| College football season is back and football fans | | | | 6. South Carolina Gamecocks- Can the "Old Ball |
| couldn't be more excited. The tradition of college | | | | Coach" pull off a miracle turnaround and unseat Florida |
| football is special. It is even more important for fans of | | | | as the conference champions? Probably not. They're |
| the SEC. The SEC has long been thought of as the | | | | going to be better than they have in recent years, but |
| conference to beat in college football. While the Big 12 | | | | they're still not going to get over the hump. Expect |
| is gaining on them, they should still be the top | | | | them to be up and down this year behind sketchy |
| conference in the land, yet again. So what does the | | | | quarterback Stephen Garcia. Prediction: 8-4 |
| most powerful of power conferences have in store | | | | 7. Vanderbilt- Vandy has always been thought of as a |
| for them this year? Check out these Free College | | | | secondary program in the SEC. For a while, the only |
| Football Picks and find out. | | | | thing they had going for them was that they produced |
| 1. Florida Gators- Is it really any surprise that they're | | | | Jay Cutler (at one point, that was a good thing). Then |
| picked to win the conference again? Everybody and | | | | last season came along and they surprised a lot of the |
| their brother is picking them to win the National | | | | pundits. They made their first bowl game in two |
| Championship, so how could they not win the | | | | decades and ended up winning it. It was a welcome |
| conference. Every single starter from an amazing | | | | surprise for a much maligned program in Vandy. |
| defense last year is back. Oh and did I mention that | | | | Expect about the same record as last year. Prediction: |
| Tim Tebow is back? His press conference to | | | | 7-5 |
| announce that he was coming back is the stuff of | | | | 8. Arkansas Razorbacks- Arkansas hasn't really |
| legends, by the way (as if he didn't already have a | | | | recovered since they lost two running backs to the |
| pretty substantial legend growing). While nothing is for | | | | first round of the draft and Houston Nutt left town. |
| sure in the crazy world of college football, they're | | | | They've had a pretty miserable run lately and Bobby |
| pretty much a lock to win the SEC. Prediction: 12-0 | | | | Petrino hopes that he can turn it around. Can he get |
| 2. Alabama Crimson Tide- Can Nick Saban deliver the | | | | the job done? He's trying to build everything around |
| magic yet again? He definitely has a knack for building | | | | talented quarterback Ryan Mallett. He's a good |
| college football powerhouses. What he did at LSU in | | | | quarterback, but the defense is a little flawed at this |
| the past is slowly coming to fruition in 'Bama. I think | | | | point. Expect some shootouts in Fayetteville this year. |
| they will again win the West division in a close battle | | | | Prediction: 7-5 |
| with LSU. Saban has done some awesome recruiting, | | | | 9. Auburn Tigers- Auburn just traded in one of the |
| but it might be a little much for the new guys to think | | | | most successful coaches in the country for one of the |
| they can unseat Florida as the conference champs. | | | | most unsuccessful. Hope it works out for you Auburn! |
| They did lose John Parker-Wilson at QB and Andre | | | | They will probably struggle through the season and |
| Smith to the first round of the draft. Losing Glen | | | | have moments that make you scratch your head. |
| Coffee isn't going to help matters either. However, I | | | | They've been a football powerhouse in recent |
| think he's got enough horses in the stable to plug them | | | | memory, but this season will not fit into that category. |
| in and keep going. Prediction 10-2. | | | | Prediction:6-6 |
| 3. Ole Miss Rebels- Houston Nutt inherited a pretty | | | | 10. Tennessee Volunteers- The big news of the |
| solid team when he bolted Arkansas for Mississippi. | | | | off-season was all about Lane Kiffin coming to town. |
| He's also added a few pieces here and there to make | | | | He got a very public firing at the hands of Raiders |
| a pretty solid unit. They have a great quarterback | | | | owner Al Davis and now he brings his brand of |
| coming back in Jevan Snead. He should be able to | | | | football (whatever that is) to Tennessee. He then |
| lead the offense to some good times in the SEC. | | | | proceeded to alienate several players and anger many |
| Perhaps the best thing they have going for them is | | | | people along the way. This will be a tough first year |
| their schedule. They should roll through most of the | | | | for Kiffin even if he has his daddy there to support him. |
| season with only a bump or two in the road. Prediction: | | | | Prediction: 6-6 |
| 10-2 | | | | 11. Kentucky Wildcats- Gone are the days of Jared |
| 4. LSU Tigers- The Tigers have been one of the most | | | | Lorenzen and Andre Woodson at quarterback. Here |
| successful programs in college football in recent years. | | | | are the days of Mike Hartline under center. He won't |
| They're just two seasons removed from a National | | | | break any passing records this year at Kentucky. |
| Championship. However, they're still kind of rebuilding in | | | | They're going to be pretty bad this year and it might |
| Baton Rouge. They are very talented and they'll win | | | | not get better for a few years. Expect a losing |
| several games this year, but they're not upper echelon | | | | season in Kentucky. Prediction: 5-7 |
| just yet. Prediction: 9-3 | | | | 12. Mississippi St. Bulldogs- The Bulldogs are pretty |
| 5. Georgia Bulldogs- The Bulldogs are always a tough | | | | much going to be terrible this year. In fact, they've been |
| team and this year will be no different. However, losing | | | | pretty bad for a while now. Don't expect any miracles |
| your quarterback to the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft | | | | in this section of Mississippi. Expect another depressing |
| isn't an easy thing to overcome. Then you add into that | | | | year for Bulldog fans. Prediction: 3-9 |
| the fact that you lost your starting running-back to the | | | | Hopefully these free football picks will help with your |
| 1st round of the draft as well. They lost a lot of studs | | | | College Football Betting through the SEC season. |
| last year and it's going to be a transition period this | | | | Expect a wild ride along the way with the Gators |
| season for the Bulldogs. Prediction 9-3. | | | | coming out on top yet again. |