Saturday, September 11, 2004 – A new weekend of SEC football is upon us, and life will be good as long as the Dawgs eat some fried chicken. I have been scared to death all week about visiting a stadium full of fighting gamecocks – South Carolina always plays Georgia close, and this year will be no different. The key to the game will be Georgia’s ability to stop the run – if they can limit Holtz and company on the ground, then Georgia will win going away. I do not expect an easy game – Georgia by six in a low scoring affair.
If the Tigers prove to be paper thin against Croom and company, then there will be a major backlash against the River Boat Gambler on the Plains. No way, no how – Auburn should win by 21 (or more) in a major blowout. Welcome to football SEC-style Sylvester; it will be tough, but he will turn around those other Bulldogs.
Speaking of Tommy, Auburn faithful should just run Tuberville out of town and be down with it. It is hard to believe that he is only 39-24 after five full seasons on the Plains. Auburn gets enough talent year in and year out to be a Top 10 program. If they ever get a QB and figure out that their ground attack is capable of controlling any team in the country, then look out. Not going to happen anytime soon, but they will still whip Mississippi State today.
LSU in a laugher over Arkansas State. LSU should have dropped out of the Top 10 after their performance against Oregon State, but the polls being what they are, the Cajuns are still raging in the Top 5.
Florida by too many to count in the biggest rout of the weekend, as they demoralize Eastern Michigan. Anything less and Gator fans will be calling for Zook’s head.
The Tide will roll, roll, roll for consecutive weeks as Ole Miss continues to face the reality of life without Eli.
The meanest, nastiest game of the week will see Texas exacting a measure of revenge against Nutt’s hogs in Fayetteville. Last year the Razorbacks hogtied the Horns, but Texas will not be embarrassed two years in a row.
Last weekend I was 9-1, which was a heck of a start. Unfortunately my only miss was South Carolina. Hopefully I am not on the wrong end of a chicken fight two weeks in a row!
