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They were discussing this on CBS Sports radio this AM

As many of you know, the All-SEC team as voted on by the media at Media Days was released this morning. If you missed it, I'll list it here. As is tradition here at Gamecock Central, I'm also releasing my ballot along with some thoughts on my picks. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

First place votes in ()

EASTERN DIVISION
1. Georgia (124)- 923
2. Florida (7)- 784
3. Kentucky (2)- 624
4. Missouri- 555
5. Tennessee- 362
6. South Carolina (1)- 355
7. Vanderbilt- 149

WESTERN DIVISION
1. Alabama (130)- 932
2. Texas A&M (1)- 760
3. LSU (1)- 633
4. Ole Miss (1)- 529
5. Auburn- 440
6. Arkansas (1)- 241
7. Mississippi State- 217

SEC CHAMPION
Alabama (84)
Georgia (45)
Ole Miss (1)
Texas A&M (1)
Florida (1)
Kentucky (1)
South Carolina (1)

2021 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

OFFENSE

First-Team
QB – Matt Corral, Ole Miss
RB - Tank Bigsby, Auburn
RB – Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
WR - John Metchie III, Alabama
WR - Treylon Burks, Arkansas
TE - Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
OL - Evan Neal, Alabama
OL - Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
OL - Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
OL - Cade Mays, Tennessee
C - Nick Brahms, Auburn

Second-Team
QB – JT Daniels, Georgia
RB - Kevin Harris, South Carolina
RB - Zamir White, Georgia
WR - Kayshon Boutte, LSU
WR - George Pickens, Georgia
TE - Jahleel Billingsley, Alabama
OL - Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
OL - Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama
OL - Ed Ingram, LSU
OL - Austin Deculus, LSU
C - Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

Third-Team

QB – Bo Nix, Auburn
RB - Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
RB - Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
WR - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
WR - Jacob Copeland, Florida
TE - Nick Muse, South Carolina
OL - Charles Cross, Mississippi State
OL - Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
OL - Myron Cunningham, Arkansas
OL - Luke Fortner, Kentucky
*C - Michael Maietti, Missouri
*C - Ben Brown, Ole Miss

DEFENSE

First-Team
DL - Jordan Davis, Georgia
DL - Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
DL - Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
*DL - Zachary Carter, Florida
*DL - DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
LB - Henry To'o To'o, Alabama
LB - Christian Harris, Alabama
LB - Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
DB - Derek Stingley, LSU
DB - Josh Jobe, Alabama
DB - Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB - Kaiir Elam, Florida

Second-Team
DL - Josh Paschal, Kentucky
DL - LaBryan Ray, Alabama
DL - Ali Gaye, LSU
DL - Trajan Jeffcoat, Missouri
LB - Grant Morgan, Arkansas
LB - Ventrell Miller, Florida
LB - Zakoby McClain, Auburn
DB - Smoke Monday, Auburn
DB - Jordan Battle, Alabama
DB - Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
DB - Elias Ricks, LSU

Third-Team
DL - DJ Dale, Alabama
DL - Jayden Peevy, Texas A&M
DL - Travon Walker, Georgia
DL - Derick Hall, Auburn
LB - Owen Pappoe, Auburn
LB - Nakobe Dean, Georgia
LB - Christopher Allen, Alabama
DB - Roger McCreary, Auburn
DB - Lewis Cine, Georgia
DB - Alontae Taylor, Tennessee
DB - Yusuf Corker, Kentucky

SPECIALISTS

First-Team
P - Jake Camarda, Georgia
PK - Cade York, LSU
RS - Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
AP - Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Second-Team
P - Paxton Brooks, Tennessee
PK - Will Reichard, Alabama
RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
AP - Tank Bigsby, Auburn

Third-Team
P - Mac Brown, Ole Miss
PK - Anders Carlson, Auburn
RS - Kearis Jackson, Georgia
AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

One note: No, I did not pick SC to win the SEC. My ballot is in the first comment.

