Wednesday, November 27 2013 6:00 AM EST2013-11-27 11:00:09 GMT
(RNN) - Everything is everything and nothing is the same. This weekend is Ball-On-TV Paradise. Couch Potato has taken a militant stance to avoid being disturbed by family, friends, neighbors, zombies,More >>
The regular football season concludes with a lot of bangs and an equal number of whimpers. It's going to be better TV than the moon landing. More >>
Saturday, November 9 2013 6:30 PM EST2013-11-09 23:30:54 GMT
Aaron Murray became the SEC's career leader in touchdown passes, making for an even happier homecoming for Georgia in its 45-6 win over Appalachian State.More >>
Aaron Murray became the SEC's career leader in touchdown passes, making for an even happier homecoming for Georgia in its 45-6 win over Appalachian State.More >>
Friday, November 8 2013 3:25 PM EST2013-11-08 20:25:07 GMT
(RNN) - Well, this is about the fifth weekend of "Game of the Century" match-ups this season and I, for one, am tired of "Games of the Century". "Games of the Century" should be limited to one per century.More >>
How many Games of the Century were there last century? Bunches.More >>
Friday, November 1 2013 12:03 PM EDT2013-11-01 16:03:37 GMT
Week 10 Well, we're officially half-way through the regular College Football season and about 4 months away from pretending to crown a National Champion. Even though a large number of teams are takingMore >>
It's a weak week for college football, but a great one for horse racing. Embrace what's beautiful, everybody.
Wednesday, October 30 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-10-30 21:16:43 GMT
If it ain't fixed, don't break it - or something like that. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with Cardinals baseball and accepting the other team's fans, as one native Midwesterner is happy to inform us.More >>
If it ain't fixed, don't break it - or something like that. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with Cardinals baseball and accepting the other team's fans, as one native Midwesterner is happy to inform us.More >>
Monday, October 28 2013 5:07 PM EDT2013-10-28 21:07:19 GMT
(RNN) - The end is near for the Bowl Championship Series, the flawed and controversial system that has produced the college football national championship game pairings since 1998. The Jan. 6, 2014 gameMore >>
The Bowl Championship Series era in college football comes to an end after this season. The College Football Championship, a four-team playoff, kicks in next year, and promises to be just as controversial. More >>
Thursday, October 24 2013 6:00 AM EDT2013-10-24 10:00:12 GMT
The Line King's old friend Oail A. "Bum" Phillips passed away last week. He didn't know me, but he was still my friend. More >>
The Line King takes time out to remember the late Bum Phillips, the product of a generation that gave us the sort of man you don't see so much anymore: a great American, a great Texan and a great coach. More >>
Saturday, October 19 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-10-19 23:26:49 GMT
Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset with a backup quarterback finishing the game and likely put the dagger in any hopes Georgia had of playing for the SEC championship.More >>
Vanderbilt pulled off a stunning upset with a backup quarterback finishing the game and likely put the dagger in any hopes Georgia had of playing for the SEC championship.More >>
Georgia at Vanderbilt Noon, ET, CBS Welcome to the Hunger Games. Two desperate teams with horrible defenses promise lots o' points and an excellent reason to get up before noon. Georgia's season got derailedMore >>
It's Week 8 in the Southeastern Conference. Hope is lost for many teams while others struggle to keep the dream alive. It's cracking good TV, kicking off at noon Saturday. More >>
Thursday, October 10 2013 12:55 PM EDT2013-10-10 16:55:26 GMT
As The Line King points out at every opportunity, College Football has completely imploded from the grand spectacle it once was and morphed into a 3-hour reality show.More >>
What was wrong with having the Gator, Cotton, Fiesta, Rose, Sugar and Orange bowls played on the same day? Who cares if they overlapped? Half the fun was switching back and forth.More >>
Thursday, October 10 2013 6:00 AM EDT2013-10-10 10:00:10 GMT
LSU is up against it, Florida keeps getting better, Alabama is looking increasingly domineering and Johnny Manziel is quietly racking up points.More >>
LSU is up against it, Florida keeps getting better, Alabama is looking increasingly domineering and Johnny Manziel is quietly racking up points. More >>
Saturday, October 5 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-10-06 03:04:40 GMT
