Congrats on what was a dominating win over Rice today. State definitely finished the season strong and Dak Prescott and Chris Jones are both beasts. I was just talking with another Ole Miss friend about next season, and I truly believe State and Ole Miss both have the opportunity to compete for the SEC West next year.
State brings back almost everyone on an already good defense and most importantly, Prescott.
Ole Miss brings back almost everyone, except will need to replace a couple starters on the O-Line (getting Aaron Morris back will really help) and Bo Wallace. I know Wallace has been the butt of a lot of jokes, but he will be one of the most experienced and accomplished QBs in the SEC in 2014.
The rest of the West, for the first time in a while, could be down.
Alabama - McCarron is gone. I know they are loaded, but he will be hard to replace. The could easily lose 2-3 games.
Auburn - playing for the national title, but were lucky to beat State, Georgia and Alabama. While they will be really good, they are no sure thing to win the west.
Arkansas - rebuilding, have shown nothing to indicate they can compete next year.
LSU - Mettenberger will be gone, and LSU is always so unpredictable with Miles. Could win the West, could go 7-5, who knows.
Texas A&M - Manziel will be gone. And their defense is atrocious.
Anyways, congrats on the win. I have no shady agenda with my post to try and steal a recruit or poison Dan Mullen. Just pointing out, that Ole Miss and State, for the first time in a long time, could both be very, very relevant in the SEC West next year. Should be fun. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.
State brings back almost everyone on an already good defense and most importantly, Prescott.
Ole Miss brings back almost everyone, except will need to replace a couple starters on the O-Line (getting Aaron Morris back will really help) and Bo Wallace. I know Wallace has been the butt of a lot of jokes, but he will be one of the most experienced and accomplished QBs in the SEC in 2014.
The rest of the West, for the first time in a while, could be down.
Alabama - McCarron is gone. I know they are loaded, but he will be hard to replace. The could easily lose 2-3 games.
Auburn - playing for the national title, but were lucky to beat State, Georgia and Alabama. While they will be really good, they are no sure thing to win the west.
Arkansas - rebuilding, have shown nothing to indicate they can compete next year.
LSU - Mettenberger will be gone, and LSU is always so unpredictable with Miles. Could win the West, could go 7-5, who knows.
Texas A&M - Manziel will be gone. And their defense is atrocious.
Anyways, congrats on the win. I have no shady agenda with my post to try and steal a recruit or poison Dan Mullen. Just pointing out, that Ole Miss and State, for the first time in a long time, could both be very, very relevant in the SEC West next year. Should be fun. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.
