- It's another week, another rival for Georgia, writes David Hale of the Macon Telegraph.
- Bulldogs defensive end Montez Robinson won SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors last week, Hale writes in this notebook.
- Auburn is hoping to avoid its first four-game losing streak in the series since 1944-48, writes Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.
- Columnist David Ching of the Athens Banner-Herald is having a hard time getting jazzed for Saturday's game.
- Receiver A.J. Green is 100 percent heading into the Auburn game, writes Tim Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- Freshman cornerback Branden Smith might be used as an offensive option this week, writes ESPN blogger Chris Low.
- Interesting stuff in this post by Low about coaching salaries. Auburn's staff is the fourth highest-paid in the SEC behind Tennessee, LSU and Alabama.
- Gus Malzahn pops up on a list of potential replacements for Memphis' Tommy West, write Ron Higgins and Phil Stukenborg of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
- Here's the full annual report by the USA Today. Shockingly, salaries have continued to rise, even in a bad economy. (Actually, that's not shocking.)
- Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy feels the pressure even when he's not on the field, writes Michael Casagrande of the Decatur Daily.
- Running back Mark Ingram is sitting pretty in some Heisman projections, writes Casagrande.
- The Birmingham News continues its crusade to cover all the bases in the SEC officiating controversy. Jon Solomon asks if the officials are being properly trained, plus other questions.
- Gregg Doyel of CBS Sportsline says the officiating mistakes in the SEC that have favored Florida and Alabama aren't a conspiracy, but they aren't an accident either. I don't know if that even makes sense.
- Kevin Scarbinsky is already predicting a 24-23 victory for Alabama over Florida in the SEC championship game.
- Ole Miss students won't stop singing "the South will rise again" in the pep song, so the chancellor has asked the band to stop playing the song.
- It's Forde Yard Dash time by Pat Forde on ESPN. It shoudln't have to have an explanation. It's always good reading.
- Pete Thamel of the New York Times writes that without a pedestrian Heisman field and only three teams with a shot at the national title that the college football season is sputtering to a finish.
- Mike Hutton of the Post-Tribune writes that getting rid of Charlie Weis doesn't guarantee future success for Notre Dame.
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