Aaron Murray surpassed former Georgia quarterback David Green to become the SEC's all-time passing yards leader in an overtime win against Tennessee on Saturday.More >>
Aaron Murray surpassed former Georgia quarterback David Green to become the SEC's all-time passing yards leader in an overtime win against Tennessee on Saturday.More >>
Friday, September 20 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-09-20 22:14:35 GMT
You don't see the words "chicken" and "coward" so much in the politically correct world of college athletics these days.More >>
Old-school coaches trump gimmicks like "whiteout" games, use colorful metaphors, and they also say what they really mean when reporters ask them questions. More >>
Thursday, September 19 2013 6:00 AM EDT2013-09-19 10:00:09 GMT
(RNN) - As far as football on TV goes, Saturday provides a good window of opportunity to pressure-wash the driveway before the winter snows. These games are so bad that Couch Potato could probably go aheadMore >>
Auburn is off to a 3-0 start and heading to LSU; Tennessee limps to Florida after a humbling loss at Oregon, and Mississippi State battens down the hatches for a visit from a dangerous Sun Belt Conference opponent. More >>
The race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open in the 2013 college football season. Here are some of the players who may end up with an invite to the New York City ceremony in December.More >>
The race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open in the 2013 college football season. Here are some of the players who may end up with an invite to the New York City ceremony in December.More >>
Monday, August 12 2013 2:53 PM EDT2013-08-12 18:53:46 GMT
(RNN) - The Southeastern Conference has announced new bowl agreements that begin with the 2014 season, timed to coincide with the new College Football Playoff that will go into effect after the 2014 season.More >>
The Southeastern Conference has announced a new agreement with a number of postseason bowls that will coincide with the movement to a College Football Playoff in 2014.More >>
Wednesday, July 31 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-07-31 21:43:34 GMT
Southeastern Conference football practices start Thursday, Aug, 1, signaling that we are less than a month away from actual ball games. Alabama looks for its third straight national title and the SEC seeksMore >>
SEC football teams start preseason practice beginning Aug. 1 through Aug. 5. The SEC football season kicks off Aug. 29 with a Thursday night clash between Ole Miss and Vandy. Many of the SEC's opening games promise to be entertaining. More >>
Wednesday, July 17 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-07-17 22:10:33 GMT
HOOVER, AL (RNN) - The 13th annual SEC Media Days concludes Thursday with appearances by LSU, Georgia, Alabama and Vanderbilt. It's bound to an improvement over Wednesday, which peaked shortly after breakfastMore >>
SEC Media Days brought Johnny 'Football' Manziel, but two coaches new to the SEC stole the show.More >>
Friday, March 29 2013 3:53 PM EDT2013-03-29 19:53:54 GMT
(RNN) - ESPN will broadcast the spring games of three SEC teams in April. Fans can watch South Carolina, Texas A&M and two-time defending national champion Alabama on ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPN 3. On April 13,More >>
This April, ESPN will televise three SEC spring football games. Other SEC schools' spring games will be broadcast on CSS and Sun Sports. More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 3:11 PM EST2013-01-03 20:11:15 GMT
Poll rankings mean diddley as far as Hot Reads is concerned, but if you really want to know, we'll tell you our opinion of No. 3 LSU and No. 6 South Carolina.More >>
We know you don't care much about kickers, but Hot Reads does, and we're going to hype them so much that you won't get truly excited about the game until they hit the field.More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 3:11 PM EST2013-01-03 20:11:15 GMT
Arkansas figures to take an armful of the first-ever "Chinny" Awards honoring the most outstanding and outrageous performances in the SEC this season. More >>
Every week you tune in loyally to watch some of the best action on television unfold, and you are rewarded with compelling, slobber-knocking drama.More >>
Thursday, November 29 2012 12:54 PM EST2012-11-29 17:54:22 GMT
Offensively, Alabama and Georgia both feature efficient if not flashy quarterbacks, steady if not high-profile receivers and a pair of running backs anyone would love to have. The breakdown: Quarterback: GeorgiaMore >>
Alabama and Georgia both feature efficient if not flashy quarterbacks, steady if not high-profile receivers and a pair of running backs anyone would love to have. Georgia's defense has more stars; Alabama's defense has performed better as a unit.
