If LSU can get some quality QB play out of Zach Mettenberger next season, they will be the team to beat IMO.
With the ridiculous amount of talent that Saban continues to stockpile in Tuscaloosa, they will always be a factor even though they'll be replacing most of their defense next season. How much of that defense is still unknown at this time, but suffice to say it'll a significant chunk.
With Alabama returning the best offensive line in the college football virtually intact, if they can find a good offensive coordinator that can mesh with the significant talent Alabama already has on that side of the ball, they should be a very good offensive team.
Complicating things for Alabama is that they will have a significantly more difficult schedule next season.
Whoever wins the game between Alabama and LSU in Baton Rouge next season will most likely win the conference championship and the national championship. Right now I lean LSU.
I still think there is a pretty significant talent disparity between Alabama and LSU versus any non-SEC team they might face in the BCS championship game, so I don't see the SEC run on national championships ending anytime soon.
Arkansas will also be a significant force to be dealt with. IMO they still need to improve in the trenches to knock-off Alabama or LSU however.
I'm not familiar enough with the rosters of other teams outside the SEC yet to make an educated guess as to who will meet the SEC team in the championship game. My guess right now would be the winner of the Big 12 or PAC 10.
I would think that Oregon, USC and maybe Washigton would be the top contenders in the PAC 10.
With Missouri and Texas A&M heading to the SEC, the BIG 12 Conference will be significantly weaker next season. That should help pave the way for someone like Oklahoma to emerge from that conference undefeated.
My early uninformed opinion right now is LSU vs. Oklahoma in the national championship game, with LSU easily beating the Sooners for the national championship.
If LSU can get some quality QB play out of Zach Mettenberger next season, they will be the team to beat IMO.
With the ridiculous amount of talent that Saban continues to stockpile in Tuscaloosa, they will always be a factor even though they'll be replacing most of their defense next season. How much of that defense is still unknown at this time, but suffice to say it'll a significant chunk.
With Alabama returning the best offensive line in the college football virtually intact, if they can find a good offensive coordinator that can mesh with the significant talent Alabama already has on that side of the ball, they should be a very good offensive team.
Complicating things for Alabama is that they will have a significantly more difficult schedule next season.
Whoever wins the game between Alabama and LSU in Baton Rouge next season will most likely win the conference championship and the national championship. Right now I lean LSU.
I still think there is a pretty significant talent disparity between Alabama and LSU versus any non-SEC team they might face in the BCS championship game, so I don't see the SEC run on national championships ending anytime soon.
Arkansas will also be a significant force to be dealt with. IMO they still need to improve in the trenches to knock-off Alabama or LSU however.
I'm not familiar enough with the rosters of other teams outside the SEC yet to make an educated guess as to who will meet the SEC team in the championship game. My guess right now would be the winner of the Big 12 or PAC 10.
I would think that Oregon, USC and maybe Washigton would be the top contenders in the PAC 10.
With Missouri and Texas A&M heading to the SEC, the BIG 12 Conference will be significantly weaker next season. That should help pave the way for someone like Oklahoma to emerge from that conference undefeated.
My early uninformed opinion right now is LSU vs. Oklahoma in the national championship game, with LSU easily beating the Sooners for the national championship.
If LSU can get some quality QB play out of Zach Mettenberger next season, they will be the team to beat IMO.
With the ridiculous amount of talent that Saban continues to stockpile in Tuscaloosa, they will always be a factor even though they'll be replacing most of their defense next season. How much of that defense is still unknown at this time, but suffice to say it'll a significant chunk.
With Alabama returning the best offensive line in the college football virtually intact, if they can find a good offensive coordinator that can mesh with the significant talent Alabama already has on that side of the ball, they should be a very good offensive team.
Complicating things for Alabama is that they will have a significantly more difficult schedule next season.
Whoever wins the game between Alabama and LSU in Baton Rouge next season will most likely win the conference championship and the national championship. Right now I lean LSU.
I still think there is a pretty significant talent disparity between Alabama and LSU versus any non-SEC team they might face in the BCS championship game, so I don't see the SEC run on national championships ending anytime soon.
