SEC Decade Recap

[Abeachvol]

With one year left it appears the team of the decade is Florida which is narrowly beating out LSU. The player rankings are based on their careers while in school during this decade, so the likes of Richard Seymour and Rudi Johnson on the front end, and outstanding freshmen like AJ Green and Julio Jones on the back end of the decade are not considered. And with 9 of the 10 years done most of the player rankings will not change for the final list next year.


SEC STANDINGS:

East:
Florida 56-19: 4 shared/outright division titles, 3 outright division titles, 3 title games, 3 conference titles
Georgia 53-22: 3 shared/outright division titles, 2 outright division titles, 3 title games, 2 conference titles
Tennessee 47-28: 4 shared/outright division titles, 2 outright division titles, 3 title games
South Carolina 34-38
Kentucky 17-55
Vanderbilt 13-59

West:
LSU 53-23: 5 shared/outright division titles, 1 outright division title, 4 title games, 3 conference titles
Auburn 50-24: 5 shared/outright division titles, 2 outright division titles, 2 title games, 1 conference title
Alabama 38-35: 1 shared/outright divsion title, 1 outright division title, 1 title game
Arkansas 34-40: 2 shared/outright division titles, 1 outright division title, 2 title games
Ole Miss 29-43: 1 shared/outright division title
Mississippi State 17-55

BEST TEAMS:
1. 2004 Auburn (13-0)
2. 2008 Florida (13-1)
3. 2003 LSU (13-1)
4. 2006 Florida (13-1)
5. 2002 Georgia (13-1)
6. 2007 LSU (12-2)
7. 2001 Tennessee (11-2)
8. 2007 Georgia (11-2)
9. 2001 Florida (10-2)
10. 2004 Georgia (10-2)


QB’s:
1. Tim Tebow- Florida
2. Chris Leak- Florida
3. David Greene- Georgia
4. Eli Manning- Ole Miss
5. Rex Grossman- Florida
6. Jason Campbell- Auburn
7. Matt Mauck- LSU
8. Casey Clausen- Tennessee
9. Erik Ainge- Tennessee
10. Matthew Stafford- Georgia
11. Jamarcus Russell- LSU
12. Andre Woodson- Kentucky
13. Jay Cutler- Vanderbilt
14. Matt Jones- Arkansas
15. DJ Shockley- Georgia
16. Brodie Croyle- Alabama
17. Jared Lorenzen- Kentucky
18. Phil Petty- South Carolina
19. Brandon Cox- Auburn
20. John Parker Wilson- Alabama

*Best shots to enter final top 20*
1. Jevan Sneed- Ole Miss


RB’s:
1. Darren McFadden- Arkansas
2. Carnell Williams- Auburn
3. Knowshon Moreno- Georgia
4. Ronnie Brown- Auburn
5. Felix Jones- Arkansas
6. Shaud Williams- Alabama
7. Travis Stevens- Tennessee
8. LaBrandon Toefield- LSU
9. Kenny Irons- Auburn
10. Jerious Norwood- Miss. State
11. Kenneth Darby- Alabama
12. Joseph Addai- LSU
13. Cedric Cobb- Arkansas
14. Musa Smith- Georgia
15. Artose Pinner- Kentucky
16. Anothony Dixon- Miss. State
17. Arian Foster- Tennessee
18. Cedric Houston- Tennessee
19. Gerald Riggs, JR.- Tennessee
20. BJ Green-Ellis- Ole Miss

*Best shots to enter final top 20*
1. Charles Scott- LSU


WR’s:
1. Percy Harvin- Florida
2. Josh Reed- LSU
3. Earl Bennett- Vanderbilt
4. Terrance Edwards- Georgia
5. Michael Clayton- LSU
6. Taylor Jacobs- Florida
7. Chris Collins- Ole Miss
8. Derrick Abney- Kentucky
9. Dwayne Bowe- LSU
10. Jabar Gaffney- Florida
11. Fred Gibson- Georgia
12. Sidney Rice- South Carolina
13. Reggie Brown- Georgia
14. Devery Henderson- LSU
15. Dallas Baker- Florida
16. Mohommod Massaquoi- Georgia
17. Kenny McKinley- South Carolina
18. DJ Hall- Alabama
19. Courtney Taylor- Auburn
20. Robert Meachem- Tennessee