Monday, November 26 2012 6:15 PM EST2012-11-26 23:15:13 GMT
It is never too early to project where those teams will play, who they will play and, for good measure, the result.More >>
The chaos of the scramble to play in the BCS Championship Game has come down to one possibility - the winner of Bama-Georgia plays Notre Dame. But how the rest of the bowl pairings might shake out is another interesting puzzle. Here are our projections. More >>
Thursday, November 22 2012 10:56 AM EST2012-11-22 15:56:34 GMT
(RNN) - For the three people that actually read this, the Line King needed to update his bowl projections. With Missouri losing to Syracuse (what happened to the "$EC is the best" theory?), it looks likeMore >>
With Missouri losing to Syracuse (what happened to the "$EC is the best" theory?), it looks like only eight teams will actually qualify for a bowl game.More >>
Wednesday, November 21 2012 7:09 PM EST2012-11-22 00:09:55 GMT
It's rivalry week and some of these are really good, some have somber implications as we prepare to bid au revoir to future former coaches and others are meh.More >>
The Egg Bowl offers much drama this year; South Carolina shoots for four straight against Clemson; Florida-Florida State has national title implications. More >>
Thursday, November 15 2012 4:55 PM EST2012-11-15 21:55:31 GMT
(RNN) - This is mostly a week of throwaway games as SEC teams prep for next week, which features turkey, dressing and a lot of rivalry games.But a bad November Saturday in SEC Country watching ball isMore >>
Can Johnny Football gain 1 billion yards? Can Alabama score 1 billion points? And can Vanderbilt beat Tennessee for only the second time in 1 billion years? Tune in this week and find out.More >>
Friday, November 9 2012 6:31 PM EST2012-11-09 23:31:47 GMT
This week's games are anticlimactic after last weekend's excellent slate. But we are getting to the point in the season where we behold the final agonies of several league coaches. Sad rumors are swirlingMore >>
We are getting to the point in the season where we behold the final agonies of several league coaches. Rumors are swirling like wind-whipped, November snow about the impending exits of coaches at three league schools.More >>
Monday, November 5 2012 11:46 AM EST2012-11-05 16:46:30 GMT
The year's biggest game lived up to every bit of its hype and then some. The SEC East will be decided this week, and the West could be won as well.More >>
Alabama's heart-stopping win paves way to showdown with Texas A&M; Georgia can clinch East with win over Auburn; Mississippi State fights for its life; Ole Miss faces tough road to bowl berth. More >>
Friday, November 2 2012 5:46 PM EDT2012-11-02 21:46:27 GMT
Alabama-LSU is the best game so far this year. Mississippi could still derail Georgia. Auburn can beat somebody. Florida looks to take out frustration on Mizzou. Vanderbilt continues quest for bowl.More >>
Alabama-LSU is the best game so far this year. Mississippi could still derail Georgia. Auburn can beat somebody. Florida looks to take out frustration on Mizzou. Vanderbilt continues quest for bowl bid. More >>
Thursday, November 1 2012 4:07 PM EDT2012-11-01 20:07:10 GMT
Baccari Rambo and the Bulldogs were living the good life last week, but their train to Atlanta could derail against Ole Miss.More >>
Alabama's superiority this season - and the disappointing performance of their closest rivals - have put the Crimson Tide by themselves in discussions about potential SEC champions. More >>
Thursday, October 25 2012 11:41 PM EDT2012-10-26 03:41:20 GMT
(RNN) - Florida plays Georgia in a game that is going to decide the East Division Championship, unless something unimaginable happens. Alabama plays a ranked team at last. Missouri has a real chance toMore >>
Florida plays Georgia, which is for the East Division Championship unless something unimaginable happens. Alabama plays an actual, ranked team at last. Missouri has a real chance to win its first SEC game, but please, fans, don't tear down the goal post if you beat Kentucky.More >>
Friday, October 19 2012 6:01 AM EDT2012-10-19 10:01:13 GMT
Division races are tightening up and a few important games dot the SEC landscape, but this week might be one of the last opportunities for TV football addicts to participate in real life before thingsMore >>
Division races are tightening up and a few important games dot the SEC landscape, but this week might be one of the last opportunities for TV football addicts to participate in real life before things get serious. More >>
