Friday, April 30, 2010

2010 SEC Football Pre-Season Predictions (revised)

Here's my top of the head, Pre-Season Football Predictions...What are yours?

West
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. LSU
4. Auburn
5. Miss State
6. Ole Miss

East
1. Florida
2. UGA
3. South Carolina
4. Tennessee
5. Kentucky
6. Vandy

Winner - Alabama

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

2010 Undrafted Free Agent SEC Signings (as of 11:30am)

Patriots
Kyle Love, DL, Mississippi State

49ers
Shay Hodge, WR, Ole Miss

Bengals
Jeff Cottam, TE, Tennessee
Bryan Evans, S, Georgia
Cordera Eason, FB, Ole Miss

Bills
Antonio Coleman, DE/OLB, Auburn
David Nelson, WR, Florida

Broncos
Cassius Vaughn, CB, Ole Miss

Buccaneers
Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss
Rico McCoy, LB, Tennessee

Cardinals
Alfonso Smith, RB, Kentucky

Chargers
Justin Jeffries, OT, Kentucky

Colts
Brandon James, KR, Florida

Eagles
Charles Alexander, DT, LSU

Falcons
Colin Peek, TE, Alabama

Jaguars
Chris Hawkins, CB, LSU

Jets
Cory Reamer, LB, Alabama

Lions
Ryan Stamper, LB, Florida
Mike Moore, WR, Georgia

Rams
Brandon McRae, WR, Mississippi State
Adrian Davis, DE, Arkansas

Ravens
Morgan Cox, S, Tennessee
Prince Miller, CB, Georgia

Saints
Harry Coleman, S, LSU
Ryan Hamilton, S, Vanderbilt

Seahawks
Quintin Hancock, WR, Tennessee

Titans
Gerald Harris, TE, Ole Miss

Saturday, April 24, 2010

NFL Teams draft record number of SEC Players

NFL Teams drafted a record 49 players from SEC schools in the 2010 draft. The other 5 major conferences break down as follows:


Big 10 - 34
Big 12 - 30
ACC - 31
Pac 10 - 29
Big East - 18

Go SEC!

NFL Draft 2010 - SEC Players Only

Alabama
Arenas, Javier CB 5'9" 197 Alabama Pick 18, Round 2 (50) Chiefs
Cody, Terrence DT 6'4" 354 Alabama Pick 25, Round 2 (57) Ravens
Deaderick, Brandon DE 6'4" 314 Alabama Pick 40, Round 7 (247) Patriots
Jackson, Kareem CB 5'10" 196 Alabama Pick 20, Round 1 (20) Texans
Johnson, Mike OG 6'5" 312 Alabama Pick 34, Round 3 (98) Falcons
McClain, Rolando LB 6'3" 254 Alabama Pick 8, Round 1 (8) Raiders
Johnson, Marquis DB -- -- Alabama Pick 4, Round 7 (211) Rams

Arkansas
Petrus, Mitch OG 6'3" 310 Arkansas Pick 16, Round 5 (147) Giants

Auburn
Tate, Ben RB 5'11" 220 Auburn Pick 26, Round 2 (58) Texans
McFadden, Walter DB 6'0" 175 Auburn Pick 7, Round 5 (138) Raiders

Florida
Cooper, Riley WR 6'3" 222 Florida Pick 28, Round 5 (159) Eagles
Cunningham, Jermaine DE 6'3" 266 Florida Pick 21, Round 2 (53) Patriots
Dunlap, Carlos DE 6'6" 277 Florida Pick 22, Round 2 (54) Bengals
Haden, Joe CB 5'11" 193 Florida Pick 7, Round 1 (7) Browns
Hernandez, Aaron TE 6'2" 245 Florida Pick 15, Round 4 (113) Patriots
Pouncey, Maurkice C 6'4" 304 Florida Pick 18, Round 1 (18) Steelers
Spikes, Brandon LB 6'3" 249 Florida Pick 30, Round 2 (62) Patriots
Tebow, Tim QB 6'3" 236 Florida Pick 25, Round 1 (25) Broncos
Wright, Major FS 5'11" 206 Florida Pick 11, Round 3 (75) Bears

Georgia
Atkins, Geno DT 6'1" 293 Georgia Pick 22, Round 4 (120) Bengals
Curran, Rennie LB 5'11" 235 Georgia Pick 33, Round 3 (97) Titans
Jones, Reshad SS 6'1" 214 Georgia Pick 32, Round 5 (163) Dolphins
Owens, Jeff DT 6'1" 304 Georgia Pick 36, Round 7 (243) Eagles
Weston, Kade DT -- -- Georgia Pick 41, Round 7 (248) Patriots

