On tap this weekend in the SEC - My Predictions

Saturday, February 27th

Kentucky at Tennessee (I'm taking Kentucky)
Vanderbilt at Arkansas (I'm taking Vandy)
Ole Miss at Alabama (I'm taking Alabama)
Florida at Georgia (I'm taking Georgia)
Miss State at South Carolina (I'm taking Miss State)
LSU at Auburn (I'm taking Auburn)
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Ole Miss 'Rebels' - Are you kidding me?

So today the Ole Miss student body will vote on whether 'they' should be apart of the process to replace the Ole Miss mascot. My understanding is that they are only considering the replacement of the over-stuff "Colonel Reb" character that was dropped 7 years ago after increased complaints from alumni and athletic department leaders. They are not voting to replace the association with the 'rebel' concept! That, my friend, is my 'are you kidding me?' statement!

In my opinion, and this may make Ole Miss fans hate me, the entire Rebel association and concept should me revamped. Not only does this concept hurt recruiting in athletics, it hurts recruiting of new students period. While many of the kids that are of college age don't care what the rebel term and flag stands for, their parents do.

The state of Mississippi as a whole still has a HUGE image problem throughout this country. Don't believe me, just walk-up to any one of your friends and family, and tell them you are thinking about moving to Mississippi and see what they say. This association with Rebels only fosters this image issue. I'm not blaming Ole Miss for the states image issue, I'm simply saying this backwards thinking only contributes to it. Embracing a new concept at the University of Mississippi would go along way in telling the country that we have moved on. Bottom line, the Rebel and its animated mascot should go!
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On Tap this week in the SEC - My Predictions

What a terrible weekend of predictions 3 - 3, worst week yet. Need a good week to turn it around.
Lock in, Let's Go!!!

Tuesday, February 23rd
Tennessee at Florida (I'm taking Florida)

Wedneday, February 24th
Arkansas at LSU (I'm taking Arkansas)
Auburn at Ole Miss (I'm taking Ole Miss)
Alabama at Mississippi State (I'm taking Miss State)

Thursday, February 25th
Georgia at Vanderbilt (I'm taking Vandy)
South Carolina at Kentucky (I'm taking Kentucky)

On tap this weekend in the SEC - My Predictions

The game many of us have been waiting for will take place Saturday at 5:00pm Central, Kentucky at Vanderbilt. I'm picking Vanderbilt to win this game even though they are coming off of a "so so" performance at Ole Miss. Kentucky has not been playing it's best ball either, so who really knows how this will end up. I think Kentucky's lack of a half-court offense and Vanderbilt's size in the paint will give the edge to Vandy. (not to mention that super strange bench set up that seems to give all coaches fits).

Other games of interest that will be tight to the end: Tennessee at South Carolina and Arkansas at Auburn

Saturday, February 20th
Florida at Ole Miss (I'm taking Ole Miss) WRONG
Tennessee at South Carolina (I'm taking Tennessee) CORRECT
Alabama at Georgia (I'm taking Georgia) CORRECT
Mississippi State at LSU (I'm taking Miss State) CORRECT
Kentucky at Vanderbilt (I'm taking Vanderbilt) WRONG
Arkansas at Auburn (I'm taking Arkansas) WRONG

On Tap this week in the SEC - My Predictions

Not a lot to say about this past weekend. Games to watch this week, Auburn @ Florida and South Carolina @ Arkansas. I think the rest of the game will be decided before the last 5 minutes of the game. Tennessee almost proved me wrong in Kentucky, but UK pulled it out in the end.

Tuesday, February 16th
Kentucky at Mississippi State (I'm taking Kentucky) CORRECT

Wednesday, February 17th
Georgia at Tennessee (I'm taking Tennessee) CORRECT
South Carolina at Arkansas (I'm taking Arkansas) CORRECT

Thursday, February 18th
Auburn at Florida (I'm taking Florida) CORRECT
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss (I'm taking Vanderbilt) CORRECT

NOTE: Alabama and LSU are off until Saturday.

On Tap this weekend in the SEC - My Predictions

Another great week of SEC basketball is in the books. Miss State completed its
sweep of Ole Miss, Arkansas blew out LSU, Vandy SPANKED Tennessee, Kentucky
continued it's roll, and Auburn dropped a hammer on Georgia.

So what do we have to look forward to over the weekend? Arkansas @ Alabama
should be a great match up. Florida steps out of conference to take on a 16-7
Xavier squad. Tennessee at Kentucky is expected to be a decent game, but with
the Vols coming off a beat down at Vandy, I'm not expecting this one to be close.

Saturday, February 13th
LSU at Vanderbilt (I'm taking Vanderbilt) CORRECT
Arkansas at Alabama (I'm taking Arkansas) WRONG
South Carolina at Georgia (I'm taking South Carolina) WRONG
Xavier at Florida (Non-Confernce)
Auburn at Mississippi State (I'm taking Miss State) CORRECT
Tennessee at Kentucky (I'm taking Kentucky) CORRECT

On Tap this week in the SEC - My Predictions

Tuesday, February 09
Tennessee at Vanderbilt (I'm taking Vandy) CORRECT
Alabama at Kentucky (I'm taking Kentucky) CORRECT

Wednesday, February 10
LSU at Arkansas (I'm taking Arkansas) CORRECT
Florida at South Carolina (I'm taking South Carolina) CORRECT
Georgia at Auburn (I'm taking Auburn) CORRECT

Thursday, February 11
Ole Miss at Mississippi State (I'm taking Ole Miss) WRONG

On Tap this weekend in the SEC - My Predictions

Another great week of SEC basketball with several games going down to the wire. Arkansas made a 15 point comeback to win at Georgia, Miss State pushed Vandy to the buzzer, and LSU made a solid effort vs Tennessee. No Devan Downey this week, but he's got a tough one this weekend when the Vols come to town (which may be the best matchup of the weekend). Auburn at Arkansas will be a good one to watch as well, with the Hogs riding a 3 game winning streak!

