[Mr. Hooch] As always there was a fair amount of what you would expect with a dash of "whatthehelljusthappenedtomyworld!?" this past weekend in the SEC. I called a surprisingly accurate weekend with one notable exception, but I don't think I was alone in my prediction there. I was out of touch with the modern world this past weekend and thus did not get to see any games, including our own, so these will be brief... anyway, tempus is fugit-ing so let's get to it...
Georgia 38 - Auburn 0
Auburn has a real shot at replacing Ole Miss as the low man on the totem pole in the SEC West, as they will likely go 0-fer when Alabama takes out their aggression on the Tigers next weekend in the Iron Bowl. Georgia will head to Atlanta for the SEC title game, and couldn't care less...
[Professor D] Auburn v. Georgia
What can I say about this game. I don’t think even Auburn fans really expected to win
this one, but if they did they were royally disappointed. Georgia played like the Division Title
was on the line, which it was. The bulldogs looked as good as everyone who plays Auburn looks
this year. Hopefully Georgia realizes that if they win out and any of the undefeated lose they
have a decent shot at the National Title. Good Luck.
Vanderbilt 27 - Ole Miss 26
Vandy was down 23-6 in the third quarter and came roaring back to crush the Rebel's hopes of becoming bowl eligible this weekend. Now the last chance Ole Miss has at going bowling lies in the Battle for the Golden Egg, and you can bet the Bulldogs have no intention of giving the Rebels that satisfaction, or of losing 4 in a row after a thrilling 7-0 start to the season.
Vanderbilt v. Ole Miss
My classes really need to lay off so I can spend more time on these games. Ole Miss
seems to have returned to the ranks of the middle of the road SEC teams, but Vanderbilt was
kind enough to remind them that they are still Ole Miss. This was a great game and a good
example of why Vanderbilt will be in a bowl game for the second straight year. Solid defense
and a capable offense. The Commodores aren’t flashy, but they’ve gotten the consistency they
lacked early this year.
Missouri 51 - Tennessee 48
It took all of four overtimes but the newest Tigers notched SEC win number 2 over the Vols on Saturday. The Tigers could become bowl eligible with one more win, but Tennessee will need to win out against Vanderbilt and Kentucky to reach that magic mark.
Tennessee 48 v. Missouri 51
Tennessee again suffered from a total lack of defense. Tyler Bray’s 250 yards passing at
the end of the first half wasn’t enough to put away Missouri who secured their second
conference win of the year. Tennessee meanwhile is winless in the conference and Derek
Dooley’s seat just keeps getting hotter. That’s really all I have to say about this game. It was an
embarrassment to a conference who prides itself on having the best defenses in the nation.
Florida 27 - ULL 20
The Gators were flirting with disaster this weekend until they managed two scores in the last two minutes of the game to come from behind in the Swamp on Saturday. With two seconds left on the clock Florida blocked a ULL punt and returned it for 6 to clinch the game. The Gators have kept themselves in the conversation for a BCS bowl game with this win, but they still have 2 games left with Jacksonville State and Florida State to round out their season.
Florida 27 v. Louisiana Lafayette 20
Florida came out sluggish for the second week in a row, needing a heroic 4 minute final
drive and a late blocked punt touchdown return to secure the victory over Louisiana Lafayette.
The Ragin Cajuns lead 20 – 14 with just five minutes left in the game, but their special teams
(who had given up a touchdown on a punt earlier in this game) couldn’t come through. The
Gators have been left looking for answers after losing to Georgia earlier this year. Will
Muschamp has gotten away with some close wins but he needs to find a way to re-motivate his
team. With the SEC Championship race in the East locked down Florida needs to start playing
for a bowl game and getting ready to dominate their non-conference foe.
South Carolina 38 - Arkansas 20
The Gamecocks finished the SEC portion of their schedule with a win over the Razorbacks this weekend, moving to 6-2 in the SEC and 8-2 overall. Arkansas will look to rebound against Mississippi State this weekend, and if they want any chance of a bowl game they will need to win both that match up, and the Battle for the Golden Boot against LSU the following weekend. That's a tall task for this trouble team...
South Carolina 38 v. Arkansas 13
South Carolina came into this game without their leading rusher Marcus Lattimore who
sustained a potentially career ending injury in last week’s game. His replacement Kenny Miles
played well and gave the Gamecocks a legitimate ground threat not named Connor Shaw. In the
past three meetings Arkansas has put up over 300 yards of passing in each game and didn’t score
less than 30 points. Arkansas held all the momentum in the first half but couldn’t capitalize. Late
in the second quarter the physicality of South Carolina took over and the Gamecocks never
looked back. With this loss the road to a bowl game for Arkansas gets much narrower. The
Razorbacks will have to defeat both Mississippi State and LSU to get to six wins. South Carolina
meanwhile had their hopes of a BCS bowl game trashed when Texas A&M defeated Alabama. It
will be interesting to see how the Head Ball Coach gets his team ready to finish out the season.
Texas A&M 29 - Alabama 24
No, that is not a typo. David (of a sort) hath slayed Goliath (more or less). The Aggies jumped out to a 20-0 lead early, but Bama came roaring back with 2 second quarter scores to cut the lead to 6 at the half. After the Tide scored a FG in the 3rd to take a 20-17 lead there was a flurry of activity from both offenses. A&M connected on two huge passing plays for 42 and 54 yards respectively, putting Bama in a two-possession hole. The Tide answered by scoring a TD, and then connecting on a 54-yarder of their own to put Bama inside the A&M 10 yard line, but a huge defensive set by the Aggies was capped off by a 4th down interception of AJ McCarron. Congrats on the win, Aggies, and welcome to the conference. You may have just become my second favorite SEC West team.
Bonus: Click this link and laugh your ass off at the meltdowns of Bama fans... it's hilarious.
Alabama v. Texas A&M
Texas A&M stunned Alabama early on jumping out to a 20 – 0 lead and never really
looked back. The Crimson Tide struggled throughout the game to get anything going offensively
as the Aggies defense continued their season long improvement. Johnny Manziel looked perfect
early on and left Bama stunned at the end of the game. The only thing holding Johnny Football
back from a Heisman Trophy is his redshirt freshman status. Yup. The SEC is going to have to
face this juggernaut for another two years at least.
LSU 37 - MSU 17
The Bulldogs had a better showing than their previous two games, but it still wasn't enough to overcome the Tigers. There isn't a whole lot else to say about this one, and again I didn't get a chance to watch the game, so I can't comment on individual play outside of final stats. I know that the Bulldogs do not like the three game losing streak they're on now, and they fully intend to right the ship against the Razorbacks this weekend. I'm not sure there's a whole lot else to say, really. Time to put this behind us and move forward... a 9-3 season is still well within reach, but neither of the final two games are the gimmes they looked to be at the start of the season.
LSU v. Mississippi State
This game should have ended 30 – 24. Mississippi State came out playing well on
offense and defense. Honestly I’m okay with this loss. LSU outplayed the Bulldogs but unlike
State’s last two games our players didn’t roll over and let the Tigers walk all over them. The
good news is State has escaped the toughest three games of the year with the offensive line
intact. Something State hasn’t been able to do in years. The Bulldogs are looking good heading
into their final two games against Ole Miss and Arkansas.
So with that I will bid you a fond farewell. I'm sorry the blog has been so inconsistent of late, but it is what it is. I should be able to put together a decent piece for the last two games, though, so make sure you stay tuned and check back on Friday! Stop by our Facebook and like the page, share us on Twitter, or go old-school and email your gram-gram a link! We really don't care, just love uusssss! Kidding...
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Y'all have a great week! #HailState and #GoDawgs!
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