LSU : 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

If Then Was Now, Would Bama Have Fired Bryant?

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

On Football Ties and Kissing Your Sister

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

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

David Winning Not Such Big News Any More

David Winning Not Such Big News Any More

Lyn Scarbrough

September 07 Fast forward 14 years to the first weekend of September, 2021. Forget all this Week Zero nonsense. This was the first real weekend of college football after the long COVID-19 nightmare that generated a season full of inequity and asterisks. 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

Advice to Top Teams: Better Heed Ma Waldrop

Advice to Top Teams: Better Heed Ma Waldrop

Lyn Scarbrough

October 22 Keep in mind, Illinois was a 30-point underdog to the Badgers. South Carolina was a 24-point underdog to Georgia. And, Vandy was supposed to beat UNLV by 16. 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