SEC Media Day Questions

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Two events signal the start of the college football season. The first is the Tuesday when college football nerds gather at 12:00am to get their copy of NCAA Football 2009 for whatever game system they have. The second is SEC media days. There isn't another conference that gets the attention that the SEC does for its media days. To compare, the ACC this week will have 150-200 media members attend its event, the SEC will have 800-1,000.

This year should be very entertaining. You get the brutal honesty of Steve Spurrier, the controversy of Bobby Petrino and Houston Nutt, and the Steve Martin double in Bobby Johnson.

Here's a list of questions to expect from the media this week. Many have been asked many times before by local guys for each school, but the outside media will ask them again. Most are obvious questions and should expect and obvious answer, but the media will ask them.

Alabama-Represented by Nick Saban, Rashad Johnson, and Antoine Caldwell

-"Coach Saban, this year's recruiting class was ranked #1 by many. How many of these incoming players do you see starting right away?"

-"Is the program where you thought it would be in year 2 Coach Saban?"

-"Coach are you looking forward to your return to Baton Rouge this year for the LSU game?"

-To Antoine Caldwell "How has the change at offensive coordinator changed your job as Center?"

-To Rashad Johnson "How does it feel to be on the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List?"

Arkansas-Represented by Bobby Petrino, Eltson Forte, and Jonathan Luigs

-Expect Bobby Petrino to be asked many questions regarding the Falcon situation, especially by the Georgia Bulldog media members

-"Coach Petrino how much of your offense do you expect to run in your first year?"

-"How has Casey Dick picked up your system"

-To Jonathan Luigs "Last year you won the Rimington Trophy, what led you to decide to come back for your senior year?"

-To Elston Forte "How does the defensive philosophy of coach Robinson differ from Coach Herring?"

Auburn-Represented by Tommy Tuberville, Jason Bosley, and Sen'Derrick Marks

-"How will Auburn handle having 2 new coordinators this year"

-To Sen'Derrick Marks "How do you handle the pressure of living up to your preseason All-American expectations?"

-To Tuberville "Will we see a more wide open offense than in years past with coach Franklin?"

-To Tuberville "Is Kodi Burns the likely starter at QB this fall"

- To Bosley "You've been listed as a Rimington Trophy candidate for this year, How does that feel?"

Florida-Represented by Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow, and Phil Trautwein

-To Tebow "Can you win the Heisman again this year"

-To Tebow "Will this be your final year as a Gator?"

-To coach Meyer "The expectations are high again this year. Can this team win the National Championship?"

-To Meyer "What defensive adjustments have been made for a group that seemed to struggle at times last year?"

-To Meyer "Will we see less of Tebow running this year with the running back additions?"

Georgia-Represented by Mark Richt, Mohamed Massaquoi, and Jeff Owens

-To Richt "Is this your most talented team yet?"

-To Richt "Last year you finished the season 11-2 and didn't play LSU. The president has spoke in favor of a playoff, how do you feel?"

-To Richt "How do you feel about your son playing for Clemson this season?"

-To Massaquoi "With an offense filled with stars how do you think you'll standout this year?"

-To Jeff Owens "Lots of high praise for yourself and your team this year, How do you handle the pressure?"

Kentucky-Represented by Rich Brooks, Jeremy Jarmon, and Dicky Lyons Jr.

-To Brooks "With the losses of Woodson and Little is this a rebuilding year?"

-To Brooks"It's been decided that Joker Phillips will take over when you retire. How much longer do you have left at UK?"

- To Lyons Jr. "Your father was a legend at UK and now you are putting together your own legacy. Who's the better Wildcat?"

-To Jarmon "How does it feel to be on the Ronnie Lott watch list?"

LSU-Represented by Les Miles, Tyson Jackson, and Brett Helms

-Expect many questions about the QB situation to Coach Miles

-To Miles "How has the loss of Coach Pelini hurt this team?" "What changes on defense will we see?"

-Also expect many questions about the LSU-Alabama game this year

-To Miles "Can this team repeat as National Champs despite some key losses?"

-To Jackson "Tyson, now that Dorsey has left how do you take over the role as leader of one of the nation's top defenses?"

Ole Miss-Represented by Houston Nutt, Peria Jerry, and Michael Oher

-Nutt will be asked many questions about his time at Arkansas. This could get very interesting. Questions about being coaching in Fayetteville this year against his former team, Donna Bragg, the player transfers, his past running backs, and the banners that flew over Hog tailgates will be asked. Nutt and Petrino are must see interviews.

-To Nutt "Last year as coach of the Hogs you had 500+ rushing yards against South Carolina. Why the hire of Tyrone Nix?"

-To Oher "How exciting is it to be coached by a man that has produced many NFL offensive Linemen(Mike Markuson)

-To Jerry "How do you think Coach Nix's defense will improve the Rebs this coming season?"

-To Nutt "Will it be the Wild Reb formation this year?"

Mississippi State-Represented by Sly Croom, Wesley Carroll, and Lamar Chaney

-To Croom "Can this year's team match last year's 8 win season?"

-To Croom "Can you make it 3 in a row over your old school Alabama?"

-To Croom "How did the loss of Ellis Johnson change your defenses philosophy?"

-To Carroll "You're 6-3 as the MSU QB. What has helped you in your maturity process in your first 2 seasons?"

-To Chaney "Last year's defense was the backbone of the Liberty Bowl Champion team. Can this group be better than last year's?"

South Carolina-Represented by Steve Spurrier, Jasper Brinkley, and Kenny McKinley

-To Spurrier "How long will you remain at USC". "Who will call the plays?" It will be asked despite the fact he just answered it last week.

-To Spurrier "Last year you said this team was ready to compete for the SEC Championship, but you lost 5 straight. Do you still feel this way"

-To Brinkley "With the injury last year are you healthy and ready to go for the 08 season?"

-To McKinley"You are likely to break many of Sterling Sharpe's records this year as a WR. For a guy who played QB in High School how does this feel?"

-To Spurrier "Who will play QB? Garcia? Beecher, Smelley? All 3?"

Tennessee-Represented by Phillip Fulmer, Arian Foster, and Robert Ayers

-To Fulmer "Will you be at UT 7 years from now like your extension says?"

-To Fulmer "How will the change at OC effect this offense?"

-To Fulmer "Last year's team won the East, but UGA and Florida are getting all the hype this year. How do you deal with that as a coach?"

-To Fulmer "Is Crompton ready to take over as starting QB despite limited time as a starter in college?"

-To Foster "Tennessee has had a long line of great backs to come through the program. How do you compare to some of those backs?"

Vanderbilt-Represented by Bobby Johnson, Reshard Langford, and George Smith

-To Johnson "Is this a rebuilding year for Vandy?"

-To Johnson "Does this team have the potential to get the Dores to its first bowl since 1982?"

-To Johnson "Tell us how the facility upgrades approved this spring will help recruiting

-To Smith "How will you handle being the #1 man at WR now that Earl Bennett is gone?"

-To Langford "How do you handle being this team's captain for the 08 season?"

Matt Barber
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