Don't Bet On It!: Week Twelve College Football Forecasts Around the SEC

by T Kyle King on Nov 17, 2010 5:30 PM EST in Football

Because this recurring bit has been somewhat sporadic lately, I should begin by stating that, yes, "Don’t Bet On It!" remains a regular segment around this parts, a proposition I plan to prove by predicting the outcomes of this week’s slate of Southeastern Conference contests. As was reported the last time I did this, I am 43-9 in SEC forecasts for 2010, but I cannot expect to continue at that pace, which makes this as good a time as any to remind you: Don’t Bet On It!

The following games will be played on Saturday, November 20, unless otherwise indicated:

Georgia State Panthers at Alabama Crimson Tide (Thursday, Nov. 18): Will ‘Bama be playing a home basketball game while the Panthers are in town? If so, I think it would be a nice gesture for the Tide to ask Bill Curry to come by the roundball arena and toss up the first brick. (If he doesn’t have one, I’m sure the Alabama faithful will provide him with one.) Coach Curry is a big fan of showing off his education, so I’m sure he will describe Bryant-Denny Stadium as an "abattoir" rather than as a "slaughterhouse" after the game, but you may rest assured that Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide will bring the Panthers to their knees.

Appalachian State Mountaineers at Florida Gators: At first, I thought, "Wouldn’t it be great if Appalachian State beat Florida?" Then I had this thought: "No, because that would make Georgia the team that lost to the team that lost to Appalachian State." I’m going with the Gators.

Troy Trojans at South Carolina Gamecocks: Let me get this straight . . . USC is playing the Trojans, yet it isn’t the Southern California spring scrimmage? Strange. Judging by Steve Spurrier’s postgame comments following the Gamecocks’ division-clinching win in Gainesville, the Palmetto State Poultry will be ready for an opponent that warranted mentioning more than the in-state rival Clemson Tigers, so I expect South Carolina to win handily. (Please note that, in atonement for the profuse use of profanity in this week’s podcast, I resisted making any joke that noted that the ‘Cocks were playing the Trojans.)

Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores: It’s sad, but true; the Georgia Bulldogs’ bowl prospects would be given a boost by a Vanderbilt victory in Nashville on Saturday. Before the season began, I predicted Georgia and Tennessee would finish with identical records, and, although I gave both teams too much credit, I believe the Bulldogs and the Big Orange each will end the regular season with six wins. Tennessee sinks the Commodores to remain in contention for a postseason berth that will not require the Vols to cross any state lines.

Mississippi Rebels at LSU Tigers: Ole Miss has a history of upsetting the Bayou Bengals, the Rebels now have a bear mascot to offset Louisiana State’s inherent advantage as a program represented by an animal that is a vicious killing machine, and Houston Nutt is out to reclaim from Les Miles the mantle of "SEC’s wackiest coach," but I’m afraid it all will be for naught, as there’s no way a Mississippi team this bad is going to roll into Baton Rouge and emerge with a win over the Tigers.

Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi St. Bulldogs: Let me get this straight . . . the marquee game of the weekend in the SEC involves two Western Division teams wearing deep shades of red, and neither of them is Alabama? Odd. I don’t know if it’s because the game is in Starkville or because I believe the Bulldogs will be smarting from the streak-snapping setback they suffered at the hands of the Crimson Tide, but I’m getting a good vibe from Dan Mullen’s crew, so I’m siding with Mississippi State in this one.

Those are my prognostications for this week’s SEC outings; take them for what they’re worth, but please do not use them as the basis for wagering, because I am bad at forecasting accurately the outcomes of college football games. Please, whatever you do, . . . Don’t Bet On It!

Coming soon: National games of interest.

Go ‘Dawgs!

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I Don't Think Auburn Plays This Weekend!

So… Who cares about the other teams?

And I heard they are going to put us on probation or worse still give us the death penalty!

So… Who cares? There is always basketball!

We play Statesboro, Americus and Athens! And Presbyterian! I had to look up “Blue Hose.” That sounded pretty whacked. It turns out that it is a “fierce Scotch-Irish warrior.” Who knew? (I’m an Episcopalian. We don’t keep up with that crap.)

Observe the schedule!

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by Stephen1980 on Nov 18, 2010 12:58 AM EST reply actions

So, what you're saying...

… is that Auburn plays 2 games away from home (against mighty Rutgers and perennial powerhouse South Florida) before the second game in its SEC schedule on January 11.

Jeremy Foley salutes you, Tiglesmen.

Also, this:

by vineyarddawg on Nov 18, 2010 7:38 AM EST up reply actions

Wow, Stephen1980!

If that comment had included hyperlinks and a typographical drawing of a bear, I’d have thought Xinyue473826Hike was back! :)

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Nov 18, 2010 7:46 AM EST up reply actions

actually Kyle,

being the team that lost, to the team that lost to Appalachian State, isn’t all that bad. For instance, this conversation had by me actually not that long ago at a Magic game.

(Me and Friend walking through the concourse, and at least one of us had on a Gator shirt)

random guy: Florida huh?

Me: Yeah man, Go Gators.

random guy: Haha

Me: *confused look

random guy: Go Michigan, Ha, we beat you guys in a bowl game

Me: App State buddy, enjoy RichRod

random guy: *mumbles and grumbles and walks away

….see it’s just that easy. For your cause, feel free to insert the name Addazzio.

by Cardsfan25 on Nov 18, 2010 8:49 AM EST reply actions

That's just because those Big Ten guys aren't as smart as they think they are.

You were lucky. If he’d come back with, “Oh, yeah, well, your team lost to the team that lost to Appalachian State,” you’d have been pwn3d.

I applaud you on your high-risk/high-reward repartee, but, if you’d been going up against a guy whose quick-wittedness was enhanced by SEC speed, you easily could’ve gotten the worse of that exchange.

Nevertheless, you have emboldened me to root actively for the Mountaineers this weekend, potential consequences notwithstanding.

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Nov 18, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions

Did Kyle just use "pwn3d" in a sentence? Correctly?

Excuse me for a moment, I need to sit down… I’m feeling a little light-headed.

by vineyarddawg on Nov 19, 2010 8:15 AM EST up reply actions

I'm glad I could help...

and you’re right Kyle. Had that been his response, I likely would’ve been pwn3d. As we all know, in the world of quick witted SEC speed driven retorts, the response has to be quick….I likely would’ve tried to explain how Michigan played infinitely better in that bowl game, but the length of my response would have doomed me…Oh well, I guess the Big ten is good for something

by Cardsfan25 on Nov 19, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions

Trojans (as in condoms) vs. Cocks .....

now that’s funny!

It's a gas, gas, gas.

by Keith Richards on Nov 18, 2010 10:57 AM EST reply actions

Thanks.

I’d hate to be one of the broadcasters for that game. Every time a South Carolina running back broke through the Troy front seven or a Troy defensive back had a South Carolina receiver covered, I’d have to bite my tongue.

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Nov 18, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions