Podcast: Barrett Sallee returns to talk SEC East spring storylines

After visiting with the Bleacher Report’s Barrett Sallee last week to cover all things spring football in the West, Barrett was nice enough to join me again on Wednesday to discuss the East.

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The East has plenty of storylines in its own right, and Barrett and I discussed them all. We started with John L. Smith’s hiring at Arkansas, before moving permanently to the East and chatting on:

- Georgia: What is going on in Athens? Why is everyone getting in trouble, and is it a sign of a “big picture” problem? More importantly, how has the depth been effected by all the suspensions?

- Moving to Florida, what should we make of the quarterback derby? Also, what do we need to know about Brent Pease’s new offense? Maybe most importantly, how will the defense hold up without Ronald Powell, who was lost to injury?

- At South Carolina, do enough people realize just how good Connor Shaw was last year? Will this defense be impacted by the departures of Melvin Ingram and Stephon Gilmore to the NFL?

- On Rocky Top Tennessee, is Tennessee mentally tough enough to hold strong? More importantly, would Derek Dooley even be on the hot-seat if the Vols hadn’t lost to Kentucky to close out last season?

- With Missouri moving to the SEC, are they ready for what’s ahead in the conference? And why Barrett thinks one early season game could make or break their season.

- Finally, we wrap up discussing Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Both are in tough spots, but who is best built to win in 2012?

Folks, spring is in the air, so what better what to turn your attention to college football, then a 50-minute, no-holds barred discussion of the SEC East? Remember too that if you missed last week’s discussion on the SEC West, you’re more than welcome to download that one too.

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Thanks again to Barrett, and thank you all for listening.

Until next time!