I cannot believe it has been a week since I posted a blog. I guess there is was nothing on my mind. Hint, that's a lie, there is always something on my mind, it's just a matter of do I want to say it? Know what I mean.? Well maybe this coming week I'll find my backbone.
Anyway, let's go to this week's selections. We had a pretty good week last week, going 2-0 in SEC conference games and 9-1 overall. Our overall record now stands at 6-1 in conference games and 45-8 overall. Actually, this was our second good week in a row. The only miss last weekend, that of course would be Arkansas losing by a point at Memphis. I should have seen that coming.
By the way, if you would like to occasionally switch over to NBC to watch some Ryder Cup golf on Saturday, you have my permission and blessing. OK, get your snacks handy and let's proceed to this week's picks.
Notre Dame at Arkansas - 11a - ABC - The Fighting Irish have won one game, over Purdue last week. Big deal. They have been beaten twice, by Miami and A&M. That is a big deal. I think Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman's seat is so hot, he can't sit down. He is already filling out change of address forms, with a forwarding address of "to be determined." Maybe I'm sentimental because I like Coach Pittman, or maybe I am just stupid, but I'm picking the Hogs to upset the Irish. I know, come Sunday I'll be going, "what was I thinking?" Arkansas 28, Notre Dame 24
Utah State at Vanderbilt - 11.45a - SEC - Have you noticed, no one is laughing at the Commodores anymore? Undefeated and ranked. This is not your father's Vandy. Vanderbilt 45, Utah State 10
Auburn at Texas A&M - 2.30p - ESPN - I like the ninth-ranked Aggies at Kyle Field. Auburn is 3-1 and unranked, their only loss came at Oklahoma last week, where the Sooners enjoyed some home Officiating. Can I say That? Still, the Aggies prevail. A&M 40, Auburn 27
LSU at Ole Miss - 2.30p - ABC - Oh, this is going to fun. I mean a lot of fun. One of five conference games on this week's docket, I'm taking LSU on the road at Oxford, just as long as they stay out of the Grove before the game. LSU 34, Ole Miss 31
Tennesse at Mississippi State - 3.15p - SEC - Ok, quick question, which of these two teams are undefeated? You're right, it is the boys from Starkville! The Bulldogs are 4-0 and unranked, but the Volunteers are 3-1 and ranked 15th. Bulldogs win at home in a mild upset. Mississippi State 35, Tennessee 33
Alabama at Georgia - 6.30p - ABC - Welcome to Saturday night in Athens. Bama is 2-1, while the Bulldogs are a ho-hum 3-0. Neither team, in my opinion has looked like what we have come to expect from these two schools based on recent history. Not seeing Coach Saban on the sideline trying to outcoach his protégé, Coach Smart, is something I truly miss. The Tide looked good last week, but this is not Louisiana-Monroe. Georgia 38, Alabama 30
UMass at Missouri - 6.30p - ESPNU - C'mon Tigers, you don't need to be playing schools like this. We are all very aware of what you have quietly become, a force to be reckoned with in the SEC. Did you know, since the beginning of 2023, Mizzou has an SEC conference record of 12-5. That is better than Tennessee (10-7), Texas A&M (9-7), South Carolina (8-10) and the other also rans. It is the same as Ole Miss and LSU. Only Georgia and Alabama have better conference records since the start of 2023. Missouri 52, UMass 0
Kentucky at South Carolina - 6.45p - SEC - I would imagine most sane folks, except those in the Low Country, will be watching Bama and Georgia. Still, if someone would throw in a couple pounds of snow crab legs, I might could watch. South Carolina 45, Kentucky 17
Perhaps an upset or two this week, at least I'm predicting that. We shall see.
Bonus, did you watch the presentation Tuesday night of the three permanent opponents? You might remember back on Aug. 23rd I tried to do the SEC work for them and predicted the three permanent opponents right. I did pretty well, let's take a quick review shall we.
Got all three right (5) - Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas
Got two of three right (9) - Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Got only one of three right (2) - Kentucky, Ole Miss
Ome other fun fact about the permanent opponents. The Missouri Tigers and Texas Longhorns will have the same three annual foes as determined by the league office in Birmingham. Both the Tigers and Longhorns will play Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. I think that is pretty cool.
That is it for this week. Hope you have a terrific weekend. Be kind to each other.
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