****The official NEW new conference realignment thread.****

[Saul Good]

the second thread has been pronounced dead.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

SEC football coaches picture day.

Chizik wearing his customary leather jacket and doing something weird with his hands.

Pinkel looks happy.

Slive looking like a creep with his hands on Spurrier's shoulders.

It's Christmas in February, the SEC coaches elementary school photo was just tweeted out by @sec_chuck

I always love this photo because it brings the most powerful men in Southern sports into one awkward 4th grade class photo. How do they decide on a seating arrangement? Who stands next to who? Recall last year's photo when Gene Chizik and Nick Saban were standing next to each other with a large gap between them. The picture truly spoke a thousand words.

So let's play one of our favorite games awkward fan photo -- remember the Alabama couple -- SEC coaches edition.

After all, it's only fair.

As always, I attempt to find awkward things in the photo and then y'all point out what I leave out.

1. Will Muschamp appears to have stolen Gene Chizik's leather jacket from last season.
I'm praying that there's a large interlocking UF on the back in blue and orange.

2. Gene Chizik is wearing a sling on his left arm.
Did an energy vampire sneak up on Gene?

Or perhaps this was inflicted by Muschamp in taking the leather jacket? If so, golf clap, it would be the only SEC victory over a coach with a winning record in Muschamp's coaching careeer.

3. Hugh Freeze is the only front row coach to cover his crotch this year.
In last year's version everyone but Dan Mullen covered their crotches.

Also, Freeze is wearing an Ole Miss coaches polo. Otherwise everyone would think he was Phil Mickelson's stunt double.

4. Bobby Petrino appears to be wearing three layers of shirts under his suit coat.
This makes perfect sense because otherwise Petrino's cryogenic heart would freeze.

Also, it's no surprise that Petrino's adam's apple is covered by a turtle neck since all predatory animals -- and Dwight Shrute from "The Office" -- view exposing the adam's apple as a sign of weakness.

5. Les Miles wore brown shoes with navy socks.
He also appears to be wearing shoulder pads in the photo.

Neither of these things is surprising.

6. SEC commissioner Mike Slive is the only man touching another man.
His hands lightly rest on Steve Spurrier's shoulders.

In related news, Alabama fans have already inundated the SEC office with "your gay" emails addressed to the Commissioner.

7. The Mississippi State coaches sweater that Dan Mullen is wearing has a zipper.
Of course it does.

Buttons are bi-curious in Mississippi. Of course, so is literacy.

8. Gene Chizik is wearing a warm-up from Auburn's 1986 men's basketball program.
Just when you thought there was no way Chizik, who last year wore his AU leather jacket in this photo, could make a worse fashion decision for the class photo, he does.

Has Mrs. Chizik just given up with him? (Note, my wife says she's given up on me too).

9. Missouri's Gary Pinkel looks like he stole the valet's jacket just before this picture was taken.
You're in Birmingham, not the Arctic, Gary, I think you'll survive without the goose down.

10. Eleven of the 14 coaches wore jackets -- I'm counting Chizik's warm-up -- but neither man from Mississippi did.
This was entirely predictable as well. I'm just glad both men remembered shoes.

11. Mark Richt is the only coach with his hands in his pockets.
Richt also has no coat.

And look closely at him, he appears to be whispering, "Happy Valentine's
Day," to your wife.

12. If you start counting in the top left and finish counting in the far right, Derek Dooely is 15th.
Which is also where he ranks on a list of the 14 best coaches in the SEC.

Finally, SEC Chuck also Tweeted out this photo of Missouri's Gary Pinkel and Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin being united in holy matrimony.





http://outkickthecoverage.com/the-se...to-is-here.php

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

6. SEC commissioner Mike Slive is the only man touching another man.
His hands lightly rest on Steve Spurrier's shoulders.

In related news, Alabama fans have already inundated the SEC office with "your gay" emails addressed to the Commissioner.

12. If you start counting in the top left and finish counting in the far right, Derek Dooely is 15th.
Which is also where he ranks on a list of the 14 best coaches in the SEC.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs
Kansas City No. 4 in viewership in men's basketball games on ESPN this season. Only city in top five west of Mississippi.

Do you know where KC ranks in terms of markets without an NBA team?

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Do you know where KC ranks in terms of markets without an NBA team?

Nope.

[Saul Good]

Those pictures are cringe-inducing. What a terrible idea. Some ****ing good coaches, though. Wow.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Finally, SEC Chuck also Tweeted out this photo of Missouri's Gary Pinkel and Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin being united in holy matrimony.

At least we know who the bitch in this relationship is.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by frazod

At least we know who the bitch in this relationship is.

Sumlin looks like he's about one twitch away from going ballistic on someone.

[KC native]

Not getting involved in the douche off hat's going on in this thread right now.

But I just wanted to remark that only 5 out of 91 TCU football players failed the surprise drug test.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by KC native

Not getting involved in the douche off hat's going on in this thread right now.

But I just wanted to remark that only 5 out of 91 TCU football players failed the surprise drug test.

Oil changes!!!

[Pants]

Originally Posted by UCF Knight

I don't have a dog in the fight but yes I feel they are.

I love how you're always rooting for MU and always in their threads but you have no dog in the fight. So precious.

Here's one example of you being wrong.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Keep up the good fight.

You're really looking fresh and exciting.

Leave him a alone man. I don't think the dude has ever been right about anything in his time on CP.

[Saul Good]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2...5_million.html

Not bad.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by Pants

I love how you're always rooting for MU and always in their threads but you have no dog in the fight. So precious.

Here's one example of you being wrong.

I really only do it to get under your skin. I work with mostly KU fans and I generally like them, so if KU wins and they are happy then I am happy for them. I just don't like you assholes.

[baitism]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2...5_million.html

Not bad.

I would be shocked if it was anything less than 35 mil once the SEC Network is set up.

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Originally Posted by Pants

I love how you're always rooting for MU and always in their threads but you have no dog in the fight. So precious.

Here's one example of you being wrong.

Originally Posted by Seth Davis

Missouri's decision to go to the SEC was bad for college sports, bad for the Big 12 and certainly bad for Kansas. (I believe it will prove to be bad for Missouri, too, but only time will tell.) Coming on the heels of Texas A&M's decision to likewise bolt for the SEC, Missouri's defection almost put the Big 12 out of business. If the conference had dissolved, Kansas would have been in a tough spot. KU does not have an elite football program, so it would have been forced to beg leagues like the ACC and Big East to shoehorn the Jayhawks into their ranks. It would have been a sad moment for a proud school.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1mkf6SElg

When Seth Davis says the 4th God damn school to leave the conference in a year almost broke the conference it screams "I have an axe to grind with Mizzou." What is it with national guys like him and Gottlieb hating on Mizzou for no reason? Don't get me wrong, my feelings aren't hurt, but why do they give so many shits about Mizzou? Why are we so on their radar? Like we single handedly started all this conference realignment shit or something.