SEC Week 4 predictions
It’s safe to say most of us didn’t see that one coming.
Ole Miss’s win over Alabama last weekend wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. The Rebels dominated the football game, cashing in on five Crimson Tide turnovers with a knack for big plays offensively.
It was a performance worthy of national merit and poll voters responded with an eye-opening 12-spot shift for Ole Miss from No. 15 to No. 3 the following day.
RELATED: Week 4 AP Top 25
Christopher and I both picked Alabama to survive at home, but it didn’t happen. The LSU-Auburn matchup was easier to call, but neither of us expected it to be a one-sided affair.
Week 3 pick results:
- Brad (@BCrawfordSDS) — 6-4 (against the spread); 7-3 (straight up)
- Christopher (@csmithSDS) — 7-3 (ATS); 8-2 (straight up)
Season totals:
- Brad (@BCrawfordSDS) — 12-22 (against the spread); 27-7 (straight up)
- Christopher (@csmithSDS) — 22-12 (ATS); 28-6 (straight up)
Saturday’s games
Southern at Georgia (-54.5)
Brad: The Bulldogs were unstoppable against South Carolina, especially Greyson Lambert who completed an NCAA-record 24-of-25 passes against the Gamecocks’ soft zone coverage. Nick Chubb managed a quiet 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns while Sony Michel crossed the goal line on three different occasions. There’s so many weapons this season at Brian Schottenheimer’s disposal offensively, a new threat seems to emerge every Saturday. Georgia’s 1s won’t play long this weekend during the easiest game of the season.
Georgia 59, Southern 3
Christopher: Southern is an OK team by FCS standards — the Jaguars received a few votes in the latest FCS poll — but I don’t see much hope for them in this game. Louisiana Tech hung 62 points on Southern just a few weeks ago. With Nick Chubb eager to extend his streak of 100-yard rushing games, and the likelihood he’ll be on a bit of a pitch count, the Bulldogs will be looking to spring a few huge runs early in the game. And it’s not like UGA is going to stop scoring once backups like RB Keith Marshall and QB Bryce Ramsey take over. I expect a similar result as when Georgia took down Troy last Sept. 20.
Georgia 67, Southern 3
UCF at South Carolina (-15)
Brad: In a bit of a twist, Steve Spurrier is starting a true freshman quarterback for the first time in his career against the Knights, a microcosm of just how bad this season has gone offensively for the Gamecocks. South Carolina hasn’t found a rhythm and is in danger of missing out on bowl season for the first time since the 2007 campaign. I would’ve liked to have seen the Head Ball Coach give Perry Orth the nod at home considering his first career start came against a Top 10 team on the road last week, but he feels Lorenzo Nunez may provide the spark needed to get this offense going. Whatever you say, coach …
South Carolina 30, UCF 14
Christopher: Everyone is focused on South Carolina’s offense and the quarterback situation. But this is the game for the Gamecocks to get right on defense. UCF enters this contest at 0-3, scoring a combined 29 points against the likes of Florida International and Furman, an FCS school. UCF starting quarterback Justin Holman is out due to injury, and the team’s impressive fleet of skill players has been depleted due to graduation and entry into the NFL draft. I expect South Carolina to run the ball often, with or without Brandon Wilds. Steve Spurrier may even play hot potato at quarterback. But as long as the Gamecocks play solid defense, this one shouldn’t be close late in the game.
South Carolina 31, UCF 10
LSU (-24.5) at Syracuse
Brad: The primary pre-game storyline for this matchup? LSU is worried its fans will run out of alcohol outside of the Carrier Dome. That tells you all you need to know about the Tigers’ rare trip to New York. Coming off a breakout performance against Auburn, Heisman front-runner Leonard Fournette is going against the ACC’s second-best rush defense allowing just 46.7 yards per game this season. The standout sophomore will eclipse that total in the first quarter as the Tigers pound the Orange into submission early. Expect quarterback Brandon Harris, relatively quiet over his first two starts, to prove his value.