*Best shot to enter final top 20*
1. Brandon Lafell- LSU


TE:
1. Jason Witten- Tennessee
2. Ben Troupe- Florida
3. Ben Watson- Georgia
4. Leonard Pope- Georgia
5. Jacob Tamme- Kentucky
6. Jared Cook- South Carolina
7. Cooper Wallace- Auburn
8. Robert Royal- LSU
9. Martnez Milner- Georgia
10. Cornelius Ingram- Florida
12. Donald Lee- Mississippi State
13. Dustin Dunning- Vanderbilt
14. Richard Dickson- LSU
15. DJ Williams- Arkansas
16. Aaron Hernandez- Florida
17. Robert Johnson- Auburn
18. Nick Walker- Alabama
19. Chris Brown- Tennessee
20. Eric Butler- Miss. State

*Best shot to enter final top 20*
N/A

OL:
1. Shawn Andrews- Arkansas
2. Michael Oher- Ole Miss
3. Andre Smith- Alabama
4. Marcus McNeil- Auburn
5. Jonathan Luigs- Arkansas
6. Steven Peterman- LSU
7. Max Jean-Giles- Georgia
8. Wesley Britt- Alabama
9. Ben Wilkerson- LSU
10. Shannon Snell- Florida
11. Herman Johnson- LSU
12. Justin Smiley- Alabama
13. Anotoine Caldwell- Alabama
14. Aaron Sears- Tennessee
15. Rodney Reed- LSU
16. Ben Grubbs- Auburn
17. Kendell Simmons- Auburn
18. Nick Jones- Georgia
19. Chris Spencer- Ole Miss
20. George Foster- Georgia

*Best shot to enter final 20*
1. Ciron Black- LSU
2. Mike Pouncey- Florida
3. Clint Boling- Georgia


DL:
1. David Pollack- Georgia
2. Glen Dorsey- LSU
3. John Henderson- Tennessee
4. Marcus Spears- LSU
5. Jonathan Sullivan- Georgia
6. Chad Lavalis- LSU
7. Albert Haynesworth- Tennessee
8. Antwain Odom- Alabama
9. Charles Grant- Georgia
10. Quinten Groves- Auburn
11. Sen'derrick Marks- Auburn
12. Tyson Jackson- LSU
13. Derrick Harvey- Florida
14. Quinten Moses- Georgia
15. Peria Jerry- Ole Miss
16. Bobby McCray- Florida
17. Dewayne Robertson- Kentucky
18. Keith Jackson- Arkansas
19. Kyle Williams- LSU
20. Wallace Gilberry- Alabama

*Best shot to enter final top 20*
1. Greg Hardy- Ole Miss
2. Antonio Coleman- Auburn
3. Geno Atkins- Georgia

LB’s:
1. Patrick Willis- Ole Miss
2. Brandon Spikes- Florida
3. Boss Bailey- Georgia
4. Karlos Dansby- Auburn
5. Bradie James- LSU
6. Demeco Ryans- Alabama
7. Sam Olajabutu- Arkansas
8. Kevin Burnett- Tennessee
9. Wesley Woodyard- Kentucky
10. Hunter Hillenmeyer- Vanderbilt
11. Channing Crowder- Florida
12. Jerod Mayo- Tennessee
13. Jonathan Goff- Vanderbilt
14. Odell Thurman- Georgia
15. Brandon Siler- Florida
16. Trev Faulk- LSU
17. Dontarrious Thomas- Auburn
18. Earl Evertt- Florida
19. Tony Bua- Arkansas
20. Ali Highsmith- LSU

* Best shot to enter final top 20*
1. Rennie Curran- Georgia
2. Eric Norwood- South Carolina

DB’s:
1. Carlos Rogers- Auburn
2. LaRon Landry- LSU
3. Ken Hamlin- Arkansas
4. Eric Berry- Tennessee
5. Keiwan Ratliff- Florida
6. Thomas Davis- Georgia
7. Corey Webster- LSU
8. Sean Jones- Georgia
9. Lito Sheppard- Florida
10. Fred Bennett- South Carolina
11. Jason Allen- Tennessee
12. DJ Moore- Vanderbilt
14. Ahmad Carroll- Arkansas
15. Derek Pegues- Miss. State
16. Greg Blue- Georgia
17. Chevis Jackson- LSU
18. Dunta Robinson- South Carolina
19. Rashad Johnson- Alabama
20. Roman Harper- Alabama


