ESPN The Magazine predicts SEC for 2016
The latest edition of ESPN The Magazine hit news stands and the college football preview listed from top-to-bottom where each SEC team would finish in 2016.
The magazine predicts Alabama won’t win another SEC Championship this season, finishing second to LSU in the SEC West. The magazine also predicts Tennessee to win the SEC East.
Here’s their take:
East Division
No. 1 Tennessee
No. 2 Georgia
No. 3 Florida
No. 4 South Carolina
No. 5 Missouri
No. 6 Kentucky
No. 7 Vanderbilt
West Division
No. 1 LSU
No. 2 Alabama
No. 3 Ole Miss
No. 4 Texas A&M
No. 5 Mississippi State
No. 6 Auburn
No. 7 Arkansas
SEC Title Game
LSU over Tennessee
SEC Players of the Year
Offense: Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly
Defense: Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett
According to ESPN it looks like Tennessee will also have its shot at an SEC Championship as well, which would be the team’s first since 1998 and the East Division’s first since 2008.
Call me a homer but I’ll be shocked if my Hogs finish last in the West this year.
I believe Arky finishes 4th or 5th…Just a guess.
Right, they should be at least 4 or 5.
Ooooh, we typed the same thing @ the same time.
Taxpayers dime ?
Me to, that will be msu. Lsu wont come close to winning the west.
1-Bama
2- Ole Miss
3- A&M
4- LSU
5-Auburn
6-Arkansas
7- MSU
4- Auburn
5- LSU
My East prediction:
1) Tennessee (11-1, 7-1)
2) Georgia (9-3, 6-2)
3) Florida (7-5, 4-4)
4) Vanderbilt (6-6, 3-5)
5) Kentucky (6-6, 3-5)
6) Missouri (4-8, 1-7)
7) South Carolina (3-9, 0-8)
My West prediction:
1) LSU (12-0, 8-0)
2) Alabama (11-1, 7-1)
3) Ole Miss (9-3, 6-2)
4) Auburn (7-5, 4-4)
5) Arkansas (6-6, 3-5)
6) Texas A&M (5-7, 2-6)
7) Mississippi State (5-7, 2-6)
I can appreciate that you took the time to actually go game by game based on your conference record projections. Props for a thorough prediction.
Here you go tackman. Go out and buy this magazine so you can look at it everytime bama is picked to win.
It’s ‘Sacman’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its rebellandsucks!
Notes: FSU will look like the Houston game. Our secondary lost it for OM, improved with Connor back.
1-Ole Miss
2- Bama (Bateman is not Coker 48 – 17).
3- A&M ( 31 -28)
4- LSU ( Any run first team, nope 34- 24).
5-Arkansas ( Loss again)
6-Auburn ( Win)
7- MSU (Easy Win)
As a Bama fan I’ve grown up with Ole Miss fans one working with your AD, you guys have great pride in your team every single year, but I don’t know that if you beat Alabama that it will be by 31, maybe more like 3 because there are plenty of holes in that Defense this year buddy, no Nkemdiche no Pressure on the middle or Run stuffing yes the backups are good but no Rob Nkimdeche
Coker turned out to be a really good QB, and showed it from the start during the OM game. I just really like playing Bama early in the season at full strength, later in the year ya’ll just put your entire second team in !
I just don’t see Bateman playing like Coker. Also, if we had a secondary last year, that game would have been brutal.
I’m not sure why you guys consistently argue with Rebel_Landsharks. She sounds like a dependapotumus in the military circles. Don’t feed the trolls. Bama is my pick to win the West and Entire SEC to until proven otherwise. And the Rebs can finish second and beat them still. No way we beat them by 31 though
Yea I don’t see anyone beating Bama by 31 or anything close to that number. Can’t wait for the game though, I’m sure it’ll be another good one to watch.
Sure, IF, IF and IF – But what do you think the score would have been last year if we had a lock down secondary (being up by 20 & 19 ) ?
Losing Coker and Henry is tough, why I like playing Bama early in the season. All talk aside I like OM’s chance again this year.
What do you think the score would have been If bama didn’t turn it over 5 times?
Look, you said Bama give away both game to OM.
Well, I’m just happy to see the season start ! We will see but that excuse is getting old, agreed ?
I didn’t say anyone gave the game away. You’re the one playing the If game. What gets old is your constant trolling….agreed?
I’m having a discussion about Coker, Henry and Bateman.
Playing Bama early, secondary, two SEC from the west in CFP
You are trolling this time.
“Sure, IF, IF and IF – But what do you think the score would have been last year if we had a lock down secondary (being up by 20 & 19 ) ?”
The above is your comment. Like I said you’re the one playing the what if game. I just added my on what if question.
Quit trolling.
So, why is Bama going to win ? Bateman ? No Henry ? DL v DL
Talk don’t troll.
So I take it you don’t even know what trolling really is as I haven’t trolled this conversation as you seem to think….So lets see why do I think bama will win. Well they are more talented. Return more starters and experience. They have the better Coaches. They can beat any team in the Nation. That’s why I believe bama wins the game.
Pretty sure Rebel_LandSharks is a poser from another school…
She is a Ole Miss fan for sure. The quality of her posts scream Ole Miss fan…
As long as OM wins one of the #3 FSU, #1 Bama games, we’re still good 11-1 CFP !
But taking into fact playing at Vaught is a mad house and the pressure will definitely be on Hugh will have the Rebs ready
Like BamaTime is always saying lose one win the NC.
Well, I’ll be happy with a one lose to Bama, just to see what the CFP does with two SEC west teams !
Yeah…. Not buying a lot of this Wishful thinking on UT’s part. UGA won’t win more than 8 LSU top of the West? Riiiiiiight…. heard that way too many times..
Right, I got LSu losing to OM, Bama, Arky and the Aggies.
Throw in Southern Miss or FL too!
haha Rebel_what makes you say that?
Well, have ya’ll changed anything from last year ?
I’m scared if you get a QB.
I’m not trolling now, but 42 on Bama, 38 on LSu and 48 on OSu.
I’m not sure about getting a new D in order that quickly. But, either way Kelly and the OL will be set by the time we play LSu
Rebel I am cautiously optimistic about our offense. If they can 1. Get Harris’ short yardage passes to be on target we can probably keep longer drives. 2. Have him work non his accuracy I’m general we would not face so many 3 and long situations.
I think you’ve even said it before hand that the Ole Miss’ secondary stunk last year, yet we could not exploit it. That would have hopefully made you guys not stack the box and maybe we would have had a good game on our hands.
That’s it, I’m applying for a JOB with SDS. I make just as many grammatical errors and guess a lot about the upcoming season as well.
I think too many people are focusing on Ole Miss, LSU and Bama while over looking Arky.
While I do not think that they will win the West, I do think they play spoiler and finish 3rd in the west over Ole Miss, A&M, MSt and Aub.
TClark are you happy I called you all Ole Miss this entire post, or are you too upset that I have you finishing 4th in my opinion, which has zero impact on the game? I know you are ready to say its “just because you hate Ole Miss”.
Corndog, damn chill but I still have ….
“I got LSu losing to OM, Bama, Arky and the Aggies.
Throw in Southern Miss or FL too!”
“An internet ‘troll’ is an abusive or obnoxious user who lives to get a rise out of others online.”
Clearly this is your intent in every thread…
Nope. Your opinion is meaningless. I don’t care if everyone says we come in last. It doesn’t matter. I was just curious why you had to go back so far. But hey, 1 out of 3 against Ole Miss isn’t bad buddy. Just ask Bama and MSU. You’ll be okay.
Also call them what you like. It doesn’t offend me. It just makes you look like a child.
Bama won a trophy both seasons. Ole miss made license plates. Worked out fine.
Fine by me. Want to let us win again this year? “Yeah sure you’ll still lose 3 games and were for sure winning it all with a first year QB and unproven running backs roll tide pawwllll”
Now you got it figured out. Just add it to your “we pay players” tirade.
