Funny, the Miami papers would include the semis and Miami in the SEC East. As a matter of fact, the SEC East has mostly Florida teams. This may me a Miamian's dream, but it is certainly not realistic.
Interesting to also note, the Gators and Alabama are the only SEC teams to never have rushed the field after a game.
The last time Tennessee did it was against UF in 1998. That was a big deal to beat the Gators. To beat the Vols? Meh…
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Gator Chomps: Florida impresses 5-star RB Ricky Slade, offers Las Vegas QB
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Ricky Slade, a 5-star running back from Woodbridge, Va.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ricky Slade was the highest-ranked recruit at Florida's Friday Night Lights.
The 5-star speedster from Woodbridge, Va., is the nation's top all-purpose back and No. 18 overall prospect for the Class of 2018.
It was Slade's second visit to UF, but his last trip took place with the previous staff. He was impressed with Jim McElwain & Co.
"They talk to you a lot more than the old staff," Slade said. "I'm not bashing the old staff, but the new one acts like they have been together for a long time. They are just a really cool staff.
"It was good to come back and see everything again with the new staff. I'm definitely coming back. The visit was just fantastic, I'm trying to find a good word for the visit."
While in Gainesville, Slade began building a relationship with Gators running backs coach Tim Skipper.
"He mentioned how they want to use me, went over some run schemes and pretty much gave me the whole deal," Slade said. "He is a strict man, but at the same time he has time for fun. He gets business done, loves you a lot, and coaches you hard. He was telling me about all the backs that have been here."
Slade is coached at C.D. Hylton High School by former Florida safety Tony Lilly, who accompanied him on the visit.
"The whole car ride down he was telling me about them," Slade said of Lilly, who played for the Gators from 1980-83. "Florida is all he talked about."
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound prospect plans to take his time with the recruiting process, but said right now his top schools are Florida, North Carolina, Penn State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
"They're up there," Slade said of the Gators. "Far up there."
Gators offer 4-star QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson
Florida's inaugural quarterback camp produced a pair of 2018 offers from the UF staff.
In addition to New Jersey signal caller Artur Sitkowski, McElwain and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier offered 4-star quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson from Las Vegas.
"Coach McElwain gave it to me after I left the camp," Thompson-Robinson said. "It was special to get it from him. He's a real good coach. I can see myself playing for him."
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound passer worked extenseively with Nussmeier while being evaluated by McElwain.
"McElwain wants that fourth (national championship) trophy and thinks I could give it to him," Thompson-Robinson said. "He told me I throw well. I had good footwork. He liked my quick release and my accuracy. Everything he saw on film was there in camp."
Nussmeier has recruited Thompson-Robinson for a while and convinced him to make the trip to Gainesville.
"I wanted to meet the staff," he said. "I've been talking to coach Nuss for a minute, so meeting him in person was really cool. He's real decisive in what he says and knows what he's talking about. I also drove around campus and then I saw the football side of things."
Thompson-Robinson is ranked the nation's No. 4 dual-threat quarterback and No. 65 overall prospect. The Gators are now one of his top teams along with Arizona State, Michigan and UCLA.
"This visit definitely moved Florida up," said Thompson-Robinson, who plans to return this fall for a game.
Nation's No. 3 WR has five schools standing out
UF was the first SEC school to offer Jacob Copeland, the nation's No. 3 receiver and No. 39 overall recruit for 2018.
The 4-star wideout from Pensacola, Fla., attended Friday Night Lights and felt the love from the Gators staff.
"They have been recruiting me since my freshman season," Copeland said. "They keep telling me they have been impressed with me since the first time they offered me and nothing is going to change with how they're recruiting me."
Florida's proximity to home is appealing to Copeland and his family.
"It makes me feel better because I can be in the same state for them to come and watch me play," he said.
Five schools have sepereated themselves from the pack for the 6-foot-1, 188-pound prospect.
"Florida, Florida State, Auburn, LSU and Mississippi State," Copeland said.
Florida legacy camps at Friday Night Lights
Shamar Monroe was in familiar territory when he competed in Friday Night Lights.
The 2018 athlete from Miami is the nephew of former Gators safety Dorian Monroe, who was a member of Florida's 2006 and 2008 national championship teams.
"I like The Swamp. I know the stadium well," the rising junior said. "It's a good place to be. The atmosphere is great, the players are welcoming."
