HOW'D I DO LAST WEEK?
By mark rogers
September 26, 2008
Here were my predictions from last week...let's see how I did.
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LSU @ Auburn: Both teams have questions at QB. I'll take the home team in that scenario. This will be another low scoring affair...9-7, 10-9...something like that. Field position and the kicking game will be the difference. I like Auburn by 1 or 2. Completey wrong. I can't believe more than 40 points were scored in the game. Crazy game. LSU QBs getting knocked out, defensive TDs, trick plays. Les Miles outcoached Tommy Tuberville.
Georgia @ Ariz State: The Bulldogs haven't traveled this far COMBINED for like the last 15 years or something crazy. I like George to win, but it will be a lot closer than people think. ASU lost to a non-BCS team last week, but they have an All-Conference QB in Rudy Carpenter and will take advantage of being home. Georgia by 6. Georgia won by 17. They completely overmatched ASU. It could have been a lot worse...way off again.
Rice @ Texas: Rice has a great QB-WR duo in Clement and Dillard. The Owls will put up some passing numbers on the young Texas secondary, but the Longhorns will make plays when they need to and will win big. It may be close in the first half...Texas by 21, Texas won by exactly double the amount I thought they would. I was right about the Rice offense gaining yards and the Texas "D" being opportunistic...During one series the Owls ran seven plays from inside the five and didn't score. Impressive.
Miami @ A&M: Yikes...two "down" teams. I'll have to take the Aggies only because they're at home. If it was at a neutral site, I may have to call it a 0-0 tie. Will that thought muster a comment? Miami won by 18. Way off...A&M is TERRIBLE.
Alabama @ Arkansas: Bama is getting some major hype after their dominating win over Clemson in Week 1. They haven't been tested since. Arkansas is "down" but are tough at home and have a typical SEC defense. This one will be a good game...Tide by 13. More like 35. Alabama continues to prove they are really, really good. They may come out of the East.
Troy @ OSU: I'm going out on a limb here and calling the Troy upset. OSU will be way down after getting whacked last week. Long road trip...at home so they'll be complacent...and Troy is MUCH better than you think. I'll officially say Troy wins by 3 on a last second FG. The only thing I was right about on this was the fact that it was close in the 4th quarter. 14-10 at one point in the final frame.
Florida @ Tennessee: After being beaten by UCLA (then the Bruins lose 59-0 to BYU...???) the Vols have looked much better. Florida is uber-talented and this will be another one of those SEC brawls to the end. I'll take the Gators by 10. They won by 20+. LSU/Auburn has been the only really good SEC game all year. That will change.
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