SEC fans of the year: The Tennesseee fans who stayed around

In 2017, it was easy to be an Alabama fan. It was easy to be a Georgia fan. It was easy to be an Auburn fan. Hell, at the end of the season, it was easy to be a LSU fan and a Missouri fan. But it wasn’t an easy year for Tennessee fans. This inaugural award doesn’t go to the Tennessee fans who started up the #EmptyNeyland campaign, aimed to show fans’ chagrin at Butch Jones. It doesn’t go to the people who jumped on the ‘No Schiano’ bandwagon, like my former priest, who claimed not to care about Tennessee – or any college football for that matter – because he was ‘too busy with kids, but managed to

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South Carolina QB rips Under Armour

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw has hammered the Gamecocks kit supplier Under Armour in a Twitter comment today that’s bound to cause ripples around the SEC. Shaw said on Thursday night: “3rd time the sole of my Under Armour shoes have completely busted. And we wonder why so many people have “freak” foot injuries on the team.” Under Armour is currently involved in a kit deal with South Carolina, that will eventually pay the university $1.2m in its final year in 2016. Shaw has since taken down his comment. He added on another tweet: “It was just a matter of time“. We can only wonder – are we talking about the foot injuries or the time it took for someone at

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McCarron, Mathieu battle it out over Twitter

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and LSU’s Heisman-nominated cornerback Tyrann Mathieu have engaged each other in a Twitter war, according to ESPN. So you don’t have to read the report, here are the barbs for you laid out by this blog (and more): Mathieu (@TM7_Era): try throwing a corner route or a cross country on me this year!!! i’ll be waiting!!! McCarron (@10AJMcCarron): U can talk ab stopping something.. But actions speak louder than words. Remember that. #neworleans #14 Mathieu (now deleted): “Everybody have a good game every now and then try having a great season back 2 back 2 BACK! DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP NOT YOU” Mathieu (now deleted): “You have 1,THE school has 14! you play your part well thanks to great coaching! but anyways we’ll talk

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