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Puckett has actually looked okay. Made a poor decision to keep the ball. Give it to Fluff or pass the ball. That hurt.

Quote ”Oak Grove is the best team in the south” Well as Lee Corso would say “not so fast my friend “ And Brandon said hang on a second before you crown Oak Grove the best team in the South with a 43-28 win October 23rd.

Meridian 24 NW Rankin 6 Final

I am kinda with you guys , State wins with a reasonably healthy Taylor and Bothwell. If not then Okie wins. I like Ole Miss to beat Texas. The Texas team that beat the ohio state & Tennessee has gone into hibernation. Ole Miss 28-17. LSU as much as I dislike saying this, seems to be getting their act together. Auburn will be flat after the Georgia win. LSU 27-14. Tennessee lays an egg after TSIO and South Carolina is playing much better football. SC for the win 24-16. A&M @ Bama. Bama is trending down and A&M is in the abyss. That said, look for an ugly game, that Bama wins 28-20. Vandy @ Kentucky. Wildcats are playing very well but they are due for an off game and this is the type of game that Vandy can sneak up on people. Look for KY to struggle mightily but eke out a win 21-18.

Yesterday was one of those where three teams were coming off emotional rivalry games went into their games, thinking we got this. Florida picked up the pieces and Texas was still hung over from the RRSO. Georgia forgot that Auburn is technically their oldest rival and is the classic , you can throw out the records type game, plus they were due for a let down after the Bama game. Bama let Georgia beat them twice. Kind of received their own medicine along with the fact TSIO is also a rivalry game. This time Tennessee got to fire up the stogies. Plus KY carried their momentum over to an emotionally spent Okie team to pick up the win. So going forward I agree, I have no idea what will happen. This is a product of the new era of college football. Nobody will go undefeated and week to week you will have results like yesterday. The overall product on the field is worse which helps the mid level teams be able to beat an upper tier team more often in the present day.

Missouri-Ole Miss. OM seem to right the ship at Vandy. Missouri has played well since the State game. Missouri is very physical. If they get OM to play old school SEC football, this could be a close game. Simmons could be too hyped up for this game and will make some mistakes. Ole Miss makes it a track meet and wins comfortably 38-21. State-LSU. I have no idea. But here goes. LSU sleep walks an 11A start. They play very sluggish and State plays inspired football with the second string QB. Ultimately, LSU will win but not cover the 15 point spread. 24-17. I am going to ride Kentucky one more week. Oklahoma is flat after rivalry win over Austin. KY steals another road win over OK. 25-19. Alabama is flat after the deflating loss to Georgia. But Tenner will be unable to take advantage of Alabama’s ineptitude. Bama struggles to a 22-17 win. Florida-Texas maybe the ugly game of the week. Texas wins but Florida covers in a 16-10 final score. Georgia beats Auburn but does not cover spread: 34-17. Vandy over Arkansas but I have no idea what the final will be.

I will always remember 2006. We played GC in the playoffs and no business being even in the game. But we were Meridian and GC did not really know how to win a big game. We kicked a FG late to win 17-14. Next year in 2007, we hosted GC for the South State in Ray Stadium and GC had learned their lesson and took us to the woodshed. They had 30-0 lead in the second half before letting off the gas and we scored a couple of garbage time TD’s to make the score look respectable. Meridian would not lose another game in Ray Stadium for four years after that beatdown. I have always thought George County underachieved over the years as they always seem to have good athletes and big linemen on both sides of the LOS.

I think it is probably too much to ask for but Meridian has not beaten OG in about 10 years. Doubtful it happens but it sure would feel good. And most of the games have been blowouts save maybe 2-3 games that were close. OG is much the better team but we have cut the gap somewhat this year. How much remains to be seen. Go Cats!!!

I do not bet but trying to pick games based on the betting odds is an uneducated guess at best. LSU is a 12 1/2 point favorite over State and I have no idea about how that game may go. Ole Miss is a 6 point favorite on Missouri which sounds about right. Still I would not touch it either way.

Bama had some bad calls but for 70 years they have gotten all the calls. Georgia dominated the LOS and was the better team. KY-LSU was a fun game to watch tonight as well!!! Happy that SC got the win after the heartbreak of last Saturday. SEC is a muddled mess right now.

