Monday, May 07, 2007

AJC: SEC Spring Wrapup

Tony Banrhart takes a look at each team in the SEC, tells us what we learned and didn't learn, and predicts the pecking order for each division.

Here's how Barnhart sees the league shaking out...
EastWest
1FloridaLSU
2GeorgiaArkansas
3TennesseeAuburn
4South CarolinaAlabama
5KentuckyOle Miss
6VanderbiltMississippi State

I suppose that looks about right. I could see any of his top three in the East winning the division. I also won't be surprised if Kentucky finishes higher than 5th. In the West, I might flip flop Arkansas and Auburn.

On Georgia specifically, one thing Barhart said jumped out at me.
Knowshon Moreno is the running back to beat for playing time.
While I think and hope that Knowshon will do great things, I think its premature to say he'll be the one to beat for playing time this season. I feel that will continue to be Kregg Lumpkin.

1 comment:

  1. Tony, like many CFB pundits, has shown that he knows little more than the astute fan (perhaps less) during the off-season. Guys like him add considerable value during the season but little otherwise. Picking UF to win the east despite breaking in a new fullback/quaterback and replacing 9 of 11 defensive starters demonstrates how obtuse these "experts" are. Thinking that Lumpkin is the second-best back in our backfield further proves my point.

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