Around the SB Nation: previewing SEC Media Days

by Joel on Jul 20, 2009 12:00 PM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points Comment 4 comments

Team Speed Kills previews SEC Media Days, which begins Wednesday and goes through Friday this week.
Roll Bama Roll, for some reason, is quite interested in Alabama's scholarship limitations. They not only post about the current status of making the 2009 class fit into the 85-scholarship maximum, but dig into the NCAA Handbook to find evidence that "the malice and wrong-doing that some folks swear must exist probably isn't there at all."
The Rivalry, Esq. looks at the best receiving corps in the Big 10 in 2009, which belongs to Illinois, and discusses how Ron Zook and his offensive coordinator can get them the ball.
Arkansas Expats has a list of Ten Things You Know You'll Hear or See in the SEC in 2009, including this:
Gary Danielson will utter the two syllables "Te-bow" in every SEC game he covers on CBS. Go to google and start typing in "Gary Danielson" and you'll get an option of "Gary Danielson Tim Tebow." They are wedded on google just as they are on CBS.
A Sea of Blue asks the Kentucky faithful to chime in on the expectations for John Calipari's first year.

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My expectations for Coach Cal - left over at aSoB

5-4-3-2-1
5 – losses or less. UK is L-O-A-D-E-D. Not even a first year system implementation and average bench coaching can kill the outstanding talent level Cal has in his first year. Rupp arena is worth a handful of wins – just on sheer intimidation and enthusiasm alone.

4 – as in Final Four. Patterson is a beast and he’s not alone underneath. Better balance inside and outside should allow for a Final Four run.

3 – as in 3-pointers. KY should be able to shoot them again with someone besides Meeks getting hot this year. Seriously talented guards coming in. Let’s see how quickly they make top-flight contributions. More than just a two man show, this year.

2 – conference losses as KY returns to dominance in the SEC East and breaks the string of four straight years of finishing behind Pearl and UT.

1 – tainted test score, Worldwide Wes incident or other major recruiting violation allegation that is just serious enough to get the NCAA’s attention, finally. There is a down side to success with this coach, sooner or later. So far, it’s been later…

by memphispete on Jul 20, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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Is questionable.

This UK team is loaded on a historical level, but they aren’t necessarily loaded with three point shooters.

by kidbourbon on Jul 20, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't mean to imply they were loaded with 3 point shooters

just meant that they should have at least two options instead of just Meeks. Granted Meeks on a hot streak is enough to put up 40+, but it’s also easier to scheme for that one guy.

by memphispete on Jul 21, 2009 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs