(Picks!! See what I did here??)
South Carolina @ Mississippi State: Well good lord, anything happen in Columbia this week? No? Yeah I hadn't heard about anything either! Tomorrow, Carolina will end what was very probably the most interesting week in team history. Or at least since Steve Tanneyhill left campus. The dismissal of a 5th year starting quarterback (a long time coming in this man's humble opinion) and the head coach locking out a sports reporter, what else could possibly have happened?? No...say it aint say so!! A 4th string defensive tackle (Byron Jerideau) switched to offense to provide interior offensive line depth?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! The question now is will the Gamecocks be able to overcome all the drama and play well enough to get a road win? Honestly, and it pains me to say this, I don't think so. I think the Bulldogs will get up for this game and the Gamecocks will have too much going on in their heads. OUR PICK: Mississippi State...damnit
LSU @ Tennessee: I don't see anyway Tennessee wins this game. Their two best players; QB Tyler Bray and WO Justin Hunter, are out for extended periods of time. LSU has, probably, the nation's best defense. You do the math. Once again, Jarrett Lee isn't all that bad really, but with that squad on the other side of the ball...he really doesn't have to be anything other than “not that bad.” LSU's mission for the rest of the year, or basically until November 5th, is to just keep everyone healthy. If 6 people on the Tiger's defense go down with injuries in the first quarter, or miss the team plane, Tennessee has a shot. Otherwise...OUR PICK: LSU
Alabama @ Aunt Kathy: How good is Alabama going to be now that Nick Saban isn't doing the “2 QB system just because I can”...system?? Their defense is still ridiculously awesome. Great article in SI last week about the defense, points out that 7 members of that defense could be drafted in the first 2 rounds of the NFL draft. That sounds made up. As for Aunt Kathy? Well, ummm, the season's almost over so that's good right?? Seriously, Ole Miss had no shot, and then 4 of their guys went ahead and got suspended...good work Coach Nutt. OUR PICK: Ole Miss. I'm kidding, I was just seein if you were payin attention. Obviously it's Alabama
Florida @ Auburn: Easily the most interesting game of the week in the conference. I just can't get on board with Auburn...still. I know they beat Carolina, but still. This team just isn't that good. As for Florida, well they're gonna start a true freshman, Jacoby Brissett, on the road again so it could be an uphill battle. I just think Florida has enough to get it done against this bad Auburn defense. I have to assume Brissett won't “pull a Garcia” and throw 412 picks in one game. Althoouuugghhh, it would be more beneficial to Gamecock fans for the Gators to lose. I just don't see it. OUR PICK: Florida
Georgia @ Uncle Ned: Well it appears “Dores Fever” has officially gone the way of Polio in the US and we have figured out a vaccination for it. Anybody that is still infected after this weekend should consult your local physician. Just like we said last week, everyone is rooting for Vandy to do well. Especially Gamecock fans, who would once again benefit from what would be a surprising loss by a major SEC threat. I think the Mark Richt Redemption Tour gets another one. After all, WE NEED MORE DAWGS!!!! OUR PICK: Georgia
Sun Belt Conference Game of the Week Presented by The South Florida High School Sports Show; FIU @ Arkansas State: This is actually a good game. All kidding aside. Seriously. Dude shut up stop laughing. These are two good teams. FIU got back on the good side of the ledger last week with a tough road win at Akron (alright maybe it's not that tough to win at Akron). I'm still mad at you FIU because you blew a 10 point lead against Dook...at home (they have a track around their field). This could be a Sun Belt bowl bid elimination game depending on how Louisiana-Delhomme does the rest of the year. OUR PICK: FIU
Service Academy Game of the Week, Presented by Captain Richard Harr; Navy @ Rutgers: FUTURE BIG EAST RIVALRY ALERT!!! Oh yeah, it's comin so just accept it. We've all been clamoring for this to happen so don't get mad now!! Who hasn't wanted to see Navy play Uconn, South Florida and Louisville. Or even to think that now Navy could be the 8-4 sacrificial lamb who gets to play a far superior team in a major bowl game! Oh the excitement can not be contained. I don't like Navy right now but I like Rutgers horrendous rushing attack even less. I think the Mids take it. OUR PICK: Navy
-Major Munnerlyn
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