ALABAMA
Aug 31: Virginia Tech
Sept. 7: TBA – non-conference or bye
Sept. 14: at Texas A&M
Sept. 21: TBA – non-conference or bye
Sept. 28: Ole Miss
Oct. 5: Georgia State
Oct. 12: at Kentucky
Oct. 19: Arkansas
Oct. 26: Tennessee
Nov. 2: TBA – non-conference or bye
Nov. 9: LSU
Nov. 16: at Mississippi State
Nov. 23: Chattanooga
Nov. 30: at Auburn

ARKANSAS
Aug 31: Louisiana–Lafayette
Sept 7: Samford (Little Rock)
Sept. 14: Southern Miss
Sept. 21: at Rutgers
Sept. 28: Texas A&M
Oct. 5: at Florida
Oct. 12: South Carolina
Oct. 19: at Alabama
Oct. 26: bye
Nov. 2: Auburn
Nov. 9: at Ole Miss
Nov. 16: bye
Nov. 23: Mississippi State
Nov. 30: at LSU

AUBURN
Aug. 31: TBA – non-conference or bye
Sept. 7: Arkansas State
Sept. 14: Mississippi State
Sept. 21: at LSU
Sept. 28: TBA – non-conference or bye
Oct. 5: Ole Miss
Oct. 12: TBA – non-conference or bye
Oct. 19: at Texas A&M
Oct. 26: TBA – non-conference or bye
Nov. 2: at Arkansas
Nov. 9: at Tennessee
Nov. 16: Georgia
Nov. 23: TBA – non-conference or bye
Nov. 30: Alabama

FLORIDA
Aug 31: Toledo
Sept 7: at Miami
Sept. 14: bye
Sept. 21: Tennessee
Sept. 28: at Kentucky
Oct. 5: Arkansas
Oct. 12: at LSU
Oct. 19: at Missouri
Oct. 26: bye
Nov. 2: vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 9: Vanderbilt
Nov. 16: at South Carolina
Nov. 23: Georgia Southern
Nov. 30: Florida State

GEORGIA
Aug 31: at Clemson
Sept. 7: South Carolina
Sept. 14: bye
Sept. 21: N Texas
Sept. 28: LSU
Oct. 5: at Tennessee
Oct. 12: Missouri
Oct. 19: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 26: bye
Nov. 2: vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 9: Appalachian State
Nov. 16: at Auburn
Nov. 23: Kentucky
Nov. 30: at Georgia Tech

KENTUCKY
Aug 31: WKU (Nashville)
Sept. 7: Maimi (OH)
Sept. 14: Louisville
Sept. 21: bye
Sept. 28: Florida
Oct. 5: at South Carolina
Oct. 12: Alabama
Oct. 19: bye
Oct. 26: at Mississippi State
Nov. 2: Alabama State
Nov. 9: Missouri
Nov. 16: at Vanderbilt
Nov. 23: at Georgia
Nov. 30: Tennessee

LSU
Aug 31: TCU (Cowboys Stadium)
Sept. 7: Kent State
Sept. 14: UAB
Sept. 21: Auburn
Sept. 28: at Georgia
Oct. 5: at Mississippi State
Oct. 12: Florida
Oct. 19: at Ole Miss
Oct. 26: Furman
Nov. 2: bye
Nov. 9: at Alabama
Nov. 16: bye
Nov. 23: Texas A&M
Nov. 30: Arkansas

OLE MISS
Aug. 31: at Vanderbilt
Sept. 7: Southeast Missouri
Sept. 14: at Texas
Sept. 21: bye
Sept. 28: at Alabama
Oct. 5: at Auburn
Oct. 12: Texas A&M
Oct. 19: LSU
Oct. 26: Idaho
Nov. 2: bye
Nov. 9: Arkansas
Nov. 16: Troy
Nov. 23: Missouri
Nov. 30: at Mississippi State

MISSISSIPPI STATE
Aug. 31: Oklahoma State (Houston)
Sept. 7: Alcorn State
Sept. 14: at Auburn
Sept. 21: Troy
Sept. 28: bye
Oct. 5: LSU
Oct. 12: Bowling Green
Oct. 19: bye
Oct. 26: Kentucky
Nov. 2: at South Carolina
Nov. 9: at Texas A&M
Nov. 16: Alabama
Nov. 23: at Arkansas
Nov. 30: Ole Miss

