Good defense usually beats good offense BUT, Kentucky is way past overdue to beat the evil one. Plus, this is the best UK team I've seen since Tim Couch was at QB; loaded with upperclassmen & they just seem to be having one of those years. SC has a quality D but I'm just not impressed with their offense & it's gonna take more than 20 points to beat BIG BLUE this year.
CROCKS 19
KITTENS 27
Florida is going to be extra focused coming of the EXCRUCTIATING LOSS (I LOVE IT!) to the Plainsmen & give a great effort this week. I wouldn't be surprised to see Florida take a lead into the half...LSU comes storming back in the 3rd quarter & regains the lead, GEAUX TIGERS WILL BE THE DEAFENING SOUND! As for the 4th quarter, my mind says too much size, speed, & talent on the LSU D for the swamp dwellers to overcome in Cajun country but my heart smells an UPSET on a late FG...tough to run the table in the SEC on any year, so YEAH GatorinGA, get ready to party Sat. night when #1 goes down at home!
GAY-TORS 24
BEN-GALS 23
The bye week worries me & Tennessee is not nearly as bad as everybody is making them out to be; this can only add fuel to their fire. Losses to 2 top-notch teams on the road...no shame in that!
Regardless, OOOOH MAN do I want this one BAD--WE OWE THEM A SERIOUS &%$ WHOOPING! I have been in Athens for the past 2 UT games and left feeling, disappointed, angry, & extremely nauseated from hearing the worst song ever written ringing in my head. Honestly, we turned the ball over so much in the 2006 game last year that you'd think we had bet the mortgage on the \"OVER\" and wanted UT to put up 50; just gave the game away. The loss in 2004 actually took me longer to get over because we were clearly the better team. Coming off a major beat down of a really good LSU team (45-16) & just failed to show up (Much like the SC game this year, one big play would have won us the game and we got 0 big plays...ARGGGH!)
Anyways, I digress, here's my prediction:
Tennesee will come out blazing, benefiting from the bye week, and take an early lead on our beloved DAWGS. CMR had better stick to the running game & feed our dynamic duo the ball regardless of the score or our yds/rush (WHEN I SAY FEED, I MEAN, LET THE BIG DAWGS EAT--give me AT LEAST 40 total rushing attempts like last week vs. Ole Miss). Stafford will mix in some timely play action passes, screens, slants, keep attacking the middle of the field, (Yes-Tripp Chandler will make some big catches this week) and go for the long ball which we are past due to connect on and the DAWGS will come storming back in the 2nd quarter & take the lead into the half. Tennessee will come out on a mission in the 3rd quarter and put up some points on our BEND but DON'T BREAK D. 4th quarter time, again, just keep pounding em' with T-BROWN & K-MO and we will begin to wear on the ugly orange D late in the game; kinda like Bama did to us. Finally, I feel a HUGE hit resulting in a sack & fumble or a pick 6 by the D to just break their spirits (or shall I say \"
Crush their Faces!\"). MAN, OUR YOUNG, TALENTED D is WAY OVERDUE TO PUT 6 POINTS on THE BOARD! The only sound you will hear in Neyland after 6:30PM this Saturday night will be...GLORY, GLORY, TO OLD GEORGIA!
DAWGS 37
VILES 24
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