[gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC summer forecast

[keith]

1. I think that this team could win it all if Tebow is hurt and Brantley comes in.  Others on the team can and will step up.  Our defense will be so good - it won't take many points to win

 

2. I really like Jevon Snead - he may be the best QB in next year'sNFL draft - but think that Miss was taken lightly last year (flying under the radar) - but not this year. 

 

3. We win by at least 40 points.  Tenn is going to be better than Georgia was last year?  No way.

 

4. I cheer for SOS every game except for against us. 

 

5. Mullen will have a VERY tough time.

 

 

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Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC summer forecast
From: "Shane Ford" <goufgat...@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, June 24, 2009 8:06 am
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com (GatorNEWS)

SEC summer forecast

 

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Senior Tim Tebow will try to lead the Gators to an undefeated season.

 

By Robbie Andreu
Gainesville SUN Staff writer

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:29 p.m.

 

It’s never too early to talk about college football in this part of the country. Given that, veteran football beat writer Robbie Andreu offers up five early SEC predictions for the summer:

1. TEBOW WON’T LOSE

If he doesn’t miss any significant playing time, the Gators will run the table and repeat as national champions. Of course, if he does get hurt and misses some games, Florida will not go undefeated in 2009. John Brantley is going to be a great quarterback, but losing Tebow would be a huge psychological blow.

2. A REMATCH IN ATLANTA

No, not the one you’re thinking about, not Florida vs. Alabama. How about Florida vs. Mississippi for the SEC championship in a rematch from last year’s Rebel upset in The Swamp, the Gators’ only loss in 2008. In the spring, I predicted Alabama would win the West. After more thought, I’m flip-flopping and going with Ole Miss. Here’s why: Great teams have great quarterbacks. Alabama doesn’t have one right now. Ole Miss does. So, it will be Tim Tebow vs. Jevan Snead.

3. UT WILL BE BETTER

With all the smack he’s been spewing the past few months (and all those minor NCAA violations he’s committed), new UT coach Lane Kiffin does not have many (if any) friends in the SEC, especially among the other coaches, and especially Urban Meyer. Because Kiffin has done so much talking, the summer speculation has been that he’s going to get his fanny spanked in a big way in The Swamp on Sept. 19. He might. But the thought here is the Vols will be much better than most people think, especially on defense, and this will be a tough game.

4. BREAKTHROUGH FOR SPURRIER

We keep waiting and waiting and waiting for Steve Spurrier to get things cranked up at South Carolina, but it just hasn’t happened. In four seasons, he’s won only six more games than he’s lost, and he’s coming off back-to-back seasons of 6-6 and 7-6. Very un-Spurrier-like. Many are predicting another rough season, but I’m predicting Stephen Garcia will give Spurrier the quarterback play he’s been looking for and the Gamecocks will be in the race in the East.

5. TOUGH SEASON FOR MULLEN

Given the track record of mediocrity at Mississippi State, Dan Mullen knew what he was getting into when he left Florida to take over this program. Mullen will make the games more entertaining for the Bulldog faithful (especially after the weak offensive performances in Starkville the past few years), but he’s going to have a hard time winning games. Looking down the schedule, it’s hard to see Mullen winning more than four or five games this season.

 

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