Longshore predicts Georgia to be class of SEC

On Monday, longtime TV and radio sports journalist John Longshore spoke to the Montgomery Kiwanis Club about the upcoming college football season.

Longshore predicted that after 2026 there would be another round of conference realignment and that the SEC would not take Clemson and Florida State because Florida and South Carolina like being the only SEC teams in their respective states. Longshore said that the SEC's long-term expansion interests are in Notre Dame and North Carolina.

Longshore felt that FSU and Clemson would leave the ACC, but that they would leave for the Big 12 not the SEC or the Big 10.

Longshore was positive about the new 12 team playoff.

"I have wanted this since I was about six years old," said Longshore. "They are already talking about expanding it."

Longshore felt that Georgia would be the best team in the SEC, and that four teams from the SEC would make the playoffs this year.

Longshore predicted that Auburn would be stronger this year and that quarterback Peyton Thorne would be much better in his second year in the offense.

Longshore believes that Alabama will successfully transition from former Coach Nick Saban to Coach Kalen DeBoer and that Alabama would be one of the four playoff teams.

"John was Spot On during his talk at the Capital City Kiwanis Club luncheon," said Auburn booster Perry O. Hooper Jr. "He talked about the NIL and transfer issue, the play-off process and who he predicted would be in the National play-offs. John is very informative. John actually should be on ESPN SEC Gameday!"

John Longshore and Barry McKnight become the sports talk standard on radio in Montgomery for many year. They are back together this year, but their show is now a podcast on the internet that is available on You Tube.

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