Last season, Monroe led all 2018 prospects in Miami-Dade County in receiving yards (407), receptions (21) and total touchdowns (10). He also had 36 tackles and three interceptions as a safety.
Monroe has yet to land an offer, but Georgia and Louisville are recruiting him. He camped at UF hoping to catch the eye of the staff.
"There was a lot of competition, which is something I look forward to," Monroe said. "Overall, it was a great experience."
Unless otherwise indicated, ratings and rankings come from the 247Sports Composite.
Zach Abolverdi is the Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Last time each SEC school rushed the field
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Ole Miss fans rush the field following the Rebels' 23-17 upset win against Alabama on Oct. 4, 2014.
There's nothing quite like thousands of fans filling a football field to celebrate a huge win.
However, that sight wasn't seen at all last season in the SEC, and new league guidelines, which include stiffer penalties, likely will cut down on the raucous celebrations.
But still, storming the field, as long as no serious injuries are involved, creates memories for any rabid SEC fan. Let's take a look at the last time each SEC school rushed the field.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Never
Alabama hasn't always been the dominant force in the conference, so it's safe to say Crimson Tide fans have seen their team pull off some stellar upsets inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. However, no win has been big enough to get fans on the field.
Arkansas Razorbacks
2014's 17-0 win against LSU
When you win your first SEC game after 17 consecutive losses, no one blames you for rushing the field. It was the first huge win of the Bret Bielema era.
Auburn Tigers
2013's "Kick Six" Iron Bowl win
Three years later, it's still hard to believe the "Kick Six" happened. No Auburn fan will ever forget it, so it's no surprise that fans found their way onto the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium to soak it all in.
Florida Gators
Never
Much like Alabama, Florida fans have never felt a win was worthy of storming the field. However, there have been some exciting moments against Florida State, Tennessee and others inside "The Swamp."
Georgia Bulldogs
2000's 21-10 win against Tennessee
It's been a while since the field at Sanford Stadium has been flooded with fans, but the Bulldogs faithful still remember that feeling after ending a nine-game losing streak against the Vols.
Kentucky Wildcats
2014's 45-38 win against South Carolina
It wasn't the biggest upset of all time, but Kentucky fans rejoiced a 4-1 start in 2014 in style. The Wildcats had won four games in the two seasons prior.
LSU Tigers
2014's 10-7 win against Ole Miss
The students at LSU poured onto the field in 2014 after the Tigers handed the Rebels their first loss of the season. In a game that featured dynamite defense, a big stop in Tigers territory sealed it.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2004's 38-31 win against Florida
You might have thought Mississippi State fans would've stormed the field during their historic 2014 season, but a major upset of the Gators last got Bulldogs fans covering Scott Field.
Missouri Tigers
2014's 21-14 win against Arkansas
It wasn't the caliber of opponent but the caliber of win that got Tigers fans to rush the field. The win clinched Missouri's second consecutive SEC East title in its second season in the conference.
Ole Miss Rebels
2014's 23-17 win against Alabama
In one of the most memorable field stormings in recent memory, Ole Miss fans (and Katy Perry) flooded the field at Vaught-Hemingway to put a perfect ending to a storybook day in Oxford.
South Carolina Gamecocks
2001's 37-36 win against Alabama
It's been some time since Gamecocks fans rushed the field. The last time came thanks to South Carolina's first win against the Crimson Tide.
Tennessee Volunteers
1998's 20-17 win against Florida
Tennessee fans know how precious wins against the Gators are, and the Vols took advantage of that opportunity in 1998 after a huge win in a magical national championship season.
Texas A&M Aggies
2010's 9-6 win against Nebraska
With Texas A&M's biggest wins coming on the road lately, the Aggies faithful haven't had a chance to storm Kyle Field since joining the SEC. However, all Aggies remember that big defensive win against the Cornhuskers.
Vanderbilt Commodores
2003's 28-17 win against Kentucky
Quarterback Jay Cutler ended a 23-game SEC losing streak, and Commodores fans celebrated in style.
We created 5 NCAA super conferences based on geography, and they're beautiful
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We selected 80 of the country's best college football programs and split them into geographic conferences.
College football appears to be hurtling toward a five-conference, 80-team "super" league that will shed dozens of fringe schools from the national playoff picture.
We're still a ways off from the final touches, but the Big 12's recent decision to expand has — for seemingly the millionth time — thrust realignment back onto the NCAA's center stage. Will the conference add Houston? Memphis? Tulane? The options are many.
In an attempt to stay trendy while subverting the seriousness of it all, we've decided to conduct our own realignment.
