On a scale of 1-10 how excited am I that College Football is back? Eleven! We got a nice little appetizer on Thursday with Vanderbilt blowing a lead in the 4th Quarter to a South Carolina team that may win 4 games this year. The Tennessee/App State game though was far more intriguing with Volunteer Nation spending 3 hours cancelling their hotel reservations for December 3rd in Atlanta. They ultimately escaped with a win, despite playing like Derek Dooley was coaching them against the Mountaineers.
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The best is yet to come though with what is a historically awesome slate of Week 1 games across the nation. Outside of the SEC, some of the top games see Oklahoma take on Houston and Texas suits up against Notre Dame, But this post is about the SEC, so we're going to focus on those games.
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South Alabama
at Mississippi State -29.5
Lay Em! Mississippi State against a bad Sun Belt team in the first game of the season; Dan Mullen will run this score up and State will cover. No Doubt. No Doubt In My Mind. Multiple QBs will play. Mississippi State 48 South Alabama 10.
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Mizzou
at West Virginia -9.5
Give me the Mountaineers at home. Mizzou is going to take a while to get back on top, and the Dancing Outlaws have been hungry for blood for a while. West Virginia 30 Mizzou 17.
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UCLA
at Texas A&M -3
UCLA has the better QB and the better coach, but playing in the middle of the afternoon in College Station in early September? The UCLA players are going to be at the point of heat exhaustion by the 4th quarter. Aggies 23 Bruins 20.
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LSU -10
vs Wisconsin at Lambeau Field
The Fighting Tigers win this one, but I think Wisky keeps it close all day. Les is going to refuse to throw the football and Fournette will have at least 30 carries. I have to admit that's a pretty cool location for a neutral site game. LSU 20 Wisconsin 13.
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LA Tech
at Arkansas -26
26 points is a lot for an Arkansas team breaking in a new QB, RB, and TE, but LA Tech is playing their 2nd string QB after their starter is suspended for being charged with drunk driving. I'll take the Hogs to win and cover in Fayetteville. Arkansas 41 LA Tech 14.
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Georgia -3
vs North Carolina at Georgia Dome
Georgia announced this week that Greyson Lambert would be starting the opener against the Tar Heels in Atlanta. I think that's a mistake and Jacob Eason will be the starter by Week 3. The Chick Fil-A vs Bojangles Bowl kicks off at 5:30 on ESPN. I'm going with the upset, as UNC edges out a win on a last second field goal, 27-24.
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Southern Miss
at Kentucky -6.5
Kentucky wins because this game is in September, but Southern Miss covers. The Golden Eagles give Kentucky all they can handle at home, but the Wildcats start 1-0 in Lexington. Kentucky 22 Southern Miss 20.
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UMass
at Florida -35.5
The Gators win but don't cover. UMass was 3-9 last year and they're bad, but 7 touchdowns is a monster number. Florida 42 UMass 10.
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USC
vs Alabama -10.5 at Jerry's World
Lay Em! You think Bo Scarborough works out? It really doesn't matter who they plug in, I'm picking Bama until someone beats them. Alabama 31 Southern Cal 17.
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Clemson -7.5
at Auburn
Is this a joke? Is Cam Newton playing for Auburn? Give me the Clemson Tigers to win and cover. This one is close for the first 2-3 minutes, depending on when Clemson gets the ball. You think Auburn hates Dabo now? Wait until he succeeds Nick Saban as the next coach at Alabama. Clemson 34 Auburn 17.
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Ole Miss
vs Florida State -4.5 at Camping World....Look It's the Citrus Bowl
Is Chad Kelly auditioning for a remake of Mississippi Burning? I guarantee you he's the only person from Buffalo, NY who owns that suit. This game comes down to Deondre Francois. If he plays well, Florida State wins. If he struggles and the Rebs can slow down Dalvin Cook, Ole Miss wins. We have to wait until Monday night for what is arguably the best game of the week, but it'll be worth it. Ole Miss steals a win in Orlando 28-27.
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Thank goodness College Football is back in full force. Enjoy the long weekend. Cheers!