Friday, October 12 2012 12:23 PM EDT2012-10-12 16:23:18 GMT
Week 7, and the roll goes on with the massive highs and crushing lows of SEC whupfests we are accustomed to in the autumn of the year, all televised round the clock Saturdays for our enjoyment. But first, someMore >>
The roll goes on with the massive highs and crushing lows of SEC whupfests we are accustomed to in the autumn of the year, all televised round the clock Saturdays for our enjoyment. More >>
Friday, October 5 2012 6:00 AM EDT2012-10-05 10:00:34 GMT
(RNN) - We had to wait until Week 6 but finally, here's a first-rate weekend of SEC ball. We've got four Top 10 teams colliding, we have Auburn and Arkansas in a battle to retain a modicum of respect,More >>
Coach Spurrier needs a tissue; LSU favored in the Swamp; Kentucky totters as State invades; Auburn and Arkansas collide for pride. More >>
Sunday, September 30 2012 8:08 AM EDT2012-09-30 12:08:14 GMT
Before we discuss real SEC football, something else must be ridiculed discussed, and that is the utter contempt What We Learned has for the praise a certain so-called football game received this week. ThatMore >>
Below is the weekly list of what we learned from watching SEC games in Week 5.More >>
Saturday, September 22 2012 11:58 PM EDT2012-09-23 03:58:29 GMT
Aaron Murray completed his first 12 passes and No. 5 Georgia finally got off to a good start, blowing out Vanderbilt before halftime on the way to a 48-3 victory Saturday night.More >>
Aaron Murray completed his first 12 passes and No. 5 Georgia finally got off to a good start, blowing out Vanderbilt before halftime on the way to a 48-3 victory Saturday night.More >>
Saturday, September 22 2012 2:50 AM EDT2012-09-22 06:50:49 GMT
This is not a real interesting week in the SEC, but there are a few somewhat significant league contests. Ole Miss at Tulane Noon FSN The Rebels are wearing a "DW" sticker on their helmets this weekMore >>
Ole Miss makes a classy move. Mizzou takes a trip. LSU shows a national audience what it's got. Vanderbilt goes to the Dogs.More >>
Sunday, September 16 2012 11:28 AM EDT2012-09-16 15:28:49 GMT
The teams to beat are now clear following a couple of important early conference matches. Below is the weekly list of what we learned from watching SEC games in Week 3.More >>
The teams to beat are now clear following a couple of important early conference matches. Below is the weekly list of what we learned from watching SEC games in Week 3.More >>
Friday, September 7 2012 3:55 PM EDT2012-09-07 19:55:26 GMT
Welcome to Week 2 in the SEC. Here are this week's games and storylines. Saturday, Sept. 8 Starkville, MS, Noon EST Auburn needs a win over Mississippi State on the road to avert the disturbing and veryMore >>
Auburn and Mississippi State are set to engage in an epic struggle. The new guys get baptized. A couple of moderately interesting games dot the landscape and the rest are going to be bloodbaths.More >>
Thursday, September 6 2012 2:05 PM EDT2012-09-06 18:05:26 GMT
Here are the latest notes from the SEC Office, including facts and figures for each of the 14 teams:The SEC has five of the top 10 teams in the latest Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. AlabamaMore >>
Here's the stuff for our hardcore fans. All the stats, facts, figures and individual honors from around the Southeastern Conference, courtesy of the league office.More >>
Wednesday, February 5 2014 5:29 PM EST2014-02-05 22:29:10 GMT
(RNN) - Alabama and coach Nick Saban failed in their quest to win a third BCS National Championship last year, but the Crimson Tide did land the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation for the third straightMore >>
The Southeastern Conference had seven of the top 10-ranked college football recruiting classes after 2014 Signing Day. More >>
Wednesday, October 30 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-10-30 21:16:43 GMT
If it ain't fixed, don't break it - or something like that. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with Cardinals baseball and accepting the other team's fans, as one native Midwesterner is happy to inform us.More >>
If it ain't fixed, don't break it - or something like that. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with Cardinals baseball and accepting the other team's fans, as one native Midwesterner is happy to inform us.More >>
Thursday, November 1 2012 4:07 PM EDT2012-11-01 20:07:10 GMT