Kentucky
Conner, John RB 5'11" 246 Kentucky Pick 8, Round 5 (139) Jets
Lindley, Trevard CB 5'11" 183 Kentucky Pick 7, Round 4 (105) Eagles
Peters, Corey DT 6'3" 300 Kentucky Pick 19, Round 3 (83) Falcons

LSU
Holliday, Trindon KR 5'5" 166 LSU Pick 28, Round 6 (197) Texans
Jones, Chad FS 6'2" 221 LSU Pick 12, Round 3 (76) Giants
LaFell, Brandon WR 6'2" 211 LSU Pick 14, Round 3 (78) Panthers
Riley, Perry LB 6'1" 239 LSU Pick 5, Round 4 (103) Redskins
Scott, Charles RB 5'11" 238 LSU Pick 31, Round 6 (200) Eagles
Woods, Al DT 6'4" 309 LSU Pick 25, Round 4 (123) Saints

Ole Miss
Hardy, Greg DE 6'4" 281 Mississippi Pick 6, Round 6 (175) Panthers
Jerry, John OT 6'5" 328 Mississippi Pick 9, Round 3 (73) Dolphins
Lewis, Kendrick FS 6'0" 198 Mississippi Pick 5, Round 5 (136) Chiefs
McCluster, Dexter RB 5'9" 172 Mississippi Pick 4, Round 2 (36) Chiefs

Mississippi State
Chaney, Jamar LB 6'1" 242 Miss State Pick 13, Round 7 (220) Eagles
Dixon, Anthony RB 6'1" 233 Miss State Pick 4, Round 6 (173) 49ers

South Carolina
Geathers, Clifton DE 6'7" 299 South Carolina Pick 17, Round 6 (186) Browns
Norwood, Eric LB 6'1" 245 South Carolina Pick 26, Round 4 (124) Panthers

Tennessee
Berry, Eric SS 6'0" 211 Tennessee Pick 5, Round 1 (5) Chiefs
Crompton, Jonathan QB 6'3" 222 Tennessee Pick 37, Round 5 (168) Chargers
Hardesty, Montario RB 6'0" 225 Tennessee Pick 27, Round 2 (59) Browns
Scott, Chris OT 6'4" 319 Tennessee Pick 20, Round 5 (151) Steelers
Williams, Dan DT 6'2" 327 Tennessee Pick 26, Round 1 (26) Cardinals
McClendon, Jacques OG 6'2" 305 Tennessee Pick 31, Round 4 (129) Colts

Vanderbilt
Lewis, Myron CB 6'2" 203 Vanderbilt Pick 3, Round 3 (67) Buccaneers
Welch, Thomas OL 6'6" 307 Vanderbilt Pick 1, Round 7 (208) Patriots

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Where is the Arkansas Razorback basketball team headed?

Courtney Fortson has officailly killed the hopes of the Arkansas Razorback program. The team that showed little be get excited about in their 2009-2010 campaign has just learned that their "star" player has not only thrown his name into the NBA draft ring, he has signed with an agent. As we all know the act of signing with an agent officially ends your college career.

Why does this shock me? Two reasons: 1. Courtney Fortson is no where near being ready for the NBA. While he does show some impressive skills from time to time, I am generally more amazed at the number of turnovers he has in a single half of basketball. 2. I wonder who is giving these kids such awful advice on turning pro? Once I saw that he had signed with an agent, I pretty much had my answer to this question.

Now on to John Pelphery, the head coach. I hope he has the number for a good moving company. In other words, his days are numbered. Many of us thought he would not make it through this last year, but for some reason Jeff Long (the AD) turned his head and gave Pel another year. Sadly the best prospects on the Arkansas recruiting list are all still in high school, and Pel is sure to be gone before they walk across the stage. If the Hogs finish anywhere north of last in the West I'll be shocked, amazed, and floored. I'd almost be willing to place a small wager on it.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Calipari: Past vs. Future

UK chose to overlooked John Calipari's rumors and questionable past (2 schools on Probation, and 1 NBA firing) in order to "win." Can UK overlook his 'present' and 'future' in the name of "winning?"

You would think everyone would be excited to have 5 NBA level players on one team, but after finishing the year short of a title and a Final Four, you have wonder if it's worth it. All 5 kids will likely leave UK and turn pro. Most of them leave with lingering questions out their educational background and dedication to UK. Aren't these kids the 'real' reason UK wanted Coach Cal? Blue Chips who could put the 'Wild' back in Wildcat basketball. What happens if Cal can't replace this unreal talent? Will they [UK] finally take a moment to look at his past? Add to Cal's list Asst. Coach Rod Strickland's DUI (his 4th) and I'm not sure the UK/Calipari future is as bright as it could be.

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