LSU 38, Syracuse 10
Christopher: This is not quite a classic let-down spot, but LSU just finished off two emotional SEC wins and now must travel some 1,200 miles for a noon ET kickoff against a mediocre ACC opponent. Syracuse boasts the nation’s No. 3 rushing defense, which is totally misleading because the Orange have faced Rhode Island, Wake Forest and Central Michigan. Still, Syracuse allowed just 3.4 yards per carry in 2014, 20th in the country, so there’s reason to believe this is a decent rushing defense. LSU went super conservative on offense against Mississippi State and Auburn — with success — so what reason do we have to believe the team will do anything else here? The Orange have all sorts of injury problems at quarterback, so the likelihood of an upset is low, but I think they’ll keep it closer than expected.
LSU 31, Syracuse 13
Tennessee at Florida (pick ’em)
Brad: The streak must end in Gainesville, right? If Tennessee loses its 11th straight game to Florida on Saturday, the fan base may turn on Butch Jones, who hasn’t yet proved the Vols can beat any team of substance in the SEC under his regime. This game was always more important than Tennessee’s non-conference showdown with Oklahoma as far as title hopes are concerned, but whatever equity Jones acquired last fall with the program’s first bowl win in several years is in danger of disappearing with a loss to the Gators. His stock is teetering and this game’s a must-win.
Tennessee 20, Florida 17
Christopher: I think public perception of Tennessee is skewed by three things: injuries, the double-overtime loss to Oklahoma and the 400+ passing yards allowed to Bowling Green. In reality, the Vols are 2-1 against the spread, and just got back starting safety LaDarrell McNeil. It won’t matter as much in this game that Curt Maggitt is out. If Florida’s inexperienced offensive line struggled against Kentucky’s defense, the Vols should be effective up front in this one. Unless Will Grier can make several plays downfield, I don’t think that Florida, despite a good defense, is going to be able to score enough to win here.
Tennessee 24, Florida 13
Louisiana-Monroe at Alabama (-38)
Brad: Enough with the quarterback carousel. It’s time to pick a guy and stick with him. I thought Jake Coker ‘won the job’ in the second half of last weekend’s loss to Ole Miss, a passer who was noticeably more confident launching the football in the face of pressure compared to Cooper Bateman. Alabama now gets to take its frustration out on a team that played just 3.5 quarters against Georgia earlier this season before calling it off. Derrick Henry hits 100 yards, Kenyan Drake scores two touchdowns and the Crimson Tide win going away. Regardless of the lopsided matchup, priority No. 1 is deciding on a starting quarterback.
Alabama 49, Louisiana-Monroe 7
Christopher: The Crimson Tide recovered from last year’s road loss against Ole Miss to win the SEC. Doing that in back-to-back seasons is daunting, to say the least, especially with teams like Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M remaining on the regular-season schedule. But if ever Nick Saban’s message about “The Process” and the need to always improve — as well as the “no one believes in us any more” line — are going to get through against a weak non-conference opponent, it’s here. Expect to see a ticked off Alabama take the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday.
Alabama 42, Louisiana-Monroe 3
Texas A&M (-7) vs. Arkansas
Brad: I expected this game to be a matchup of top 15 unbeatens before the season, but the Razorbacks haven’t held up their end of the bargain. Back-to-back disappointing losses has turned Bret Bielema into the butt of all coaching jokes (Kliff Kingsbury and Sonny Dykes didn’t hold back) and injuries have ravaged a once-prolific offense. A win Saturday in Arlington would go a long way in righting the ship, but Arkansas doesn’t match up well with the Aggies on either side of the football and everyone is excited to see John Chavis’ revamped defense against its first SEC competitor. Texas A&M makes a statement and wins big.