The goal? To assign 80 teams to five super conferences based on simple geography.
No more conference road trips from New Jersey to Minnesota. No more divisional plane rides between Columbia, Mo., and Columbia, S.C. The geographically unsound side of realignment will be expelled to the special place in hell it always belonged.
Our first task was to select the 80 teams we would be placing. We went with the entirety of the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, plus Notre Dame, BYU, Boise State, Rice (legacy!), the service schools and a large chunk of the AAC.
In all, we cut out 48 current FBS schools. Sorry.
Here's a breakdown of each conference:
PAC-16
Championship game: City of Champions Stadium (Los Angeles)
There are only 15 schools west of the Central Time Zone, so there's not much drama involved in this reimagining of the Pac-12. Air Force, Boise State and BYU are natural additions, while Texas Tech is not. But when you consider the distances to its new brethren (493 miles to Colorado Springs, 637 miles to Tucson) vs. some of its Texas pals (429 miles to College Station, 523 miles to Houston), the change isn't that drastic.
North
- Boise State
- California
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- Stanford
- Utah
- Washington
- Washington State
South
- Air Force
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- BYU
- Colorado
- Texas Tech
- UCLA
- USC
LONE STAR
Championship game: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
The biggest question in redesigning the Big 12 was whether to poach Memphis, the Mississippi schools and Alabama or move north and snag more familiar opponents: Missouri, Nebraska and the Kansas schools. Due to the way other conferences shook out, it was better for the overall picture to build a north-south corridor instead of circling around the big void in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. And with the eastern part of the country stacked with dozens of schools, it made LSU and Tulane easy pickings for the Lone Star, so named because a conference with seven Texas schools is doomed to be run by them.
North
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- SMU
South
- Baylor
- Houston
- LSU
- Rice
- TCU
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Tulane
BIG 16
Championship game: Soldier Field (Chicago)
There are plenty of new faces (Cincinnati, Iowa State, Louisville, Kentucky, Pittsburgh) in the revamped Big Ten, but none bigger than Notre Dame, which is finally forced to enlist in one of America's power conferences. The Big 16 lays out in slanted east-west fashion without an easy border between the divisions, so we crudely divided teams into poorly-named groups. Sound familiar?
Lake Erie
- Cincinnati
- Indiana
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Ohio State
- Pittsburgh
Lake Michigan
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Iowa State
- Minnesota
- Northwestern
- Notre Dame
- Purdue
- Wisconsin
CAPITOL 16
Championship game: FedEx Field (Washington, D.C.)
Based on recent history, this is the weakest conference of the five. Few of these teams are national heavyweights, and the result is a completely declawed version of the ACC. The North division will be especially rough; If Penn State or Navy is able to go 7-0 in a given year, few people will be impressed. Now, if you want to talk basketball…
North
- Army
- Boston College
- Connecticut
- Maryland
- Navy
- Penn State
- Rutgers
- Syracuse
South
- Duke
- East Carolina
- North Carolina
- North Carolina State
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
- West Virginia
SEC
Championship game: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
It's… it's beautiful. Let's say you're UCF, and you're trying to win the East division. You've gotta get by Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia and Miami to do so. Hell, this conference is so good that the "lesser" West division owns four of the past six national championships. Let's just scrap this 80-team idea and stick with the 16 we have here; we're fine with the national title game being played every December in Atlanta.
East
- Central Florida
- Clemson
- Florida
- Florida State
- Georgia
- Miami
- South Carolina
- South Florida
West
- Alabama
- Auburn
- Georgia Tech
- Memphis
- Ole Miss
- Mississippi State
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt
Would you realign these teams in a different way? Let us know how in the comments, and snap back to reality with The Ultimate SEC Road Trip and a list of this year's travel miles for every SEC school.
Associated Press presents all-time college football poll
The Associated Press reveals an updated Top 25 each Sunday of the football season.
The news outlet presented a different poll on Tuesday: An all-time college football poll.
The AP formula used the following formula to come up with the list:
- Poll appearances= One point
- No. 1 rankings= One point
- AP Championships= 10 points
Here's the breakdown among SEC teams:
4) Alabama
10) Florida
11) LSU
14) Tennessee
15) Georgia
16) Auburn
18) Texas A&M
21) Arkansas
29) Ole Miss
35) Missouri
46) Mississippi State
48) South Carolina
68) Kentucky
89) Vanderbilt
To view the entire list click HERE.
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