If you can’t beat the “ole miss pays players” comments, join em. Also, you said “we got a trophy ole miss got a license plate”. Unless I’m mistaken the sugar bowl still gives a trophy? No?
My bad I should have known I needed to specify “Championship” trophy….I forgot you do get a consolation prize for winning the bowl game. As a bama fan I am not used to having to point out “we got a bowl trophy”. Congratulations…
Yeah you guys don’t really do too well in the sugar bowl. Oklahoma and Utah really did a number. But hey, we’re supposed to compete with Bama who’s been tops in recruiting since 07-08 when Freeze only got here in 2011. You’ve had 4 extra years to recruit and we’re still 2-2 in our last 4 games. 2-1 in the last 3. Ole Miss is really the last team you can make fun of. Besides all you use is the fact that other teams did what you couldn’t do. Beat us.
No, I use the fact that Ole Miss couldn’t do what Bama did. That is win the SEC and NC. Very few NCs are undefeated…..Also Bama has still been tops in recruiting even with freeze at ole Miss. Bama won the NC once with Saban before Freeze got to Ole Miss and three times since he has been there.
I understand that. But he came into a dumpster fire in 2010 and 2011 we had 6 combined wins. He’s gone from that to contending with the best in 4 years. He still hasn’t had the time to recruit like Les Miles and Saban have. Saban is the best coach in the country no doubt. But Freeze has overcheived thus far. And what Bama has done doesn’t invalidate that.
I love getting on here and reading everybody’s opinion, but its getting pretty laughable how much hate Ole Miss fans have towards LSU. Hey if I had guys like Archie and Eli Manning, in our school history and they didn’t win diddly squat of a championship, I’d be hating too. I have respect for all the SEC schools and fans, but SOME of y’all Ole Miss is showing true hate with these off the walls predictions. Yall should be hoping and wishing y’all CAN get to SECCG and not let Chad Kelly go for a great for nothing QB because IF y’all don’t, we probably won’t be hearing from some of these Ole Miss fans anymore. P.S. Its going to be a sad day if Ole Miss gets destroyed by LSU in Death Valley…… WHERE DREAMS COME TOO DIE!!!! LOL GEAUX DAMN TIGERS!
Well, don’t lose by 21 points this year ;) and almost fire your coach, corndog.
Oh most definitely we not losing by 21 pts, I don’t think going we’re going to lose against y’all anyways. You may seem cocky but truth is I know deep down inside, you’re afraid coming into LSU with a bullseye on Ole Miss head. Y’all aint got Bama to soften us either. Better get them prayers in cause coming into death valley with the slightest fear, and its over for y’all.
Ya’ll do play seven straight games, better worry about that first.
Sure I’m concerned, but not too much with Harris still there.
Well I don’t make off the wall predictions and I like to respect the ones I here I can. I hope it’s a great game and I’ll try to make it down there. Id avoid Landsharks and armyguy and you should be fine with Ole Miss fans on here. Just like for Bama fans I avoid a certain one.
They do seem to despise LSU. Must come from hearing stories from their grandfathers, who are the only people who remember when LSU-Ole Miss had any meaning.
You need a tissue Tclark?
Tclark pi$$ off, get a backbone (Obama).
You’re a disgusting person, and why so many people think all OM fans are intolerably obnoxious when most aren’t. Go crawl back under your bridge. Your constant berating of someone in the military, ANYONE in the military, is a disgrace to our country and to those in your family who served.
I agree stategrad. Wow that was weird. Anyways, Bamatime are you paranoid? I don’t think I said your name.
You need a tissue Tclark?
