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SEC links for Tuesday:

• Ron Morris of The State doesn’t think that Steve Spurrier is washed up.
• Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart, thinks it will be Alabama and Texas in the BCS title game.
• Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun reports on Florida basketball winning its season tune-up.
• Don Kausler of the Birmingham News reports that Nick Saban thinks we should give the refs a break.
• David Climer of the Tennessean writes that criticizing refs is an easy call for some.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of the News writes on Bama quarterback Greg McElroy.
• David Brandt of the Clarion-Ledger writes on Ed Orgeron’s return to Oxford.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Ole Miss is a tough Nutt to crack.
• Randy Rosetta of The Advocate reports that LSU looks to regroup after loss to Alabama.
• Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald writes on Georgia running back Washaun Ealey.

SEC links for Friday:

• Tim Tucker of the AJC examines whether Georgia running back Caleb King can revive his career.
• Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald writes that the Bulldogs are looking for playmakers.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that UT defensive star Eric Berry has picked up the cover-two like a pro.
• Wes Rucker of the Chattanooga Times Free Press writes that Ed Orgeron is a dominant presence in the Tennessee program.
• Randy Rosetta of The Advocate reports on LSU’s first day of practice.

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SEC links for Monday:

• Paul Gattis of the Huntsville Times reports that the SEC is the class of the NFL draft, again.
• Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that, by NFL draft standards, Tennessee’s talent hit a historic low.
• Hooker also profiles new Tennessee football assistant Ed Orgeron.
• Wally Hall of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette writes that Arkansas basketball fans demand improvement.
• Birmingham News columnist Kevin Scarbinsky writes that Auburn is just glad Matthew Stafford is gone.
• Seth Emerson of The State reports that South Carolina had seven players drafted, most since the draft was shortened to seven rounds in 1994.
• Tim Tucker of the AJC reports on the rest of the Georgia draft after Stafford.

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