John Pelphrey is making his name known in the SEC

It was sad last year when John Pelphrey announced he was leaving South Alabama for Arkansas, but it was something we all knew was going to happen sooner or later. He was destined to be a big name coach, but not in at a mid-major school.

But few thought that in his first season in the SEC with Arkansas, that he would be challenging for the SEC title. The unique thing is that with the basketball tournaments, if you can get hot at the right time, all you need to do is win four games in a row. Today Georgia and Arkansas will be playing for the SEC Title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Georgia was next to last in the SEC (16-16, 4-12 SEC) while Arkansas is 5th out of 12 teams (22-11, 9-7 SEC).

As of the last bracketology update on ESPN, they still have the Jags in the tournament seeded #10 in the Midwestern bracket playing #7 Oklahoma in Birmingham. With the winner of #2 Tennessee and #15 Austin Peay playing the winner. Remember, this is not the official seedings. They will be announced today at 5pm on ESPN. I'll be wearing my USA shirt and cap. Go Jags!