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Georgia picked second in East, places 9 on All-SEC teams

9:20 am July 22, 2011, by Chip Towers

Hoover, Ala. — Sportswriters covering the SEC picked Georgia to finish second in the SEC’s Eastern Division and selected nine Bulldogs for the all-conference team.

Six Georgia players were named first-team All-SEC, including sophomore quaterback Aaron Murray, junior tight end Orson Charles, senior offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, senior place-kicker Blair Walsh, senior punter Drew Butler and senior kick returner Brandon Boykin. Senior center Ben Jones. senior defensive end DeAngelo Tyson and Boykin were named to the second team.

Alabama was picked to win the league, getting 98 points to finish ahead of LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2) and Ole Miss (2).

The Gamecocks received 114 votes to win the East while Georgia had the second-most with 38. Florida got 12 votes.

Alabama was the West selection 111-30 over LSU. Arkansas was picked by 23 writers.

Take these results with a grain of salt. The sportswriters have picked the winner correctly just four times since SEC expansion in 1992.

This fact does not seem to have escaped Alabama coach Nick Saban.

“Well, it means nothing bascially,” Saban said of his team being the overwhleming favorite win the league. “We have a lot of challenges to face. We’re just interested in playing to our capabilities. I’m not a prognosticator. I can’t do that. I don’t understand how y’all do it.”

The whole team:

2011 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-SEC Team
(167 total votes/ * – tie for last or only spot on unit)

