Published 8/20/2008
by Dustin Delahoussaye
at Bleacher Report - College Football
Over the last 10 years in college football, one thing has become certain: The toughest conference in the country is the SEC.
Since Tennessee won the first BCS National title in 1998, the SEC has won three championships, two of them coming from LSU. On any given Saturday, an SEC team can win. That is why year in and year out, LSU has one of the toughest schedules in the conference and in the country.
After winning last year's national championship, it will be no easy task to repeat in 2008. The Tigers lost many starters, including all-world defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
Andrew Hatch and Jarrett Lee are LSU's new options at quarterback after Matt Flynn's graduation and Ryan Perrilloux's dismissal from the team by coach Les Miles. With two unproven gunslingers, the Tigers figure to struggle on offense despite the return of highly-touted running back Keiland Williams.
Adding to the Tigers' troubles is the usual brutal slate in the SEC conference. While No. 1 Georgia ...
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