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Kentucky
(7-4) at
Tennessee
(8-3) 12:30 PM EST GamePlan
Saturday, November 25th
Why to Watch: Can Kentucky really
finish second in the SEC East? If Rich
Brooks' team can beat the Vols for the
first time since 1984, after losing 21
straight, it'll finish behind Florida as
the East's second best team. To do that,
it'll have to play night-and-day better
than it did in a near choke in a 42-40
win over UL Monroe last week needing a
missed two-point conversion to survive.
Tennessee is still hoping to somehow
sneak into a big bowl game like a New
Year's Day bowl, but unless the SEC gets
two teams into the BCS, the Music City
Bowl is more likely. The Vols bounced
back from a bad performance against
Arkansas to throttle Vanderbilt 39-10 to
keep hopes for a ten-win season alive.
Why Kentucky Might Win: When was
the last time Tennessee faced a vertical
passing game like Kentucky's? The
league's best passing attack has been
bombing away on everyone averaging 273
yards per game, while QB Andre Woodson
has been terrific at keeping the
mistakes to a minimum. LSU's JaMarcus
Russell, South Carolina's Syvelle Newton
and Florida's Chris Leak all threw
effectively against the Vols able to
dink and dunk their way up and down the
field. However, they had interception
issues. As long as Woodson doesn't throw
three picks, UK should be O.K.
Why Tennessee Might Win: Erik
Ainge has to be giddy as a kid after
three pieces of pumpkin pie with whip at
the idea of bombing away on the nation's
worst defense, while the running game
should be able to do whatever it wants
to. UL Monroe ran for 351 yards and four
touchdowns last week on the Wildcats,
but the big problem throughout the year
as been pass defense allowing a
nation-worst 271 yards per game. Back
from an ankle injury, Ainge showed how
much better the offense is with him
completing 21 of 26 passes for 266 yards
and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt
last week. Also, this might be the game
...
Who to Watch: ... Robert Meachem
seals up a spot on the All-America team.
Already in the hunt for major
post-season honors, the Volunteer junior
could be in for a 150-yard day against a
UK secondary that can't cover, can't
tackle, and should spend most of the
game staring at No. 3 running away from
it. As good as Meachem has been the
SEC's hottest receiver is Kentucky's
Keenan Burton with nine touchdowns in
the last four games and 20 catches for
286 yards and five scores in the last
two. Not just an explosive receiver,
he's also been a tremendous kickoff
returner averaging 25 yards per try.
What Will Happen: Oh this will be
fun. Expect lots of scoring and over 600
passing yards between the two teams, but
the Tennessee offense will also add
about 250 yards on the ground.
CFN Prediction:
Tennessee 48 ... Kentucky 23 ...
Line: Tennessee -18
Must See Rating: (5 skip the
birth of your first born - 1 Deck the
Halls)
... 3
Mississippi State
(3-8) at
Ole Miss
(3-8) 2:00 PM EST Saturday,
November 25th
Why to Watch: The Egg Bowl might
not hold any national interest and is
only a battle between two 3-8 teams, but
it's vital for momentum going into the
off-season. Both programs are on the
upswing, even if the wins aren't
flowing, with Ole Miss battling LSU in
an overtime loss and pushing Alabama and
Auburn to the wall in recent weeks,
while MSU had a nice game in a loss to
Arkansas and beat Alabama a few weeks
ago. The loser finishes in the bottom of
the West, while the winner will turn the
heat down for a few months.
Why Mississippi State Might Win:
Ole Miss is one-dimensional with no
passing game to help out BenJarvus
Green-Ellis and the ground attack. The
Bulldogs held Darren McFadden to 84
yards last week and the Hogs to 128
yards. If Quinton Culberson and the
linebackers can be in the right
positions, like they were throughout
last week, and don't miss tackles, the
middling Rebel offense will sputter and
cough.
