Hello SEC Nation. I trust you had a good weekend and enjoyed all the football action. Not too much moving and shaking going on this weekend, that is compared to the roller coaster ride that the last couple of weeks had been. Texas did what so few others have been able to do this year. They protected the №1 ranking. Looks like the SEC will have to wait for another day to take over the top spot in the poll. Ok let’s get to a brief recap of this weekend’s SEC action.
Ole Miss 20 – Alabama 24:
Well what can I say? The Rebels fell a little short of a good comeback in T-town. JPW had his best day in the passing department for the season, racking up 219 yards with a pair of TD’s. The Rebs did continue stingy defense against the rushing game though, allowing only 107 yards, and that is against an Alabama rushing attack featuring Glenn Coffee. Ole Miss Fans can find a small bright light in the play of their defense. They gave up the 24 straight points that proved to be the game winners, but they stiffened and kept their team in a position to win. Ole Miss actually out gained the Tide with 359 total yards to Alabama’s 326. Once again turnovers are the Rebels worst enemy, 3 times UM turned the ball over to UA. If Ole Miss wants to win in this conference, Houston Nutt has to find a way to teach these kids to protect the football. Lose your helmet, lose a shoe, I don’t care, break a bone, but hold on to the football!
Vanderbilt 14 – Georgia 24
Georgia is just not playing the kind of stellar ball that we expected from them this season. Knowshon Moreno rushed for a season high 172 yards but the Bulldogs fail to put the game out of reach. Vanderbilt is a very capable club and you can’t leave them in the ballgame if you want to win. Well obviously I am wrong on that one since UG won the ballgame, but the Georgia fans, players, and coaches have got to be wondering what is happening? Vandy now has lost 2 in a row and must find a way to right the ship that started out so promising. The stats show a one sided contest in Georgia’s favor but the scoreboard fails to reflect what the stat sheet shows. This tells me that Vanderbilt played a bend but not break defense. They allowed a bunch of yards but stiffened when points were at stake.
Arkansas 20 – Kentucky 21
I predicted a Wildcat win but this game proved to be as close I had thought as well. Arkansas led most of the game and had another career best rushing game out of Michael Smith who gained 191 yards. Penalties look to be the big stat in this one. The Hogs were penalized 13 times for 102 yards while Kentucky kept their penalties down to 5 times for 53 yards.
Mississippi State 3 – Tennessee 34
WOW! I could not have been more wrong with my prediction on this game. I really thought after MSU got a big win against a ranked Vandy the week before that they would have confidence to start a run. The Tennessee Vol’s had something to say about that though and they did it with Panache, scoring 21 fourth quarter points to whip the Dawgs 34 to 3. The stats are not huge for either squad but MSU turned the ball over 3 times while UT didn’t have a turnover.
LSU 24 – South Carolina 17
Well all the articles I see on this game show it as being a late rally for LSU that gave the Bayou Bengal’s a victory. I don’t see it that way. The box score shows LSU scoring in all 4 stanzas of the game and South Carolina putting all their points on the board in the 2nd quarter alone. LSU out gained the Gamecocks 363 yards to 254 yards, they converted 42.9% of their 3rd downs and held the ball almost a full 10 minutes longer than South Carolina. The Gamecocks turned the ball over 3 times which is the biggest back breaker in college football but LSU was penalized 45 more yards than was SC. Since I was not able to watch this game I must go by stats alone and from that standpoint the Tigers won the game on paper as well as on the scoreboard.
Well that’s about it SEC fans. I was able to pick 4 out of the 5 SEC games correct this week, I’ll take that percentage. I will be back on Wednesday for my commentary article. I hope to see you there. Until Then…..
Hotty Toddy
Darryle “Speedy” Clark
Ole Miss 20 – Alabama 24:
Well what can I say? The Rebels fell a little short of a good comeback in T-town. JPW had his best day in the passing department for the season, racking up 219 yards with a pair of TD’s. The Rebs did continue stingy defense against the rushing game though, allowing only 107 yards, and that is against an Alabama rushing attack featuring Glenn Coffee. Ole Miss Fans can find a small bright light in the play of their defense. They gave up the 24 straight points that proved to be the game winners, but they stiffened and kept their team in a position to win. Ole Miss actually out gained the Tide with 359 total yards to Alabama’s 326. Once again turnovers are the Rebels worst enemy, 3 times UM turned the ball over to UA. If Ole Miss wants to win in this conference, Houston Nutt has to find a way to teach these kids to protect the football. Lose your helmet, lose a shoe, I don’t care, break a bone, but hold on to the football!Vanderbilt 14 – Georgia 24
Georgia is just not playing the kind of stellar ball that we expected from them this season. Knowshon Moreno rushed for a season high 172 yards but the Bulldogs fail to put the game out of reach. Vanderbilt is a very capable club and you can’t leave them in the ballgame if you want to win. Well obviously I am wrong on that one since UG won the ballgame, but the Georgia fans, players, and coaches have got to be wondering what is happening? Vandy now has lost 2 in a row and must find a way to right the ship that started out so promising. The stats show a one sided contest in Georgia’s favor but the scoreboard fails to reflect what the stat sheet shows. This tells me that Vanderbilt played a bend but not break defense. They allowed a bunch of yards but stiffened when points were at stake.
Arkansas 20 – Kentucky 21
I predicted a Wildcat win but this game proved to be as close I had thought as well. Arkansas led most of the game and had another career best rushing game out of Michael Smith who gained 191 yards. Penalties look to be the big stat in this one. The Hogs were penalized 13 times for 102 yards while Kentucky kept their penalties down to 5 times for 53 yards.
Mississippi State 3 – Tennessee 34
WOW! I could not have been more wrong with my prediction on this game. I really thought after MSU got a big win against a ranked Vandy the week before that they would have confidence to start a run. The Tennessee Vol’s had something to say about that though and they did it with Panache, scoring 21 fourth quarter points to whip the Dawgs 34 to 3. The stats are not huge for either squad but MSU turned the ball over 3 times while UT didn’t have a turnover.
LSU 24 – South Carolina 17
Well all the articles I see on this game show it as being a late rally for LSU that gave the Bayou Bengal’s a victory. I don’t see it that way. The box score shows LSU scoring in all 4 stanzas of the game and South Carolina putting all their points on the board in the 2nd quarter alone. LSU out gained the Gamecocks 363 yards to 254 yards, they converted 42.9% of their 3rd downs and held the ball almost a full 10 minutes longer than South Carolina. The Gamecocks turned the ball over 3 times which is the biggest back breaker in college football but LSU was penalized 45 more yards than was SC. Since I was not able to watch this game I must go by stats alone and from that standpoint the Tigers won the game on paper as well as on the scoreboard.
Well that’s about it SEC fans. I was able to pick 4 out of the 5 SEC games correct this week, I’ll take that percentage. I will be back on Wednesday for my commentary article. I hope to see you there. Until Then…..
Hotty Toddy
Darryle “Speedy” Clark
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