Apologies once again for the extended dissappearance, but I have returned and it’s time to jump on the oodles of news I’ve missed.
Seeing as several SEC teams have released their schedule at this point, I will soon be releasing the schedule breakdowns, similar/identical to the ones from last season.
Probably the largest bombshell to hit the ariwaves while I was gone was news from Arkansas that 2006-2007’s SEC Freshman of the Year, Patrick Beverly, will not be elligible to compete this season. While no official word was given as to why, it was clear Beverly was interested in transferring this past offseason and rumor has it that the junior-to-be stopped going to class. While Arkansas loses a tremendous amount of talent to graduation, this loss could put Arkansas at the bottom of the SEC for this coming season – talented recruits or not (assuming they make the cut).
Equally as distressing for Auburn is the loss of Josh Dollard, who simply couldn’t get to class enough to stay on the team. As a sophomore, Dollard averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds as a sophomore, and looks to finish out his degree outside of the basketball arena. Rumor has it that Barber has also been released from the team, although I’ve found no solid evidence to support it at this point. Either way, with the loss of Prowell to graduation, the Tigers can look “forward” to yet another miserable basketball season.
As most of you realize by now, there’s tons more information I haven’t hit on yet, but I can’t let you overdose! Next up, I’ll be breaking down schedules.