Arkansas will also be a significant force to be dealt with. IMO they still need to improve in the trenches to knock-off Alabama or LSU however.
I'm not familiar enough with the rosters of other teams outside the SEC yet to make an educated guess as to who will meet the SEC team in the championship game. My guess right now would be the winner of the Big 12 or PAC 10.
I would think that Oregon, USC and maybe Washigton would be the top contenders in the PAC 10.
With Missouri and Texas A&M heading to the SEC, the BIG 12 Conference will be significantly weaker next season. That should help pave the way for someone like Oklahoma to emerge from that conference undefeated.
My early uninformed opinion right now is LSU vs. Oklahoma in the national championship game, with LSU easily beating the Sooners for the national championship.
If LSU can get some quality QB play out of Zach Mettenberger next season, they will be the team to beat IMO.
With the ridiculous amount of talent that Saban continues to stockpile in Tuscaloosa, they will always be a factor even though they'll be replacing most of their defense next season. How much of that defense is still unknown at this time, but suffice to say it'll a significant chunk.
With Alabama returning the best offensive line in the college football virtually intact, if they can find a good offensive coordinator that can mesh with the significant talent Alabama already has on that side of the ball, they should be a very good offensive team.
Complicating things for Alabama is that they will have a significantly more difficult schedule next season.
Whoever wins the game between Alabama and LSU in Baton Rouge next season will most likely win the conference championship and the national championship. Right now I lean LSU.
I still think there is a pretty significant talent disparity between Alabama and LSU versus any non-SEC team they might face in the BCS championship game, so I don't see the SEC run on national championships ending anytime soon.
Arkansas will also be a significant force to be dealt with. IMO they still need to improve in the trenches to knock-off Alabama or LSU however.
I'm not familiar enough with the rosters of other teams outside the SEC yet to make an educated guess as to who will meet the SEC team in the championship game. My guess right now would be the winner of the Big 12 or PAC 10.
I would think that Oregon, USC and maybe Washigton would be the top contenders in the PAC 10.
With Missouri and Texas A&M heading to the SEC, the BIG 12 Conference will be significantly weaker next season. That should help pave the way for someone like Oklahoma to emerge from that conference undefeated.
My early uninformed opinion right now is LSU vs. Oklahoma in the national championship game, with LSU easily beating the Sooners for the national championship.
USC will definitely a force to be reckoned with next season, but I think their lack of overall roster depth will hurt them. They won't be able to endure any significant injuries.
USC will definitely a force to be reckoned with next season, but I think their lack of overall roster depth will hurt them. They won't be able to endure any significant injuries.
I would not consider Auburn a team on the rise, at least not to the extent that they can compete with the elite of the SEC.
I would not consider Auburn a team on the rise, at least not to the extent that they can compete with the elite of the SEC.
Wouldn't shock me, but Georgia and South Carolina will both be very good again. Both teams lose very little. It should be a wide open race in the East again. I haven't seen any of the schedules yet, but that will be a huge factor. That's what sunk Florida this season.
Wouldn't shock me, but Georgia and South Carolina will both be very good again. Both teams lose very little. It should be a wide open race in the East again. I haven't seen any of the schedules yet, but that will be a huge factor. That's what sunk Florida this season.
Wouldn't shock me, but Georgia and South Carolina will both be very good again. Both teams lose very little. It should be a wide open race in the East again. I haven't seen any of the schedules yet, but that will be a huge factor. That's what sunk Florida this season.
Wouldn't shock me, but Georgia and South Carolina will both be very good again. Both teams lose very little. It should be a wide open race in the East again. I haven't seen any of the schedules yet, but that will be a huge factor. That's what sunk Florida this season.
Yes, USC got hot to end this year. They were playing the hunter role. Next year they will be in the hunted role. Big difference and I don't see Lane Kiffin taking USC to even a one loss season. I think they slip up twice next year in there new role.
Yes, USC got hot to end this year. They were playing the hunter role. Next year they will be in the hunted role. Big difference and I don't see Lane Kiffin taking USC to even a one loss season. I think they slip up twice next year in there new role.
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