OFFENSE
First-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Orson Charles, Georgia (71)
 6-3
 241 Jr. Tampa, Fla.
OL Barrett Jones, Alabama (148)
 6-5
 311 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss (72)
 6-7
 315 Sr. Hernando, Miss.
OL Cordy Glenn, Georgia (71)
 6-5
 348 Sr. Riverdale, Ga.
*OL Larry Warford, Kentucky (55)
 6-3
 340 Jr. Richmond, Ky.
*OL Brandon Mosley, Auburn (55)
 6-6
 306 Sr. Jefferson, Ga.
C William Vlachos, Alabama (97)
 6-1
 294 Sr. Mountain Brook, Ala.
WR Greg Childs, Arkansas (103)
 6-3
 217 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (152)
 6-4
 233 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C.
QB Aaron Murray, Georgia (117)
 6-1
 211 So. Tampa, Fla.
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina (130)
 6-0
 231 So. Duncan, S.C.
RB Trent Richardson, Alabama (119)
 5-11
 224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Phillip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn (57)
 6-4
 253 Jr. Marietta, Ga.
OL D.J. Fluker, Alabama (52)
 6-6
 335 So. Foley, Ala.
OL Alex Hurst, LSU (33)
 6-6
 329 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn.
OL Bobby Massie, Ole Miss (30)
 6-6
 325 Jr. Lynchburg, Va.
OL Chance Warmack, Alabama (24)
 6-3
 320 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
C Ben Jones, Georgia (45)
 6-3
 316 Sr. Centreville, Ala.
WR Marquis Maze, Alabama (22)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
WR Joe Adams, Arkansas (17)
 5-11
 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (23)
 6-2
 230 Sr. Lutz, Fla.
RB Knile Davis, Arkansas (50)
 6-0
 230 Jr. Missouri City, Texas
RB Michael Dyer, Auburn (23)
 5-9
 206 So. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*TE Michael Williams, Alabama (12)
 6-6
 269 Jr. Reform, Ala.
*TE Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt (12)
 6-5
 245 Sr. Lincolnton, Ga.
OL Grant Cook, Arkansas (21)
 6-4
 318 Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.
OL Kyle Nunn, South Carolina (21)
 6-5
 296 Sr. Sumter, S.C.
OL Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina (18)
 6-4
 334 Sr. Fairburn, Ga.
*OL Alvin Bailey, Arkansas (14)
 6-5
 319 So. Broken Arrow, Okla.
*OL Addison Lawrence, Mississippi State (14)
 6-4
 300 Sr. Coldwater, Miss.
*OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (14)
 6-4
 320 So. Liberty, Miss.
C Travis Swanson, Arkansas (9)
 6-5
 305 So. Kingwood, Texas
WR Jarious Wright, Arkansas (8)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Emory Blake, Auburn (7)
 6-1
 197 Jr. Austin, Texas
QB Jordan Jefferson, LSU (12)
 6-5
 224 Sr. St. Rose, La.
RB Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss (5)
 5-11
 221 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
RB Tauren Poole, Tennessee (3)
 5-10
 215 Sr. Toccoa, Ga.
DEFENSE
First-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Jake Bequette, Arkansas (100)
 6-5
 271 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
DL Josh Chapman, Alabama (85)
 6-1
 310 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
DL Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss (69)
 6-5
 248 Sr. Hahnville, La.
DL Malik Jackson, Tennessee (63)
 6-5
 270 Sr. Northridge, Calif.
LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama (144)
 6-4
 260 Jr. Lewisburg, Tenn.
LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (82)
 6-2
 265 Sr. Eufala, Ala.
LB Danny Trevathan, Kentucky (69)
 6-1
 230 Sr. Leesburg, Fla.
DB Mark Barron, Alabama (140)
 6-2
 218 Sr. Mobile, Ala.
DB Robert Lester, Alabama (79)
 6-2
 210 Jr. Foley, Ala.
DB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina (64)
 6-1
 194 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C.
DB Morris Claiborne, LSU (163)
 6-0
 177 Jr. Shreveport, La.
Second-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Devin Taylor, South Carolina (56)
 6-7
 248 Jr. Beaufort, S.C.
DL Nosa Eguae, Auburn (37)
 6-2
 261 So. Mansfield, Texas
DL DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia (30)
 6-2
 306 Sr. Statesboro, Ga.
*DL Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State (26)
 6-4
 295 Jr. Yazoo City, Miss.
*DL Travian Robertson, South Carolina (26)
 6-4
 298 Sr. Laurinburg, N.C.
LB Chris Marve, Vanderbilt (61)
 6-0
 235 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
LB Jerry Franklin, Arkansas (35)
 6-1
 245 Sr. Marion, Ark.
LB Ryan Baker, LSU (22)
 6-0
 227 Sr. Grand Ridge, Fla.
DB Dre’ Kirkpatrick, Alabama (50)
 6-3
 192 Jr. Gadsden, Ala.
DB Brandon Boykin, Georgia (43)
 5-10
 183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
DB Janzen Jackson, Tennessee (34)
 6-0
 187 Jr. Lake Charles, La.
DB Neiko Thorpe, Auburn (31)
 6-2
 185 Sr. Tucker, Ga.
Third-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (21)
 6-2
 271 Sr. Hamlet, N.C.
DL Barkevious Mingo, LSU (21)
 6-5
 240 So. West Monroe, La.
DL Sam Montgomery, LSU (20)
 6-4
 250 So. Greenwood, S.C.
*DL Tenarius Wright, Arkansas (15)
 6-2
 252 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
*DL Dominique Easley, Florida (15)
 6-1
 285 So. Staten Island, N.Y.
LB Shaq Wilson, South Carolina (18)
 5-11
 233 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (17)
 6-2
 234 So. Theodore, Ala.
*LB Jon Bostic (12)
 6-1
 238 Jr. Wellington, Fla.
*LB Jerico Nelson, Arkansas (12)
 5-10
 216 Sr. Destrehan, La.
DB Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (18)
 5-11
 188 Sr. Perry, Ga.
DB T’Sharvan Bell, Auburn (18)
 6-0
 180 Jr. Kissimmee, Fla.
DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU (17)
 5-9
 180 Sr. New Orleans, La.
DB Tramain Thomas, Arkansas (16)
 6-0
 198 Sr. Winnie, Texas
SPECIALISTS
First-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Blair Walsh, Georgia (110)
 5-10
 192 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla.
P Drew Butler, Georgia (118)
 6-2
 214 Sr. Duluth, Ga.
RS Brandon Boykin, Georgia (53)
 5-10
 183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
AP Trent Richardson, Alabama (71)
 5-11
 224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Caleb Stugis, Floirda (24)
 5-10
 192 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.
P Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss (21)
 6-2
 227 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
RS Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn (29)
 5-10
 170 Jr. Fort Meade, Fla.
AP Joe Adams, Arkansas (42)
 5-11
 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*PK Zach Hocker, Arkansas (10)
 6-0
 180 So. Russellville, Ark.
*PK Bryon Rose, Ole Miss (10)
 5-11
 197 Jr. Raleigh, N.C.
P Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky (13)
 6-1
 185 Sr. Louisville, Ky.
RS Marquis Maze, Alabama (28)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
AP Trey Burton, Florida (22)
 6-2
 222 So. Venice, Fla.
SEC Predicted Order of Finish
SEC CHAMPION – Alabama (98), LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2), Ole Miss (2)
Eastern Division (First Place Votes) Team Points
1. South Carolina (114)
 931
2. Georgia (38)
 794
3. Florida (12)
 731
4. Tennessee (2)
 496
5. Kentucky (1)
 340
6. Vanderbilt
 215
Western Division (First Place Votes)
 Team Points
1. Alabama (111)
 925
2. LSU (30)
 790
3. Arkansas (23)
 717
4. Mississippi State (1)
 455
5. Auburn
 406
6. Ole Miss (2)
 214
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212 comments Add your comment

