Here we are in November. Gotta love it. The leaves are changin, coaches are roastin, and we're rollin towards Turkey Day with some pretense intense rivalry games. Last week we went 8-3, to bring our annual totals to 84-34-1. Better than average. On to this week's most Fearless Prognostications...
Navy at Notre Dame: The Boat Dudes haven't beaten the South Bend Catholics since Lincoln was president. Ok, that's not exactly true, but it certainly seems like it. Something like 43 and counting. But this ain't your pappy's Irish lot. They are horrible on both sides of the ball. Even the water boy sucks. If there was ever a moment in time when Navy could stop the insanity, it's this week. Ok, so Navy lost to a division II team last week. It was close, and many might not consider Notre Dame in the same class as Delaware. Take Navy, and be nice to your Irish friends, cause they are going something like 1-17 this year. Middies 30 Domers 21
LSU at Alabama: Over in Tuscaloosa, they are calling this Saban Bowl. Yep, that's right, and it's probably bigger than the Super Bowl to folks in Cajun Country and T-town. Les Miles brings his Cajuns to face a down right surprising bunch of Pachyderms. Both coaches have already said "this ain't about the coaches." Yeah, right, and your momma wears army boots. And to make matters more interestin, this game ain't just about the coaches, but the winner gains control of the SEC West. Kickoff is late, which tells me the beverages will have plenty of time to kick in. It's gonna be rowdy, and it's gonna be close. Take a fifth, but leave the women and children at home. Pachyderms 17 Cajuns 14
Texas A&M at Oklahoma: Franchione has a new newsletter. He sends it to agents and recruiters hoping to figure out where he'll be coaching next year. He once told 'Bama kids to "hold the rope." I'm guessing that's exactly what the A&M Board of Trustees is doing right now. The Boomer Sooners don't do anything to help his cause - either here or there. Boomers 30 Military Dudes 13
Tennessee Tech at Auburn: This one would be one of the games of the day - if only "Tech" wasn't in the name. Tubby's bunch gets well before it hits amen corner. Tigers 100 Techsters 2
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech: The Gobblers lost a heart breaker last week when the Catholics - Boston Style - got a prayer answered with two touchdowns in the final two minutes. Ouch. Somethin tells me the head Gobbler had them runnin sprints on Monday. The Bees beat the stew out of Idle, setting up a pivotal match in the ACC. Neither offense seems especially impressive, which means somebody's foul up will lead the other to victory. The Bees have the Varsity, and home crowd advantage. Get extra chili on the dog. Ramblin Bees 20 Gobblers 17
Rutgers at Connecticut: Stop the insanity. Do you know that the UConn Huskies are in first in the Big Least, and have a chance to go to a BcS Bowl? What? The Scarlet Rs took down a spirited South Florida squad on their way to a championship. The very same thing's gonna happen in Hartford. The Dogs are gonna have just a little too much difficulty containing that Scarlet running back that's setting all kinds of records. Scarlets 27 Dogs 17
Vanderbilt at Florida: The good news for the Doormats is that they are on the cusp of their first winning season since Tennessee became a state. The bad news is they are facing a Florida team that didn't just get beat last week against Georgia - they got embarrassed. Urban Legend and the Crocs can't take another loss, and the Ship dudes just aren't used to winning SEC games on the road. Ok, or at home for that matter. Take the Crocs, but closer than the oddsdudes think. Crocs 28 Doormats 23
Nebraska at Kansas: The Cornshucks blew a big lead last week at Texas. They lost their starting QB. They are 19 point dogs to Kansas, and this ain't basketball. I wonder if the Jayhawks will put one of those little rockin chairs at midfield for Callahan, cause this is surely his last visit to Lawrence as the Cornshuck Coach. Jaybirds 31 Cornholios 10
Troy at Georgia: Reckon the whole Georgia team will celebrate it's first touchdown over Troy this week? How 'bout it's seventh? The Trojans have pulled some stunners, but don't look for that this week in Athenia. Richt's biggest challenge? Keeping his first string awake after the second team goes in. Dawgies 49 Troy 0
South Carolina at Arkansas: The Evil Genius brings his War Chickens to Fayetteville to play the Fighten Texters. The Piggies, picked by many to finish in the upper half of the SEC West, are fighting just to stay out of the cellar. The Chickens still have a chance to win the East; unfortunately for the Nuttmesiter, his rollover minutes are about to expire. Chickens 28 Nutts 19
Northwestern State at Ole Miss: Why? I'm guessing several hundred thousand dollars. If Ole Miss loses this one, I'll run nekked through the Grove. Rebs 85 State 6
Louisiana Lafayette at Tennessee: The Big Orange Pumpkin got lucky last week when his boys pulled one out of their hind ends against the Evil Genius and his War Chickens. Amazingly, after just getting blown out by 'Bama and Florida, the Crockets are in control of their own destiny in the SEC East. The flying Lafayetters have no shot, unless they are lookin for bourbon after the game. Crockets 63 L2s 0
Wisconsin at Ohio State: Who cut the Cheese? Wisconsin. The Cheese Dudes barely hung on early in the season before finally gettin exposed. The Nuts from Columbus when to State College last week and did what good teams are supposed too: shillacking an inferior opponent. This team from Columbus is the real deal. No cutting of the cheese this week. Nuts 24 Cheese Whiz 10
Arizona State at Oregon: Sun Devils and Quack Attacks collide in high fashion this Saturday in Eugene. Even ESPN Gameday will be there, which says old Corso is gonna have to get up early to hit the set. The Devil Dudes have surprised everybody this year, but the QB is ailin. The Donald Ducks took out Trojan Man last week, and this week put their stamp on a Pac-10 Championship. Quacks 49 SunDudes 42
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