SEC Predictions et al. - Championship week

 Hey kids, welcome to Championship Saturday.  Just one SEC game, so we will take a brief look at some of the other more significant games of the day.

FYI, last week in Rivalry Week, I went 4-2 in SEC games, brining my season record to 46-18, a .719 win percentage.  Overall last week I went 6-4.  Ouch, a couple of upsets, but hey, that's what makes college football fun.  So overall during the 2025 SEC season, I went 99-28, a .780 correct percentage.  Much better.

Ok, on to this week's games.

SEC Championship at Atlanta - Georgia v. Alabama - 3p - ABC - Both teams had their hands full last week in their regular season finale.  Bama let Auburn off the hook and had to scramble to win, while the Bulldogs had their hands full with a scrappy Georgia Tech team.  It is 81 games from Athens to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, but it really won't feel like a home game.  Alabama has played in Atlanta as much as Georgia the past 10-15 years.  Georgia Coach Kirby Smart will not see his mentor and former boss, Nick Saban across the sideline, but he will still see the crimson and white of Alabama.  This will be close.  Real close.  Alabama 24, Georgia 23

Big XII Championship at Arlington, Texas - BYU v. Texas Tech - 11a - ABC - Both teams are 11-1, but I fully expect the Red Raiders will beat the fire out of the Cougars.  Could be wrong, but I don't think so.  Texas Tech 35, BYU 24

Big 10 Championship at Indianapolis - Indiana v. Ohio State - 7p - Fox - Indiana v. Ohio State - A battle of unbeatens, in what in reality, will be the premier game of the day.  As I mentioned earlier about Georgia, it is only 53 miles from the University of Indiana in Bloomington to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and Indiana fans are numerous and they will be loud.  But I look at Ohio State and you know what I see?  A team that has been here before.  Often.  Experience counts.  Ohio State 34, Indiana 24

ACC Championship at Charlotte - Duke v. Virginia - 7p - ABC - I will be the first to admit, this seems really weird.  An ACC championship game with no Miami, no Clemson, no Florida State, no Georgia Tech.  This seems more like the ACC Basketball Championship in March.  The Cavaliers have been a surprise this year going 10-2.  It will also be a surprise if they don't win.  UVA - 38, Duke 17

That will do it for a week or two.  I'll come back with a bowl preview in a week or so.  Have a great weekend.  Be kind to each other.  Roll Tide!