1 bold prediction for each Week 6 SEC game
Hurricanes are blowing in, and title dreams are growing or crumbling, depending on who you’re rooting for. It’s the first week where the entire league is playing in conference — or was, anyway, before Hurricane Matthew forced the postponement of LSU at Florida — and it’s also the most competitive set of games we’ve had yet this season.
So if you’re somewhere safe, sit back, and prepare for a wonderful weekend of SEC football. Time to check in with some bold predictions for SEC Week 6.
The LSU/Florida game will be played because it will matter to the SEC title race(s): Look, the game has been canceled before the weekly predictions are made. But there’s a bold one hidden for you. Coaches hate rescheduling games as the season goes, but either Florida or LSU will make enough of a run that this game will matter to the SEC pecking order, and so it will be played somehow, some time.
Alabama’s offense will have 500 yards against Arkansas, and the Tide will cover: The Tide were somewhat underwhelming last week against Kentucky, but expect a big game from them this weekend at Arkansas. The Razorbacks will make enough plays offensively to keep the game competitive into the second half, which just means that the Alabama ground and air game will have no need to call off the proverbial dogs. Alabama has two tough games coming up in the next two weeks, but they will flex their muscles on Saturday.
Mississippi State will upset Auburn and Nick Fitzgerald will be the best QB in that game: Gus Malzahn’s job security situation is pretty fluid week-to-week, but a Mississippi State team off a bye week will be significantly better. Nick Fitzgerald will give Auburn a dose of its own dual-threat medicine, and the Gus Bus will spring a flat time in Starkville. The home team has won 4 of the last 5 games in this series, and that streak will continue.
I made FIVE bold predictions for the Vols & Aggies! For a game this big, one prediction didn’t seem like enough. Here’s one, but look for that story later on the site: Trevor Knight will pass for 300 yards, but Tennessee will limit his effectiveness on the ground. Will A&M lose its first game after earning its fifth win? You’ll have to wait a couple of hours for that answer.
South Carolina will lead Georgia at halftime, but won’t have the depth to win: The Bulldogs will be flat and heartbroken after last weekend’s crushing loss in Athens. South Carolina isn’t a good team, but Will Muschamp’s defense is predicated on making teams patiently dink and dunk for chunks of yardage. Georgia has struggled with those types of defenses (see Nicholls State, for goodness sakes). Carolina will hit some running plays on a fairly porous Georgia front seven, and will look good early before UGA’s superior talent takes over late in the game.
The under is the play of the week on Kentucky and Vandy, and Stephen Johnson is the better QB: Watching Kentucky and Vandy play tends to be like watching someone try to catch a greased pig at the county fair.
There’s a lot of noise and energy, and at the end, you wonder why everybody bothered.
Apparently, Vandy QB Kyle Shurmur is going to be playing with an eye patch following a recent injury. Requests for Kentucky’s Stephen Johnson to don a peg leg have gone unanswered, but these two passing games wouldn’t look much different if they were led by pirates.
Ralph Webb and Boom Williams are the big stories in this game, but they’ll play to a draw, and Kentucky’s spotty passing game is better than Vandy’s completely hopeless passing game, so UK wins by a score in a 14-10, 17-10, 21-14 type of game. The under is 51, and while degenerate gambling isn’t encouraged, this feels like free money.
UT/TAM prediction not very “bold.”
Prime click bait material right there. A bit like a “tease” before a commercial break, “stay tuned”.
Absolutely TRUE!!
Prediction #1 already wrong, no LSU-FLA game, Gaytors are in hiding.
Gators offered to play Nov 19 and LSU refused. Sounds like somebody is too scared to play in Florida.
^Facts
Didn’t LSU offer to fly in on Sunday, play, and then fly back out? From what I understand LSU tried to make the game happen this weekend and Florida said “nah bruh”. Can’t exactly blame LSU for not wanting to give up a home game in a very tough stretch of SEC games. If Florida can say no to losing a home game, why can’t LSU?
No need to play the game if you can hide from it, and essentially win the SEC East by doing so. If you cant win it, steal it!
But have to admit, LSU is the one doing the most running here. Or so it appears… It will have a huge impact on both schools post season revenue.
Florida should be disqualified from the east race for refusing to play at all. They could have gone to LSU on their dime, Tallahassee, played Sunday or Monday, a number of scenarios. But they chose to hide and whine.
I don’t get it, you guys are all worried about a game and a silly season yet there is a category 4 hurricane about to rock the state of Florida. All of the resources (security, EMT volunteers etc.)they might have had for Sunday will probably be allocated elsewhere. Yet all you guys can think about is them hiding away whereas they’re trying to be safe with their families. Think about it if you were in their situation would you be able to play a complete game in another state with what’s going on at home?
After UGA spanks their ass, UF will want to play the game again. But maybe not, too risky. UF would very likely come away with the L…
Just for the record. In 2001 UT and UF played on December 1st. Spurrier was no chicken, and Foley was AD then as well. Of course all games were cancelled because of the attacks. But we all know who is the coward is here, McEl”Vein”
If Tennessee takes care of business, this game does not matter. I assume you have already chalked up the next 2 weeks as a loss?
