Darren Epps

Darren Epps

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Tennessee: Money talks: SEC is the giant

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

There are numerous methods to evaluate power in college football. You can immerse yourself in the storm, spending 14 grand Saturdays watching the influx of games on TV, and form an opinion.

Epps: Five minutes with ... Ole Miss’s Jevan Snead

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Ole Miss fans are desperate for a winner, a reason to cheer following an 0-8 record in SEC play last year. Meet Jevan Snead.

Epps: ESPN deal is great, but we will miss JP

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

The staggering 15-year, $2.25 billion deal between the Southeastern Conference and ESPN comes with a bittersweet thought that appears in my head as a cheesy, outdated graphic

ALABAMA: Saban continues Bama building

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

The question most often posed to Nick Saban, aside from beat reporters clamoring for a mythical preseason depth chart, is this: When will Alabama return to the nation’s elite?

AUBURN: Auburn spreads its goals, offense

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

Tommy Tuberville figured he could continue winning around six conference games per season with his usual consistency, occasionally play in Atlanta for the SEC title and spend New Year’s at a bowl game. He could keep running the moribund two-back set, use a conservative game plan to keep the opponent’s offense off the field and win at the end, like Auburn did against Florida last year.

Epps: NCAA, quit attempting to streamline

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

College football needs to drop this identity crisis and just be college football. Enough with the clock changes, adopting NFL rules and damaging the integrity of the sport just to shorten games by 15 minutes.

Epps: SEC shows strength in its unity

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

The debate was so entertaining because, like asking Mom to name her favorite child, no right answer existed. It was the long-standing SEC vs. Big Ten football debate. South vs. North. Speed vs. size. The two most powerful conferences.

Epps: Phelps is No. 1 Olympian — and a champion eater

Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008

Watching Michael Phelps makes me feel like a 10-year-old kid again — in other words, a member of China’s women’s gymnastics team — the way I watch in complete awe of this man.

Epps: Hurt Gators still will win the SEC East

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

Auburn was the pick to win the SEC West, and they responded with yet another fight in practice Tuesday morning

Epps: Belated SEC West predictions: Auburn edges LSU for top spot

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

A subpoena-flinging process server precluded me from submitting predictions at SEC Media Days. He forced me to follow around Phillip Fulmer and ask him about a piece of paper he supposedly didn’t receive.