Spurrier takes to the mike first with the anticipation of a Baptist preacher speaking at a Summer Bible Revival. WELP! Let's get to some of his best quotes.
"He got his long hair back. I said it looked like he had joined Duck Dynasty instead of the media. They assured me he's with the media now." - On often troubled former QB Stephen Garcia
"It's a shame that Texas and Texas A&M don't play each other, though. I don't mind saying that. Two schools that have been playing for over a hundred years, just because one of them joins another conference get mad at each other. We're not playing you anymore, we're not playing you anymore. So I don't know. I think it's sad."
"We found some boosters, some big time donors that give over a million bucks. When I got there we had one person to give over a million bucks in the history of the school. Now we have 12 or 13, something like that."
"I'm actually from uh Tennessee, and I always was taught the hero of The Alamo was Davy Crockett, so this was a new one on me, uh Bonham. So it's a good story, and I'm sure he did some good things. I always thought Davy Crockett was the hero of The Alamo, he and those 33 Tennessee guys that uh came in there and got killed and so forth." - On the upcoming Alamo trophy between South Carolina and Texas A&M
Dan Mullen was up next and with MSU's schedule they are poised to make some noise. State has a lot of players returning and with some luck could play in January. If you're wondering Mississippi State won the Egg Bowl, and they've won 4 out of the last 5 Egg Bowls, because if Dan Mullen knows one thing it's that: Mississippi State has won 4 out of the last 5 Egg Bowls.
You have to admire his optimism though and spin. When asked about why Mississippi State didn't schedule better out of conference opponents, he countered by saying "None of our parents of our kids can afford to go to Oregon."
Kevin Sumlin fired off some awesome quips. When asked about Johnny Football early on the interview process he responded, "That's a great question...for the Cleveland Browns. Anybody else got something?"
Sumlin brought a Punter to SEC Media Days, and then said "Hopefully you won't see him much this year." I think it's pretty clear he's hoping for the spotlight on the drama at A&M to fade while allowing the success A&M has had to remain. It will be an uphill battle though with a porous defense, and an offense that has questions after the best player in A&M history left for the NFL. #Neverforget
Last up was the savior of Rocky Top, Butch Jones. If you look at the recruiting numbers, he's doing things the right way. Still Tennessee has a brutal schedule, and getting to 6 wins isn't going to be easy in 2014. This team is likely still at least 2 years away from being back to contend for a conference title, but Tennessee's facilities and tradition certainly don't hurt recruiting.
Tennessee has to replace a lot of players this coming season, which depending on your perspective may not be such a bad thing. They lose 30 players off last year's team. This will obviously give a lot of opportunity to young players, but the question is whether or not they're ready for the pressure of the SEC, a league usually filled with talented upperclassmen. Jones promised to put a lot of pressure on his young players, who are certain to grow up fast as the season goes on. The fans in Knoxville though have some swagger back as they look to the future.
Up tomorrow...Mizzou, LSU (Twitter is going to explode when Miles starts speaking), and Arkansas.
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