SEC Coaching Boards - Week 4

Some movement going on in this week's coaching boards. While it won't be posted before the start of Ole Miss-Florida, their portions are already written, so everything is pre-Saturday games.

1. Urban Meyer
Florida
Meyer extends his streak over hapless Phil to four, but Meyer needs to dominate Ole Miss after the lackluster win over the Vols - pretty amazing when people are down on Florida after only beating rival UT by more than three TDs. Another poor showing against the Rebels combined with a big win in UGA/UA and the top spot might change.

2. Les Miles
LSU
So I think that Auburn is overrated, and yet move Miles up for the win over the Tigers? And over Nick f***ing Saban?!?! Well, Saban has never been able to leave Jordan-Hare with a win. Miles did it in his second try. Think that does deserve some credence - not to mention that he did it at night, which is pretty difficult, just ask Florida.

3. Nick Saban
Alabama
Saban's team completely decimated Arkansas last week, but the Tide's $4 million man fell a spot due to Miles' win in Auburn. A win over the Dawgs, and it would be almost impossible to keep Saban out of No. 1.

4. Mark Richt
Georgia
I expect UGA to win tonight; you expect UGA to win tonight; hell, even this Redneck expects UGA to win tonight, so a win won't necessarily move Richt ahead of Saban. However, a blowout win akin to the blackout stomping the Dawgs gave Auburn last season will make it difficult not to move Richt to at least number 3.

5. Tommy Tuberville
Auburn
Still scratching my head over the move to the spread, but Auburn still played LSU close. However, after seeing the Bayou Bengals in person, I am not convinced that they are a top 5 team.

6. Steve Spurrier
South Carolina
Gamecocks stuggled last week against lowly Wofford last week. Another close win this week against UAB could give enough room for Bobby Johnson to move up, and an Ole Miss upset of Florida would push Spurrier to the southern half of the SEC rankings - I think Spurrier will keep his No. 6 spot going into next week's game against the Rebels.

7. Bobby Johnson
Vanderbilt
Bobby's finally starting to get the credit that he deserves, but this ranking is probably too high. Sure he's done well with a team of mostly marginal talent, but would you really rather have Johnson walking the sideline than Nutt, Petrino or even Rich Brooks? Well, maybe more so than Rich Brooks.

8. Houston Nutt
Ole Miss
I took the Rebels and the points today; this is the type of game that Nutt makes a statement with - I mean he loses, but he doesn't get blown out. If he were to somehow win this game, Nutt would shoot up these rankings. The Rebels are on a winning streak in Gainesville though.

9. Rich Brooks
Kentucky
The Wildcats have quietly gotten off to a 3-0 start, which should be 4-0 heading into the Oct. 4 match-up with Alabama. Which makes me wonder, if Bama wins today, will Gameday head back to the state of Alabama for next week's matchup? That might seem odd, but with the way gas is disappearing in north Georgia, the Gameday guys may be lucky to get back to Atlanta.

10. Philip Fulmer
Tennessee
Fulmer rallied the fan base last week before the UF game; he wanted everyone ready to go against the hated Gators. Then he as taken to the woodshed. Think it's safe to say, Fulmer really needs the win today over Auburn. Fans are getting restless.

11. Bobby Petrino
Arkansas
Petrino is the X's and O's guy; the offensive genius that made Louisville explosive, and was ready to take Mike Vick to the Super Bowl. So how is it that his Arkansas team, one that was always a factor in the SEC West, couldn't contain Alabama? Oh, I guess that's somebody else's job; Petrino's the offensive genius - well then, nice 14 points you scored, and 14 points your QB handed to the Tide defense. Enjoy that Texas-sized beat-down today.

12. Sly Croom
Mississippi State
Croom says not to mark off his Dogs, even with the lousy 1-3 start. With MSU headed to Baton Rouge today, I have no problem marking Croom and Family as 1-4 and listing him at the bottom of the SEC - which isn't that bad - it'd make him in the top half of the Big East.