Texas A&M 41, Arkansas 24
Christopher: Arkansas’ rushing offense showed signs of life last week against Texas Tech, as Alex Collins ran 28 times for 170 yards. The Razorbacks dominated this game for more than three quarters last year before the Aggies rallied, winning in overtime after a late flourish. Texas A&M is a better team at this point in the season, but this is also a decent matchup for a physical Arkansas team. I worry about an underperforming Razorbacks secondary against the myriad of talented Aggies pass-catchers. But I think the Hogs are backed into a corner at this point and are better than what they’ve shown the last two weeks. And I’m still not sold on John Chavis’ defense as a championship-type unit, at least until 2016. Expect coach Bret Bielema’s team to at least keep this one close.
Texas A&M 31, Arkansas 27
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss (-24.5)
Brad: Lost in translation of last weekend’s madness was Vanderbilt’s offensive explosion against Austin Peay. Wideout Trent Sherfield caught 16 passes for a school-record 240 yards during the Commodores’ 40-point victory. He’ll need another Herculean effort alongside quarterback Johnny McCrary to stop Ole Miss — the hottest team in college football this season. The Rebels dominated Alabama for three quarters in Tuscaloosa before hanging on to ‘upset’ the second-ranked Crimson Tide. I think Ole Miss covers a spread that seems a bit low to me considering the matchup advantages.
Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 14
Christopher: Give Vanderbilt credit. The Commodores offense performed just OK against Georgia, but that’s saying something for this bunch. Then Vandy exploded for 47 points Saturday against FCS school Austin Peay. The Commodores’ defense is decent as well, limiting Georgia to 31 points — including a punt return for a touchdown. This is a letdown spot for Ole Miss after a huge road win against Alabama and before another big road game against Florida. Plus, even if the Rebels snag a comfortable lead, expect coach Hugh Freeze to get some time for his backups and open up an opportunity for a back-door cover. This line has dropped since it opened, despite 64 percent of the public betting on Ole Miss. That tells me the pro money is on Vandy.
Ole Miss 38, Vanderbilt 14
Mississippi State at Auburn (-2)
Brad: How is Auburn favored in this game? Not only is redshirt freshman Sean White making his first career start ahead of Jeremy Johnson at quarterback, but Will Muschamp’s defense hasn’t proved it can stop any offense of substance this season, much less the SEC’s top returning quarterback in Dak Prescott. It may be a stretch to some, but I think Mississippi State could surpass 500 yards of total offense in this one and the Tigers struggle playing catch-up throughout the game. Unless Auburn finds a rhythm on the ground, Mississippi State could feast on a team that’s fading fast.
Mississippi State 38, Auburn 24
Christopher: This is another game that the squares (ehm, Brad) are going to be heaping money on Mississippi State in an ill-conceived overreaction. I like Auburn in this game. The Tigers haven’t looked like the team the media predicted to win the SEC. But remember, just a few weeks ago, Auburn was projected to finish at the top of the West Division, while Mississippi State was projected to finish at the bottom. Yes, Sean White is the biggest question mark in this game. A backup quarterback elevated to the starting role, he won’t have to out-duel Dak Prescott to win this game. I’m not sold on Mississippi State at the line of scrimmage on either side of the football. LSU did a number on both these teams, though the final score was much closer against Mississippi State. Still, if Auburn can get back some semblance of offense with the quarterback change, even without DE Carl Lawson, the Tigers have the more talented team and are playing at home. This is a must-win for coach Gus Malzahn, and I expect the team to play like it.
Auburn 27, Mississippi State 20
Missouri at Kentucky (-3)
Brad: Mizzou’s making it real hard for me to believe this team’s a division title contender this season, but I’ll go with Gary Pinkel’s track record until the Tigers prove otherwise. Let’s be honest, Mizzou was lucky to beat UConn at home last week. The offense was a mess and the Huskies failed to convert several opportunities that may have altered the outcome. The Tigers have not looked like a Top 25-caliber team through three weeks, but that could change Saturday with a win at Kentucky. A loss for Patrick Towles and the Wildcats squanders whatever momentum they had post-South Carolina.
