Tag: SEC Nation

Various CFB experts make their Alabama-Ole Miss predictions

Experts have made their picks between Alabama and Ole Miss!

Alabama and Ole Miss is shaping up to be a heavyweight bout between the top-15 teams. Ole Miss hopes to head home with a huge upset over the No. 1 team in the nation on the road.

Experts with the ESPN family of networks made their picks on College GameDay and SEC Nation, today.

Most Crimson Tide fans may not be pleased with some of the results, but it seems that one panel was smart enough to avoid a hot-take. 

College GameDay’s decision was unanimous, with all four experts picking the Crimson Tide to triumph over the Rebels at home.

The SEC Nation crew was a little bit more diverse. Former Alabama DB Roman Harper, Paul Finebaum and former Florida QB Tim Tebow picked the Crimson Tide to win. 

Jordan Rodgers, on the other hand, chose to be the odd-man out and picked Ole Miss to deliver the upset. 

No. 1 Alabama is set to take on No. 12 Ole Miss on CBS at 2:30 p.m. CT. 

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Former Kentucky linebacker Kash Daniel could replace Tim Tebow on SEC Nation

Former Kentucky star Kash Daniel wants to replace Tim Tebow on SEC Nation if he makes the Jaguars’ final roster.

Many Florida fans aren’t fond of former Wildcats linebacker Kash Daniel because of what he did in 2019. Florida quarterback Kyle Trask tried to plow his way into the endzone on a keeper. In the midst of a dog pile of players, the television cameras caught Daniel trying to twist Trask’s ankle at the bottom of the scrum. He originally denied his actions, but then apologized to Trask and the University of Florida in a television interview after Kentucky’s bowl game.

Now he might take former Florida star Tim Tebow’s spot on SEC Nation if Tebow makes the final roster in Jacksonville.

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Daniel made his case on why he should fill the potential vacancy on the “Saturday Down South” podcast.

“Well, I’m a guy that knows football inside and out,” Daniel said, according to “Saturday Down South“. “I’m a football junkie. Even though I haven’t played in almost two years, I still try to watch as much film as I can on dudes that are in college or in the league. I can’t even watch a game without watching it like I’m watching film.”

He added that he has great charisma and does well in front of a camera. Daniel thinks he could work well with current SEC Nation stars Alyssa Lang, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee.

It’s unlikely that SEC Nation will need someone to fill Tebow’s spot because he’s a long shot at best to make the Jaguars roster. But Tebow or not, it’s going to be difficult to watch the show on Saturday mornings in the fall without its past stars like Laura Rutledge, Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum.

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WATCH: SEC Nation analysts unanimously pick Florida and Alabama for title game

Analysts Jordan Rodgers, Roman Harper and Tim Tebow all shared their picks for who will win each respective division title – UF and Alabama.

Just a mere week away from the start of the Southeastern Conference’s 2020 football schedule, the “SEC Nation” television crew gave its opinions on the upcoming season in a preseason preview show broadcast on Saturday morning.

Analysts Jordan Rodgers, Roman Harper and Tim Tebow all shared their picks for who will win each respective division title, with the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide both unanimously selected to face off in the SEC Championship Game.

The Gators and the Tide have a rich and storied history against each other in the SEC Championship Game having faced each other 12 times, with the Tide holding a firm 8-4 edge in the series; UF has an overall 7-5 record in the title game.

The championship rivalry dates back to the inaugural matchup back in 1992, which ‘Bama won thanks to the infamous interception of Shane Matthews by Antonio Langham. Florida would face the Tide in four of five of the first title games — with the Gators appearing in all five of the first SEC title games — taking the next three against Alabama while winning four in a row themselves with a victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks sandwiched in.

Florida went on to win just one more SEC Championship Game battle with ‘Bama in 2008 en route to their third and last national championship. The last two matchups between the Crimson Tide and the Gators in the Georgia Dome came in 2015 and 2016, with ‘Bama winning by a combined score of 83-31 — 29-15 and 54-16, respectively.

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Former Alabama S Roman Harper to be inducted into Saints HoF, join “SEC Nation” crew

It’s been a busy week for former Alabama S Roman Harper. He was announced as a new member of the SEC Nation crew and is to be inducted…

After it was reported that Paul Finebaum and Marcus Spears would no longer be members of SEC Network’s “SEC Nation” pregame show on Saturdays, their replacements have been named.

Jordan Rodgers, brother to Aaron Rodgers and former star of “The Bachelorette,” will be filling one spot. The other will belong to former Alabama safety Roman Harper, as made public by Sports Business Daily.

Harper will specifically fill Spears’ spot as an analyst.

The former Alabama safety was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, where he’d spend most of his 10-season career.

Harper will also be inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.

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Paul Finebaum thinks Georgia football can win it all

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum believes Georgia football can still win the CFP.

Paul Finebaum, while on the set of SEC Nation which was posted up in Athens today ahead of Georgia’s final SEC game vs Texas A&M, says he believes that the Bulldogs can win the national championship.

“Call me crazy, but I still think Georgia can still win the national championship,” Finebaum said. “I have not understood so many people wanting to write them off. … What are they missing? This is a really good football team and Kirby Smart is doing a little bit of rope-a-dope.”

Georgia still has two more tough ones ahead of it if it wants to even get into the College Football Playoff, but with the way the Dawgs are playing this month, especially on defense, it’s really not that crazy to think they can make another run at the national title.

The Playoff committee has Georgia at No. 4 for a reason.