*Best shot to enter final top 20*
1. Trevard Lindley- Kentucky
2. Emmanuel Cook- South Carolina
3. Joe Haden- Florida

Kickers:
1. Jonathan Nichols- Ole Miss
2. Billy Bennett- Georgia
3. James Wilhoit- Tennessee
4. Brandon Coutu- Georgia
5. Colt David- LSU
6. Ryan Succop- South Carolina
7. John Vaughn- Auburn
8. Matt Leach- Florida
9. Damon Duval- Auburn
10. Leigh Tiffin- Alabama


Punters:
1. Dustin Colquitt- Tennessee
2. Kody Bliss- Auburn
3. Donnie Jones- LSU
4. Britton Colquitt- Tennessee
5. Gordon Ely-Kelso- Georgia
6. Tim Matshay- Kentucky
7. Eric Wilbur- Florida
8. Damon Duval- Auburn
9. Jacob Skinner- Arkansas
10. Brian Mimbs- Georgia



Returners:
1. Brandon James- Florida
2. Derek Abney- Kentucky
3. Skyler Green- LSU
4. Keiwann Ratliff- Florida
5. Felix Jones- Arkansas
6. Javiar Arenas- Alabama
7. Domanick Davis- LSU
8. Trindon Holliday- LSU
9. Derek Pegues- Miss. State
10. Tristin Davis- Auburn


Best Defensive Teams:
1. LSU 2003: 252 ypg (#1 nation), 11 ppg (#1 nation)
2. Alabama 2005: 255 ypg (#2 nation), 10.7 ppg (#1 nation)
3. Auburn 2004: 277 ypg (#4 nation), 11.3 ppg (#1 nation)
4. Alabama 2008: 264 ypg, (#3 nation), 14.3 ppg (#7 nation)
5. Georgia 2003: 277 ypg, (#4 nation), 14.5 ppg (#4 nation)

Best Offensive Teams:
1. Florida 2001: 528 ypg (#2 nation), 43.8 ppg (#2 nation)
2. Florida 2007: 457 ypg (#14 nation), 42.5 ppg (#3 nation)
3. Florida 2008: 445 ypg (#15 nation), 43.6 ppg (#4 nation)
4. LSU 2005: 417 ypg (#11 nation), 33.6 ppg (#9 nation)
5. Ole Miss 2003: 433 ypg (#22 nation), 34 ppg (#17 nation)

Best QB Performances (QB rating):
1. Jason Campbell- Auburn 2004- 172.89
2. Tim Tebow- Florida 2007- 172.50
3. Tim Tebow- Florida 2008- 172.40
4. Rex Grossman- Florida 2001- 170.75
5. JaMarcus Russell- LSU 2006- 167.03

Best RB Performances:
1. Darren McFadden- Arkansas 2007- 1830 yards 16 TD
2. Darren McFadden- Arkansas 2006- 1647 yards 14 TD
3. Rudi Johnson- Auburn 2000- 1567 yards 13 TD
4. Travis Stephens- Tennessee 2001- 1464 yards 10 TD
5. Knowshon Moreno- Georgia 2008- 1400 yards 16 TD

Best WR Performance:
1. Josh Reed- LSU 2001- 94 rec. 1740 yards 7 TD
2. Robert Meachem- Tennessee 2006- 71 rec. 1298 yards 11 TD
3. Jabar Gaffney- Florida 2000- 71 rec. 1184 yards 14 TD
4. Earl Bennett- Vanderbilt 2006- 82 rec. 1146 yards 6 TD
5. Taylor Jacobs- Florida 2002- 71 rec. 1088 yards 10 TD

 

[duckman398686]

QB’s:
1. Tim Tebow- Florida
2. Chris Leak- Florida
3. David Greene- Georgia
4. Eli Manning- Ole Miss
5. Rex Grossman- Florida
6. Jason Campbell- Auburn
7. Matt Mauck- LSU
8. Casey Clausen- Tennessee
9. Erik Ainge- Tennessee
10. Matthew Stafford- Georgia
11. Jamarcus Russell- LSU
12. Andre Woodson- Kentucky
13. Jay Cutler- Vanderbilt
14. Matt Jones- Arkansas
15. DJ Shockley- Georgia
16. Brodie Croyle- Alabama
17. Jared Lorenzen- Kentucky
18. Phil Petty- South Carolina
19. Brandon Cox- Auburn
20. John Parker Wilson- Alabama

no offense, but that list needs a serious makeover. having stafford at #10 is an absolute joke. also....matt mauck at #7??????