MISSOURI
Aug. 31: Murray State
Sept. 7: Toledo
Sept. 14: TBA – non-conference or bye
Sept. 21: at Indiana
Sept. 28: TBA – non-conference or bye
Oct. 5: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 12: at Georgia
Oct. 19: Florida
Oct. 26: South Carolina
Nov. 2: Tennessee
Nov. 9: at Kentucky
Nov 16: TBA – non-conference or bye
Nov. 23: at Ole Miss
Nov. 30: Texas A&M

SOUTH CAROLINA
Aug. 31: North Carolina
Sept. 7: at Georgia
Sept. 14: Vanderbilt
Sept. 21: South Carolina State
Sept. 28: at UCF
Oct. 5: Kentucky
Oct. 12: at Arkansas
Oct. 19: at Tennessee
Oct. 26: at Missouri
Nov. 2: Mississippi State
Nov. 9: bye
Nov. 16: Florida
Nov. 23: bye
Nov. 30: Clemson

TENNESSEE
Aug. 31: Austin Peay
Sept. 7: WKU
Sept. 14: at Oregon
Sept. 21: at Florida
Sept. 28: South Alabama
Oct. 5: Georgia
Oct. 12: bye
Oct. 19: South Carolina
Oct. 26: at Alabama
Nov. 2: at Missouri
Nov. 9: Auburn
Nov. 16: bye
Nov. 23: Vanderbilt
Nov. 30: at Kentucky

TEXAS A&M
Aug. 31: Rice
Sept. 7: Sam Houston State
Sept. 14: Alabama
Sept. 21: SMU
Sept. 28: at Arkansas
Oct. 5: bye
Oct. 12: at Ole Miss
Oct. 19: Auburn
Oct. 26: Vanderbilt
Nov. 2: bye
Nov. 9: Mississippi State
Nov. 16: New Mexico
Nov. 23: at LSU
Nov. 30: at Missouri

VANDERBILT
Aug. 31: Ole Miss
Sept. 7: Austin Peay
Sept. 14: at South Carolina
Sept. 21: Umass
Sept. 28: UAB
Oct. 5: Missouri
Oct. 12: bye
Oct. 19: Georgia
Oct. 26: at Texas A&M
Nov. 2: bye
Nov. 9: at Florida
Nov. 16: Kentucky
Nov. 23: at Tennessee
Nov. 30: Wake Forest

With the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies leaving the Big 12 for the SEC and the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big East to the Big 12, college football is losing a few annual games that date back to the late 19th century. Of course these teams had many rivalries within their old conferences but these are the highlights:

1. Border War (Kansas vs. Missouri) – Believe it or not, these two neighboring states still harbor some ill will between the two that dates back to the American Civil War. The schools’ mascots Jayhawks and Tigers were both derived from the Civil War but that story is another blog. The first meeting was in 1891 with Kansas coming out victorious 22-10. The series was the second-most-played rivalry in major-college football history behind Minnesota-Wisconsin (yawn). Mizzou leads the series 57-54-9.
2. Lone Star Showdown (Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M) Beginning in 1894, the state of Texas’ two oldest public universities have had a long history of good old-fashion hate. From 1910 to 1940 there was only one instance of a team winning the rivalry game in consecutive seasons. Texas holds an overall 76-37-5 lead with many wins coming from 1940 to 1974 when A&M only won thrice and one tie. Legendary coach Darrell Royal was at the helm for most of those wins. Since then it has been pretty even. Each team had won three of the last six meetings.
3. Backyard Brawl (Pitt Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers) This game is so named because of the proximity of the two campuses. The two cities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown are linked by I-79 with around 75 miles between them. They have played 104 times since 1895 with Pitt hanging on to a 60-41-3 lead but WVU has won the last three meetings.

* Unverified

+ Canceled due to bad weather

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Times are TBA

One Texas A&M blogger reports that their schedule will be:

There are a few games that are written in ink. The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will take place in Jacksonville on October 27, 2012. November 24, 2012, the last Saturday of the regular season, is still preserved for the Iron Bowl and Egg Bowl as well as Arkansas-LSU playing the day before (Nov 23). Additionally, some sources claim that Florida at Texas A&M is a lock for September 8, 2012. Many sources believe that the 2012 Alabama-UGA game is off in favor of Mizzou playing Bama.

Here in grid form is the 2012 schedule for all SEC teams SO FAR:

Last updated 12/27/11

Auburn: Ugly.

