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What game are you most looking forward to watching each team play next year?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:53 pm
Alabama - @Auburn, Nov. 28
It doesn't get much better than the Iron Bowl, and once again this should be an incredibly exciting game once again. The offense of Malzahn vs. the defense of Smart and Saban, and the offense of Kiffin vs. the defense of Muschamp. Auburn's historically great run offense vs. the best defensive line in the SEC, in one of the best environments in college football. This is also the first Iron Bowl in Jordan-Hare since the Kick 6. This matchup is so much fun, and it will be great to see if Coker (or whoever plays QB) can step up in their first performance at Auburn.
Arkansas - @Tennessee, Oct. 3
I love this match up because it puts Arkansas' incredible run offense against two of the best incoming DTs in McKenzie and Tuttle, and two great pass rushers off the edge in Maggitt and Barnett. Allen will be facing a serious road test and this will be a chance to pick up his first true road win. There isn't much tougher of an environment than Neyland Stadium to pick up that win. If Arkansas can win this game, it will be huge for their confidence for the rest of the season and could be the start of a serious run at winning the SEC West.
Auburn – vs. Alabama, Nov. 28 (See Above)
From the Auburn side specifically, it will be great to see Jeremy Johnson and Duke Williams against an improved Alabama secondary, especially with the experience their freshman and new starters will have by the end of the season.
Florida – vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 3
This is the first chance we will have to see Florida against a truly great defense in 2015 (first two conference games are @UK, vs. UT). It will give us a great chance to look at McElwain's new offense and to see if Harris or Grier can make an impact against a very good Ole Miss secondary. Taylor and the other RBs may have a tough time against Nkemdiche and crew, so I think it will make Florida have to pass the ball and give us great insight on what the rest of the season could look like for the Gators.
Georgia – vs. Alabama, Oct. 10
If UGA can get by two games that always tend to give them problems (@ Vandy, vs. USC) this will create one of the most exciting games in Athens since the infamous blackout game vs. Bama in 2008. This will be the first meeting between the two squads since the great 2012 SEC Championship game and UGA will have a hard time hiding poor QB play against a team like Alabama. Chubb is always fun to watch, and I'm very excited for this game personally because I will be there and October games in Athens are absolutely fantastic.
UK - @South Carolina, Sep. 12
Year 3 of Stoops starts out with a bang that includes 3 conference games out of the Wildcat's first 4 total games. The game in Columbia, SC is the most exciting one for me because it will give us a good idea of how competitive Kentucky can be under Mark Stoops. South Carolina fans will have revenge on their minds after the way the UK-USC game ended last year in Lexington. Towles is very fun to watch, and Boom Williams will be looking to make a couple explosive plays in this game. Should be an exciting way to start the year.
LSU – vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 28
The return of Chavis to Death Valley is going to be awesome and we will get to see how his former team does against the A&M defense that has struggled with Sumlin at the helm. I'm personally excited for this game because of the matchup of LSU's secondary vs. A&M's incredible receiving core. LSU has done a great job of shutting down A&M in the past, but we will get to see how much of that was due to talent, and how much of it was due to scheme. On top of that, Fournette will have a great chance to pump his Heisman campaign for one last time if LSU doesn't make the SECCG. It's going to easily be one of my favorite SEC games this upcoming year.
Mississippi St. - vs. LSU, Sep. 12
Last year, MSU beat LSU for the first time since 1999 and this year, they are looking to beat LSU for the first time in back to back years since 90-91. Mullen has a tall task to do replacing all of his players that left on the offensive side of the ball, and Dak is going to have to play an incredible game for the chance at beating LSU again. State will be replacing a couple linebackers and it will be very interesting to see if guys like Richie Brown can fill in and prevent Fournette from racking up 150+ yards.
It doesn't get much better than the Iron Bowl, and once again this should be an incredibly exciting game once again. The offense of Malzahn vs. the defense of Smart and Saban, and the offense of Kiffin vs. the defense of Muschamp. Auburn's historically great run offense vs. the best defensive line in the SEC, in one of the best environments in college football. This is also the first Iron Bowl in Jordan-Hare since the Kick 6. This matchup is so much fun, and it will be great to see if Coker (or whoever plays QB) can step up in their first performance at Auburn.
Arkansas - @Tennessee, Oct. 3
I love this match up because it puts Arkansas' incredible run offense against two of the best incoming DTs in McKenzie and Tuttle, and two great pass rushers off the edge in Maggitt and Barnett. Allen will be facing a serious road test and this will be a chance to pick up his first true road win. There isn't much tougher of an environment than Neyland Stadium to pick up that win. If Arkansas can win this game, it will be huge for their confidence for the rest of the season and could be the start of a serious run at winning the SEC West.
