Dawg83 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Pretty significant week in the SEC: Arkansas-Ole Miss: I absolutely adore how ridiculous this game seems to be every year. I think Ole Miss wins but it’s close. Major trap game for OM coming off a big win last week. State-Western Michigan: Does anyone even care? I expect a tiny crowd for an 11 am game in Starkville. State by 10 or 14 I guess. There’s just nothing exciting about this program right now. LSU-Missouri: boy do I not have a clue what either of these teams are. I don’t trust Mizzou in a game like this yet so I guess I’ll take LSU. But huge home game in CoMo, could get weird. Kentucky-Georgia: UGA isn’t what they’ve been, but much like Mizzou, I don’t trust Kentucky in this spot either. Dogs win at home. Bama-A&M: If Weigman were healthy I might take A&M. Don’t love Max Johnson as a big game QB. I am taking Bama here. Red River: will be an SEC game next year, but huge Big 12 game still for now. I am actually leaning toward an Oklahoma upset here. Texas is still very good but OU has been flying under the radar and this game tends to get strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 I'll go with: Ole Miss (probably a homer pick- this game is almost always weird lately) State. IF this game is somewhat close, Arnett will feel even more heat... which I find a tad silly with it being his first year and EVERYONE knew a move from the air raid would take time with personnel. Rooting for Mizzou- picking LSU. Rooting for Kentucky- picking Georgia. Rooting for A&M- picking Bama. I really don't care who wins the Red River- picking Texas. Southern Miss is actually favored this weekend last I checked, I hope they pick up the win... it's badly needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 2 hours ago, rebmus said: State. IF this game is somewhat close, Arnett will feel even more heat... which I find a tad silly with it being his first year and EVERYONE knew a move from the air raid would take time with personnel. In normal circumstances I’d be right there with you. But nothing about Arnett’s hiring was normal, and not just the fact that it followed Leach’s passing. His buyout is shockingly low and Selmon didn’t hire him. He will be back next year if he merely gets to 6-6, but miss a bowl game and get handled by Ole Miss and there will be a lot of people ready to move on already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 I’ll take OM at home. Love watching this matchup each year. If it was in Arkansas I’d pick them. State wins big. They should. LSU over Missouri. Like 83, I’m not sold on Missouri or UK. Georgia over UK. I think it will be a close game though. I’m going with A&M over Bama. The minute I give them some credit thought, they’ll blow it. Oklahoma over Texas. Should be a great game. I like Wash State to keep winning, ND over Louisville, and Arizona to score a ton against USC, but USC wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Ole Miss wins. Arkansas has been a thorn in recent years but they are just not very good this year. Now they did take LSU to the final play but even with a letdown I think Ole Miss will win this one. Ole Miss 29, Arkansas 24. State 52, Western Michigan 3. Missouri wins and all the sudden LSU becomes LSWho with three losses. Missouri 36, LSU 27. Georgia is about due for a loss. This is a game they should win but for some reason I think they have a WTF game and lose it more so than KY winning it. KY 21, UGA 19. A&M wins an ugly game over Bama 17-16. Can’t decide if Bama misses an extra point or if they score 3 FG’s and a TD. OK bursts TX’s bubble in the State Fair of TX game. OK 48, TX 40. Washington State 31, University of California at Los Angeles 23 ND 28, Louie-Ville 18 AZ pulls off the upset AZ 34, University of Southern California 33. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) I agree it was a difficult situation for MSU, but at what point do you say this is not acceptable? Ya'll NIL people need to ask for your money back. Edited October 7, 2023 by hasbeen67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Certainly disappointing today. No cohesion at all. No way that WM should be within 10 points in the fourth quarter. Offensive struggles are understandable but our defense has been atrocious this year. But again this is our 4th head coach in less than 6 years. Stability is a must and the revolving door of HC’s (for generally different reasons but nonetheless it has happened) has hurt the program and this year the chickens have come home to roost. As I have noted, we are in a difficult situation. If you fire Arnett, then it is 5 Head Coaches in 6 years. Then you are probably looking at 5 more years before the program recovers. In our best interest, we need to ride with what we have. Plus we still have six games left this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Nice interception to seal it, but I don't really like antics when you've struggled to beat a team you should have dominated. Bigger picture, I think it's going to be hard for MSU to be competitive in today's environment of NIL and transfer portal. They won't be about to compete for top recruits and the rare hidden gem they find will be bid away in the portal. Edited October 7, 2023 by hasbeen67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Don’t know the injury status on Rogers and Marks, but either way, I tend to think this was State’s last win for a while. 3 of the next 4 on the road. Great chance this team is 3-7 when they host USM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, hasbeen67 said: Nice interception to seal it, but I don't really like antics when you've struggled to beat a team you should have dominated. Bigger picture, I think it's going to be hard for MSU to be competitive in today's environment of NIL and transfer portal. They won't be about to compete for top recruits and the rare hidden gem they find will be bid away in the portal. I agree on the first part. The second part, I believe, depends on coaching. The NIL, transfer portal argument has been argued both ways. Smaller P5 schools will struggle or it makes more parity. It has to be one or the other, and I just don’t think it’s been long enough to get an actual determination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 After the bye week, State has 3 of the next 4 on the road. Just not seeing it with this team. And by “it” I mean “anything to feel confident or positive about whatsoever”. Western Michigan was going up and down the field with their 3rd string QB. Every QB left on State’s schedule is licking their chops because every single one of them may set new career highs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Dawg83 said: Western Michigan was going up and down the field with their 3rd string QB. Seriously? That’s horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 LSU's "defense" looked pretty bad again today. OTOH, Jayden Daniels is a heckuva player. A good bit of talent and plays with the toughness and heart you want from a QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Big win for Bama against A&M. Bama is now the team to beat in the West after being kind of written off 3 games into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 If Daniels goes down, they are in serious trouble. He single handily won todays game. He is a tremendous QB but his effectiveness could start to be hampered with the beating he has been taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 3 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said: Seriously? That’s horrible. Yep, starter never played and the backup left with an injury before halftime. Third string guy came in down 17-0 and led four touchdown drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 It probably won’t happen because LSU likely isn’t going to win enough, but Daniels should absolutely be in the Heisman conversation. A&M might have won with a healthy Weigman. Max Johnson is just super average. A&M looks like a stereotypical 4 or 5 loss team. Bama is flawed but the West is still theirs to lose. Georgia handling Kentucky is not a huge surprise. State and Arkansas play in two weeks and somehow a winner must be declared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Lane Kiffin makes way more money than I do, but he's got a lot of idiot in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, s1nglewing said: Lane Kiffin makes way more money than I do, but he's got a lot of idiot in him. Ole Miss is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Arkansas and yet this is still a close game soemhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Ain’t no way that was targeting. Let’s see what the zebras decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I know it is in his DNA. But PUNT THE BALL. I mean Kiffin just said here. I am going to give you a score. Fortunately, the D held them to three. But that three points may make a difference at the end of the game. They could have had Arky backed up. It is a game now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 And the Hogs lead. Would be a really bad home loss for OM. No idea how they are losing this game other than the fact that it’s Arkansas-Ole Miss and that always means weirdness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Let’s see if Ole Miss responds. That fourth down gamble totally changed the momentum of this game. Still a lot of time left though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 As bad as OM’s defense was last week, Arkansas is averaging 1.5 yards rushing tonight. It’s insane how some teams go from one extreme to another in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 After digesting the WM-State game, I am of opinion that the WM coach is an idiot. His third string QB looked far better than the first two QB’s. Had he started we might have lost this game. Mean while back in Oxford, Ole Miss appears to have regained control of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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