Georgia : Scarbrough's Take

Georgia / Alabama … Probably, But Don’t Bet on That Just Yet

Georgia / Alabama … Probably, But Don’t Bet on That Just Yet

Lyn Scarbrough

October 16 It’s only mid-October, but the options in each Southeastern Conference football division are starting to become more clear. FULL STORY

SEC Basketball Has Come a Long Way, It’s Fun Again

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

Will Bama, SEC Be Pigeons This Year?

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

Defenses … When Will They Ever Learn?

Defenses … When Will They Ever Learn?

Lyn Scarbrough

October 13 But, based on the first three weeks of the 2020 season, it looks like defense has gone the way of the drop kick, the Statue of Liberty play, and the hidden ball trick. FULL STORY

SEC Takes Its Time, Gets It Right

SEC Takes Its Time, Gets It Right

Lyn Scarbrough

September 30 Not many, especially not SEC fans, agreed with the conference back in August, not when Commissioner Greg Sankey and the 14 university presidents kept dragging their feet. While other conferences, college and pro, FULL STORY

Midseason: SEC Elephant in the Room, But Not Big Al

Midseason: SEC Elephant in the Room, But Not Big Al

Lyn Scarbrough

October 15 At the season’s midpoint, LSU is the best team in the country … more about that many paragraphs down. FULL STORY

What an Eight-Team Playoff Might Be … for Now

What an Eight-Team Playoff Might Be … for Now

Lyn Scarbrough

September 23 The football musical chairs game … five Power 5 conferences with only four available playoff slots … is inherently flawed, has never been fair and never will be. It should be ended. FULL STORY

Mulder, Hoops and the SEC; Has Anybody Noticed?

Mulder, Hoops and the SEC; Has Anybody Noticed?

Lyn Scarbrough

November 13 In Lindy’s preseason hoops edition, five SEC teams were ranked in the Top 25 (Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU). Eight conference teams were predicted to play in the NCAA Tournament, matching the all-time record for the conference set last season. FULL STORY

SEC Teams – Take the  Fork in the Road

SEC Teams – Take the Fork in the Road

Lyn Scarbrough

October 31 But, the Tide’s schedule is the near opposite of LSU, one of the least difficult of all contending teams. The Tide has played only one nationally ranked team all season (Texas A&M, ranked No. 25 this week) FULL STORY