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I have been to Red Stick twice for State games. Enjoyed each time but today I have no interest in going to see a game there. I kind of like Ole Miss to win this game. No particular reason other than a gut feeling. Something about this LSU team just feels off. Ole Miss 38, LSU 28 Georgia beats State but not quite 52-6. I will say 38-17. Oregon surprises the ohio state at home. 22-21. OK upsets TX in the RRSO. 42-38. Bama 30, SC 24 KY 28, Vandy 16 TN 31, FL 14 Other games of note: Penn State gets upset by Woody & Co at USC 28-27. Washington behind Rogers beats Iowa on the road in an upset, 16-14. ULM routs USM 24-3.

Good laugh. This will be interesting as it very possible that we will have a boatload of teams with 10-2 records or better. People like to hate on ND but if they win 10-11 games, they will be in. Army and Navy are intriguing pair. If one goes 12-0, they are in. If the other is 11-1, then they will get some consideration. Especially if it is Navy who is playing a more difficult schedule than Army for the most part. How much consideration does the SECCG loser get if they are 10-3 or 9-4? Will be interesting to see how that shakes out.

Good for them. Washington State will be more competitive than WF so it should be a much better game.

Pavia played a great game but got carried away with the language in the post game. He knows better but given the emotion of the moment it is understandable. OTOH, Moore #13 for Bama gets the pacifier award for the weekend. What a spoiled little brat he is. Bear is turning over in his grave. He was adamant that you win and lose with class. Regarding Ole Miss and LSU, I would tend to think this is a must win for Ole Miss. Lose it and you are really up against the eight ball. Two losses early in the season is going to be tough to recover from. That means you have to run the table. That would be a lot to ask of this team. Certainly possible but it would be very difficult.

In the recent years, this game has been dominated by OG though Meridian has been competitive the last three games. But wins are what count. After a disastrous first game, Meridian has played relatively well the last five games with the only loss being a competitive game at Starkville. I have not kept up with OG this year so I do not know how they are playing. The game is at OG and until we can actually beat the Warriors, you have to give them the edge. Our defense has played well for the most part and surprisingly the offense has jelled a bit. Again the competition has not been that strong but our improved play has been encouraging. Let’s Go Cats!!!

I am not sure anyone has an easy road to Atlanta. On paper maybe A&M does but any road game could be quicksand for a team on a given Saturday. And LSU & Texas even at home are going to be tough games. They have games @ State, SC and Auburn that all should be wins but if they have that dreaded off game and sloppy they could lose one of those (even State). I said at the beginning of the year that the team that can win a couple of ugly games will be a leg up on the others . Ole Miss has lost one but they are in still in good shape. Just can’t afford another one.

The fact that TN only scored 14 points against AR is very surprising. TN deserved to lose after the defense laid down and gave up the winning TD to AR. Poor coaching IMO. If you don’t have confidence in your players to stop the other team at goal line then you are a poor coach. And the TN defense had only given up 13 points in 59 minutes of action. Cal blew a 25 point lead. Auburn remembers doing that a few years back. Ole Miss, Georgia & FL took care of business. A&M demolished Mizzou who IMO was vastly overrated. They are a good team but not a top ten. Interesting that UK, SC and OM played a round robin with each team being 1-1 and the road team won all three games. Vandy dominated the LOS offensively against Bama. 40 points, 42 minutes of ball possession. The last possession was the icing on the cake. Ran out the clock decisively. Milroe will get vilified by his critics but he did not play that bad. One INT and the sack/fumble. Scored 35 points which should have been enough to win the game.

Ole Miss @ USCe is an interesting game. The GC’s are generally good at home. To complete the trifecta, Ole Miss should win this game and then the three teams finish the round robin 1-1. With all three wins by the road team. Who would have predicted that at the beginning of the season? Just goes to show you that games are won on the field and not by prognosticators. A&M, Tenn and Florida win. Georgia and Bama win but both fail to cover the spread. Lafayette beats USM and covers the spread.

Looking ahead, State actually catches Georgia at a good time as they playing two rivalry games (Bama & Auburn) back to back. Obviously we will be a heavy underdog but the game maybe similar to the Texas game. They could very well be a bit flat emotionally after these two games. We will see.

Of course you play with who you have. FTOLI it appeared Judkins was a cancer on the team. It seemed like the OL did not block as hard for him as the other RB’s. A great talent no doubt but seemingly very selfish. I guess we will see how the season plays out at Ohio State for him. I still think Ole Miss could have popped a RB run there late and possibly had a big gain. Kiffin has done that before. They still had time. Easy to speculate now but I was actually expecting him to do just that. KY was completely ignoring the run on defense.

Agree with you that there was no need to go for the end zone that quickly. My thoughts on Georgia-Bama. Bama has much more raw talent than Georgia. Georgia is much better coached (from an on the field during the game point of view). Milroe is a good player. Not sure why he gets so much criticism. The guy is a playmaker. It worked out for Bama late but IMO their clock management in the second half was poor and they did not utilize their RB’s nearly enough in the second half. They extended the time of the game to give Georgia more opportunities. Lastly, I don’t understand going for two early. Why? When it is later in the game, absolutely you go for two. But chasing points in the first half or the third quarter, often times ends up biting the team in the rear end. Bama is a lot like Jack Nicklaus in his prime. In big tournaments he would almost always birdie the first hole. Thus putting pressure on his opponent(s). Bama did the same last night except they had four straight birdies to start the game. Very difficult to recover from that though to Georgia’s credit they did. The final bell said a W for Bama and that is all that matters.

