"ā¢ At some point, Alabama will go a full month without allowing a touchdown by an opposing offense. At one point in the Crimson Tide's BCS title run in 2009, the top-ranked defense held Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee out of the end zone for 11 consecutive quarter in October ā a three-week stretch in which the 'Bama offense only hit paydirt twice itself despite featuring the eventual Heisman Trophy winner. With ten returning starters and at least four potential first-rounders, the 2011 defense should be at least as nasty as the '09 edition, and may need to be. ā¢ Les Miles will be forced to endure another round of articles about hi job security after LSU drops out of the national title race with two losses in its first six games. The Tigers' front-loaded scheduled gives them plenty of opportunities to stumble against Oregon, Florida and both Mississippi State and West Virginia on the road, but they'll manage to regroup in time to rally for double-digit wins for the fifth time in Miles' seven-year tenure.
ā¢ The winner of South Carolina's early trip to Georgia on Sept. 10 will go on to play Alabama in the SEC Championship Game nearly three months later, but the East Division title won't be decided until the Bulldogs narrowly escape an upset bid by Kentucky on Nov. 19. The university will announce a contract extension with coach Mark Richt the following week." From Matt Hinton at Dr. Saturday Blog
