11 Part One

July 13th, 2011 09:24 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tags: Al Borges, ESPN, Pat Forde, Steve Kragthorpe

1. Pat Forde of ESPN.com says “playing for pay in college is a topic whose time has come.”

2. ESPN is breaking down the Department of Education’s budget numbers for BCS schools and here’s there look-in at Florida’s info. (Keep in mind that each school prepares its budget in its own way… so this data — even though it’s the only data we ever see — can’t be used for a true apples-to-apples comparison.)

3. Can LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson turn the corner under new offensive coordinator Steve Kragthorpe just as Auburn’s Jason Campbell once did under first-year coordinator Al Borges?

4. Mississippi State’s basketball team will kick off a European tour in Amsterdam on August 7th. (Not to be too cute, but with the surge in marijuana use among college athletes, is Amsterdam really where a coach wants to take his team?)

5. The Gainesville Sun says Alabama’s Dre Kirkpatrick’s a good player…

6. And that this year’s Alabama-Florida game should be a dandy.

7. No breaking news here — Thanks to a year’s worth of scandals, many college football fans believe the SEC is #1 when it comes to being dirty.

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