{"id":1683,"date":"2009-09-05T08:54:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/09\/05\/sec-predictions-week-1\/"},"modified":"2010-06-05T05:15:23","modified_gmt":"2010-06-05T10:15:23","slug":"sec-predictions-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/09\/05\/sec-predictions-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Predictions (Week 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of the season brings new hope to a lot of teams. Is this the year of Ole Miss? Can Vanderbilt make it to a bowl can for consecutive years? Will Alabama or Florida make another National Championship run, marking 4 years of SEC glory?<\/p>\n

Kentucky vs. Miami (OH)<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Wildcats are favored by 15, which should be plenty. No chance of an upset.<\/p>\n

W. Kentucky vs. Tennessee<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Lane Kiffin era officially begins with a ridiculous matchup. Vols by 30, which means they cover the 29.5 line.<\/p>\n

Jackson St. vs. Miss. St.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe \u201cother\u201d Bulldogs should be embarrassed for this travesty of an opening game. I understand that some schools need to find a filler team on their schedule, and the fillers often need the money, but this one is ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Louisiana Tech vs. Auburn<\/em><\/strong>
\nAuburn may be favored by almost a TD, but the Tigers from the Plains will be the SEC Shame of the Week. If fans were saying WTF is a Chizik imagine their surprise after this upset.<\/p>\n

Missouri St. vs. Arkansas<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Hogs will run wild, but no one will care. Another silly SEC opening day matchup. This kind of scheduling should be banned.<\/p>\n

5 Alabama vs. 7 Virginia Tech<\/em><\/strong>
\nPerhaps the best matchup on the plate, certainly the best of the night after the Dawgs\/Cowboy game wraps up. The Tide is favored by almost a TD; I say they roll.<\/p>\n

11 LSU vs. Washington<\/em><\/strong>
\nHorary of decent scheduling. SEC vs. Pac-10. Even if it does not feature a top Pac-10 team, at least LSU is more than willing to travel to get a better than decent opening day matchup.<\/p>\n

CSU vs. 1 Florida<\/em><\/strong>
\nSpeechless. No comment. Gator fans everywhere should be appalled.<\/p>\n

W. Carolina vs. Vanderbilt<\/em><\/strong>
\nVanderbilt is going to be well on their way to a 6 win season.<\/p>\n

13 Georgia vs. 9 Oklahoma St.<\/em><\/strong>
\nSaving the best for last, we find our beloved Dawgs 5.5 point dogs. I do not get all the love for the Cowboys. This is like d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu all over again; remember what happened a couple of years ago when the Oklahoma St. paid a visit to Athens? All the pundits said that Georgia was in for a rude surprise, but the Dawgs romped 35-14.<\/p>\n

While I do not think this one will be a repeat of the 2007 game, I do think the top of the SEC is better than the top of the Big-12, which does not know how to play defense. Wild-wild-west and all that.<\/p>\n

If the Dawgs can keep the Cowboys in the mid-20s, Georgia will pull out a victory and be on their way to a solid season. If the Dawgs get in a scoring race this one will not end well, and it will not get any easier as the Dawgs will have to come home and get ready for the Fighting Chickens.<\/p>\n

Georgia 31-27. Go Dawgs!<\/p>\n

*I did not get this written in time to predict South Carolina\u2019s 7-3 victory over N. Carolina St., but it is a safe bet that I would have gone SEC over ACC.<\/p>\n

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