Florida : Scarbrough's Take
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?
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
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?
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
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
Tide, Gators Should Pull for Auburn on Saturday
Lyn Scarbrough
November 15 Alabama, Florida and Auburn fans find themselves in the same bed, pulling against Georgia. Or at least all of the clear thinking ones do. FULL STORY
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
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?
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
You Can’t Go Home Again, Even for Frozen Custard
Lyn Scarbrough
October 02 From the Florida perspective, were the Gators written off too early after their double digit loss to Kentucky? That defeat doesn’t look so bad now after the Wildcats domination of Mississippi State and South Carolina. FULL STORY
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