Chizik: what type of coach is he?

In theory, Gene Chizik should be able to replicate Tommy Tuberville at his absolute best: top-notch offensive recruiting combined with a closely-supervised and brilliantly-coached defense, with an offensive coordinator who, at the very least, knew enough not to screw up the collection of talent he’d been handed.

SEC Media Days: the wrap

Oh, SEC Media Days. We love you for being the last oasis before we finally leave the desert of the offseason and start real, genuine, actual football news again. We love you for letting all of God’s head coaches take the podium for their moment in the sun, even the ones from Vandy and Kentucky.

Expectationswatch: goin’ over/under on the SEC

So Vegas has released a big set (though not a complete one) for their season total win bets. Even if you’ve never gambled so much as your Chips Ahoy at the school lunch table on the outcome of a college football game, you should take a look, since the win totals provide a rough view of how well Vegas expects each team to perform.

Running Back U. Still. Always.

If they stay healthy, Auburn’s running backs are going to make Phil Steele’s “No. 32″ ranking look as foolish as anything he’s ever written. They are going to incinerate people. They are going to be great.
More than that–they are going to be Auburn great.

WBE Mythbusters No. 4: He doesn’t care

Unless you’ve got a real talent for it, I don’t think it’s good form, generally, for a blogger to quote, respond to, or mock random message board posters or thread-commenters out there on the Interwebs. There is low-hanging fruit, and then there is the al.com comment threads, where the fruit positively hurls itself at you, with terrifying ferocity, as you meekly scroll by. These are not the sorts of fruit a self-respecting blogger ought to be picking.