State fans better start crying now, LOL
Well, I haven’t bothered with you yet. But here goes. Please delete your account. You’re an embarrassment not only to Ole Miss, but to the ones who serve this country. I don’t care if you like the same team I do. You’re a disgrace. I’m alright with a bit of trash talk here and there, but you’re beyond that. You’re messed up in the head and it’s sad to watch you struggle to construct sentences. I had better grammar in third grade. I love open discussion and am willing to talk with anyone no matter the team. But you’ve created this perception of all Ole Miss fans on here as unbearable and it’s pathetic that you just continue. Same jokes over and over. Trolling teams who historically have been better teams! Respect your opponent. Talk some trash sure, but at the same time respect the opponent. You’re honestly a disgrace to humanity much less the team. Please do us all a favor and delete your account. I’ll hit you with your signature
-you’re welcome.
Tclark pi$$ off, get a backbone (Obama/Hillary).
That 10-7 lost to LSU when Ole Piss was ranked #3 must still hurt. It’s crazy to think about it that LSU goes into Ole Piss with a run only offense and harris throws for 54 more yards than Kelly and LSU had 70+ more yards total. This year that defense is gone and there won’t be any self made mistakes to help them out. Manzel came into the Valley cocky too.
Well when LSU turned the ball over in short yardage positions and Ole Miss started a lot of the game in LSU territory it’s hard to stack up the yardage. Harris wouldn’t have had more yards had Ole Miss started their drives on their own 25 yard line.
Are you trying to defend ole pi$$ about that game? Y’all were a way better team, coming in at #3 while we were barely ranked and we completely shut down y’alls “amazing offense”. It doesn’t matter if we got turnovers and y’all didn’t have many yards to go or whatever, because you only scored 7 points.
I’m not buying LSU winning the West. They’ll still do well, but I think someone else will play in Atlanta. Miss State will finish last, followed by Arkansas and then Texas A&M. That leaves Auburn, Alabama, and Ole Miss. One of those teams will win the West. I know, I know, Auburn finished 7-6 last season and that must mean they’ll do the same this season.
As for the SEC East, it will be either be Tennessee or UGA. I’m not sold on UT, but if they’re going to do something, it will be this year.
This is a simple pick made by a high quality hype machine. These picks are made on the assumption that their hype will prove to be true. I don’t remember any of their picks and hype buildups being accurate at all. Ask Dabo and the ND coach, Kelly I believe, how much it helped their teams . I would mention Urban and Jimbo but they feed at the table with a bunch of undisciplined animals. Jimbo rides a rapist QB and a women beating RB to hype fame and is happy with it and Urban coaches teams that care more about their personal hype that team accomplishments. Anyone that takes hope and pride from this BS hype prediction is foolish and in desperate need of RELEVANCE.
How about we pick who is not going to win their division this year.
LSU – Their hype is on their unmatchable talent AND Fournette. He is a very good player but it was proven last year that he is not capable of doing it by himself. Hype says that the new DC can walk on water but I disagree. The defense will be up to their necks when their SEC schedule starts. Fournette will win some games but not enough to save LES.
Awbarn will display the Malzahn, tricky do offense again this year to the tune of 1 or 2 SEC wins and will make him a RICH stay at home dad.
Ole Miss has the bubble pop on Freeze. The lack of a top defense will nullify most of the QB’s offense and they will drop back. He’s going to have to get the bagman out and get him 3-5 top 5*’s pretty soon or their hype will run out and irrelevance will return with a bang.
The East will be determined by three teams and for some a 4th. UT, UGA and FL will beat each other up for top spot but USC E will ruin somebody’s year. Muschamp is just mean enough to keep his job by winning 1 or 2 games that will influence the East title. The USC East folks would be happy with whatever record they have if he does that. UT is not my favorite because they have to play Bama. That Conference loss could just cost them the East title.
There it is folks. With absolutely no hype or hoopla, “The 2016 predictions that are much more likely to happen against a silly old hype rag.”
So from your analysis, it’s a four way toss-up in the West between bama, Arky, Miss State, and Texas A&M?
His name couldn’t be more accurate Bama doesn’t get picked and he whines like a little baby.
a rebel fan calling someone out on whining….Oh the irony.
Posting on the taxpayers dime again, back at work are we ?
Well at least it’s different for the west. I would be fine if they put arky at 1 at this point. Still not a completely good ranking though. And still the same for the east, flip the last four.