Comments on: What we don’t know about the SEC West

By: Hogman67

Hogman67 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:58:24 +0000

Malzahn was never given a chance at Arkansas. With the running backs they had and receivers Arkansas should have gone to a top tier bowl while McFadden and Jones were there if Gus had been allowed to call plays. Houston Nutt lied to Gus, ran off the recruits by lying to them by always acting like the “good guy”, set Gus up to fall by making him run plays that Nutt told him to run. Between Houston and Frank they almost ran the program down the tubes. Thank goodness we have a good AD now to clean up the mess. Houston Nutt has such a big ego he will NEVER be successful after he runs out of Orgeron’s (spel?) recruits. Three years from now Mississippi will be back to the beginning and hoping like everything to get rid of Houston Nutt like we did at Arkansas. Mark it down and let it play out. Don’t even argue……..Houston is so predictable that you can almost call the plays before he runs them. Most of the plays he’s running now is from Gus Malzahn but Danny is taking credit………..gimme a break !! Danny Nutt wouldn’t even had been a college coach without Houston…..he’s just plain stupid. I’ve been around him and Houston a lot for ten…..LONG…..years. With Houston as coach and mentor…….Jevan Snead won’t even be able to handle the ball this year. Jevan will get worse as the year goes on. Houston was a failure in college and jumped ship and he’ll do it again and he sure doesn’t want a kid being “too successful” and make his ego look bad. This is a prophecy that will come true………so, go ahead and deny it…….but, mark this down on your calendars for next year and the next.

By: Tide4u2c

Tide4u2c — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:53:21 +0000

You people keep acting like LSU has an advantage over Bama in the QB position but I ask how?Jefferson does not have alot of SEC experiance eventhough alot of you keep saying he does.It is about even when it comes to the QB position between Bama and LSU. McElroy has been in Saban’s system for 2 years and knows it well we enough to run it.Did ya’ll miss his beautiful touchdown pass in the Iron Bowl against Auburn?LSU does not have an advantage at the QB position over Bama. Roll Tide!

By: Notayankee

Notayankee — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:18:54 +0000

Tony- Dexter McCluster of Ole Miss might be the most exciting player I saw in the SEC last year not named Percy Harvin. Man did Nutt walk into a good thing there (not to mention an all SEC QB)

By: Atlanta Gator

Atlanta Gator — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:33:01 +0000

Otto—-Since 1990, Tennessee (6 of 19), Auburn (5 of 16), LSU (5 of 19), Alabama (4 of 12), have all won more games against the Gators than Ole Miss and Mississippi State, but none have a better winning percentage than than either the Rebels (3 of 6, or .500) or the Bulldogs (3 of 8, or .375). Good trivia, and, yes, unexpected.

Now you know how to tease a Gator fan.

By: Otto

Otto — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:24:43 +0000

Atl Gator the Miss stats are strange but UF owned LSU up until recently. LSU is 5-14 since ‘90 against UF. Tenn is 6-13 and UGA 3-16

By: Atlanta Gator

Atlanta Gator — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:11:25 +0000

“the scouting report”—-The all-time record for Florida vs Ole Miss is 10-12-1, with the teams having split 3-3 their last six games since 1990. All-time record for Florida vs. Mississippi State is 32-18-2, with the Gators holding a 5-3 edge since 1990.

For the record, since 1990 no other SEC teams have better winning percentages against the Gators than Ole Miss (.500) and Mississippi State (.375). Strange, but true . . . and the record for the Gators is even worse when they play one of the Mississippi schools in a Thursday night ESPN game. Over the same time span, Alabama has the 3rd-best winning record against the Gators at 4-8 (.333).

BTW, here’s a great website for ending debates over college football win-loss records and other statistics:

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com

By: WhoDat09

WhoDat09 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:51:12 +0000

I would agree with some others that State and Auburn will fight for the bottom in the West. Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, and Arkansas all have a shot. I think Ole Miss has the most balanced and talented offense, but defense is a question mark. There are a couple of studs (Hardy if he can stay healthy), but is it enough… Bama will run and play defense. Stop the run, stop Bama. LSU will also have a good running game and defense. Arkansas will continue to play the spread with a little run thrown in. The Hogs defense is also suspect. Should be interesting to see how it plays out, but Bama and Ole Miss have more favorable schedules with the Rebels getting Bama in Oxford. In fact, Ole Miss only plays conference games on the road at SC, Vandy, Auburn, and State. I also look for Ole Miss to score 28-30 points a game… We’ll see, but in the preseason, I give the West edge to Ole Miss. Gotta think Gators in the East. Rebs vs Gators SEC championship? Time will tell…

By: Givmlbear

Givmlbear — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:56:16 +0000

Looks like a 3 team battle – LSWho, Bama, Ole Siss – Will not be decided by head 2 head but rather how you do against the “others”. Lose to Barn, Pigs, or Bullies and you will be the weakest link.

By: JustCallMeChamp

JustCallMeChamp — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:53:31 +0000

The game we (Florida) fear most this year is that trip to LSU. We know that stadium will be rockin’ that day and it seems they have found their QB. I just hope we don’t have to play them at night. Alabama…I’ve never been fond of Nick Saban but after the SEC Champ game last year, I came away with a whole new respect for his coaching If Tebow had not been superman that day…so based on coaching,I would never count out Bama! Ole Miss is capable as well and Nutt is always a wild card. Glad we don’t play ‘em just to be honest about it. I really think Miss State is going to surprise some people this year and I hope it’s not us! Keep an eye on Dan the Man! Arky and Auburn I think will be in rebuilding mode this year. Oh, and as a sidebar…Tenn will finish last here too!

By: hop

hop — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:30:52 +0000

it will be an interesting year in the SEC and the team that has an experience and talented qb will win the west.

West

1. OLE MISS… GREAT QB
2. LSU…….. POTENTIAL GREAT QB
3. ALABAMA…..UNPROVEN QB
4. ARKANSAS…. A YEAR AWAY
5. AUBURN… EXPERIENCE BUT NOT A GOOD QB
6. MISS SATE…JUST GETTING STARTED