Well. No words. Heck of a game.

Well I spoke too soon.

Anyone wondering if Bama was going to drop down with a new coach, the answer is a resounding no. Total domination tonight.

Shades of Oregon-State in 2003 when Oregon jumped out to a 28-0 lead early. Eventually held on for a 42-34 win. After their close call against KY (who is good but not great) and now getting boat raced (28-0) it is readily apparent that Georgia is not the same Georgia team this year that they have been over the last 6-7 years. Talk about a blow out.

Have to give Lebby & Co. and our players some credit. Obviously we were not going to win the game but we made it competitive for three full quarters. Hopefully we can build on this game. Being able to run the ball effectively the last two weeks certainly bodes well for the offense.

Quote ”And if they have that dreaded off game with some turnovers and poor play on defense, it is game they could lose. Kind of a scary game for Ole Miss even if they don’t want to admit it.” I wrote above earlier in the week. KY was battle tested and Ole Miss was not. They made it an ugly game and sometimes the worst thing that can happen to a team is to score quickly and easily. It seems to take the air out of a team. Thinking it will be easy. Lastly, I question the play calling after the fourth down conversion. They had plenty of time on the clocks plus time outs. Why not pop a RB run there? Tough loss to swallow.

That will be the day when the Saints win the Super Bowl….oh wait just a minute…. maybe hell freezes over….Cal/Rose/DiMaggio’s records are broken…Army wins another NC…State/Ole Miss play games in Jackson again…. that cover it?

This is the first time in almost 20 years that I am going into a game with zero expectation. Even over the years when we played Bama and the chance to beat them was small I still felt that we had a shot. It was in 2005 at LSU and I was there and I knew we had zero shot at kickoff . We were down 35-0 at the half. That is the last time I have had this hopeless feeling. Quite honestly it sucks. On a good note I will enjoy working outside tomorrow through the day. Football will be secondary.

Hard to understand why Creedmore has not been on the field more. This all makes the Wild Wild West look mild and tame. Next thing we will see is the NFL drafting High School players. Nothing to stop them except themselves. Teams are going to be a mish mash of players from year to year or even mid year to mid year. The concept of TEAM will go the way of the eight track stereo. I will still have some interest in CFB and will always watch State when I am able. But I no longer plan my weekends around football. Bottom rail is now on top. Usually that leads to disaster in most endeavors. Proper leadership is mandatory for any organization to work properly.

I think he is an excellent coach in an impossible position. He has been successful at his previous stops and did a great job at UWA as HC. I know that is D2 but the GSC plays good football. He simply does not have the horses to compete. Sad truth. Years ago USM had the whole Southern gulf coast LA, MS, AL, GA and FL to themselves after the SEC got their players. Now you have USA, Troy, UAB, ULL, JAX St., GA. Southern, Ga. St. etc. recruiting the same area. The talent has been syphoned away from them.

Apparently an assistant coach promised something verbally that did not come to fruition. I thought the NIL was completely separate from the athletic department. Am I missing something here? (Please note my sarcasm)…. The whole system is rotten and pathetic. College football is basically doomed IMHO. The quality of the product is going down the proverbial toilet in the coming seasons.

I mentioned this very thing back in the summer. Players just quitting in the middle of the season. So I am not surprised at all. JMO I think they should get nothing NIL wise until the season including the bowl game/playoffs are complete. Period. That would end some of this nonsense. Unless they are legitimately injured then they would play in every game unless the coaches deem otherwise.

Laurel-Meridian is one of the oldest rivalries in the State dating over 100 years ago. When I was growing up and in high school, it was very bitter and no love lost between the teams and fans. Having said that, kids do need to understand good sportsmanship is still king and should be shown especially when you lose. I would hope that handshake will continue after every game. Back to Meridian-Laurel game, the radio guys were talking about players talking trash during the fourth quarter. Again I understand emotions around a rivalry but the coaches should be able to handle that along with the officials. Obviously there is going to be some talk during a game but coaches need to instill into kids the way to do it without it getting carried overboard.

First SEC game for Texas. They will run the score up, up, up. They will cover the 40-45 point spread which it is what it will probably be by the weekend. Ole Miss wins but I think KY covers the spread. First team that Ole Miss has played with even a pulse while this is KY’s third tough game. It could be a much closer game than anyone anticipates. KY will not be intimidated. I think it may take Ole Miss a while to adjust to playing a good team. They will win but it will not be easy. And if they have that dreaded off game with some turnovers and poor play on defense, it is game they could lose. Kind of a scary game for Ole Miss even if they don’t want to admit it. A&M wins over Arkansas and covers the spread. Auburn over Oklahoma as I think the Sooners will let Tennessee beat them twice. And Auburn is due to play better. USA could pull off the upset. Something about this LSU team is suspect. At the very least they will cover the spread. Georgia beats Bama and gets the hex off their backs. Bama has looked good so far but I think this will be the first chink in their armor. Some other games of interest Washington-Rutgers and Rutgers is favored but Rogers & Co. get the win. Wazzou-Boise…Boise is tough at home but WSU pulls off the win. SDF-ND. Fooled yall with airport code. ND wins over Louieville. Whisky-USC. Woody & Co. for the win.