Auburn – vs. Alabama, Nov. 28 (See Above)
From the Auburn side specifically, it will be great to see Jeremy Johnson and Duke Williams against an improved Alabama secondary, especially with the experience their freshman and new starters will have by the end of the season.
Florida – vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 3
This is the first chance we will have to see Florida against a truly great defense in 2015 (first two conference games are @UK, vs. UT). It will give us a great chance to look at McElwain's new offense and to see if Harris or Grier can make an impact against a very good Ole Miss secondary. Taylor and the other RBs may have a tough time against Nkemdiche and crew, so I think it will make Florida have to pass the ball and give us great insight on what the rest of the season could look like for the Gators.
Georgia – vs. Alabama, Oct. 10
If UGA can get by two games that always tend to give them problems (@ Vandy, vs. USC) this will create one of the most exciting games in Athens since the infamous blackout game vs. Bama in 2008. This will be the first meeting between the two squads since the great 2012 SEC Championship game and UGA will have a hard time hiding poor QB play against a team like Alabama. Chubb is always fun to watch, and I'm very excited for this game personally because I will be there and October games in Athens are absolutely fantastic.
UK - @South Carolina, Sep. 12
Year 3 of Stoops starts out with a bang that includes 3 conference games out of the Wildcat's first 4 total games. The game in Columbia, SC is the most exciting one for me because it will give us a good idea of how competitive Kentucky can be under Mark Stoops. South Carolina fans will have revenge on their minds after the way the UK-USC game ended last year in Lexington. Towles is very fun to watch, and Boom Williams will be looking to make a couple explosive plays in this game. Should be an exciting way to start the year.
LSU – vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 28
The return of Chavis to Death Valley is going to be awesome and we will get to see how his former team does against the A&M defense that has struggled with Sumlin at the helm. I'm personally excited for this game because of the matchup of LSU's secondary vs. A&M's incredible receiving core. LSU has done a great job of shutting down A&M in the past, but we will get to see how much of that was due to talent, and how much of it was due to scheme. On top of that, Fournette will have a great chance to pump his Heisman campaign for one last time if LSU doesn't make the SECCG. It's going to easily be one of my favorite SEC games this upcoming year.
Mississippi St. - vs. LSU, Sep. 12
Last year, MSU beat LSU for the first time since 1999 and this year, they are looking to beat LSU for the first time in back to back years since 90-91. Mullen has a tall task to do replacing all of his players that left on the offensive side of the ball, and Dak is going to have to play an incredible game for the chance at beating LSU again. State will be replacing a couple linebackers and it will be very interesting to see if guys like Richie Brown can fill in and prevent Fournette from racking up 150+ yards.
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:53 pm to Dawgsontop34
Missouri - @Georgia, Oct. 17
Mizzou is looking to repeat as SEC East Champion for the 3rd consecutive year, and once again UGA should be a threat to the Tigers. Last time Mizzou played in Athens, they took home the W, but last year things went very different up in Columbia. Mauk will need to play a much better game than he did last year in order to bring a victory back to Missouri. Hansborough will look to have a big game against Georgia's run defense, which struggled mightily last year. Mizzou constantly has a great defense, and their talented linebackers will be very fun to watch when they attempt to contain Chubb.
Ole Miss - @Alabama, Sep. 19
Similar to the MSU-LSU game, this comes at the beginning of the season with the Mississippi team coming off the first win in each respective series. Ole Miss hasn't won in Tuscaloosa since 1988 and this game is going to be very tough for the Rebs to pull off the upset. Swag Kelly will be going into Tuscaloosa against a very tough Alabama defense and a crowd that will be pissed off based on last year's game. Ole Miss' defense is going to need to do everything they can to keep them in this game and this will definitely help us tell if Ole Miss is ready to be a contender to finally make it to Atlanta.
South Carolina - @UGA, Sep. 19
Spurrier always seems to have UGA's number, and this will be a great test to see how USC recovers from the end of the way last season ended. I'm expecting a couple trick plays in this game from the Gamecocks, and we'll see how the QB play and Wilds' running game is against UGA's defense in year 2 under Jeremy Pruitt. Personally, I'm hoping for a 30 second press conference after this game, but it's always possible that Spurrier pulls something out of nowhere, especially if Lorenzo Ward gets the defense that missed the most tackles in the SEC last season to wrap up on the UGA running backs.
