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SEC East in College Football Gambling
NCAA football betting expectations are again high for the Gators although they will have a new look for the 2010 NCAA football betting year. College football wagering oddsmakers will have to get used to the Gators devoid of star quarterback Tim Tebow, who was a huge contributor in 4 NCAA football gambling seasons.
Head coach Urban Meyer stated his retirement right before the Sugar Bowl, only to change his mind and settle for a leave of absence instead, and Florida was humbled by Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. Junior John Brantley will take over for Tebow at QB and is a much more traditional style competitor. Brantley is a powerful competitor, but it might take some effort to prove that to Tebow’s passionate fanatics.
The Florida Gators should be fine as their recruiting has been ranked close to the top since Meyer arrived in 2005, though they will need to replace 5 starters on offense and 6 on defense.
The Georgia Bulldogs have covered just 9 from 24 competitions with the College prospects in the last two seasons as they have not lived up to expectations. Head coach Mark Richt has frequently been at his best when operating under the radar and he has changed defensive coordinators.
Georgia brings back 10 starters on offense, though it will get redshirt freshman Aaron Murray for the new starting quarterback. Murray is encircled by plenty of expertise. Georgia’s key game will be in their annual neutral site game against Florida at Jacksonville on October 30, and they have a pretty advantageous schedule that could make them a dangerous challenger.
Steve Spurrier has yet to live up to the hype that accompanied him when he took over as coach of South Carolina in 2005 despite the fact that they have bowled in four out of his 5 seasons. Spurrier is a former college and pro football player who competed with the University of Florida and then the San Francisco 49ers and the Bucs. He is in the College Football Hall of Fame and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1966. He took the University of Florida Florida Gators to 6 SEC championships when he was their head coach. Spurrier signed on to be the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks at the conclusion of 2004 and coached his first season in 2005.
This looks to be Spurrier’s greatest squad yet at USC and if he can get junior quarterback Stephen Garcia to play with more consistency the Gamecocks could at last have that breakthrough season they have always dreamed of.
As they are on their third coach in three years and facing potential College sanctions, Tennessee is a train wreck of a program.
The Vols were a surprise value with the college football lines last year in Lane Kiffin’s one year as coach however the turmoil and 13 new starters will make the year challenging as new head coach Derek Dooley is basically hoping to stop the bleeding. Kentucky and Vanderbilt additionally have new coaches for the 2010 College football wagering year and Kentucky has the opportunity to leapfrog into their 5th straight bowl.
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