Is there anyone else growing weary of the attention placed on the mouths of Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer? Sportswriters drool over every word these two spout as if these two idiots can solve world problems. I did not expect much from Kiffin, who has to use his mouth to cover up his deficiencies as a coach, but Meyer? He has gotten into spats with Pete Carroll, Ron Zook, Steve Spurrier, Mark Richt, half of Notre Dame’s fan base and, of course, Kiffin, among others. How mad would he be without two national titles in four years? Lighten up and enjoy yourself for crying out loud!
What interests me more about this upcoming slate of games for SEC teams are questions like: Can anyone on Arkansas cover Julio Jones? (No.) Can South Carolina hang with a Mississippi squad hit by the flu bug? (Probably not.) With Auburn playing well, is the SEC West now a four team race? (At least until the Hogs play three SEC road games in October.) Can Georgia give Florida competition in the East? (No.) Can all of LSU’s young talent on offense gel in time for key October games against Georgia, Florida and Auburn? (Hopefully.) Can Steve Spurrier get to .500 in SEC play as coach of the Gamecocks? (At three games under, it is not looking good.)
Are we so used to the quality play in the conference that we need off-the-field nonsense to keep our interest? Let’s watch some football, beginning tomorrow night in Columbia. After all, what is the over/under on the number of times ESPN talks about Mississippi’s need for revenge for last season’s 31-24 South Carolina victory?
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