This is the year USCe makes a run to Atlanta.

Interesting theory. It would exciting to see the East become as competitive as the West.

It could happen...but not likely...

Like to see USCe finally get over the hump, but even with UF's losses they'll be too strong.

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Garcia is the key

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This.
Same with OM and Snead this past year. If Snead improved any at all from the 08' season OM is giving the NC fits for the west. If Garcia doesn't improve at all the gators will take the east, but if he does uscjr does have a shot at Atlanta

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This is the year USCe makes a run to Atlanta.

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If you know anything about South Carolina football, there's a better chance of Vandy making it to Atlanta. They've had great coaches and great players but it never translates on to the field. South Carolina is just one of those programs that is meant to disappoint every year. If one team is going to make a run at Florida next year, it's going to be Georgia.

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Interesting theory. It would exciting to see the East become as competitive as the West.

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Oh it definitely should be. With UF full of question marks it should be very competitive.

The west has been so competitive because most of the schools have had no stability like the teams in the east. The western teams are quicker to pull the trigger on a coach and more likely to get put on probation then the eastern teams. No team has really had more than five years of stability except maybe Auburn and Arky until their coaching changes.

This left the division up for grabs most years.

With Bama having stability it has not been very competitive at the top. They won it by atleast 3 games the last two years.

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The west has been so competitive because most of the schools have had no stability like the teams in the east. The western teams are more are quicker to pull the trigger on a coach and more likely to get put on probation then the eastern teams. No team has really had more than five years of stability except maybe Auburn and Arky until their coaching changes.

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The SEC west has also been the superior division in the past five years. It was really down in the late '90s, early 2000s because their top two programs (Alabama and LSU) were really struggling.

The western teams really seem to emphasize football more maybe because they have all tasted success except Ole Miss.

Programs like UGA- constantly underachieve and are ok with losing to UF every year and getting blowed out by bad UT teams. Program is also very stale.

UT- The UT fanbase as been very subdued for most of this decade. Fulmer's tenure became stale and Kiffen bolted after a year of the fan base making excuses for his behavior. Dooley kind of boring and he isn't recruiting like Kiffen.

UF- Will take their lumps this year and be contenders for it all again the next year.

UK- Basketball is back on top so football is an after thought again.

Vandy is well Vandy.

People that say UF is going to take their lumps this year, and win next year, are either

A: Not doing any research

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B: Retarded.

If UF is going to make a run at a title, it is THIS year. In 2011, UF will be thin at DT, and could possibly have to replace John Brantley with, at best, a true sophomore QB with an uglier throwing motion than Tebow that ended up a 3 star ATH propsect in most recruiting services. They'll also have to replace MORE DEFENSIVE STARTER THAN THIS YEAR. Probably 8 compared to 6 this year.

So no. UF will not take their lumps this year. They will win the East this year, and take their lumps in 2011.