PRESS PICKS: Panel makes choices for college titles, awards
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Staff Report River Region Sports begins its preview of the college football season with a look at the choices of the local press. Last year, the press were near-unanimous in its choice of Florida as the team to beat both nationally and in the SEC. This year, it’s Alabama that is the odds-on favorite to be on top. The panel was asked to choose the winners of the BCS conferences as well as give away the top awards for the upcoming season. Later this week, the panel will make their first picks in college football. It opened the high school football season last week.
Last year’s final standings 1. Jeff Shearer (15-10) 156-76 .672 2. Michael Butler (16-9) 152-80 .655 Jim Tocco (14-11) 152-80 .655 Doug Amos (12-13) 152-80 .655 5. Graham Dunn (18-7) 151-81 .650 6. Dee Jackson (13-12) 137-80 .631 7. Barry McKnight (9-16) 131-89 .595
Jeff Shearer, Sports Director, WSFA 12
SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Texas Big 10 Champion: Ohio State ACC Champion: Virginia Tech Big East Champion: Pittsburgh PAC-10 Champion: Oregon BCS Buster: Boise State BCS Championship game: Alabama-Ohio State BCS Champion: Alabama SEC Player of the Year: Greg McElroy, Alabama SEC Coach of the Year: Gene Chizik, Auburn Heisman winner: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State National Coach of the Year: Chris Peterson, Boise State
Doug Amos, SportsRadio 740 Roundtable/Voice of Faulkner University athletics
SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Texas Big 10 Champion: Iowa ACC Champion: Virginia Tech Big East Champion: Pittsburgh PAC-10 Champion: Southern Cal BCS Buster: Boise State BCS Championship game: Alabama-Texas BCS Champion: Texas SEC Player of the Year: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas SEC Coach of the Year: Bobby Petrino, Arkansas Heisman winner: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas National Coach of the Year: Mack Brown, Texas
Jim Tocco, 5-I Brand Mangagement
SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Texas Big 10 Champion: Ohio State ACC Champion: Georgia Tech Big East Champion: Cincinnati PAC-10 Champion: Oregon BCS Buster: Brigham Young BCS Championship game: Boise State-Texas BCS Champion: Texas SEC Player of the Year: Mark Ingram, Alabama SEC Coach of the Year: Gene Chizik, Auburn Heisman winner:Mark Ingram, Alabama National Coach of the Year: Chris Peterson, Boise State
Michael Butler, WTLS Tallassee SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Texas Big 10 Champion: Ohio State ACC Champion: Virginia Tech Big East Champion: Pittsburgh PAC-10 Champion: Oregon BCS Buster: Boise State BCS Championship game: Ohio State-Alabama BCS Champion: Alabama SEC Player of the Year: Mark Ingram, Alabama SEC Coach of the Year: Nick Saban, Alabama Heisman winner: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State National Coach of the Year: Nick Saban, Alabama
Stu McCann, Sports Reporter WAKA 8
SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Oklahoma Big 10 Champion: Ohio State ACC Champion: Miami, Fla. Big East Champion: Pittsburgh PAC-10 Champion: Oregon State BCS Buster: Texas Christian BCS Championship game: Ohio State-Oklahoma BCS Champion: Ohio State SEC Player of the Year: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas SEC Coach of the Year: Nick Saban, Alabama Heisman winner: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State National Coach of the Year: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Graham Dunn, Editor and Publisher, River Region Sports
SEC West Champion: Alabama Overall SEC Champion: Alabama Big 12 Champion: Texas Big 10 Champion: Iowa ACC Champion: Florida State Big East Champion: Pittsburgh PAC-10 Champion: Stanford BCS Buster: Boise State BCS Championship game: Texas-Alabama BCS Champion: Texas SEC Player of the Year: Mark Ingram, Alabama SEC Coach of the Year: Dan Mullen, Mississippi State Heisman winner: Mark Ingram, Alabama National Coach of the Year: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Barry McKnight, SportsRadio 740 SportsLine/Voice of Troy Trojans SEC West Champion: Arkansas Overall SEC Champion: Florida Big 12 Champion: Nebraska Big 10 Champion: Ohio State ACC Champion: Clemson Big East Champion: South Florida PAC-10 Champion: Oregon State BCS Buster: TCU BCS Championship game: Florida-TCU BCS Champion: Florida SEC Player of the Year: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas SEC Coach of the Year: Bobby Petrino, Arkansas Heisman winner: Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State National Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU |
SEC East Champion: Florida 
SEC East Champion: Florida 
SEC East Champion: Florida 
SEC East Champion: Florida 
SEC East Champion: Florida 