Mizzou 24, Kentucky 20
Christopher: In case you’ve forgotten in the last four days, these two offenses scored a combined 18 points on Saturday. Oh, and the defenses allowed a combined 20 points. Quarterbacks Maty Mauk and Patrick Towles both are struggling. Neither offensive line is playing well. Russell Hansbrough and Boom Williams are above-average SEC running backs, but the former is dealing with an ankle injury and the latter seems to garner about 15 carries per game maximum. Which team is going to make more mistakes? Missouri has been terrific as a road underdog in the last several years, and I think the Tigers claim the better defense in this one as well.
Missouri 21, Kentucky 17
He picked auburn to beat miss state, smh auburn problems run way deeper than a QB not performing… They have a top WR that’s seems to keep having problem a beat up defense that’s learning a new system c’mon man really? And I remember telling the writer murf during the summer JJ was throwing timed routes could I have right???
I remember Miss States sec championship. Wait no I don’t my mother wasn’t even born
Matter a fact neither was my grandma
yeah man, just hang on the the past. Whatever helps you forget what’s happening this season. It looks like 2012 all over again.
dont worry matt, maybe in 10 more years georgia will be relevant again
And that has “WHAT????” To do with the game this weekend?
That’s relevant how, exactly?
That’s what I’m saying about m st. Non revelant.
I remember Auburn came into MSU last year and got stomped. Not sure why you would think anything different will happen this year.
Auburn’s a dumpster fire right now. LSU manhandled them and Miss St. Gave LSU a run in the 4th, getting close to taking it away from the swamp kittahs. I expect Auburn to be better on offense, cause well, you can’t get worse can you? the defense though is still meh. I’ll take Miss. State in a close one.
That was intelligent and insightful. Wait, no it wasn’t. And Auburn really, really sux.
I have Ms. ST. winning too. I also have Ole Miss Winning by more than 24.
Either way,HOTTY TODDY!
Mississippi State is more talented than Auburn. We have players that know to throw the ball forward.
State doesn’t have more talented athletes than Auburn by a long shot. They might have one or two in Dak and Derunya. Stop lying to yourself on this one though.
Twas’ a joke on Jeremy Johnson. Pipe down and go elsewhere.
You first.
I’m pretty surprised to see Mizzou as a unanimous pick over UK. I don’t have a clue who will come out on top, but I don’t have any logical (offensive) reason to like our chances. Kentucky wins the game 14-13, but Patrick Towles and the rest of the UK offense takes a beating. And viewers are going to wonder what the heck they just watched, because we won’t see anything resembling 21st century offensive football.
Others:
UCF@ SC- UCF is really bad, but I’m not sure that South Carolina has any confidence right now. They have the talent (even in this weakened edition of the team) to win in a blowout, but I think this turns into a really ugly game. SC’s season sinks to a new low. UCF wins 24-20
Southern@Georgia-Nope.
LSU@ Syracuse-I know Syracuse is technically an ACC team, but LSU should no more be playing there than Mizzou should at Arkansas State. Doesn’t matter. LSU wins 35-7.
Tennessee@ Florida-I’m not picking Tennessee to win a big game until they actually do it. And this is a big game if only because of the streak. Florida 23-14.
ULM @Bama-Nick Saban will yell something about refocusing and respecting the opponent. Right before they win by 45.
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas-Texas A&M is getting early season hype. That scares me. Arkansas has a bunch of talent coming back from a good team and has inexplicably looked awful so far. They start to turn that around this week in Dallas by pulling the upset. 31-24 Hogs.
Vanderbilt@Ole Miss-Ole Miss will have a hangover after the ‘bama win. And it won’t even remotely matter, beyond making the game tight for a quarter or two. 34-17 Ole Miss.
Miss. State@ Auburn-Cowbell has looked far better this season. But wounded teams can be dangerous, especially when they are this talented and have a chance to get a solid rebound win at home. Auburn 34-31
I’m okay with covering. We’re not going to win because, well…Ole Miss is the most explosive team in the entire team, and it’s not close. If we can hang in there and make it a game for a while (a la Georgia), I can’t be too mad.
Yalls defense needs to be on point. If so, y’all will hang again.
