The Press Release Presents... The List

The Best (and worst) In and Around SEC Football- 2008

~The Best Upset: Ole Miss over Florida. The Rebels became the only team to defeat the Gators in the regular season. Better yet, they did it in the Swamp by blocking an extra point kick.
Out of Conference Honorable Mention: Texas Tech over Texas over Lubbock. Graham Herrel threw the winning TD pass to Michael Crabtree in the final seconds of the game.
~The Best Rivalry Week Upset: Georgia Tech over UGA in Atlanta. Tech broke a 7 year losing streak in the Tech-UGA rivalry game. The game was one of three losses the needed to be wins for UGA to have a successful season. (Bama and Florida were the other two.)
Interconference Honorable Mention: Clemson over South Carolina
~Heartbreaker of the Season: Bama over LSU in Baton Rouge. LSU was unable to make good on their Nick Saban Vendetta. Rashad Johnson intercepted the would-be winning TC thrown by Jarrett Lee giving the Tide new hope. Bama won in overtime, clinching the SEC West, locking up their spot in the SEC championship against Florida.
Honorable Mention: UGA over Kentucky in Lexington
~Most Improved Team Since Last Year: Alabama
~Most Improved Team Over the Season: Arkansas
~Most Improved Quaterback Since Last Year: John Parker Wilson (Alabama)
~Most Improved QB Over the Season: Jevan Snead (Ole Miss)
~Up and Coming QB for 2009: Tie- Randall Cobb (Kentucky) and Jefferson (LSU)
Honorable Mention: McCelroy (Alabama)
~Miss 'em When He's in the NFL: Mathew Stafford (UGA)
~Most Meaningful Victory: Alabama over LSU
~Breakout Freshman of the Year: Julio Jones (Alabama)
~Most Troubled Team: Auburn
~Team Most Likely to Crumble Next Year: LSU
~Coach of the Year: Nick Saban (Bama)
Honorable Mention: Houston Nutt (Ole Miss)
~Best Play: Rashad Johnson's interception of LSU's would-be winning TD in overtime
Honorable Mention: Casey Dick's TD pass to give Arkansas the win over LSU in the final seconds.
~Most Disappointing Season: UGA
~Most Shocking Coaching Move: Tommy Tubberville 'resigning' from Auburn
~Team That Went the Most Unnotices: South Carolina
~Team Most Likely to Bounce Back in 2009: Tennessee
~Most Intense Matchup: Alabama vs. Florida
~Most Shocking Points: Bama 41-30 over UGA
Honorable Mention: Florida 56-6 over South Carolina
~Best 'Too Close for Comfort' Game: Bama over Kentucky 24-21