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The veteran sportswriter is standing next to Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive at the end of another typical, crazy SEC game this season.
"I believe somewhere in a back room in the conference office, you have a guy locked up writing these cliffhanger scripts for these games," says the writer, glancing at the field as LSU tries to hold on in the final seconds for a victory at Alabama.
The SEC has had some fabulous races over the years, but nothing came close to this season. Ten of 12 teams were bowl eligible and nine got bids, including league champion LSU in the BCS national championship game against Ohio State, and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl against Hawaii.
The talent this season has been astonishing. The SEC has players who won the Heisman, Maxwell and Davey O' Brien (Florida quarterback Tim Tebow), the Doak Walker, Walter Camp (Arkansas running back Darren McFadden), the Outland, the Nagurski and the Lombardi (LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey) and the Rimington (Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs).
Tebow became the first player in NCAA history to pass for 20 or more touchdowns, and run for more than 20 touchdowns. He's at 51 TD's (29 passing, 21 running) and heading into a Capital One Bowl date against Michigan (Jan. 1, ABC, 1 p.m. ET).
"Going back to Shane [Matthews] and [former Florida quarterbacks] Coach [Steve] Spurrier, when you play quarterback at Florida, you better be really good," Florida head coach Urban Meyer said. "I tell Tim all the time, 'Tim, the last quarterback here won a national championship.'"
The fact that Tebow returns next season as a mere junior makes Florida the favorite to win the Eastern Division and the SEC, while LSU has more than enough returning firepower to win the West.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3153596
"I believe somewhere in a back room in the conference office, you have a guy locked up writing these cliffhanger scripts for these games," says the writer, glancing at the field as LSU tries to hold on in the final seconds for a victory at Alabama.
The SEC has had some fabulous races over the years, but nothing came close to this season. Ten of 12 teams were bowl eligible and nine got bids, including league champion LSU in the BCS national championship game against Ohio State, and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl against Hawaii.
The talent this season has been astonishing. The SEC has players who won the Heisman, Maxwell and Davey O' Brien (Florida quarterback Tim Tebow), the Doak Walker, Walter Camp (Arkansas running back Darren McFadden), the Outland, the Nagurski and the Lombardi (LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey) and the Rimington (Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs).
Tebow became the first player in NCAA history to pass for 20 or more touchdowns, and run for more than 20 touchdowns. He's at 51 TD's (29 passing, 21 running) and heading into a Capital One Bowl date against Michigan (Jan. 1, ABC, 1 p.m. ET).
"Going back to Shane [Matthews] and [former Florida quarterbacks] Coach [Steve] Spurrier, when you play quarterback at Florida, you better be really good," Florida head coach Urban Meyer said. "I tell Tim all the time, 'Tim, the last quarterback here won a national championship.'"
The fact that Tebow returns next season as a mere junior makes Florida the favorite to win the Eastern Division and the SEC, while LSU has more than enough returning firepower to win the West.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3153596