Saturday, February 06
Auburn at Arkansas (I'm taking Arkansas) CORRECT
Mississippi State at Florida (I'm taking Miss State) WRONG
Kentucky at LSU (I'm taking Kentucky) CORRECT
Alabama at Ole Miss (I'm taking Ole Miss) CORRECT
South Carolina at Tennessee (I'm taking Tennessee) CORRECT
Vanderbilt at Georgia (I'm taking Vandy) WRONG

5 Second SEC Coaches Profiles

Alabama – Anthony Grant (Age: 44)
Years as Alabama Head Coach: Rookie

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Virginia Commonwealth
Associate Head Coach – Florida
Asst. Coach – Florida
Asst. Coach – Marshall
Asst. Coach – Stetson

Playing Experience:
University of Dayton
Miami Tropics (USBL)


Arkansas – John Pelphrey (Age: 41)
Years as Arkansas Head Coach: 3

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – South Alabama
Asst. Coach – Florida
Asst. Coach – Marshall
Asst. Coach – Oklahoma State

Playing Experience:
University of Kentucky
Pro stops in France and Spain


Auburn – Jeff Lebo (Age: 43)
Years as Auburn Head Coach: 5

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Chattanooga
Head Coach – Tennessee Tech
Asst. Coach – South Carolina
Asst. Coach – Vanderbilt
Asst. Coach – E. Tennessee State

Playing Experience:
University of North Carolina
San Antonio Spurs (NBA)


Florida – Billy Donovan (Age: 44)
Years as Florida Head Coach: 12

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Marshall
Asst. Coach – Kentucky

Playing Experience:
Providence College
Utah Jazz (NBA)
Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA)
New York Knicks (NBA)


Georgia – Mark Fox (Age: 41)
Years as Georgia Head Coach: Rookie

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Nevada
Associate Head Coach – Nevada
Asst. Coach – Kansas State
Asst. Coach – Washington

Playing Experience:
Eastern New Mexico
Garden City CC


Kentucky – John Calipari (Age: 50)
Years as Kentucky Head Coach: Rookie

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Memphis
Asst. Coach – Philadelphia (NBA)
Head Coach – New Jersey Nets (NBA)
Head Coach – Massachusetts
Asst. Coach – Pittsburgh
Asst. Coach - Kansas

Playing Experience:
UNC-Wilmington
Clarion State


LSU – Trent Johnson (Age: 53)
Years as LSU Head Coach: 2

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Stanford
Head Coach – Nevada
Asst. Coach – Stanford
Asst. Coach – Rice
Asst. Coach – Washington
Asst. Coach – Utah

Playing Experience:
Boise State


Ole Miss – Andy Kennedy (Age: 41)
Years as Ole Miss Head Coach: 4

Previous School/Job:
Interim Head Coach – Cincinnati
Asst. Coach – Cincinnati
Asst. Coach – UAB
Asst. Coach – South Alabama

Playing Experience:
UAB
NC State
Charlotte Hornets (NBA)


Mississippi State – Rick Stansbury (Age: 50)
Years as Mississippi State Head Coach: 4

Previous School/Job:
Asst. Coach – Mississippi State
Asst. Coach – Austin Peay
Asst. Coach – Cumberland
Asst. Coach – Campbellsville

Playing Experience:
Campbellsville


South Carolina – Darrin Horn (Age: 37)
Years as South Carolina Head Coach: 2

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Western Kentucky
Asst. Coach – Marquette
Asst. Coach – Morehead State
Asst. Coach – Western Kentucky

Playing Experience:
Western Kentucky


Tennessee – Bruce Pearl (Age: 49)
Years as Tennessee Head Coach: 5

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Milwaukee
Head Coach – Southern Indiana
Asst. Coach – Iowa
Asst. Coach – Stanford
Asst. Coach – Boston College

Playing Experience:
Boston College


Vanderbilt – Kevin Stallings (Age: 49)
Years as Vanderbilt Head Coach: 11

Previous School/Job:
Head Coach – Illinois State
Asst. Coach – Kansas
Asst. Coach – Purdue

Playing Experience:
Purdue
Belleville JC

On Tap this week in the SEC - My Predictions

No real marquee match-ups this week, but there are few good game to keep your eyes on...Arkansas at Georgia could go either way. Georgia is extremely athletic and big, something the Hogs struggle with especially on the glass. Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, Vandy must hold home court to keep pace with Kentucky. Vernado's ability to shake things up with blocks will be interesting to watch. Other games could easily be blow-out games, but let's hope for good close ones.

Tuesday, February 02

Ole Miss at Kentucky (I’m taking Kentucky) CORRECT

Wednesday, February 03
Arkansas at Georgia (I’m taking Georgia) WRONG
Miss State at Vanderbilt (I’m taking Vanderbilt) CORRECT

Thursday, February 04
Florida at Alabama (I’m taking Florida) CORRECT
Tennessee at LSU (I’m taking Tennessee) CORRECT

Note: South Carolina and Auburn do not have games until Saturday, February 06.