1. What separation? Forget all the talk about Alabama separating itself from the rest of the league. Needless to say, the landscape looks a little different thanks to South Carolina’s 35-21 thumping of the defending national champions. Now, everybody’s chasing unbeaten Auburn and LSU, and one of those teams isn’t going to stay unbeaten for much longer. They square off in two weeks on the Plains. What looked like Alabama’s show and then everybody else as recently as a week ago could get even more jumbled this coming weekend. Arkansas travels to Auburn in what should be a dandy of a football game. Alabama’s loss probably doesn’t help the SEC in terms of winning a fifth straight national championship. Then again, if either Auburn or LSU keep winning, it’s not going to matter. One of those teams would get a shot, and a one-loss Alabama team that wins the SEC championship would also remain right in the picture. The reality is that there are still all sorts of possibilities. The SEC needed a little drama, not to mention a little balance. As we hit the midway point of the season, this conference has both.
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10/11/10
Magnolia Tribune
