Around the SB Nation: defense matters more in the SEC

by Joel Hollingsworth on Aug 6, 2009 12:00 PM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points

Team Speed Kills on the reason Alabama is still competing for the SEC West in 2009 despite returning only four offensive players from last season: the eight returning starters on defense.
The Only Colors power-ranks the Big Ten using scatter plots of KenPom ratings and minutes played last year by players returning in 2009-2010.
Testudo Times doubts that there is any credibility to the sourced report that the Big East is entertaining the possibility of adding Maryland and Boston College to the conference.

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Then, for Bama's sake,

it’s a good thing their left tackle got some valuable experience at the end of last year.

;-)

by David Hooper on Aug 6, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Joel on the radio tomorrow

102.3 in Chattanooga

Official MCM Hater!
Retire #9!

by gramsey712 on Aug 6, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

What time?

by David Hooper on Aug 6, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

And, for those of us who'd like to listen on the Net, can you post the clip afterward?

by memphispete on Aug 6, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

If you have the time,

they have a live ’net feed on their homepage.

My only question is whether Joel will be on at 4:25 Eastern or Central. I’m guessing Eastern since that’s when it’ll happen for Joel.

The Knoxville Sports Animal feed is here, and that’ll definitely be Eastern.

by David Hooper on Aug 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

It is Eastern.

At least I hope so. ;-)

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Aug 6, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

How’d you hear about that?

I’ll be on at 4:25, I think it is. I’ll also be on Knoxville’s WNML at 1:10 with Josh Ward and Chip Kain.

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Aug 6, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions

He lives in 'Nooga, IIRC.

I bet they announced it on the radio.

by David Hooper on Aug 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Quake mentioned it during the show yesterday

And Chattanooga is on Eastern time!!

Official MCM Hater!
Retire #9!

by gramsey712 on Aug 7, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Ah, thanks.

I always gaffe that; the time zone shift is so close to Knoxville that I presume that Chatt is on the other side.

by David Hooper on Aug 7, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Central Time is God's Time.

Just kidding, but living in EST, I miss C-Time scheduling.

RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
Member of the Committee to Keep Keith Bulluck.
Eric Berry for Heisman!!

by Pride of the Southland on Aug 7, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I grew up in Mountain Time (like you didn’t already know that) and I would kill to have things shifted one hour. I don’t know how you easterners put up with 9 PM Monday Night Football. I’ve quit watching MNF because of that.

But at least those 10 PM baseball starts are late enough to be conveniently out of my life.

by David Hooper on Aug 7, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions