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Beat Writer Q-and-A

Seth Emerson does a fine job covering Georgia athletics for the Macon Telegraph: Q: Why do you think Georgia has a tendency to look flat at times? I’m thinking specifically about the South Carolina and Kentucky games. That’s a great

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Predictions Anyone?

Part of this prediction business is comparing scores, and you can get in trouble doing that. Every game is different with its own issues. Teams don’t typically stay the same. They get better or worse over the course of the

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The game off the field

Ole Miss will be the underdog in Athens Saturday. That’s nothing new. What is new is the confidence the Rebels (5-3, 2-2 SEC) will carry with them into the underdog role. The belief and excitement that comes from two-straight conference

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Improving OL

There has been improvement on several fronts for Ole Miss since a 66-35 loss to Texas, one of those being the offensive line. This group was forever the question mark through the first set of spring drills with Hugh Freeze,

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Knowing when to speed it up

From the mother ship, our coverage of Media Monday at Ole Miss .. Hugh Freeze was hired to run a tempo (fast) offense, but it’s not always an easy decision to jump into the quicker space and speed things up.

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Tuesday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Tuesday morning. … From ESPN, the hot and not of the SEC, Chris Low throws his support for SEC Coach of the Year behind Hugh Freeze provided the Rebels win one more game. … From

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Monday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Monday morning. … From Athens, this week’s Ole Miss opponent, Georgia, went from “soft” with its defense to “hard-nosed” in a surprising 17-9 win over Florida. As a result, the Bulldogs moved up to No.

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Friday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Friday morning. … As his team prepares to face Ole Miss Saturday morning in Little Rock, Arkansas coach John L. Smith says the difference in the SEC is speed, and that’s especially clear with a

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Wednesday Morning Update

Spanning the globe, or at least the SEC portion of it, on a Wednesday morning. … Among the problems for Texas coach Mack Brown in a 5-2 start is the Longhorn Network. There’s mention of Arkansas coach John L. Smith

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Predictions Anyone?

Branching out this week in the absence of an Ole Miss game … LSU at Texas A&M: Johnny Football is effective but not Superman in a losing effort against the best defense he’s seen so far this year. Auburn at

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Tuesday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Tuesday morning. … Hugh Freeze had praise for Auburn’s defensive line on Monday and said that defense has kept the Tigers in games. Now that Auburn defense says it’s hoping to force more turnovers against

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Monday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Monday morning. … From College Station, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel – also known by his catchy nickname of “Johnny Football” –  broke an SEC total offense record shared by Archie Manning and former LSU

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