re: Predict the SEC West next year, provided Cam is gone

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

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I think TheOtherWhiteMeat hit it on the head.

Both LSU and Arkansas will be better than Alabama on offense and defense IMO.

in 2010, Alabama's OL gave up nearly twice as many sacks as either team's OL, and the Tide defense is last in sacks and TFL this year.

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Nutt has admitted that he did not have his team prepared and conditioned well enough this year and vowed to make this off season a living hell to separate the people here to play football and the ones who arent going to put 100% into it

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Thats crazy. Nutts should be fired for saying that. Saying they are going to coach harder because they lost last season is ridiculous. If they arent putting everything into it each season, then thats crazy.

Imagine Saban, Mullen, hell even Miles saying "I didnt coach as hard as I should have this year"

Thats just a BS copout excuse- kinda like Nutts saying "I didnt realize the importance of a rivalry" between State and Mississippi

I know, but the fact of the matter is he is our coach for at least the next 12 months. I'm not going to let a coach of a team I love ruin it for me. I think we have better talent back on defense. You don't have to believe it, as a matter of fact I don't expect you too. But I'm going to find reasons to be optimistic and get excited for football come August regardless of who our coach is.

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Thats crazy. Nutts should be fired for saying that. Saying they are going to coach harder because they lost last season is ridiculous. If they arent putting everything into it each season, then thats crazy

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youre fairly new so you might not have been aware, but an OM player died this summer and Nutt said that affected his team management a lot. I can see why. Its a sensitive matter, and its difficult to handle. He died right before summer workouts and supposedly that softened Nutt's condition and the teams focus. Nutt wasnt as tough on his team, which resulted in lesser preparation and less discipline. We had 6 players suspended or dismissed this year and we werent in shape until the UK game. I truly believe come BYU game we will have a very disciplined, motivated, and hard playing team. We might not be more talented defensively, but we will play harder

Here is my unbiased prediction:

Auburn: Will not be as good as this year as they are losing many seniors and a couple juniors to the NFL. Regardless they will go undefeated for the second straight year and win the SEC and National Championship.

Alabama: Lose several key players to the NFL and possibly coaches as well. If coach Lil Bit stays he will undoubtedly suspend a player for a complete game only to lift the suspension half way through the game (ala La Monroe 2007). He will also call a fake punt on the first possession on 4th and 20 miles deep in turd territory in the biggest game of the year and it will again be unsuccessful (ala Texas 2010) and this time it will cost the team the game. Alabama will be lucky to be bowl eligible.

Arkansas: Will lose their enitre team aka Ryan Mullett to the NFL draft and Petrino will probably leave as well to coach in the arena league. Razorback fans will realize that everyone looked like John Elway against Auburn's secondary in 2010 and that Tyler Wilson actually sucks. Arkansas will be lucky to be bowl eligible.

LSU: Will have alot of talent as always. Miles will make up for all of his luck in 2010 and be fired half way through the season. He will take his $20 million payout and join Petrino's arena league staff as the offensive coordinator. LSU will not be bowl eligible. Even though LSU will have a losing record, Mettenburger will win the Heisman due to his integrity.

Mississipi State: Mullens will be gone without a doubt. Greg Knox will be head coach/offensive coordinator/RB coach/WR coach/LB coach/Special teams coach. Jackie Sherill will be defensive coordinator/QB coach/TE coach/D Line coach/Secondary coach. These will be the only two coaches State can hire. State will follow up its best season ever without winning a game. Obviously, State will not be bowl eligible.

Ole Miss: Houston Nutt will resurrect the Ole Miss Rebel Black Brown Bears. Their only loss of the season will be at Auburn. They will play in the Sugar Bowl as the SEC replacement since Auburn is in the National Championship

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provided Cam is gone

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This about sums it up.

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most people predicted auburn to be a 4 loss team this year.

MSU may not have their coach next year, Bama should have lost to Arkansas too this year if not for Mallet choking.

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And SC would have beaten Auburn in the regular season if Garcia doesn't choke in the 4th. And MSU might beat AU if that receiver doesn't drop a wide open pass with under a minute on 3rd and 10.
"Should have" doesn't work in college football.
There were PLENTY of things Alabama could have done to make it a wider margin against Arkansas as well. That kind of logic is severely flawed.

I think we win 5 or 6 games, but should at least be more competitive if QB ends up being an ok position for us. Our line is returning and we have a pretty decent stable of RB's. We need to fill some spots on D, but we will be more experienced in the defensive backfield, which should help. We lose some on D line, but they didn't do much this year anyways. Hopefully Lockett gets his medical redshirt. That will still probably put us at last in the West as tough as it is, unless we win a couple that surprise me...

1 Arkansas 11-1
2 Alabama 11-1
3 LSU 9-3
4 Auburn 8-4
5 OM 5-7
6 MSU 4-8