:crazy:

 

[duckman398686]

also, i'm a clausen fan and thought ainge was good for us too. but i think both of them are too high

 

[kptvol]

Rex Grossman was better than Chris Leak. Shaud Williams is too high. Jo Addai is really good, but I don't think he really did all that much in college. I wouldn't put Percy Harvin at #1, either. If Artose Pinner is on the list, I've got to think Rafael Little would be there, too.

Overall, pretty good list. This seems like a tough task, so I don't mean to be too critical.

I don't know about that list of kickers...

 

[dickens821]

Is that list based on numbers or opinion?

 

[therealUT]

WR’s:
1. Percy Harvin- Florida
2. Josh Reed- LSU
3. Earl Bennett- Vanderbilt
4. Terrance Edwards- Georgia
5. Michael Clayton- LSU
6. Taylor Jacobs- Florida
7. Chris Collins- Ole Miss
8. Derrick Abney- Kentucky
9. Dwayne Bowe- LSU
10. Jabar Gaffney- Florida
11. Fred Gibson- Georgia
12. Sidney Rice- South Carolina
13. Reggie Brown- Georgia
14. Devery Henderson- LSU
15. Dallas Baker- Florida
16. Mohommod Massaquoi- Georgia
17. Kenny McKinley- South Carolina
18. DJ Hall- Alabama
19. Courtney Taylor- Auburn
20. Robert Meachem- Tennessee

Dante Stallworth and Tyrone Prothro don't make that list, but Derrick Abney does???

 

[McCat]

Rex Grossman was better than Chris Leak. Shaud Williams is too high. Jo Addai is really good, but I don't think he really did all that much in college. I wouldn't put Percy Harvin at #1, either. If Artose Pinner is on the list, I've got to think Rafael Little would be there, too.

Overall, pretty good list. This seems like a tough task, so I don't mean to be too critical.

I don't know about that list of kickers...

Pinner led the SEC in rushing his senior year.

I wouldn't have put Abney in so high as a WR for UK. Keenan Burton or Steve Johnson were probably better as WRs.

 

[kptvol]

Pinner led the SEC in rushing his senior year.

I wouldn't have put Abney in so high as a WR for UK. Keenan Burton or Steve Johnson were probably better as WRs.

Yeah, I know Pinner was pretty good, but Little had one jillion all purpose yards and won two bowl games. I don't think Pinner ever did that.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Any list that includes Tony Bua is immediately invalidated.

 

[kptvol]

I also don't think the 2007 UGA team is the tenth best. Obviously they had a good record, but there were more than 10 teams in the last decade that would have absolutely demolished them.

 

[McCat]

Yeah, I know Pinner was pretty good, but Little had one jillion all purpose yards and won two bowl games. I don't think Pinner ever did that.

The year he went crazy and had a banner year, we went 7-5 but were on probation and ineligible to bowl.

I agree, Little was a good little back. I just loved watching Pinner pound out the yards. He was a beast.

 

[3L with debt]

Best Defensive Teams:
1. LSU 2003: 252 ypg (#1 nation), 11 ppg (#1 nation)
2. Alabama 2005: 255 ypg (#2 nation), 10.7 ppg (#1 nation)
3. Auburn 2004: 277 ypg (#4 nation), 11.3 ppg (#1 nation)
4. Alabama 2008: 264 ypg, (#3 nation), 14.3 ppg (#7 nation)
5. Georgia 2003: 277 ypg, (#4 nation), 14.5 ppg (#4 nation)

I never really thought of the SEC west having better defenses but I would agree with this list.

My top ten SEC teams for the decade:

BEST TEAMS:
1. 2008 Florida (13-1)
2. 2003 LSU (13-1)
3. 2004 Auburn (13-0)
4. 2006 Florida (13-1)
5. 2008 Alabama 12-2)
6. 2002 Georgia (13-1)
7. 2007 LSU (12-2)
8. 2001 Tennessee (11-2)
9. 2007 Georgia (11-2)
10. 2001 Florida (10-2)