SEC: Arkansas is sweet; Georgia survives; Florida flops

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SEC links for Sunday:

• A sweet statement as Arkansas inches closer to Sugar Bowl, reports Robbie Neiswanger of the Arkansas News.
• No BCS game for LSU after 31-23 loss to Arkansas, writes Scott Rablais of The Advocate.
• Missed Georgia Tech extra point helps Georgia get bowl eligible, writes Seth Emerson of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
• Georgia’s win isn’t art, but Dog fans have come to expect that, writes Jeff Schultz of the AJC.
• Florida State snaps Florida’s streak, writes Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.
• Jimbo Fisher does something that Bobby Bowden couldn’t do, writes Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel.
• South Carolina overpowers Clemson 29-7, reports Travis Sawchik of the Charleston Post and Courier.
• Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledger writes that Mississippi State was the stronger, faster team in win over Ole Miss.
• Navy assistant denies report he is about to be Vanderbilt’s next football coach, reports Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital.
• South Carolina beats host Western Kentucky in basketball in two overtimes, writes the AP.

• Robbie Caldwell Era ends as it began, abruptly, writes Matt Hinton of Yahoo Sports.
• Vanderbilt again in the market for a football coach as Caldwell resigns, reports Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean.
• Mississippi State rolls up nearly 500 yards in win over Ole Miss, reports Parrish Alford of the NE Mississippi Daily Journal.
• Calm through adversity helped Auburn win Iron Bowl, writes Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• The question now is how will Nick Saban answer Auburn’s championship season, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News.
• Joe Medley of the Anniston Star writes that Alabama and Auburn aren’t who we thought they were.
• Georgia holds on to beat Georgia Tech, reports David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
• Florida ends a down season with an awful day against Florida State, writes Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.
• Florida State learns it qualifies for ACC title game after win over Florida, reports David Jones of Florida Today.
• Sloppy day in Fayetteville didn’t do SEC justice, writes Roy Lang of the Shreveport Times.
• LSU’s aspirations come up empty, writes Jim Kelinpeter of the Times-Picayune.
• JaMychal Green suspended, but Alabama basketball wins anyway, reports Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News.
• Georgia loses to Temple in Old Spice Classic, reports the Athens Banner-Herald.
• Auburn basketball drops to 1-4 after loss to Jacksonville, reports Evan Woodbery of the Mobile Press-Register.

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