1. Tony Barnhart of The AJC wonders what the fallout will be for Brandon Spikes… and for Urban Meyer. He also says that last week’s suspension/fine plan was put in place to stop coaches from questioning officials’ integrity, not their judgement.
2. Kevin Scarbinsky of The Birmingham News writes that Mike Slive must suspend Meyer of else undermine his own tough guy policy.
3. Jeff Schultz of The AJC says that Spikes has more of a conscience than Meyer.
4. Good luck finding an Alabama-LSU ticket.
5. Gentry Estes of The Mobile Press-Register writes that schools like Alabama are correct in honoring tradition and not switching to black helmets, jerseys and pants. (He also includes a MUST SEE Photoshop image of Bama wearing Houndstooth jerseys against Tennessee.)
6. Pat Dooley of The Gainesville Sun writes that postgame handshakes are getting shorter and colder in the SEC.
7. Here’s yet another look at this week’s LSU-Bama game.
8. Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com writes that Rolando McClain’s “football smarts” are “off the charts.”
9. Jevan Snead might have fallen from the top of the first round to the top of the second round in next year’s NFL draft (if he comes out).
10. Chris Low of ESPN.com tells you who’s up for the SEC’s Freshman of the Year award…
11. What to watch for in this weekend’s games…
12. And who’ll win this weekend’s games.
13. Ron Higgins of The Memphis Commercial-Appeal brings the high, hard one and dares critical fans to do a better job than the SEC’s officials. (You should read this one.)
14. Finally, here’s the weekly look around the conference from Travis Haney of The Charleston Post & Courier.
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