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RBR Reading Room: Third Saturday in October
Since the expansion of the Southeastern Conference in 1992, The Third Saturday in October is a name without a tether in reality. Rather than designate a specific weekend on the fall football schedule when the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers would meet on the gridiron it has simply...
No Pain, No Gain?: Preseason Practice, Injuries, and the Georgia Bulldogs
Either way, both tailbacks back practicing, which is an encouraging sign for their health. ... Also, freshman CB Nick Marshall back in pads. Seth Emerson (August 19, 2011) This, obviously, is good news. After Washaun Ealey was given his walking papers and Caleb King flunked out, the Georgia...
Don't Bet On It!: Around the SEC
A 7-1 ledger in last week’s SEC picks improved my record for the season to 22-2 in conference games, which sounds pretty impressive until you consider how many patsies the league crossed paths with in the first three weeks of the autumn. Please bear in mind, therefore, that my weekly disclaimer...
1958: The Fussbudget Arrives (Part Two)
For other seasons, go here. Part One In Part One, Dan Devine took over a team that had experience and talent, but not much experienced talent. Athletic guys like Danny LaRose and Norris Stevenson were developing, but they were just sophomores. Mizzou faltered near the goal line and opened the...
Talking points: Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer separated at SEC Media Days
Tennessee football B.J. Coleman will in fact play for UT-Chattanooga next season. Best of luck to Coleman. The schedule for SEC Media Days in late July starts slow on Wednesday with Bobby Petrino, Bobby Johnson, Dan Mullen, and Rich Brooks, and then kicks into high gear Thursday with Nick...
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