New SEC Hoops Power?: In the span of a few days, Mississippi State (!?!) inked two of the best big men in the class of 2009: Troubled 6-foot-10 Renardo Sidney, who previously was ticketed for USC, and 7-foot-1 John Riek. The latter had signed a letter of intent with Cincy, but the school wasn’t sure whether or not he’s qualify, so they never sent the LOI to the NCAA. Here’s where it gets really interesting: If, for whatever reason, the SEC’s leading shot-blocker, Jarvis Varnado, elects to take his name out of the NBA draft and return to school … somebody will have to give up a scholarship, because the Clarion-Ledger claims Stansbury’s given them all out, with Riek snagging the last one.