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Friday, July 13, 2007
Breaking down toughest SEC schedules
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now this is going to start an argument. Here is a breakdown of my five toughest schedules in the SEC for 2007. We’ll look at the five easiest schedules on Saturday.
1. AUBURN
— Home SEC: Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Alabama
— Road SEC: Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia
— Non-conference: Kansas State, South Florida, New Mexico State, Tennessee Tech
— Comment: Auburn has very slight edge over South Carolina because it has to go to The Swamp and Gamecocks don’t.
2. SOUTH CAROLINA
— Home SEC: Mississippi State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida
— Road SEC: Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas
— Non-conference: Louisiana-Lafayette, S.C. State, at North Carolina, Clemson
— Comment: Non-conference schedule weaker than Auburn’s. Both teams must play Arkansas, LSU, and Georgia on the road.
3. TENNESSEE
— Home SEC: Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Vanderbilt
— Road SEC: Florida, Mississippi State, Alabama, Kentucky
— Non-conference: at Cal, Southern Miss., Arkansas St., Louisiana-Lafayette
— Comment: Vols go on the road to play Cal and Florida in the first three weeks.
4. FLORIDA
— Home SEC: Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia (Jacksonville), Vanderbilt
— Road SEC: Ole Miss, LSU, Kentucky, South Carolina
— Non-conference: Western Kentucky, Troy, Florida Atlantic, Florida State
— Comment: Trips to LSU on Oct. 6 and South Carolina on Nov. 10 will not be easy for defending champs.
5. GEORGIA
— Home SEC: South Carolina, Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky
— Road SEC: Alabama, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida (Jacksonville)
— Non-conference: Oklahoma State, Western Carolina, Troy, at Georgia Tech
— Comment: Both Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech should be Top 25 teams.
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