Only thing i dont understand is why one of these men predicted ole miss will score less against vandy than they did against bama. And also i dont see vandy scoring much on ole miss because the defense is so disgustingly good
Because bama turned it over 5 times and that lead to 24 points scored on a short field. At least that’s my guess, also, Vandy has a legit defense when Mason makes the calls. Look at the end of their year last year and what they have done so far this season. Its their offense that makes that team bad.
I just don’t see Vandy score more than one TD. OM’s defense is going to be pissed because they let Bama come back late in the game and gave that many points. I also expect OM to work on their running game but they are definitely going to air it out to get a comfortable lead.
I’m with ya armyguy. I think it will get ugly after the first quarter.
The Georgia Vandy game may have been a lot closer if Vandy’s tight-ends and receivers hadn’t dropped passes and killed drives. If McCrary is playing on point they should have a chance to cover.
I suspect that had Vandy made it a close game with UGA, Shottenheimer would have opened it up a bit more. There was no chance Vandy was going to win that game.
This game scares me. I hope we come out focused. Vandy’s defense is good. We have several guys banged up or not playing. We just can’t play sloppy.
As far as I’m concerned, I’ll take A&M by 35. Our secondary is weak, and our offense isn’t good enough to play shootout.
And we cAn’t pressure a qb either. Kyle Allen will have time to pick us apart. It could be every bit as ugly as you say. Hope we’re wrong, bit I don’t think we are.
Maybe Vegas knows something we don’t at -7 for A&M. But I don’t see it either. I’m really looking forward to the pre-game tailgating in Arlington, but the actual game could be ugly. I’ll be there yelling for the Hogs for what good it will do. Never yield.
Arky wins 31-27 if they get back to pounding the rock….
No respect to UK, i suspect that UF has a better offense than mizzou, defense too, although mizzous offense looks really good. You all act like UK got annihilated by UF, they didnt, just lost by 5 points. Meanwhile mizzou struggled against a horrible uconn team. I also suspect the game to be a tight one, but not have at least one of you all pick UK at CWS shows how UK is under valued.
Defense*
I think UK will win this one easily!
I’ll be pulling for y’all in this game
I fully expect Kentucky to win this game. I see no reason whatsoever to give Missouri any chance in this one. Russell Hansbrough is banged up so they will be one dimentional with a more than suspect QB directing the offense who has no weapons to throw to. Kentucky’s offense is better than most people give them credit for plus Florida has one of the best defenses in the country. Kentucky 24 Missouri 10
No way Kentucky wins this… Missouri by double digits.
Mizzou would have to score double digits to be able to win by them : /
I honestly think this game will be very close. It will come down to who coaches the better game and which players actually show up. Too many intangibles to guess who wins this game. I know Kentucky has not beat us in SEC play, but we are pretty much depleted at offense, and we need someone to step up to have a chance. I will never count my team out of it, and I feel with both teams struggling on offense it could be a tough day for both squads. I am expecting a low score as well, unless someone comes up hurt from either team and that changes the tide of the games scoring even more. This game is a toss up in my opinion.
“but not have at least one of you all pick UK…”
There were a grand total of two people making picks, sheesh. Two people making a tepid Mizzou pick does not a conspiracy make.
I like Kentucky in this game!!
A&M 34 Arky 27 (I’m not sold on the Aggies defense just yet)
Tennessee 28, Gators 23
Ole Miss 52, Vandy 13
Kentucky 14, Mizzou 12 (I think this game is gonna have a weird score)
State 38, Auburn 20
And a non-con sweep for the SEC. Went a little outside the box on this one (looking at you, KYvsMIZ)
My Rebels 56 Vandy 10
State 27 Auburn 24
Bama 42 whoever 0
Kentucky 38 Mizzou 24
Tenn 17 Fla 7
TXAM 38 Ark 35
This is coming from a die hard Tennessee fan.
Kentucky, please embarrass Missouri this week!
I do get the confidence coming from Tennessee fans. I mean, since UT is playing an opponent they’ve dominated over the past decade this Saturday, they shouldn’t have much to worry about in their own game.
