SEC Picks Week Nine: Will UGA Upset The Gators In The WLOCP?

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As the season enters week nine the pressure mounts with each passing moment.

My overall record is now 45-11 going into week eight.

Week Eight Recap:

Week eight saw Houston Nutt and Ole Miss get reacquainted with his former team, Arkansas . The Hogs are wishing he was a bit friendlier. In my lone loss of the week, the Rebels won 30-17, while I had the Hogs by the final of 27-24.

The Wildcats of Kentucky had no problem putting away LA-Monroe . I predicted the ‘Cats to win 27-13, but they won by a few more, 36-13.

Florida and Mississippi State had some controversy in their game. But, hey, what SEC team hasn’t this year? Isn’t this becoming the norm for most teams in the SEC? The Gators managed to hang on and win 29-19, while I had the Gators winning 30-21.

The Gamecocks of South Carolina found themselves in a battle with the Commodores of Vanderbilt. I predicted a USC victory by a score of 30-10, when in fact they won 14-10.

Down in the Bayou, LSU poured it on Auburn . This battle between two Tigers resulted in a big win for the Baton Rouge bunch. LSU was the victor by the final of 31-10, while I had those same Tigers winning 20-10.

In the Game of the Week we witnessed a defensive battle from some of the best defenders the conference has to offer. In the end, it was special teams play that vaulted Alabama over Tennessee by mere inches, literally.

In what looked like an unimpressive game, and it may have been in many facets, this battle provided a classic finish in one of college football’s most heated rivalries, as Terrence “Mount” Cody blocked two field goal attempts, including the one that clinched the game and preserved the Tide’s perfect season as time expired in the fourth quarter.

I was perhaps a bit optimistic in predicting the Tide to win 31-13, when in fact the won by a slim margin of 12-10.

Week Seven Summary: While I nailed the exact score for LA-Monroe, Vanderbilt, and Auburn, my closest game of the week was between the Gators and Bulldogs. I predicted a Gator victory by a score of 30-21, when in fact they won 29-19.

Well, on to…

Week Nine Picks:

The SEC has one team sitting out this week, Alabama 8-0 (5-0), and that’s good new for me, I have been tanking when it come to picking the Tide lately.

Eastern Michigan 0-7 (0-4) at Arkansas 3-4 (1-4)

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