Tennessee – vs. Florida, Sep. 26
Is this the season Tennessee finally gets over the hump against Florida? Tennessee could absolutely be 3-0 at this point in the season and if they can finally beat Florida, all of the pre-season optimism may have quite a bit of validity to it. Tennessee's defensive line could be great next season, and against a struggling Gator offensive line would be a great place to show off how good they actually are. Dobbs is always fun to watch, and Kamara and Hurd will be exciting coming out of the backfield. Florida's defensive line should provide a test to Tennessee's OL and I think it will give us a great chance to see just how good they can be one year further away from Dooley's horrific recruiting.
Texas A&M – vs. Arkansas (Dallas), Sep. 26
As excited as I am for the LSU game next year, the schematic football fan in me is more excited for the Arkansas game from the A&M point of view. Arkansas will have one of the best rushing attacks in the nation next year, and we will get to see just how much Chavis can do with A&M's rushing defense in one offseason. Zaycoven Henderson and Daylon Mack will be big up the middle, and Garrett will have to be a solid run defender in this game because Arkansas will definitely try to keep the ball on the ground. Sumlin's passing offense is a thing of beauty, and he should be able to take advantage of the departures of Flowers and Philon from the Razorbacks' DL. If A&M can win this game and get off to another good start in the SEC, the defense might be able to build a little confidence that can help them compete in the West over the course of the season.
Vanderbilt – vs. Western Kentucky, Sep. 5
The only non-SEC game on my list, but one that will probably give us the best insight on whether Mason can actually succeed at Vandy. Western Kentucky was a bowl-eligible team last year and it will not be an easy team for the Commodores to beat. Tyson Helton did a great job as the offensive coordinator at WKU last year (top 10 total offense), and this will only be Mason's second game as defensive coordinator (1st was last year vs. UT). If Vanderbilt comes and gets blown out in this game it will set a pretty crappy mood for the rest of the season and it could be the start of the end for Derek Mason in Nashville.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:58 pm to Dawgsontop34
Upvoted
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:58 pm to Dawgsontop34
DoT34 doing work again! We done. A few I woulda left off, but great write ups per usual
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:01 pm to Dawgsontop34
Very well written. Thanks
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:02 pm to Dawgsontop34
Nice post.
I agree for Mizzou on the UGA game. We should be 6-0 heading into that game making it a very big one in terms of the East race. Our offense played like absolute garbage against them last year and I know they'll be looking to redeem themselves.
Should be a great one!
I agree for Mizzou on the UGA game. We should be 6-0 heading into that game making it a very big one in terms of the East race. Our offense played like absolute garbage against them last year and I know they'll be looking to redeem themselves.
Should be a great one!
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:07 pm to Dawgsontop34
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Florida – vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 3
Definitely into this one
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Georgia – vs. Alabama, Oct. 10
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It's just too bad they haven't played each other that frequently. Should be a good one to watch.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:08 pm to Dawgsontop34
Well done, op.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:34 pm to Dawgsontop34
Lol at Wilson being suspended
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:37 pm to IT_Dawg
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IT_Dawg
It's definitely a personal thing. I'm sure there are others people would enjoy more, but those are my personal preferences. I'd love to know what everyone else is excited for.
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NIH
That's a good point. Wrong bulldogs to expect a suspension for drug charges.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 11:20 pm to Dawgsontop34
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DeRunnya could still be suspended as far as I'm aware
lol no
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:17 am to pivey14
Iron Bowl
Iron Bowl
Iron Bowl
Third saturday
Iron Bowl
Iron Bowl
Iron Bowl
Third saturday
Iron Bowl
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:26 am to Dawgsontop34
I can't wait for the return of football Saturdays.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:31 am to Dawgsontop34
Awesome post 
However, these years are not part of history anymore in baton rouge. (Add 92-94 as well)
However, these years are not part of history anymore in baton rouge. (Add 92-94 as well)
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years since 90-91.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 11:53 am to ksayetiger
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However, these years are not part of history anymore in baton rouge. (Add 92-94 as well)
I was really confused as to what you meant by this, but I'm just guessing that y'all forget about them intentionally because of cheaply teams. In 92-94, y'all did still beat State every year which is hard to believe.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 11:55 am to Dawgsontop34
Nice! Great list! Think the Georgia/Alabama game could be a really good one.
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 11:58 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 12:21 pm to Dawgsontop34
Awesome Post
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truly great defense in 2015
Posted on 3/25/15 at 12:27 pm to Dawgsontop34
I can't look up everyone's schedules right now, but good thread. Will come back and post later.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:26 pm to cas4t
Wow 34, excellent post. I hope you have a life, because that was well researched. Keep posting
Posted on 3/25/15 at 1:39 pm to NotRight37
Tennessee vs Oklahoma should be an interesting early game. The vol fans have this one chalked up in the win category, but Oklahoma will have a pretty good team. This will be a good indicator of whether the vols are a contender or a pretender.
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