wreckmaniac

July 23rd, 2011
9:58 am

UGA will be forced into a passing game against SC because of Ellis Johnson’s defensive style.
Murray will throw well, if given time, and will avoid mistakes. Not having Green will diminish the potential for the quick strike. I see UGA early in the season being no better than last year.

ugab

July 23rd, 2011
9:58 am

Let’s go Dawgs!!! I sure hope MR has all these problems worked out this season. Its do or die!!! We just need to support our players and coaches.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
10:14 am

UGA will need to play ball control offense to allow the young folks to get the experience they need to succeed. Quick strikes to a WR or long gains, will not be used much as it makes your OL, hold and contain too long, because of the time needed to allow the play to develop. Unless, we get a good match up like a one on one with one of the speedy WR’s we have, I don’t see many bombs being thrown. The offense needs, most likely, to be able to ground it out and control the clock. The defense, if it is as good as it appears, will give the offense ample opportunity to have the ball, and the offense will have to hold onto it a bit and give the D some rest.

GO DAWGS, get after them

joe suggs

July 23rd, 2011
10:36 am

To Spurrier : talking about a dump of a stadium . South Carolina is a dump of a state. Do not recruit in Georgia clown !!!

Mr. Ed

July 23rd, 2011
10:38 am

Sorry, Russ. Our temporary running back is Crowell’s pure, white puppy, that came with the Crowell scholarship posse.

THE Dixie Redcoat Band

July 23rd, 2011
10:51 am

Don’t be shocked if UF wins the East, they have pretty good coaches.

Hit A Single

July 23rd, 2011
11:54 am

Georgia will be fine and I really believe if we don’t give up the rushing yardage against SC we can be undefeated going into the Florida game. Tenn. game scares me.

ugab

July 23rd, 2011
12:42 pm

Our kicking game even let us down in some games. Shankin punts, missing FGs, not kicking it in the endzone, giving up a big return, fumblin on return. Please just play football this year.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
12:58 pm

I quit making predictions long ago but I have a lot of hope for this squad. If the O-line stays healthy, we can have a special season in 11′. LOADS of talent on this team. It’ll also be interesting to see if Marlon Brown will break out and live up to all the hype that surrounded his recruitment out of Memphis. GO DAWGS!

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
12:59 pm

So 2 of Georgia’s 6 first team players were special teams players including the 2 kickers? That 3 leaves only 3 offensive or defensive starters named all sec first team. Sorry but I am not impressed.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:00 pm

Also cannot wait to watch the new and improved DEFENSE! Second year with Grantham’s schemes with the right personnel is going to be stellar! Junkyard Dawg Defense is back baby!!!

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
1:03 pm

Preston = koolaid drinker. Mediocre defense with only 5 starters back, no AJ green and no great wr, and no running back. In the running back dept the dawgs are pinning everything on a freshman rb who may or may not pan out. And who was injured frequently in high school.. Can you say bust? And even if he does turn out to be all world he is the only rb. Ken Malcome? You serious? Samuel? You gotta be kidding. Offensive line? Is this the same O-line that got dominated by Central Florida? Why yes! It is.

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
1:04 pm

Is this the same grantham who was fired in the NFL after his defenses ranked 30th in consecutive years? Why yes! It is.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:08 pm

Rest, we’ll just have to wait and see won’t we? Who’s your team anyway?

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:16 pm

If you call yourself “rest of the sec” because you love all of the conference except UGA then it’s pretty obvious that you’re tired of UGA kicking your teams ass or you’re a techie that just hates UGA no matter what. Why else would you be trolling on a UGA blog? Is there no excitement on your teams news blog? Is there even a story to be read anywhere about your team? Hmmmmmm….. Hating on UGA gives the Bulldog Nation HUGE props! Keep it up dude and thanks!

UGA man here but ......... what if ...........

