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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Georgia should be on upset alert
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just one man’s opinion:
1. Georgia had better be on upset alert: The only team that played as poorly as the Bulldogs last Saturday was Vanderbilt, which never had a chance at Auburn. The Commodores are having quarterback problems so Georgia should march in there and take care of business. But Vanderbilt knows it can play with Georgia after beating them in Athens last season and the Commodores are well coached. Georgia cannot be flat in this game.
2. Auburn at Arkansas is huge for Houston Nutt: The Razorbacks have gotten well the past two weeks against North Texas and Chattanooga. Now it’s time to play big boy football again. We’re nearing mid-October and the Hogs are 0-2 in the SEC. If Auburn goes into Fayetteville on Saturday and makes it 0-3, it is going to get ugly for Nutt.
3. Rich Brooks is worried-and he should be: South Carolina out muscled the Wildcats last Thursday night and now Kentucky (5-1), which was No. 8 in the nation just six days ago, has to play LSU and Florida on consecutive weeks. South Carolina showed the rest of the league that the game plan against Kentucky is to pressure quarterback Andre Woodson. And nobody brings pressure better than LSU.
4. If Florida State beats Wake Forest, look out: If the Seminoles (4-1, 1-1 ACC) win at Winston-Salem tonight, they will be 7-1 when they go to Boston College on Nov. 3. If Xavier Lee keeps playing well at quarterback-and that is a big if-the Seminoles will beat BC.
5. Ole Miss can beat Alabama: The Crimson Tide had to hold on to beat Houston last week and if Ole Miss can summon up another effort like they had against Florida on Sept. 22, Alabama may have to fight for their lives to get out of Oxford with a win. It’s always hard for Alabama not to look ahead to Tennessee, which comes to Tuscaloosa next week.