Oh, what’s that? Nope, that can’t be right?!?!
Tennessee still have delusions of grandeur.
Er, fellas he mentioned the Missouri/Kentucky game. He didn’t say anything about being confident about the Tennessee/Florida game. And he certainly didn’t show signs of grandeur, delusional or otherwise. He’s talking about Missouri/Kentucky for cryin’ out loud. There’s certainly no grandeur to be had there.
As for UGA, well they will take themselves out. They do it every year.
“As for UGA, well they will take themselves out. They do it every year.”
Except for the two years out of the last four when they won the East.
Pioneer, why the hatred? Probably a product of being 0-3 vs MIZ since joining the SEC…
Embrace the hatred, it means you are accepted now, not just as a member, but as a contender.
Mizzou though has looked UGLY, yet they find ways to win. Kentucky has flashes of brilliance, yet falls short.
One of those will change this weekend, but as an Aggie, I know Pinckel, and he doesn’t go down easy, Mizzou by a late FG/TD.
Yeah we never really saw the hatred back in 1992. But all know why. We just weren’t that good. And apparently still aren’t.
No matter – I’ll be there yelling for the Hogs.
Pioneer, I’d worry about your own game if I were you. Then again that probably is why you want Mizzou to lose. I also think you are worried the Mizzou offense may just start to click this week and that scares you as well. That being said…all that early season UT hype is being born out as it was…just hype. Once again, I’d worry about your team playing UF this week.
Hahahaha… get used to it Mizzou! The epic collapse starts now.
UT knows something about epic collapses.
So does UGA.
I am smart enough to know my team doesn’t look very good right now. But I also think an “epic collapse” (which, after the past couple of years would probably look something like 7-5 or 6-6) would still be better than what some east “powers” have mustered most of the last 5 years.
And let’s be honest: we are all (UT included) fighting for scraps behind Georgia. That’s clear. They are the only one with ANY right to trash talk right now. The rest of the east is mediocre at best.
Is that because Missouri has embarrassed UT for three years?
alright alright everybody…. Mizzou gets waaaay too little respect from fans of older sec teams as far as the quality of their program. I do, however, understand why those fans root against them when playing in conference games. It’s kind of embarrassing to have a new team join the conference at a time when everyone but UGA is down and dominate the conference for 2 years! so of course they want you to lose…. let UGA or someone else win two in a row and they’ll all be rooting against them too. A&M catches some of the same flak… they’re new to the conference, have boosters buying billboards all over the sec (pretty funny) declaring it “aggie country” and constantly brag about their traditions…. so you wanna beat up on the new guy! I think its pretty normal…
its easy to see why chris is smoking brad so far,brad u cant just pick all favorites u dnt understand point spreads at all i see.And tennessee is now favoroed so that does not count and mizzou is the ranked team so neither does that one.
I’m really surprised a Bama fan hasn’t commented about this yet, BUT Bama lost to Ole Miss, not LSU…..Brad.
Christopher: Ok, I think we’ve got all the predictions… let’s run these by our editor.
Brad: Huh? What’s that?
Editor? We don’t need no stinking editor! Hawhawhawhaw….
Well, if that isn’t just an insult to every single player we have. Auburn has more talent, how? Stars have nothing to do with talent and neither does exposure. We have one of the best qbs in the country, one of the best dts, both of des are better than AU, one of the best corners in the country, and while AU has two very good LB we are rotating 6 solid LB led by Ric. Brown and Ben. Brown. , Duke WIlliams is pretty good, but Prescott can throw to half the offense. Yeah, but Auburn is ‘more talented’. If they are so talented, why are they are so horrible this year? Oh, you mean they had a higher ranked recruiting class, my bad, you’re probably right.
Yeah, I don’t know what Vegas is smoking, either. I would not favor Auburn based on performance this year. I do, however, think they have talent that is just way underperforming this year.
I know recruiting rankings can be inaccurate, but there is no question Auburn has had better recruiting classes. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are better, but recruiting classes are generally a pretty good indicator of talent and performance.
