When should LSU expect Brian Kelly to produce national title? Here's what he says, and what we say

Brian Kelly says there’s “no doubt” his 2024 LSU Tigers can contend for a national championship. Pardon us, but we have some doubts. Start with: How much better is LSU’s defense? LSU led the nation last season in scoring while finishing 10-3, but it lost three offensive stars to the NFL Draft's f…

Quarterback controversy at Texas? Here's how we see the Arch Manning, Quinn Ewers situation

Arch Manning stole the show at Texas' spring game, while Quinn Ewers played sparingly. What does that mean? Well, for first up, let's slow the idea of any Texas quarterback controversy. Ewers didn't play much because he's got a grip on the starting job. This spring game became more focused on deve…

Is Alabama football quarterback competition for real or FAKE NEWS?! Also, does Georgia have any weakness?

Georgia's Carson Beck and Alabama's Jalen Milroe rank among preseason Heisman Trophy frontrunners. But, forget awards for a moment. Does one of these quarterbacks have to battle to retain his starting job? At Georgia, that's not the case. Beck remains Georgia's QB1. End of discussion. What about…

Who should Kentucky basketball hire to replace John Calipari? Here are 4 swing-big options, plus fallback plan

John Calipari's whopper buyout saddled him to Kentucky. Not anymore, though, as Calipari prepares to exit out the side door to Arkansas. This looks like a potential win-win-win for Arkansas, Kentucky and Calipari, and one of the nation's biggest basketball jobs is now on the market. Where will Ke…

When ranking SEC schools by football AND men's basketball coaches, is Georgia or Alabama No. 1?

Can we agree Kirby Smart is the SEC's top football coach? A better debate: How to rank SEC schools by football coach plus their men’s basketball coach. Would Georgia remain No. 1 in such a ranking? What about Alabama? Where does Tennessee factor into the mix? On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppme…

March Madness Final Four predictions? We've got you covered with this bracket revision

The ball tipped, and the upsets began. Then the second round tipped, and chalk held strong. Each of the four No. 1 seeds remains in the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, but does that mean we think it'll be all favorites in the Final Four? Nope. On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John A…

March Madness upsets? Final Four picks? A sleeper team from SEC? We've got you covered

Get your brackets finalized. Decide whether you want to lean into that No. 13 over a No. 4 upset pick. Lock in your Final Four. The Madness is nearly here. With eight SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament, including four that are either seeded No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4, could this be the year the conferen…

Why let basketball have all the March Madness fun? We seed SEC football teams for 2024, 1 through 16

In the spirit of March Madness, we're ready to seed the SEC – but here's the twist. We're seeding for football. Now, you might be thinking, "This sure sounds like an SEC football power ranking, doesn't it?" Well, yes. It's exactly that. But, this is the time of seeds, brackets and upsets, so why…

Even Steve Spurrier is questioning Florida's Billy Napier. That can't be good

Steve Spurrier weighed in on the state of Florida football under embattled coach Billy Napier, and the HBC's assessment came off as anything but a ringing endorsement. Florida Times-Union columnist Gene Frenette quoted Spurrier questioning the direction of Napier's Gators in a recent column. The m…

Is Steve Sarkisian a Jimbo Fisher 2.0 after contract extension at Texas? Nah. Longhorns on the way up

The contract originates in the state of Texas, and the deal is a big one. In those two ways, the contracts for Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian and former Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher are similar. Maybe it's true that everything is just bigger in Texas – even the paychecks. Sarkisian's salary now j…