Yesterday the line came out as -1.5 OM, it has now swung 3 points to -1.5 LSU. Interesting.

Kentucky was predicted to win the 2023 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.

Reigning national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. Joining Tshiebwe on the All-SEC First Team are Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas), Colin Castleton (Florida), Sahvir Wheeler (Kentucky), and Santiago Vescovi (Tennessee). All-SEC Second Team selections include Brandon Miller (Alabama), Jahvon Quinerly (Alabama), KJ Williams (LSU), Josiah-Jordan James (Tennessee), and Zakai Zeigler (Tennessee).

Points were compiled on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Each media member also voted for a five-player All-SEC Team. Ties were not broken.

The 2022-23 campaign begins November 7, with conference play set to begin December 28. The 2023 SEC Tournament will be March 8-12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

I love rewatching and rewinding games just to get a look at as many players as possible in any given play. I wanted to pass along some of the things I have noticed with certain guys on the team.

Jay Ward: Jay has improved in both his angles and overall discipline. He still shows a corner's ability in coverage, lacking some of the high level quick twitch characteristics and traits we see with guys at the position, but it is evident that he grades out really well in this regard for a safety. His tackling continues to improve, largely due to his improved angles and body positioning upon contact, but he still needs to max out his potential. He also has the slight frame thing working against him, although he does look like he addes some weight.

It is obvious Ward has a much better understanding of the position and has put in more film time than he did in the past. He is diagnosing much quicker and flies to the ball with confidence and anticipation more than reacting. Overall, he is much improved in both run support, open field tackling, zone replacement and is still one of the better coverage safeties in the nation.

Mekhi Wingo: I really like this kid's game. Wingo is going to have a long career because he can provide interior pressure and is disruptive in the running game by shedding blocks and shooting gaps. He utilizes his natural leverage advantage very well and shows explosive power, which he uses in unison to drive blockers back. His quick first step also plays a key role in his success and his explosiveness helps him disengage from blockers as well.

It does look like his high energy style of play can wear him down at times, but he does seem to respond well after getting a breather in rotation. But when you add his somewhat undersized frame to some of the fatigue due to exertion, his effectiveness wanes quite a bit. Nonetheless, the guy is a bonafide stud and one could only wish to have seen the 3-headed monster of Roy/Wingo/Smith play out this year.

Will Campbell: Boy, Will is going to be a stud. Of all the things that have stood out this year, the most impressive may be his ability to battle and regain position when beat. There were numerous times this year that he was rocking on his heels, being bent back and driven back a bit, only for him to reposition his hands, find the ability to rebalance and anchor and lockout the edge rusher. It is really impressive stuff. He has shown some exceptional backbend and hip flexion, which are the physical traits needed to pull this off. He has also shown that he is pretty light on his feet and has the natural strength to move the line of scrimmage when he fires off low and can get some leg drive.

Another year in the weight program will do wonders on his game. There's a lot of areas he could improve, but one that stands out to me is winning the initial hand war. He has shot his hands too early at times, been too wide at other moments and even lacked some of the impactful punch coaches desire to see. It's not that these are weakness per se, but they are definitely areas he could improve in.


Malik Nabers: LSU's wide receiver corps is in a strong position heading into next season and Malik Nabers is a big reason why. He has an ever improving overall game that could make him one of the best receivers in the country next season if he continues to progress. He has shown some new releases this year, utilizing his wiggle and solid short area quickness. He is adding variations of tempo into some of his routes showing confidence in his knowledge and skillset. Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase are exceptional at changing pace, which allows them to become vertical threats despite not being burners simply by lulling defenders to sleep at times. Nabers is developing some of those same attributes.

Nabers has also shown that his ability to high point the ball has translated from the high school to college level. He can make the acrobatic catches reserved for those with elite athleticism. I would like to see him improve on consistently creating sharp angles out of some breaks and becoming more sound in positioning when run blocking, but he is on his way to being a 10 year NFL vet.

What are some other guys you want me to break down or key in on over the next few contests?

I’ll be out of town with my family so you won’t see me posting til I’m back Tuesday.

Jimmy, Ron and Jerit Will have you covered for the game tho.

Hoping for a Tiger victory, then need it on the road. Have great weekend!

Most of the time I post highlights of my son’s football, but this video is pretty awesome for one of only two Catholic high schools in Arkansas that play sports, one is all boys and the other is all girls, Mount St. Mary (also in Little Rock).

Notable Catholic High Grads : Stephen Jones, Jerry Jones Jr, French Hill (Current US Congressman) and Gil Gerard (actor in Buck Rogers of the 25th Century, Barrett’s, and Airplane ‘77)

Disclaimer: not as many of my fellow. Catholics in Arkansas as in South Louisiana!!!


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the midget led gumps start complaining about TN being their permanent SEC East opponent? I bet they conveniently start forgetting about their “tradition” with the Vols. 😂

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One week after his mysterious hospital visit he’s named SEC OL of the week. Truly amazing what he is doing this year. I also thought JD should have shared offensive player of the week with the TN WR. JD will get ‘em next week!

Stanford is 1-4. First time ND lost to a 1-4 team since 1963.

AP always has their own agenda, this year especially, to pump up the media darlings ND, USC, UCLA, etc. I just love it that the mony guys yawn. Check these:

Texas (22) vs Okie St (8). Texas by 6
UCLA (11) vs Oregon (12) Oregon by 6
Ole Miss (9) vs LSU, unranked LSU by 1.5

And to think that for years, we let these morons decide the national champion.

that dude is a bigger mess than Leif Garrett

has a hooker ever taken down bama before?

and Catholic High (Little Rock) moves to 7-0!!!

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Tennessee at Georgia assured to be the CBS game as a top 5 matchup.

Remaining schedule:
Alabama at LSU
UK at Mizzou
Auburn at Miss State
Liberty at Arkansas
Florida at A&M
South Carolina at Vandy

99.99% chance LSU/Bama is the 6p ESPN game.

Which could be good news for LSU in the pursuit of five-star QB Julian Sayin. I will monitor and keep things updated.

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LSU is looking to add another TE to its 2023 class. We saw the Tigers offer Vandy commitment Kamorreun Pimpton yesterday and the Tigers are also watching Mizzou commit Brett Norfleet, who could be one to watch too.

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Have not seen any so far.