Florida: They still have yet to recover from the thrashing the Tide gave them in 2009 (and 2010 and 2011), made Tebow cry and made Urban have a nervous breakdown.

Georgia: Look at their record and they are not bad. Watch them play a game and they do look bad.

LSU: If I am coaching this team, Jordan Jefferson only plays in garbage time or in case of a Lee injury.

Ole Miss: Do ya’ll remember how excited the Ole Miss fans were when they hired Nutt? He has set the program back another 10 years.

Mississippi State: I am convinced that nobody can win big here. The state doesn’t have the recruits and what you do have you split with Ole Miss. It has to be impossible to convince someone from out of the area to come to Starkville. Mullen should start job hunting.

South Carolina: Spurrier is getting a big helping of karma. Connor Shaw has a big game and he dumps Stephen Garcia. Now it looks like Shaw is just as bad. Additionally, he does not develop any other running backs and now it’s trial by fire.

Tennessee: Vols fans are getting impatient? Already? They need to realize that is going to take some time to undo the mess that Fat Boy and Lame Kitten left in their wakes.

Vanderbilt: It must be sad to think this is what they consider good.

* Arkansas & Kentucky did not play.

Alabama: A.J. McCarron may not be as smart as Rhodes Scholar finalist Greg McElroy but he has a better arm and doesn’t make mistakes (outside of the Kent State jitters). Sometimes, that’s all it takes.

Arkansas: I can’t help but wonder what this game might have been like if RB Knile Davis had played. I think Bama still wins but it would’ve been closer.

Auburn: They are playing just as bad as everyone thought they would but still getting W’s. 20 years from now, everyone will forget the ugly play but remember the record. Time for them to start losing.

Florida: Demps & Rainey both had 100+ yards the week before playing Bama. So did Arkansas’ Ronnie Wingo and Penn State’s Silas Redd.

Georgia: Delusional UGA fans think the Ole Miss game was a good win. Sad.

Kentucky: Speaking of sad… All Rich Brooks improvements slipping back to the norm in Lexington.

LSU: Nothing against LSU, but West Virginia is not as good as ABC/ESPN tries to convince you they are. Kudos to the Tigers for taking care of business but the Mountaineers had no shot at winning that game.

Ole Miss: The curse of the “Rebel Black Bear” and Colonel Reb’s excommunication continues.

Mississippi State: What the bleep? OT against La Tech?

South Carolina: Stephen Garcia will probably go down in history as the best and worst South Carolina quarterback of all-time. What a train wreck.

Tennessee: I could not believe I saw Derek Dooley doing CBS commentary on his week off. Do you know what Saban does during his bye weeks? He prepares for the next game.

Vanderbilt: We all know Vandy will never win the SEC East but they do have some good players (the ‘Dores lead the nation in interceptions with 14). The problem is, they just don’t have the 40+ good players it takes.

Let’s face it. Auburn’s success in 2010 and the difference between 14-0 and 9-4 were squarely dependent on quarterback Cam Newton and D-lineman Nick Fairley. Without them, the Tigers lose to Clemson, LSU, Alabama and possibly Arkansas, Mississippi State and Kentucky. But those two are gone and have left big gaping holes in the team.  That said, it could be a loooong year for the War Eagle.

Utah State Win
Mississippi State -  this game is a  toss-up. MSU is much improved and dangerous but the game is at Auburn.
at Clemson – another toss-up. Clemson will be hard-pressed to forget last year’s heartbreaking loss, when they missed an easy OT touchdown and an easier field goal. Played at Clemson.
Florida Atlantic Win
at South Carolina is going to have a better team than last year. 19 of the 21 projected starters are seniors and juniors and some of them will probably be leaving for the NFL (Alshon Jeffery, Stephon Gilmore). It is now or never. Plus, Steve Spurrier is getting old. Prediction: LOSS
at Arkansas – on the road against a team that also might be better even without Ryan Mallett. Prediction: LOSS
Florida – what a  tough SEC stretch! Finally, the Tigers get a home game. Too bad the also get another  LOSS
at LSU – and Baton Rouge makes four straight:  LOSS
Ole Miss – finally a  Win
Open Date
at Georgia – in Athens = LOSS
Samford Win
Alabama =  LOSS

*Bonus Prediction: reports of the deaths of the Toomer’s Corner trees were greatly exaggerated.