Random thoughts from around the SEC after week eleven of the college football season:
Conference. Somebody forgot to tell them you win the SEC with defense. Their offense, imported from Conference USA, was more than Alabama's stout defense could handle Saturday, and the Crimson Tide's 29-24 loss shook up the race for the BCS Championship Game.
Former St. Paul's andAlabama football standoutMark Barron participated in a question-and-answersession with Stephen F. Holder of the Tampa Bay Times that ran as part of the Times' pregame coverage of the Buccaneers' NFL contest with the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Barron made six tackles as Tampa Bay's starting strong safety in the Bucs' 34-24 victory on Sunday.
Don't bury Alabama. Don't crown Johnny Manziel. Don't be so sure Phil Jackson is the answer for the Lakers. And don't miss the rest of the big news from the weekend in the Monday Morning Jones.
In what should be no surprise to anyone who was at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for his big performance in the Aggies' 29-24 upset of No. 1 Alabama. Manziel accounted for 345 total yards in the victory, completing 24 of 31 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 92 yards on 18 carries. Already the SEC's leading rusher, Ma..
The hot/not meter was all over the place this past weekend in the SEC:
BONE: A&M atmosphere impresses top recruits-TideSportsThe University Alabama scored big with the number of elite prospects on campus for the Southeastern Conference game against Texas A&M.
Here's your viewer's guide to the seven games that will determine Alabama's fate, with the Crimson Tide needing two upsets for another shot at the BCS Championship Game