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Crystal Ball ‘08: Division Races

July 22, 2008 by TipsterHog 

We continue our series of predictions for the 2008 football season today with a look at how we think the SEC division races will play out.

SEC West TipsterHog HogBlogger Sunshine HogBaller
1. Auburn Auburn Auburn Alabama
2. Alabama LSU Alabama Arkansas
3. LSU Alabama Arkansas Auburn
4. Arkansas Arkansas LSU LSU
5. Mississippi Mississippi Ole Miss Ole Miss
6. Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State

SEC East TipsterHog HogBlogger Sunshine HogBaller
1. Georgia Florida Florida Florida
2. Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia
3. Tennessee Tennessee South Carolina Kentucky
4. South Carolina South Carolina Tennessee South Carolina
5. Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Tennessee
6. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt

A few notes:

  • I just couldn’t let us all pick Florida over Georgia.  Those two teams are too close…so I changed my pick to Georgia.  The very difficult schedule of the Bulldogs may end up determining who wins the division.  Either way, the SEC East will certainly be where the spotlight shines this year.
  • If you look at Auburn’s schedule, it’s hard not to pick them to win the West.  The Tigers could easily run the table on the road against Mississippi State, Mississippi and Vanderbilt.  Their final conference road game against Alabama, however, might not be as easy this year as it has been.
  • Ah…Mississippi State and Vanderbilt…who would we pick to finish last every year without you?  Yes…someone gets “Croomed” every year…and this year it might even be Arkansas.  But we’re still picking them to finish last.  Prove us wrong again, Sly.

Coming up next:  Who will be the breakout player of the year for the Hogs?

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8 Responses to “Crystal Ball ‘08: Division Races”

  1. HawgMD on July 22nd, 2008 1:15 pm

    I’m afraid that HogBaller used the less than scientific “alphabetical order” method for his picks. But still a good read!

  2. GonzoHog on July 22nd, 2008 1:22 pm

    I agree with the fact that the Hogs will finish no farther down than 4th in the west, but could finish at 3rd, because we have a pretty good idea how many the Hogs are capable of winning, but we don’t know exactly how many our competiters will lose. That will always be the loop-hole in a division race. I think ‘Bama will be strong, but will probably lose a couple that they shouldn’t. LSU could also be the one to drop a couple they shouldn’t. Combine that with the Hogs winning a couple thier not supposed to, (ala ,Bama-LSU) and you have a possible 2nd place finish, behind Auburn. Of course if the Tigers don’t produce as exspected, all this talk is for nothing, and we really don’t know what were talking about after all. In any senario though, the fact still remains it’s going to be an interesting and exciting year for Hog fans. GO HOGS!!!!!

  3. BlindHog on July 22nd, 2008 2:03 pm

    AR, LSU, Au, AL, Ole Miss, Miss St.

    Ga, Fla, SCar, TN, Ky, Vandy

    The wild, wild west will be wilder than ever. 3 losses may win it. It could be a blood bath. Alabama’s tradition and senior QB cannot overcome that schedule. LSU’s experience and talent will show. Although, it may be a 4 way tie for second or third. Arkansas benefits from a decent conference schedule and being picked last.

    Florida/Georgia is pick’em. Tenn continues to slide.

    It will be the year of the upset and the year of he survivor in the SEC. The waters part for the hogs.

  4. TEXASHOG on July 22nd, 2008 3:18 pm

    Auburn is going to be tough on the plains. Otherwise, I think the Hogs have a legitimate chance - all the way down the line. The Alabama game will be huge.

    While [arrogant] Horn fans will hate to admit it, the UT game is important on UA’s schedule, though far less so than ANY conference game. The UT game is also winnable, with the right “bounce” in Austin.

    BOTTOM LINE: Auburn wins the west, Arkansas surprises most of the “experts” [except HogBaller] and shows up at number 2, LSU and Alabaam tie for the number 3 spot. GO HOGS!

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  6. Guinness Snout on July 23rd, 2008 9:33 pm

    Too much work to do early in the season to meld the team (especially the inexperienced defense), but Dick will surprise in a system he’s suited to. Hogs will finish behind Auburn, Alabama, and LSU tied for 4th in the west with one of the mississippies

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