Our coaches have managed to coach players to higher results than perhaps their talent supports, especially on the OL. We have a lot of middling recruits on the OL every year and always manage to have a good one at the end.
Just being honest, Miss State has no business being taken down by Auburn..I mean unless Sean White is the quarterback that JJ was suppose to be. I think it will be a two touchdown game in State’s favor, maybe Auburn scores a TD in the last minute to make it a one possession game.
Kentucky deserves all the praise the media has given them this year and maybe a little more. Congratuations to Stoops, staff, and roster. I know the scores suggest otherwise but the truth is Missouri has played a better opponent every week and Missouri’s complete roster has played better every week. This is going to be a great college football game between two Division contenders, and each team can parlay this win into continuing improvement winning in Atlanta as well. The talent is there, it all comes down to who has the willpower and brainpower to develop themselves.
I just don’t see Auburn beating State. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’ve heard from an Auburn friend that there are some serious internal issues going on in the locker room. Auburn looks very volatile and looks like they are about to implode. State wins 42-17
I hope so. I do love a beatdown. Keeps my blood pressure in check.
Take Florida and Kentucky. Bank on them. And I predicted OU would win at Neyland. Butch is in trouble.
OU winning at Neyland technically wasn’t a surprise according to their rankings, and UT showed flashes… Florida has been winning but yeesh its ugly. I’m think the Vols win that one big in a breakout game!
Ok Brad lol you went from saying Alabama lost to LSU to now Alabama lost to Alabama . You are making it too easy now.
lol
Think we get Mizzou in a close 1. Our D is better than people give us credit for this yr. But I understand most pundits dont like going out on a limb for UK, we have a history of shooting ourselves in the ass oh so many times. I’ll be at the game, cheering my Cats on regardless
Insane that Auburn is favored. Miss St wins by at least 14. Auburn’s lone shot at an SEC win this year is against Arkansas.
Wasnt too long ago that Auburn was going to win the NC and Muschamp was manna from heaven and a defensive genius. How soon we forget!
And Auburn was going to be UGA’s only loss of the season.
considering the florida game last year still possible.
never conciede victory, especially to state,theres no doubt in my mind auburn wins this game,auburn hasnt covered in 8 straight games,qb change,defense struggling and all the talk and yet auburn opens as a 4 point fav, and all the fishes dont know why auburn is favored.its called if something looks to good to be true is because it is too good to be true,and dats why this line has dipped all the way from 4 too 1 and a half,and state might be favored by kickoff.And dats why the good play is auburn,and dats without bias sometimes you cant get to smart, a few other good spot bets are,the mizzou game over the total no one expects points in that game,also syracuse always bet against teams coming off big games.
Capitalization, punctuation, and… Oh, just forget it. I had to read this twice just to decipher it. Learn to write or don’t bother. You have contributed nothing.
I’m not going to deny that I’m a little bit worried about this game..Kentucky is a decent offense especially when Patty Ice is on his game. Missouri’s offense without Hansbrough is horrid!! Id ont know what the answer is but it certainly isn’t to hand the ball off to Ish Witter, he’s simply not getting the job done. Henson may have to be more creative and go away from the typical Mizzou Offense. Maty..what cant I say about Maty. God bless him he’s won us a lot of ball games but he’s has alooot of help, I’m calling for his resignation. Give me Lock if we lose this one. We’ve burned the red shirt and everyone knows he’ll be starter next year. Why not?
I’m not putting money on it but I say Florida 26 Tennessee 19.
Tennessee lost to it’s only good opponent this year, and hasn’t proven anything. Plus the Swamp has a new feel to it this year. Momentum and safe execution are keys to this game (on both sides). A lot of emotion will be poured into both beginning offensive drives, and once they settle down and play ball, I don’t see how Tennessee’s O line holds up to the Gator D.
I think both sides are more worried than excited about this game
I am not sleeping on Arkansas. Collins and Williams are very good backs. The offensive line is big and if the run game works, the play action will work. The defense is still learning to be in the right place and play with confidence.