Kiffin losing makes the weekend just a bit better. Georgia with a heck of a win at Bama. Just a very interesting day all the way around. State @ LSU becomes an interesting match up. If we were fully healthy, I would like our chances but as it stands now, I just don’t think it will happen. How LSU responds will be something to watch as well. How this week goes before this game will be something to watch. Missouri-Ole Miss may be an elimination game with respect to the playoff. We will see.

Meridian 30 Pearl 13 Final

Just goes to show that anything can happen on a Saturday in the SEC. Not totally surprised by SC. They have played some good football, just have not been able to finish. Today they finished with an exclamation point. Oklahoma winning is definitely not a surprise. That game has a way of being wacky especially when one team sucks and the other team is good. Arkansas gave TN a run but the way they ended the game was horrible. You have two minutes and three time outs and you throw three straight passes and PUNT. Why not run the ball? Tennessee was inviting them to run the ball. But at the very least you gotta go for it on fourth down. Missouri and Mississippi held serve and we will see what happens with LSU-KY and Bama-Jawja.

Did not see Meridian@Pearl listed. Don’t know much about Pearl but Meridian has been either feast or famine so far this season. We have not played particularly well there over the years so we will see what happens. Having an open date I think was beneficial for Meridian to kind of reset and get ready for Region play.

Well I need to qualify myself, LSU could be a winnable game provided we are at full strength. Texas will be very difficult but we have played well against them the last two years. Ole Miss is more of a toss up presently than it was at the beginning of the season. But much can happen over the next 7-8 weeks.

For State, the health of the team is going to be a critical factor going forward. The Missouri and Bama games have taken a toll on us. If and this is a big IF, we get everyone back (with the exception of the season lost injuries) 80-90% healthy, I like our chances in a number of future games. Obviously, LSU & TX are losses barring some unforeseen upset. But the other 5 games are winnable with several of them being potential toss-up type games. As 83 mentioned, 8-4 would be a good season, 7-5 a bit disappointing.

And add into that that penalties at crucial times as well. Bama still wins the game but we hurt ourselves severely with unforced errors between turnovers and penalties.

KY with a two point conversion to win it. SCAR probably should have called a time out. They were confused on defense.

I expected Missouri to win.Classic let down by a Florida team after two emotional games. OTOH, Missouri was licking its wounds after a very physical game at State. I was impressed by them. A bit surprised by the final score but it just goes show how good the SEC is. There are no gimme’s. And that puts the brakes on Florida for at least a week. Minnesota over Michigan. That win keeps gaining traction for State.

The pass to Evans that was high and he ended up out of bounds was it. From that point on, State had no chance. And even if he caught that ball and we go on and score there, Bama still wins the game but it would have been much closer than 33 points.

Too many mistakes. Kamario appears to be playing with too much adrenaline. Numerous overthrows today. Just a tough day overall. And give credit to Alabama. They were overall the better team and that is being reflected in the score.

Bama @ State. On paper this game should be won by Bama. They are a better team across the board. State being at home is a plus, the fact that it has been three years since State played Bama means virtually every player is playing them with a clean slate. What happened previously has no bearing on this game. I think State is the hungrier team. All that to say, Bama probably wins 34-31 but I won’t be surprised if State comes out the victor. Florida-Missouri. I was impressed with Missouri’s physicality last Saturday. That was a very tough game against State. I actually like Missouri here. Florida is going to be flat after two emotional wins against Auburn & Ole Miss. Plus they have been hearing how good they are now. Missouri wins 27-21 in a lower scoring game than expected. Auburn @ Tennessee. I don’t think Auburn is really that good this year. They are improved and conventional wisdom says Texas is going to beat Tennessee twice. In this case, I don’t think so. Tennessee wins an ugly game 20-12. KY@SC. South Carolina rises from the 8 count for an improbable victory over KY. SC 28-KY 24. Vandy@Georgia. Georgia rolls over Vandy 30-14. USM @ Troy. USM seems to be trending better but Troy is usually tough at home. USM gives a valiant effort but comes up short. Troy 21-USM 19. Michigan@Minnesota. Interesting game and hopefully the Gophers win. Every game that they win benefits State. Minnesota wins against the cheating Wolverines 24-20.

Wow what a game. Great comeback by Poplarville!!! Go Hornets!!!

Weather could certainly play a factor in this game. Explosive plays could be limited on both sides. On paper, you would think this favors Alabama. Of course , a lot could happen between now and Saturday. We will see.

I am actually glad that SEC Nation is coming to State Saturday. They are better than Game Day and after Saban’s remark about KT1, I have don’t have much left for him.