SEC : Scarbrough's Take
SEC Basketball … The Good. The Bad! And The Ugly.
Lyn Scarbrough
March 14 In the SEC Tournament’s first round game, the Aggies had a double-digit halftime lead over Florida, which was playing in front enough fans to be like a home game. A&M squandered the big lead and almost lost the game. FULL STORY
Layton, Jaylin and the SEC Legends
Lyn Scarbrough
March 08 They had the same hometown – Nahunta, Ga. – a place that “offers small-town charm while offering big-town opportunities,” according to its website. That certainly was the case for Layton Johns and Jaylin Williams. FULL STORY
SEC Basketball Has Come a Long Way, It’s Fun Again
Lyn Scarbrough
January 20 In the past five seasons, the conference had averaged just 3.8 teams per season in the NCAA Tournament. A lot of people felt that this was embarrassing, unacceptable. One of those was SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. FULL STORY
If Then Was Now, Would Bama Have Fired Bryant?
Lyn Scarbrough
December 01 The perspective of subsequent generations of fans has changed. It’s a “win big and do it now” mindset. Gigantic salaries and budgets have contributed to that. So have the College Football Playoffs, especially with its unfair, unwise four-team limit for championship playoff FULL STORY
The Worst Ever in a Lifetime of Auburn Games
Lyn Scarbrough
November 15 Since that first game in 1957, I’ve attended 56 more Auburn-State games, either in the press box, on the sideline or in the stands as a student, fan or sports journalist. Before Saturday, Auburn had won 42 times, State 14. Make that 15 for State now, FULL STORY
On Football Ties and Kissing Your Sister
Lyn Scarbrough
October 25 As I followed the progress of the nine-overtime game between Illinois and Penn State at State College on Saturday, I couldn’t help but think about Rip Miller’s old adage. FULL STORY
After Years of Tennessee Ugly, This Was the Ugliest
Lyn Scarbrough
October 19 Tennessee trailed Ole Miss late in the fourth quarter, 31-26. The Vols had missed a field goal in the third quarter that would have put them within two points late, not needing a touchdown to win. FULL STORY
Will Bama, SEC Be Pigeons This Year?
Lyn Scarbrough
October 11 After nearly two decades of being college football’s pigeon almost every season, the Southeastern Conference, including multi-time champion Alabama, is looking more likely to be a statue for 2021. FULL STORY
Will Ole Miss, Arkansas, Kentucky Join the SEC Elite?
Lyn Scarbrough
September 28 In this week’s Coaches poll, eight SEC teams are ranked in the Top 23. That includes five of the seven teams in the Western Division. Three of those … Ole Miss (ranked No. 12 in the Coaches and Associated Press polls), Arkansas FULL STORY
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