Link: SEC Coaches Talk Anonymously about other SEC Teams

[Bad Pony]

Always interesting to see what the other coaches have to say about you....

http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/sec-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes


One on Bama....

The dropoff from Trent Richardson to Eddie Lacy might not be as much as people think. Lacy is actually bigger, I think, and he had some runs against North Texas, when we were breaking them down, where he looked like a clone of Richardson. He is very, very capable of being an 1,100- or 1,200-yard rusher next year.

and one on the barn...

I don’t know about the quarterback situation. I guess they don’t either. That’s never a good thing.

 

[bama0610]

That one about the barn has Spurrier written all over it.

 

[Florida Tom]

I would have said when API restores their buy a stud fund & legal defense fund they will be good, unti then 8-5 is like Christmas.

 

[Dallas4Bama]

Several of them are Spurrier quotes. You can just tell by reading them.

 

[BigEasyTider]

How much you want to bet that none of those quotes came from any SEC coach? Easy to see through this one.

 

[Dallas4Bama]

How much you want to bet that none of those quotes came from any SEC coach? Easy to see through this one.

There definitely weren't any from CNS. I do think a couple could have been Spurrier quotes, although most of them probably came from assistants.

 

[CrimsonSEC]

The one about Lacy definitely wasn't from Les....I understood exactly what they were saying.

 

[HartselleTider]

I'm surprised nobody talked about Mississippi St's secondary with two Senior starting corners who both are tied for the lead among all active FBS players with 3 INT's returned for touchdowns with Banks and Broomfield. They're loaded back there.

Banks is the best CB in the country IMO and a potential 1st round pick. Loads and loads of INT's and experience between Banks and Broomfield.

Nickoe Whitley is the most violent hitter I've seen at the safety position in many years. That's no joke. He also displays tremendous range and closing speed. Another potential 1st or 2nd round pick if he declares early.

I think Miss. St. has the most underrated secondary in the country.

 

[graydogg85]

Athlon does this every year. I think they talk to bottom-rung SEC graduate assistants and doctor the comments heavily before publishing. I strongly doubt that any respectable SEC head coach or assistant coach would make these kind of observations for a preseason publication, even anonomously.

 

[Alasippi]

That one about the barn has Spurrier written all over it.

My first thought exactly and in a heartbeat.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

I'm surprised nobody talked about Mississippi St's secondary with two Senior starting corners who both are tied for the lead among all active FBS players with 3 INT's returned for touchdowns with Banks and Broomfield. They're loaded back there.

Banks is the best CB in the country IMO and a potential 1st round pick. Loads and loads of INT's and experience between Banks and Broomfield.

Nickoe Whitley is the most violent hitter I've seen at the safety position in many years. That's no joke. He also displays tremendous range and closing speed. Another potential 1st or 2nd round pick if he declares early.

I think Miss. St. has the most underrated secondary in the country.

Banks & Broomfield. sounds like a Law Firm.

you're a big fan of the Bulldogs secondary I take it. as long as they beat auburn, I will be too!!

 

[Nolan]

Banks & Broomfield. sounds like a Law Firm.

you're a big fan of the Bulldogs secondary I take it. as long as they beat auburn, I will be too!!

Yep, I would love seeing them beat the Barn.

 

[Ttown13]

Philip Lutzenkirchen? Hasn't he been at the barn for at least 10 years??

 

[cbi1972]

Philip Lutzenkirchen? Hasn't he been at the barn for at least 10 years??

Seems like it, but he played as a freshman in 2009.

He's one of the few Auburn players I actually like.

His sister Abby plays soccer for Bama.

 

[TRU]

Philip Lutzenkirchen? Hasn't he been at the barn for at least 10 years??

Heck no. He's young, don't you know.

 

[rtcjny]

Seems like it, but he played as a freshman in 2009.

He's one of the few Auburn players I actually like.

His sister Abby plays soccer for Bama.

We know who got the brains in the family.

 

[BigEasyTider]

Athlon does this every year. I think they talk to bottom-rung SEC graduate assistants and doctor the comments heavily before publishing. I strongly doubt that any respectable SEC head coach or assistant coach would make these kind of observations for a preseason publication, even anonomously.

Bingo, we have us a winner.

At most it's low level graduate assistants, and to be brutally honest I imagine most of it is just made up out of thin air by the writers and editors. Besides, you can tell just by reading the text that the quotes came from one individual, not multiple "coaches."

I'm going with the writer(s) and editor(s) being the the source. Frankly, the language and the tone being used is far too casual and resembling of a sidewalk fan to be any legitimate coach.