A&M is much stronger up front on defense than last year and should slow down Arkansas’ run game. Still waiting for the offense to click with consistency. A&M has too much talent and experience to let this game slip. Sumlin needs to have his team ready because Bielma will be desperate.
I’m taking my Wildcats vs Mizzou Saturday night. The offense gets it going, finally.
This game won’t be ugly offensively, at least Kentucky’s offense won’t be. Not sure about Mizzou as well as Hansbrough. I don’t think he’s 100%, and he’s going to take some hits if the rush defense brings it like they have recently. If he plays like he’s fully healed, color me impressed.
Looking forward to this one. Think we’ll be able to contain Mauk much better than we have contained scrambling QBs in the past. UK defense just has guys that are so much more athletic, just straight up better, than they’ve had in a long while. Let’s get it…
I don’t know why you would predict that Kentucky’s offense is going to get much going in this game. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Mizzou has a top-5 defense this season, and…both teams scored NINE POINTS last week.
Let’s not pretend that this will be anything other than an awful, awful football game between a couple of teams that will be lucky to go 8-4/7-5 in 2015. I seriously doubt either team comes away encouraged, just one team less discouraged than the other.
It’s only because it’s been bad. We have the playmakers at every spot to get it done. So many drops last game, so many opportunities for big plays that guys who never screw up, screwed up.
Mizzou has a top 5 defense against SW Missouri (or whatever they’re called), Arky State and UCONN. I respect it, but it’s not as good as the numbers suggest. We scored 9 against a Florida defense…you scored 9 vs UCONN at home.
This will NOT be an awful game. Watch and see. Big plays made from both sides in this one, especially Kentucky.
I don’t comment very often on this site, and truthfully have been on here less since the appearance of the annoying sling ads, but I must interject. State should beat the Auburn Dumpster Fires by 2 scores. However, I know State can blow a game with the worst of them. Even knowing that, I can’t make myself believe Auburn has a chance.
I see the Mizzou – Kentucky game being like the Mizzou – Florida game from last year. Mizzou’s offense is “struggling” right now, but Mizzou has a pretty good defense.
I look for the defense to win this game for the Tigers. All Maty Mauk has to do is NOT turn the ball over.
I’m only half-joking when I say the Tigers might pull this one off by the score of 4-3.
Wouldn’t is be hilarious is Mizzou won the game 4-0?
I think it’s gonna have a baseball score.
‘All Maty Mauk has to do is NOT turn the ball over’ :(
Hey Brad baby, how in the world can you say Ole Miss dominated Alabama? Have you bothered to check the stats? Bama DOMINATED Ole Miss in every category except passing yards. Bama dominated in first downs , time of posession, total yards, etc. Bama beat Bama.
People are gonna disagree but if you look at the stats, it’s true. Listing facts isn’t being a hater, folks.
Stats can be very misleading. Ole Miss only ran 65 plays because they score quickly and had some short fields.
Bama ran over a 100 plays and still only out gained OM by less than 100 yards. In the first half OM’s D dominates Bama. OM’s D was gas in the 4th quarter and that’s why Bama got all those yards and the D started to play off after they got up. And Bama’s rushing stats are very misleading. It was Coker that burned the OM D on QB scrambles that OM was not ready for. OM had over a 100 yards rushing but Bama got two big sacks that counted against OM’s rushing yards.
In no way did Bama come close to dominating OM.
Well, regardless of the outcomes, I’m just looking for some good football.
I honestly think Auburn will look good in the first quarter. I’ll have a heart attack and State will make some adjustments. We are a bad first quarter against LSU from being undefeated and are outscoring opponents 34-3 in the 4th quarter. We lead the SEC in passing yards given up on defense, the offensive line is starting to gel, and Dak is Dak. I look for us to go to the running game early to try and open things up in the passing game.
That being said, if State gets off to a quick start like they did last year, this will be a long night for Auburn. I won’t make a prediction. I’d rather just watch the game and see what happens.