The games are getting much harder to pick as the season progresses. Usually you get a feel for a team and know what kind of matchup it will be. However, many SEC teams are playing Jekyll and Hyde. In spite of that, I did manage to go 5-1 for the week, thanks to a come-from-behind win for the Gators.
That brings my overall record to 45-11 going into Week Eight.
Week Seven Recap
Both LSU and Tennessee got some much-needed rest before facing some formidable foes in Week Eight.
The Kentucky Wildcats came alive after facing what are perhaps the three best defenses in the SEC in as many weeks. Auburn is experiencing deja vu and images of last season running through their head.
I nailed the Kentucky score as I picked the Tigers to win 31-21, but Auburn managed only two touchdowns, thus losing to Kentucky for the first time since 1966 by the final of 21-14.
The game in The Swamp between Florida and Arkansas had to be the surprise of the day. After leading for most of the afternoon, Arkansas witnessed some questionable officiating and let the game slip right out of their hands. The Gators got the win 23-20. I predicted a much larger spread of 40-14 in favor of the Gators.
The Salvation Army would have been proud of the Gators, as generous as they were with giving things away last week. In the end, they got the biggest gift of all: a win, with a little help from the men in stripes. So, it is true, “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”
UGA finally got another SEC win. Granted, it was against what is perhaps the worst team in the conference, Vanderbilt , but a win is a win, right? I predicted a 28-10 victory for the Dawgs. UGA pounded it out against the ‘Dores and won 34-10.
After falling from the top 25, Ole Miss faced-off against the UAB Blazers. It didn’t take much effort for the Rebels to get the win here. I predicted Nutt and his crew to win 30-10, but they won a bit more comfortably by the final of 48-13.
Dan Mullen and the Mississippi State Bulldogs got a win over Middle Tennessee State Saturday night. I had the Bulldogs all the way, 30-20, when they actually won by the final of 27-6.
In the Game of the Week , we witnessed the amazing talents of Alabama Crimson Tide Sophomore running back Mark Ingram, as he ran over, around, and through a very tough South Carolina defense. In fact, I think this was the best defense and biggest challenge the Tide has faced all year.
Just like many predicted, ‘Bama struggled with Spurrier and the Gamecocks. McElroy looked less than average, and South Carolina’s offense seemed not much different either.
Just as I predicted, Ingram made some great homecoming memories for the Crimson Tide faithful.
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