Why Ole Miss Might Win: Forget
about MSU running the ball. The ground
game has been better over the last few
weeks with its second best game of the
year last week against Arkansas, but it
still only ran for 154 yards. Now that
starting QB Michael Henig is out after
breaking his collarbone, the
explosiveness should be gone from the
Bulldog attack meaning Patrick Willis
and the Rebel linebackers should be able
to fully focus on teeing off on the
ground game.
Who to Watch: The quarterback
situations for each team will be under
the microscope. Ole Miss starter Brent
Schaeffer is the starter, and the
coaching staff desperately hopes he has
a big game to springboard him into the
off-season. Seth Adams stepped in
against LSU when the offense was bogging
down and completed three of five passes
for 23 yards, and he could see time
again if Schaeffer has another average
performance. For Mississippi State,
now-starting quarterback Omarr Conner
wasn't bad earlier in the year, but the
offense didn't go anywhere with him
under center. In his final game, he gets
one last shot.
What Will Happen: Don't expect
fireworks in any form. It'll be a hard
fought battle with the team that limits
its mistakes coming up with the win. MSU
will get a better game from its defense
and will win on a late score.
CFN Prediction:
Mississippi State 20 ... Ole Miss 17 ...
Line: Ole Miss -3
Must See Rating: (5 skip the
birth of your first born - 1 Deck the
Halls)
... 2
Georgia Tech
(9-2) at
Georgia
(7-4) 3:30 PM EST CBS
Saturday, November 25th
Why to Watch: While this might
not be a rivalry to anyone outside of
Georgia, and the Bulldogs might have a
bigger beef with Florida and Tennessee,
this is still a good grudge match.
Georgia Tech has bigger fish to fry next
week with the ACC championship game, but
first it's looking for the first win
over Georgia since 2000. If the Dawgs
were ever ripe for the picking in the
rivalry, this is the time with a team
struggling to find any sort of
consistency. It was able to thump Auburn
with its best performance of the year to
turn the season around after a stunning
loss to Kentucky, and a win over Tech
would mean a nine-win season is still
possible. The Yellow Jackets don't just
need this game, the ACC does, too. If
Tech ends up as the ACC champion, a loss
to an SEC also-ran isn't going to look
good on a national scale.
Why Georgia Tech Might Win: Can
The Georgia offense show up two games in
a row? Auburn went through the motions
on defense and got picked apart, and run
over, by Matthew Stafford. The Dawg
balance was as good as it's been all
season long, but there were three
fumbles adding to a rough season hanging
on to the ball. Georgia Tech is
fantastic at limiting mistakes and great
at forcing turnovers, so it'll be a
shock if it doesn't finish +2 in
turnover margin. The Dawgs aren't going
to be able to run the ball this week
like they were able to at Auburn, so
Stafford has to be sharp. Unfortunately,
Tech is seventh in the nation in pass
efficiency defense.
Why Georgia Might Win: The Yellow
Jacket offense isn't exactly going to
light up any Christmas trees. Even with
Calvin and James Johnson making several
big plays, the passing game is mediocre
at best. The Georgia secondary has the
athleticism and talent to put the clamps
down on the Johnson's and should force
Tech QB Reggie Ball into one of his
patented 36% passing days. Also,
remember where Tech's head might be.
This might be a rivalry game, but next
week's game is more important.
Who to Watch: Will Georgia have
anyone to run the ball? Danny Ware
appears to be good to go after suffering
a knee/ankle injury against Auburn,
while Kregg Lumpkin is fighting through
a knee problem. These two have be more
than just consistent, they need to carry
the offense to keep the Tech linebackers
from teeing off on Stafford. The
freshman has to limit his mistakes. He
didn't throw any picks and was efficient
against Auburn, and Georgia won. He
threw eight interceptions in the
previous three games, and Georgia lost
to Kentucky and Florida and barely beat
Mississippi State.
What Will Happen: Tech will take
home the Governor's Cup with a balanced
offense, a oh-my-goodness touchdown
catch from Calvin Johnson, and a
swarming day from the defense.
CFN Prediction:
Georgia Tech 26 ... Georgia 17 ...
Line: Georgia -2
Must See Rating: (5 skip the
birth of your first born - 1 Deck the
Halls)
... 3
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