Baccari Rambo and the Bulldogs were living the good life last week, but their train to Atlanta could derail against Ole Miss.More >>
Alabama's superiority this season - and the disappointing performance of their closest rivals - have put the Crimson Tide by themselves in discussions about potential SEC champions. More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 3:11 PM EST2013-01-03 20:11:15 GMT
Poll rankings mean diddley as far as Hot Reads is concerned, but if you really want to know, we'll tell you our opinion of No. 3 LSU and No. 6 South Carolina.More >>
We know you don't care much about kickers, but Hot Reads does, and we're going to hype them so much that you won't get truly excited about the game until they hit the field.More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 3:11 PM EST2013-01-03 20:11:15 GMT
Arkansas figures to take an armful of the first-ever "Chinny" Awards honoring the most outstanding and outrageous performances in the SEC this season. More >>
Every week you tune in loyally to watch some of the best action on television unfold, and you are rewarded with compelling, slobber-knocking drama.More >>
An independent report says the University of Missouri failed to follow parts of the federal law that governs sexual harassment when handling the case of a former swimmer's suicide.More >>
An independent report released Friday says the University of Missouri failed to follow parts of the federal law that governs sexual harassment on campus when handling the case of a former swimmer's suicide.More >>
Tuesday, December 31 2013 7:40 PM EST2014-01-01 00:40:18 GMT
The Mississippi State Bulldogs close out their football season this afternoon against Conference USA champs Rice University in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Kick off is slated for 3 p.m. TheMore >>
Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Mississippi State trounced Rice 44-7 on Tuesday in the most one-sided Liberty Bowl victory in the game's 55-year history.More >>
Monday, December 30 2013 6:48 PM EST2013-12-30 23:48:39 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bo Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score as Mississippi beat Georgia Tech 25-17 Monday in the Music City Bowl for the Rebels' second straight bowl victory underMore >>
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bo Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score as Mississippi beat Georgia Tech 25-17 Monday in the Music City Bowl for the Rebels' second straight bowl victory underMore >>
Friday, November 8 2013 3:25 PM EST2013-11-08 20:25:07 GMT
(RNN) - Well, this is about the fifth weekend of "Game of the Century" match-ups this season and I, for one, am tired of "Games of the Century". "Games of the Century" should be limited to one per century.More >>
How many Games of the Century were there last century? Bunches.More >>
Friday, November 1 2013 12:03 PM EDT2013-11-01 16:03:37 GMT
Week 10 Well, we're officially half-way through the regular College Football season and about 4 months away from pretending to crown a National Champion. Even though a large number of teams are takingMore >>
It's a weak week for college football, but a great one for horse racing. Embrace what's beautiful, everybody.
Thursday, October 24 2013 6:00 AM EDT2013-10-24 10:00:12 GMT
The Line King's old friend Oail A. "Bum" Phillips passed away last week. He didn't know me, but he was still my friend. More >>
The Line King takes time out to remember the late Bum Phillips, the product of a generation that gave us the sort of man you don't see so much anymore: a great American, a great Texan and a great coach. More >>
Thursday, October 10 2013 12:55 PM EDT2013-10-10 16:55:26 GMT
As The Line King points out at every opportunity, College Football has completely imploded from the grand spectacle it once was and morphed into a 3-hour reality show.More >>
What was wrong with having the Gator, Cotton, Fiesta, Rose, Sugar and Orange bowls played on the same day? Who cares if they overlapped? Half the fun was switching back and forth.More >>
Friday, September 20 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-09-20 22:14:35 GMT
You don't see the words "chicken" and "coward" so much in the politically correct world of college athletics these days.More >>
Old-school coaches trump gimmicks like "whiteout" games, use colorful metaphors, and they also say what they really mean when reporters ask them questions. More >>
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