A few things to think about today...

Tide and LSU highlight SEC ...

      When you look at tonight's big clash it is possible that the winner will win the SEC Crown. That makes a lot of assumptions on my part but I have to wonder if Florida or Georgia could beat either LSU or Bama in the SEC Championship game. Florida took down the Bayou Bengals earlier in the season but surely between then and the SEC Championship Game Mettenburger can find some game. Let's hope it starts first thing next week. Frankly, I don't think anyone in the East can beat Alabama. When you look at the Tide's remaining games the LSU game is the only game logic would dictate a chance for a Tide loss. (A&M is better than we thought though) Tonight's game  is going to be a razor sharp close in my view but I think A.J. McCarron is going to make the difference. Why CBS would choose to show Ole Miss and Georgia this afternoon is pretty amazing. I say that with tongue in cheek because I'd much rather the Tide play in the daylight this weekend. One of the interesting side bars of the afternoon game regards the number player in the highschool ranks. Robert Nkemdiche, a Clemson recruit is being heavily courted by Ole Miss. His older brother plays for the Rebels and his mom has made it clear she wants Robert at Ole Miss. Robert is supposedly scheduled to be in attendance today.

Reuben Foster - will he leave
Auburn?

      Speaking of football recruits, my buddies in the quad cities area tell me that Dee Liner is about to jump ship. No one told me it would be Alabama should he change schools but that seems to be the case. Liner denies changing his mind but it's common knowledge he wants to play for a coach who will get him to the NFL. Same stories are creeping out of Auburn where ex-Tide committ Rueben Foster has been visiting local Tat shops. That's a joke but I keep hearing credible reports that Foster has given up on Auburn. The status of Trooper Taylor and Chizik seems to be the issue with Foster. Raise you hand if you think Auburn will throw Taylor under the bus? Taylor is already restricted to recruiting on campus after Auburn started worrying about what is occuring in Memphis. But those same sources tell me that Foster moving into Lee County is also being looked at by the powers that be. We'll see. Whether any of this comes true remains to be seen, but it sure makes some nice water cooler talks. My bet is that Liner jumps. Despite a lot of Alabama fans saying that 'Bama wouldn't take Foster back that isn't the case. A more important question regarding Foster is whether or not anything occured that might effect his eligibility. Nothing has been proven yet, and I have no idea if anything NCAA illegal occured but you can't ignore this story. Sports Illustrated has already stated that if Chizik leaves (as in fired)  Foster is gone. LSU and Alabama seem to be the next choices. I personally think he has burned a bridge with Bama coaches. Keep in mind that is my own opinion.

     I played golf earlier in the week with a real true orange and blue blood. He thinks its time for Chizik to leave. "It's a job performance issue," he stated. When I asked him about the two new coordinators and other factors that might contribute to Auburn's problems he dismissed those saying that Chizik has become a persona non grata at Auburn and whether he deserves to be fired is really no longer the issue. The Tiger fans have lost hope and faith in the current staff. Pat Dye's public comments about the season being over is not overly popular with Tiger fans either. All this points out the difference between what is going on in Auburn as opposed the Capstone. Alabama is on a roll and that is never good news for Auburn. Still, it seems almost impossible you could go from winning a national championship two season ago and now firing your coach. I know that's good advertising to attract a new head coach at Auburn. Not only does any new blood at Auburn have to compete with Alabama they have to look over their shoulder to see if the hangman is around. If anyone fails to appreciate the importance of history in your respective program you don't understand college football.

My weekend picks:

Bama over LSU
Georgia over Ole Miss
Auburn over NMState
Tennessee over Troy
Florida over Missouri
Texas A&M over State
Arkansas over UTLU
Vandy over Kentucky


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