July 23rd, 2011
2:48 pm

In life or business, sometimes we finds ourselves at a serious crossroads. Take CMR. Last year we were a dismal 5-7 and if we lose the first two games, we will be 5-9 over 1.2 years and if we add in 09 @ 8-5, it will only be 13-14 over 2.2 seasons.

Folks ………… that could be our snap shot after the first 2 – 2011 games. Wow! If that happens, UGA could recover and run the table, then fine. If not, CMR has found himself in a spot that most of us do not want him to be in.

Go Dogs.

UGA class of 71 & 73

right

July 23rd, 2011
3:35 pm

Rest of the SEC is has to be a South Annapolis tech fan.The only ones that would be so ignorant to question the talent UGA has on defensive side.

Valdosta Tard Bus Driver

July 23rd, 2011
5:05 pm

A lot of big mouth bull dog talk. Biggest mouths in Dixie. YUP!!! Lets see it on the field
trash talkers.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
5:34 pm

Obviously, we have a few that are described perfectly in the sentence below.

If you don’t know what the term means, “troll” refers to an online personality that uses his/her anonymity to “bait” users or turn valid discussions into full-blown arguments.

Don’t take the bait, UGA supporters.
GO DAWGS

L.A. BULLDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
7:12 pm

IT’S A TESTAMENT TO UGA’S RECRUITING EFFORTS. THAT WE PLACE 6 PLAYERS ON THE 1ST TEAM ALL-SEC TEAM. BUT, LET’S HOPE THAT THE COACHING STAFF CAN TRANSLATE THIS SUCCESS ONTO THE FOOTBALL FIELD WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS! UGA’S FACILITIES ARE SECOND TO NONE! WITH THIS FAN BASE, 6,7, AND 8 WIN SEASONS SHOULD NEVER BE COMMON PLACE! HERE’S HOPING THAT UGA WILL DERAIL BOISE STATE’S BID TO WIN THE NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP IN WEEK ONE! I GOT MONEY ON THIS GAME IN VEGAS!!!! GO DAWGS!!!

tOSU Buckeye

July 23rd, 2011
7:50 pm

You will go 6 and 8 this year. Look for Jim Tressel to coach next year.

WestOfAthens

July 23rd, 2011
8:46 pm

Intriguing that Auburn received ZERO first place votes (defending SEC champions) yet UK gets one, lol lol Where has the respect gone? The writers are an utter fluke, and i am by far NOT an AU fan. I’m just sayin’…….

Snoop Dawg

July 23rd, 2011
11:51 pm

Question: If UGA has nine all-SEC players, then why don’t they win the games?
Answer: It’s the coaching, stupid.

Good News Bad News

July 24th, 2011
12:03 am

Bad news first: Final standings SEC East this year: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia.

Good news: Richt will finally get tired in spite of all his inebriated, koolaid-drinking zombies.

Then it will be RETURN TO GLORY!

Good News Bad News

July 24th, 2011
12:04 am

Correction: make that FIRED, not TIRED. Richt has been tired for years now…

RedandBlackDAWG

July 24th, 2011
4:30 am

I think this statement below applies to a few people on this blog.

If you don’t know what the term means, “troll” refers to an online personality that uses his/her anonymity to “bait” users or turn valid discussions into full-blown arguments.

Don’t take the bait, UGA supporters.

From Where I Sit

July 24th, 2011
9:15 am

Hey Trolling,

Why should anyone take the advise from a LOSER Program that has not WON anything in 30 + years?

Enough Said!

MikeP

July 24th, 2011
10:37 am

If UGA is to get it done it better be this year. Through an odd quirk of the SEC’s rotating schedule Georgia dodges Alabama, Arkansas and LSU this year. That setup isn’t going to come around very often.

dawghater1

July 24th, 2011
12:04 pm

all that talent again!, and they will do nothing with it. (although they reamain undefeated on css replay, they even beat flordia the other night)

dawghater1

July 24th, 2011
12:12 pm

mikep, thats nothing new, dooley coached at uga 25 years, played bama six times 1-5, if your scared say your scared

Indian Dawg

July 24th, 2011
5:07 pm

I can’t wait til the end of the season after the trolls here are silenced when Georgia annihilates the Reptilian Scum from the lesser state to the south, avenges itself against those dirty Flying Tigers, and opens up a can of RAID on those annoying insects!

