slotted UF fourth ahead of Mizzou because they have a much deeper group of athletes on defense. After that, I have Vandy and UK rounding out the division.
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I don't understand this title at all. Are you actually Bruce Feldman? I see nothing in here, except for your own opinion.
 
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Blah blah blah mizzou sucks blah blah.

DaHouse77 said:
We have a good mix of veterans and some highly touted, 4-star kids who will be starting next year. I promise you everyone will know who James Franklin is next year -- as a sophomore, his stats in his first year at Mizzou were better than Chase Daniel and Blaine Gabbert's.

I think the key will be the interior of our defensive line. We have one defensive tackle, a senior, who was the top-rated tackle in the country coming out of high school -- Sheldon Richardson... a man beast... Problem is our depth there is very untested. That concerns me.

I think most people discount Mizzou, as many of said, is that we're the 'wild card,' the unknown. And I'm not saying we'll win the East, not by any means... but I think we'll be competitive and surprise some teams with how hard we play... Pinkel has done an excellent job of recruiting kids for his system.
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DaHouse77 said:
I know many discount Mizzou, but if nothing else, we could play spoiler for Georgia... They play us in the second game of the season at our place, our first SEC home game. The place will be rockin' and Georgia never plays well early in the season AND when they have to cross the Mississippi.
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Sorry to break the news but we play uga in athens
 
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StlCardinals2618 said:
The title was Bruce Feldmen's SEC East Prediction and under that was a paragraph of all the sec teams. If it was just my opinion, I would not have mentioned Feldmen or I would of summarized it and then gave my opinion.
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So what I'm looking at is a quote from Feldman? Is that correct?
 
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