2006 SEC East Football

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Here is a run down of our 2006 SEC East football predictions.  Once again this is a division loaded with talent but there is only one team that can be left standing to head to the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship, hopefully this guide will help you pick the team that pulls through.

Florida’s spread offense will be able to put points on the board in a hurry, especially with one of the best passers in the country, Chris Leak, under center. He had a down year as far as expectations go with just 20 touchdown passes a year ago. I’m expecting a big senior year out of Leak and if he comes through, he could have the Gators in the SEC Championship game.

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Georgia was the best in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division last season, but the Bulldogs will have to make up some ground in a hurry if they plan on staying in front of the Gators as the hole left at QB with the loss of D.J. Shockley could prove detrimental. Joe Tereshinsky or freshman Matthew Stafford will likely take over the reins, but they don’t appear to ready to star as Shockley did. The Bulldogs still have plenty of talent to win the East, but if they do so, it will be because of their play on the defensive side of the ball.

Kentucky should improve on their 2-6 conference record from last season. Having all their players healthy should go a long way in making the Wildcats a better football team. Depth has been a big problem for the Wildcats in the past and because of their lack of it, they tend to wear down in the 4th quarter which has cost them some crucial games. A deep offensive line and a much improved defense, led by defensive tackle Myron Pryor, should get them to .500 in this season.

Steve Spurrier loves to play offense. There’s just one major problem with such a small defense, South Carolina can’t get enough stops to give their offense enough opportunities. The gamecocks will try to stack the line with 8 and 9 man fronts hoping that they won’t get exploited too badly in the secondary. Spurrier will lead the Gamecocks to some big wins this season, but I think they’ll also suffer some tough defeats to less talented teams.

The Tennessee Volunteers were a major disappointment last season. This season you shouldn’t expect a miracle as there are too many questions on the offensive line. The O-line is anchored by the talented Aaron Sears, but he has ran into injury problems and he’ll likely catch the bug again this season. Other than Sears, with maybe the exception of David Ligon, who has also had injury problems, Tennessee may be looking for Volunteers to help establish a steady offensive line. Despite the problems up front, I can’t help but think that Tennessee can improve enough to get back to a bowl this season.

Plain and Simple. Vanderbilt is in trouble with the loss of Jay Cutler, the SEC’s best QB last season. The Commodores have no worthy replacement which will likely leave them in dead last this season. They’ll likely suffer blowout defeats to Michigan and Alabama as they have to go on the road to face 2 of college football’s most storied schools in their first 2 games of the season. It will only go down hill from there.

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