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Mr. CFB: Does SEC-Big Ten Alliance Mean That College Football Is Headed To A Crossroad?Maybe.

Having done this a for a while, I have to admit that I was suprised last Friday when the Southeastern Conference announced that it was forming a "joint advisory

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Mr. CFB: Does SEC-Big Ten Alliance Mean That College Football Is Headed To A Crossroad?Maybe.

Having done this a for a while, I have to admit that I was suprised last Friday when the Southeastern Conference announced that it was forming a "joint advisory

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Mr. CFB: A Tribute To The Great Claude Felton

It was the Spring of 1974 and I needed some help from Claude Felton. He was the Sports Information Director at Georgia Southern. I was a student at Georgia

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To Quote The Great Merle Haggard: Are The Good Times Really Over For Good At Alabama?

The story came, as we knew it would someday, like a bat out of you-know-what. When the undisputed Greatest of All Time walks away, there is more than just a

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Mr. CFB: Nick Saban Exits After His Best Coaching Job--Ever

Not long after he got the job as the head football coach at Alabama in 2007, I sat with Nick Saban in his office in Tusacloosa. He was a bit irritated. Why?

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Mr. CFB: There Is No SEC Team In CFP Championship. You May Begin Your Celebration.

The first four-team College Football Playoff was held in 2014. In the semi-finals in New Orleans, Ohio State beat Alabama 42-35 to advance to the national

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Mr. CFB's New Year's Day Picks

Happy New Year boys and girls! We've been waiting for almost a month for New Year's Day to finally get here. Today we have five games, including two College

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Mr. CFB: After the CFP Championship Game College Football As We Have Known It Will Be Over

On Sept. 25, 1965, I attended my first college football game. Georgia was hosting Vanderbilt at Sanford Stadium in Athens. The week before the Bulldogs, in

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Under Stokan, the Peach Has Reached Elite Bowl, Playoff Status

Atlanta--Everything you need to know about Gary Stokan, who is celebrating his 25th anniversary with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, can be found in this

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Alabama vs. Florida State? Why The Committe--and my Mom-- Got It Right

Early Sunday morning I tried to explain to my 90-year-old mother why the SEC might get shut out of the College Football Playoffs. I expained to her that the

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Mr. CFB Pick 6: Week 14

Here's an undeniable truth about college football: As you drag through the sultry days of August you think the start of the season is never going to get here.

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Mr. CFB Pick 6: Week 13

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Many years ago the SEC determined that the Saturday before the SEC championship game would be "Rivalry Week" for every

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Mr. CFB: SEC Pick Six. Week 12

Your humble prognosticator had his best week of the season at 5-1 against the spread. But if I had half a brain it would have been 6-0. But I took Ole Miss and

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 11

Your humble scribe went 3-2-1 last week. I was convinced that Ole Miss could cover three points against Texas A&M in Oxford. The Rebels won 38-35. The the way

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 10

I bounced back with a 4-2 record last week. It could have been 5-1 but Texas A&M won by 13 over South Carolina. The line was 13.5. I took Utah and the 6.5

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Mr. CFB: Ohio State No. 1 In The First CFP Rankings. But Will The Buckeyes Stay There?

Georgia has been ranked No. 1 in the human polls for the better parrt of two years. The Bulldogs have won 25 straight games and two consecutive national

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 9

We went 3-3 last week and it could have been better. Who knew the Arkansas offense would collapse and only score three points against Mississippi State? I

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Mr. CFB: Heading to Jacksonville With A Heavy Heart

It's Georgia-Florida Week. And once again a small group of fraternity brothers and I will head to Jacksonville for a week-long celebration. Carl Brantley,

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 8

Your humble prognasticator got exactly what he deserved (2-4) last week for making some really dumb picks. I picked Georgia to beat Vanderbilt and cover 30.5.

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Mr. CFB: What We Learned

Five things we learned about SEC football in Week 7. 1--Georgia's easy schedule doesn't look so easy now: All summer Georgia, the two-time defending national

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 7

Okay. Here we go. Saturday marks the start of the second half of the 2023 season. How is that even possible? Last week we went 4-2 as LSU beat Missouri 49-39,

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 6

The SEC had seven conference games last week so we picked them all. We finished 4-3 against the spread. We missed badly when we picked LSU to beat Ole Miss. The

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Mr. CFB: Five Weeks In, Both SEC East and SEC West Look Wide Open

Five Saturdays are now in the books and this much we know: If you are an SEC football fan you better buckle up your seat belt and tighten your chin strap

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Mr. CFB Pick Six: Week 5

After doing the impossible--two straight weeks of 0-6-we got back to a reasonable 4-2 last week. Thanks to Texas A&M, who covered 7.5 against Auburn; Alabama,

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No Matter How Many Games He Wins Or Loses, Deion Sanders Is Good For College Football

We have a long-standing Father's Day tradition at my house After church on Sunday we enjoy a wonderful lunch together after which I adjoun to the den to watch

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Mr. CFB: What We Learned In Week 4

When we were at SEC Media Days back in July, what were the odds that come Sept. 24 there would be only three undefeated teams in the Southeastern Conference?