Arguably the two toughest games of the season (all due respect to the Gator and Dawg fans) – it means alot, and don’t think they don’t know it. Like a golden apple, just hangin’ there…survive two more, and wow!!
We’ve had to endure a spell of sad, disappointing seasons, so if the VOLS are due, like in ’98 they were due, so be it. Enjoy it.. It’s why I LOVE college Football, especially in the SEC. ANYTHING can happen!
GBO!
Ha, typical Georgia fan. You are very misinformed. The Gators have offered to play the game on November 19. LSU is scared, because their schedule would be too tough. Although, Tennessee is essentially going through that stretch as we speak. Georgia is not affected by this game at all, because they are never in contention. Keep throwing stones at the teams who matter in this league.
“Never in contention.” Grow a sack.
….Cuz it will probably be bigger than your brain.
Not sure how that is bold. SC was tied w/ A&M last week at the half and they have a far more productive offense than UGA
UGA comes out fast. They take out their anger and frustration on Mushchamp’s Defense. UGA by 28.
Ha, good one
I think its a good one too! We agree!
uGa by 3 TDs, this game will never be close. Carolina’s defense looks like slow motion
Didn’t take GA fans long to start talking again, LOL
@smithdk4 you’re forgetting their sandstorm thing is a gamechanger. That’s worth at least 2 touchdowns, right?
Considering the last time Georgia won in Williams-Brice, George W. Bush was president, then I’d say Sandstorm is worth at least 2 touchdowns.
Actually, the Dawgs might mow em down so hard the feathers blow up into Hurricane Matthew on it’s way south again ;-) They gonna be mad, but need to channel it and BAKE SOME CHICKEN! ;-) Another slip and Kirby is in dog doo-doo.
Nothing bold about predicting #1 Bama to win in a very Bama fashion. It’s just a shame that they’ll be flying back to Tuscaloosa with a loss. Woo Pig.
Win or lose, it’s ALWAYS a shame to have to fly into Alabama. Gross place.
Almost positive your state is just as gross or maybe even more gross than Alabama. Google it and stop being ignorant…
alabama is ass hole of universe
Forreal though Arkansas is basically the north Dakota of the South. There was a reason why when i was an undergrad no one was like “hell ya man lets go to Fayetteville this year as our road trip!”
I am for Tennessee and whoever is playing Alabama! SOO PIG!
#3 is wrong. Unless Auburn has a lot of turnovers, they should beat Miss St easily.
get back with me on that one Saturday about 3:30. Auburn win? maybe. Easily? Ain’t happening. This one could go auburns way but could easily be won by State.
Not sure what you’re seeing from Auburn or State. I think it’s gonna be pretty close regardless of who wins.
Prediction not “bold”. My prediction, AGGIES WHOOP their A$$!!!. GIG’EM!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🏈😎
Everyone is saying the same thing about LSU/UF. Alabama being Alabama and beating Arkansas is simply what will happen. Mississippi State/Auburn could easily go either way. Trevor Knight is a good QB that will have another big game. SoCar/UGA could easily go either way but will most likely go to UGA.
Nothing about these picks or this article is bold except your boldness to claim it as such.
State beating Auburn would not be an upset and Fitz being the best QB there isn’t a bold prediction, and i’m not insulting Auburn with any of that. I think Auburn fans would say the same. This type of game is the reason the term Toss Up exists. I see State taking it in a close one (we had a bye week and homefield advantage) but I don’t think either team takes it easily regardless.
How was that homefield advantage against south alabama? Give it up man every team goes through bad years this year is yours.
Yeah, well ole missy is staring down the barrel of several years of being down once the NCAA gets through with them. Just give in to it man!
Haha. Ehh, I think that game was an obvious fluke. I don’t expect anymore like it.
38-14…..
Bold prediction: SC’s offense puts it all together this week and gets 450+ yards, and wins by 7-10 points. Georgia has no defense.
We should at least look much improved now that we have our first string receivers back
450+ yards? LOL that’s a joke right? Georgia is gonna roll in this one
Lmao!!!
You’ve obviously forgot about the 576 yards UGA put up last year when Greyson Lambert (who?!) set an NCAA passing record. If you thought that was fun…just watch Eason.
Hey, I’m just writing this comment to let you know that you’re wrong. I see you didn’t use any kind of word like “prediction” that might imply that these are not fact-based statements, so I’m letting you know that some or all of your statements are wrong. Of course, I don’t have any facts myself up, but that doesn’t matter. The fact remains, you are wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
My bold predictions since we are actually talking “bold”…
FL realizes that everyone is on to them and says “ok, we wont hide anymore, and we might as well come out of the closet too.”
Miss State, “well, we came to play football, but we really had to take a major dump instead.”
Alabama says, “well hell, Ark is only half a team, we’ll just play half ass.”
SC told UGA to suck their ‘cocks’
TN came and said, “we aint in TN anymore, Texas aint southerners, but we come to whoop their ass back into last year.”
My bold predictions folks, with a little humor
Go vols