Has the conference expansion already been decided?

Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A & M
Vandy
Clemsux
Buyout of previous scheduled out of conference game to play SC State…LOL

Now the part I really like is the Vols will become UTjr. LOL!

It's a done deal.

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Shane Beamer can "win the press conference" 59-0 in Hoover, can make a convincing case that he's the right man for that job, and it probably won't make a lick of difference when his Jimmys have to line up against bigger, faster, stronger Joes.

Who scores the first touchdown
On Offense?
On Defense?
Who recovers the first fumble
On defense?
On offense?
What’s the first penalty?
Other than illegal motion
Who gets the first
Reception
Interception

Anyone else here remember when outlets were actually outlets? They offered overstock or unsold merchandise or seconds with slight manufacturing defects.

The wife and I took a baby-moon this past weekend with kiddo #3 due to arrive in 11 days. There were some outlets near where we were staying and we decided to go check them out since my my wife was still wanting some baby clothes and they had a Carter's. While we were there, I hopped into a Clark's shoe store to see if they had any good sales going on. I found a pair of shoes I really liked but wasn't sure on the price. I found out all the shoes were $79/pair or $89 for 2 pair. I thought this was completely stupid. First, I didn't need two pair of shoes. Second, even though $89 for two pair of nice shoes isn't a bad deal, I just hated the gimmick. I wasn't desperate for a new pair anyway. Out of curiosity, I took a picture of the tag and looked the shoes up online. Zappos and Amazon both have the exact same shoe for $51.

Even though I know in my head that outlets have long since ceased to be any kind of bargain shopping option, there's still a part of me that can't shake that "let's go to the outlets for a deal" mindset. Heck my wife looked at a dress in the Polo store that was $300. If you catch things JUST right, you can still get some pretty crazy deals at outlets, but for routine shopping, they obviously aren't any different than just shopping in regular stores. For that matter, outlets are just regular stores in terms of pricing. The one thing outlets have is that they tend to offer the greatest concentration of clothing stores in one location, which can be convenient but not money-saving.

I'm reminded of why I do most of my clothes shopping (when I do it) at TJ Maxx these days.

If one or more of the schools vote no could they be black balled and pushed out of the SEC?

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On every TD this year?

Some of the classic rock CD's have come down on price . I noticed the vinyl ones are more expensive.

Like they did with Spurrier everyone would be saying, “bring on UT and OU!” Most would welcome the challenge

Beamer takes over a team coming off consecutive 4-win and 2-win seasons. And, we weren't even a competitive 2-win team this season. Add into that, the recruiting disaster he inherited. The word "disaster" doesn't even do it justice. It has to be our worst ever, right? The class currently sits at 107th, with 9 total recruits, all 3*. The highest ranked player is 619th in the nation. Vandy, by comparison, checks in at #48. The only P5 team with a worse class is Oregon State. On top of that, Clemson has been in the top 10 for the last 3 recruiting cycles and has played in 4 national title games, winning 2 since 2015. UGA is also on a run, pushing for the CFP each year.

Holtz, indeed, inherited a disaster in 1999. However, Clemson was not nearly what they are now. While we went 1-10 in 1998, Clemson only went 3-8. Clemson at that time was in a pretty bad funk, though not as bad of a funk as ours. It was a bad team, but the environment was more manageable than it is now. And, let's face it, there's not really any difference between 2-8 and 1-10.

When you consider the overall state of our team/program, the absolutely catastrophic recruiting situation and the environment with Clemson being a juggernaut and UGA being near-elite, I don't see where an incoming coach has faced a more daunting task.

That said, I don't believe it's all doom and gloom. I think Beamer is up to the task. I'm actually excited to see what he can do next year. I believe he has the makeup to get something out of nothing.

That’s all

Nelson drops 40 spots the day after committing to us...

Just FYI