Time Out
by Paul Jordon

The third Saturday in October has always (well, since 1928 anyway) meant a lot to Alabama and Tennessee.

That year, the Vols beat the Tide 15-13, a win legendary Tennessee coach Robert Neyland always credited with putting the Volunteer grid program on the map. The two schools have played every year since, except one year during World War II. The game has had national implications as well as league championship implications many times over the years.

The third Saturday looms large for several teams this season, almost across the board with what has to be termed “must wins” taking place at Alabama, LSU and Kentucky.

And no matter who wins this week, it will only make things more interesting as the season rolls along to its conclusion. Right now, in late October, both division races are wide open and possible scenarios with their accompanying story lines are mind boggling.
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by Paul Jordon

The football season is halfway over and it’s getting down to the nitty gritty in the Southeastern Conference with five of six game’s on the weekend lineup league contests. It is hard to say which of the half dozen conference matchups is the most important when each game means keeping championship hopes alive for at least one of the teams involved.
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by Paul Jordon

As we get deeper into the season, games begin to mean more … and more … and more. This week there are two (were three) really big games that have significant impact on both league and national standings.

At the halfway mark of the 2007 Southeastern Conference football season, LSU is the only team still undefeated (5-0 overall, 2-0 in league play) and is the odds-on favorite to represent the Western Division in the SEC Championship Game. But the Bayou Tigers have challengers, with Alabama and Auburn each with just one league loss.
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by Paul Jordon

It’s Sunshine State vs. Heart of Dixie Week in the SEC.

The top two games on this week’s Southeastern Conference football schedule both feature an Alabama at Florida theme. No, it’s not exactly like it sounds. Bama isn’t playing the Gators. The Crimson Tide is tackling Florida State at a so-called neutral site, in Jacksonville, while Auburn’s Tigers will try to avoid becoming Gator bait, which is always a hard thing to do when playing in The Swamp at Gainesville. Both Alabama teams head south as underdogs - Bama by 2-points and Auburn by a whopping 18.
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by Paul Jordon

Week Four of the Southeastern Conference football season finds paranoia running wild (well, for a two teams at least), a couple of teams that are right about where pundits expected them to be, a couple of teams that are exceeding expectations and a couple more that had high hopes but are now floundering.
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