Hairy Dawg

July 24th, 2011
5:47 pm

SCar? Haha! What a joke! Now I knows Dawgs is winning East for being disrespecting for SCar voted above Dawgs. Traitor Muschamps and Gaytors is with Dooley Boy’s Vols hanging out in basement with Vandy. We goning to make the Visor Spurrioer Chickens into chicken soups as meal for Dawgs. This proofs that Dawgs dominants East and just gots to beating down Bammer to win SEC and plays for BCS.

Athens is Hell

July 24th, 2011
6:36 pm

dear Hairy Dawg … was that English?

the old ball coach

July 24th, 2011
6:56 pm

6-7

lose to a Conference USA team in a bowl game
won’t score a TD in a bowl game

Mel Kiper Jr.

July 25th, 2011
8:12 am

Just think, #2 recruiting classes the past decade, tons of players to the NFL, Stafford #1 and Meshon #10 and still no NC. Must be coaching.

Chris Petersen

July 25th, 2011
8:13 am

After Boise cleans up on the humpers, I will be named the next coach. Thanks CMR for all the talent you will be leaving me.

ga gator

July 25th, 2011
8:14 am

This is why they play the season gentlemen.

Dogs Smell

July 25th, 2011
8:54 am

UGA finishes 3rd and that is if everyone on defense stays healthy all year long.

G

July 25th, 2011
9:16 am

Aron White is the most underated TE in the country. Hope to see he and Orson on the field at the same time.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 25th, 2011
9:20 am

The season starts in less than six weeks now, and then we shall see how the teams really are. It is a good thing they play the game on the field instead of on these blogs. There are just too many experts on here, that know everything about football.

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
9:48 am

Y’all want to know what’s gonna happen?

I don’t have the 1st clue and neither do any of you.

A lot of you idiots are proud of yourselves because 1 year out of 10 that you have been predicting a losing record for Georgia, it finally happened last year.

Congrats

Funny thing is that means I have been right 9 out of 10 years and you have been wrong 9 out of 10 years.

And I’m supposed to listen to you idiots?

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
9:50 am

Chris Petersen

July 25th, 2011
8:13 am
After Boise cleans up on the humpers, I will be named the next coach. Thanks CMR for all the talent you will be leaving me.

**********************************************************

Have fun playing in an SEC setting Chris. Sure beats playing on smurf turf.

UGA 21
BSU 17

Go back to fighting with Nevada to go to the Vegas Bowl

how2fish

July 25th, 2011
9:50 am

Anyone know when UGA opens camp ?

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:03 am

Boise and Lattimore are in for a surprise.
New leadership on this year’s team, will
not put up with losing.

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:06 am

Spurrier, when are you coming back to Valdosta
to pay your golf bet to Grant and Rodgers you
skipped out on several years back. “Got to go
to my car to get some cash, don’t have that
much on me.” Never came bac,.

Gary

July 25th, 2011
10:17 am

As long as Florida continues to recruit the way they do we will not beat them regardless of who the coaches are. Maybe FSU can start stealing some of the good players from them.

WDE

July 25th, 2011
10:26 am

@Spurrier lets review your record vs CMR….now who’s crying you visor tossing tosspot?

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:27 am

Gary – Hate to say it, but you are part of the problem of
the program. Must have grown up in an area that is
accustomed to losing.
Say again, new leadership on the field, know a lot of these
guys, come from an area in South Georgia, where they
hate to lose, and ain’t afraid of Spurrier, Florida, or any
other competitor.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
10:53 am

South Carolina will not win the east, not with garcia, but they’ll destroy us. They could win if Garcia is benched early. My bet is UT will surprise us and if not them Florida. Floridas problem is they have a tool as a coach but their talent level far exceeds everyone in the east.

We lack coaching and talent- thanks to the coaching. We can’t keep recruits in the state without some sort of violation. I swear if there is any other violations I’ll want to see people tarred and feathered given the disgrace we’ve become.

We lose to Boise, probably 55-17. Lose to South Carolina 35-10. Then who knows, we lose to UT, UF and Auburn on the last game of the season.

But I bet we finish #1 in personal fouls and fights. I love hearing how many blame Fairley for dirty play when we started the game off with a 15 yard personal foul and ended by running on the field in mass to start a fight…. and only our side did that which speaks volumes about our coaching versus a national championship bound coach?! They’re supposed to suspend players for leaving the sideline in a fight so what kind of a team would have had had the refs not given us a pass?

We’ve got problems and they can be fixed… in 2012 with new coaches.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
10:55 am

I may have not been clear, SEC East 2011: UT, UF, USC, UK, UGA, Vandy. UGA finishes #10 in the SEC.

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