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Week Three - Saturday – SEC 2016
Ohio Bobcats (27.5pt DOG) @ #15 Tennessee Volunteers….
You ever wondered where Tennessee’s Volunteer mascot got his Daniel Boone/Davy Crocket hat from? If you watch all of this game you will. That’s not a coonskin hat he’s wearing; that’s a Bobcat-skin hat!!! Expect less than 160k people this week, but more than 100k, to watch Ole Rocky Top, rock it all up!!!.....Volunteers win but do not cover 49-24!!!
Vanderbilt Commodores (6.5pt DOG) @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets….
Gloat like a Commodore, sting like a bee………Vandy won’t beat Tech by kicking those threes!!! Vandy must scores touchdowns in this game to beat Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets by design will try to limit your offensive plays by controlling the clock. The triple option is their “bread and butter” and it’s a rarity in D-1A football; so a lot of teams get caught off guard due the unfamiliarity with their offensive style!!! Interesting enough, despite this games low appeal due to the unranked teams playing it should turn out to be a great game. Both teams need the “W” and both teams will be all in to get it. I love what RB Ralph Webb is doing at Vandy. If you stop him; you stop the Commodores. Georgia Tech’s defense is designed to stop the run plus they practice stopping the option every single day in practice. Thus, they will be especially hard to run on. The Yellow Jackets will be playing at their “Home Nest” this Saturday which means the stingers will be coming hard and often!!!! Vanderbilt is 0-5 in the last five years on opening road games…….Yellow Jackets win and cover 28-21!!!
#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (10.5pt FAV) @ #19 Ole Miss Rebels….
I know all you Rebels fans remember the good times and the bad times with “Good Bo” and “Bad Bo”!!! He was a real gunslinger and risk taker. Well, this new gunslinger, Chad” Machine Gun” Kelly might raise the bar. QB Chad Kelly has been, lack of a better word, lucky! He should have 6 picks right now. His All-star cast of big time receivers has bailed him out of INT jail too many times to list this season. All I know is if “Glad Chad” doesn’t show up this Saturday and his evil twin brother “Bad Chad” shows up; it’s going to be a long day for the Rebels. Alabama is solid on both sides and deep on both sides. The only QB controversy they have in Alabama right now is; who’s going to replace QB Jalen Hurts after he goes to the NFL. Coach Dick Satan has this team dialed in for success, and trust me; this game has been circled on his calendar since September 20, 2015 12:00:01am!!! I got some good news and some bad news. The Good News------“Glad Chad” shows up!!! The bad news-----The Tide rolls and covers 38-24!!!
East Carolina Pirates (3.5pt DOG) @ South Carolina Gamecocks….
Ladies, these Pirates aren’t from the Caribbean and you definitely won’t be seeing Johnny Depp in tight football pants bending over to pick up any footballs. Savvy??? The Pirates of the Carolinas starring QB Phillip “Brown Beard” Nelson and his trusty team of sidekicks, RB Anthony “Black Beard” Scott and WR Zay “No Beard” Jones, will be coming to a theater near you soon!!! Real soon!!! The opening premiere will be this coming Saturday at 4pm eastern time. Tickets are now available for sale at Columbia, SC at Williams-Brice. Don’t worry about getting a bad seat. All the seating at William-Brice are stadium seats! You Gamecocks better be ready when East Carolina hits town because these Pirates have some big cannons and are coming to get your booty!!! Offensively the Pirates have been impressive so far this year; averaging over 566yards/game and 42.5points/game. Defensively, they have room to grow. South Carolina on the other hand has struggled to find any offense. Defensively the Gamecocks have shown progress. But, can South Carolina take advantage of East Carolina’s weak defense?????? I say they will. They may score more in this game than both previous games combined; but it won’t be enough!!! Pirates win and pocket the points 28-27!!!
New Mexico State Aggies (19.5pt DOG) @ Kentucky Wildcats….
If Kentucky has another performance like they had last weekend against the Florida Gators, I won’t have to worry about coming up with new basketball jokes for the Kentucky football team. Mitch Barnhart, the Athletic Director at Kentucky, will be emailing me several of his own. Coach Bob Stoops and the Wildcats should handle business this weekend but a lackluster performance against the Aggies of New Mexico State will definitely ignite a flame under the seat that little ole Bobby sits on!!! I’m betting on QB Drew Barker and RB “Boom” Williams to lower the BOOM on the Aggies!!!...Wildcats win and cover 38-17!!!
Mississippi State Bulldogs (13.5pt DOG) @ #20 LSU Tigers….
Death Valley on a Saturday night can only mean one thing; corndogs sales in the state of Louisiana are about to spike!!! The Jim Beam will be flowing steady in the veins of thousands of Crazy Cussing Comatose Cajuns this Saturday night. So, to all you Mississippi State fans planning a family outing; I got a few suggestions for you to be able to protect the kiddos. Bring ear plugs and a water proof poncho for them; explain to the kids about the birds and bees and then explain to them about the bees and the bees; and most importantly, you need to remind them that you go #1 and #2 “INSIDE” the porta-john!!! LSU has a QB controversy going on at the moment but with RB Leonard Fournette in the backfield they afford to can hand off the ball to him until they figure it out. This LSU defense is talented and deep. The Bulldogs improved last week but there are still glaring issues that need to be fixed. As good as Dan Mullen has been at getting the most out of his players; not sure even he can fix them all in one week. Two years ago the Bulldogs beat the Tigers at Baton Rouge by running the football. Last year the Bulldogs almost beat the Tigers by passing the football. This year they will not be able to do either. The inexperience and lack of confidence in the passing game coupled with the fact that there’s no real threat in the power running game spell doom for the Dawgs!!!........Tigers win and cover 27-13!!!
#17 Texas A&M Aggies (3.5pt DOG) @ Auburn Tigers….
Everyone loves tailgating at a football game. Game days, means food for days!!! Do any of you Auburn fans ever get hungry talking about Auburn football or Coach Gus Malzahn??? Boy, I sure do; seems like every time I hear the name Coach Malzahn I’m tempted to order a Pizza Calzone. Not sure what’s up with that. Speaking of Calzones, there are many delicious tasty calzones out there but they all look the same from the outside. Some are cheesy, some have chicken, some are beefy; but you really don’t know what it’s made of until you test it out. This weekend we get to see what this Gus Malzahn’s team is made up of. Is this Auburn team full of high quality ingredients with lots of beefy players or just another overinflated overrate team with nothing inside but hot air and hype? As far as the Aggies goes; they definitely have QB Trevor Knight and WR Christian Kirk on the same page, and DE Myles Garrett is playing as advertized once again!!! This game makes Auburn’s third straight home game while this is the first road test for the Aggies. I think the defenses are pretty equal in the game. I think it comes down to QB play. Tigers QB Sean White has proven to be effective in managing games and taking what the defense gives him. But, can he make a play when there is no play??? Well, bring your fork this Saturday night to Jordan-Hare Stadium and let’s all find out what’s inside. To all you Auburn faithful; you need to “run-out” and “buy-out” all the store’s toilet paper within a square mile of campus,,,,,,, and then head on down to Toomer’s corner!!! You’re going to need to need it for all the crying you’re about to do!!! Aggies win and pocket the points 26-24!!!
