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the games, results, players of the week
and the conference roundup.
East
Florida
| Georgia
| Kentucky
| South Carolina
| Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
SEC Game of
the Week
Auburn 20 ... Florida 17
Wes Byrum appeared to hit the
game-winning 43-yard field goal for
Auburn, but Florida head coach Urban
Meyer had called time out just before
the kick. No big deal. Byrum calmly
nailed it again, as the Tigers stunned
the Gators. Auburn took a 17-3 lead
going into the fourth quarter, thanks to
a 30-yard Byrum field goal, and scoring
runs from six yards out by Kodi Burns
and three yards out from Ben Tate. The
Gators roared back in the fourth with
Tim Tebow connecting with Cornelius
Ingram for a six-yard touchdown pass,
and barreling in from two yards out to
tie it up. Florida had one final drive,
went three and out, and Auburn went on
its march to win the game.
SEC
Player of
the Week
Georgia
RB Thomas Brown ran 16 times for 180
yards and three touchdowns, and caught a
pass for 11 yards
in the 45-17 win over Ole Miss.
Conference Roundup
Alabama
… John Parker Wilson might be a good
talent, and he might have played
relatively well over the last few weeks,
but the offense can't revolve around
him. Against Florida State, Terry Grant
only ran the ball nine times and the
ground game was never established. The
biggest problem was the secondary, that
was put in a bad position on the big
70-yard DeCody Fagg touchdown that ended
up sealing the game. Bama guessed run
and got burned. Next week's game against
Houston is now vital to getting a groove
back before jumping back into SEC play.
Arkansas … That's what you're
supposed to do to a team like North
Texas. Darren McFadden and Felix Jones
could've combined for 500 rushing yards
had they rolled for en entire game, but
they didn't need to with the Hogs
cranking out 45 points in the first 25
minutes. Casey Dick still struggled with
his consistency, but he came up with
some big plays to add a little bit of
balance. Against UT Chattanooga next
week, the goal has to be to keep getting
the passing game to work. McFadden and
Jones don't need any more live practice
time for the rest of the SEC season.
Auburn … Lost in the two earlier
losses to South Florida and Mississippi
State was how well the Tiger defense
played. The D played well, the offense
struggled, and had major problems with
turnovers, and Auburn lost. Against
Florida, the D played well, the offense
lost one fumble, and Auburn won. It's
not quite that simple, but this isn't
going to be a dominant offense. It'll be
effective for stretches, and it'll be
opportunistic. As long as it's not
screwing up, and as long as the O line
plays as well as it did in Gainesville,
the defense will take care of the rest.
The schedule ahead is too tough, and the
offense too mediocre, to dream of an SEC
title right now, but this was a gigantic
step to making it interesting.
Florida … If the Gators weren't
going to lose this week to Auburn, they
were going to lose in the near future,
and more than once, because of the lack
of a running back threat. Auburn's
defense might be good, but the Gators
didn't even pretend to get anyone other
than Tim Tebow involved in the running
game. Tebow might have been great, but
the Florida offense was rolling early
on, the running backs were getting the
ball. Basically, the offense has become
way too predictable. It's either going
to be Tebow running the ball, or Percy
Harvin getting involved in some way.
That's good enough to beat just about
anyone in America, but Florida can't win
consistently, or be as dominant as it
should, until all the parts are working
on a regular basis.
Georgia … After the big win over
Alabama, and with Tennessee coming up,
the concern was whether or not Georgia
would be able to focus for Ole Miss.
After struggling for almost three
quarters, the offensive line took over
and dominated the Rebels on the ground.
If Thomas Brown and Knowshown Moreno can
keep ripping off big runs like they did
this week, and the pressure is taken off
Matthew Stafford, he didn't have to
force many throws, this will be a tough
offense to stop. The defense wasn't a
rock, but it was good enough, and did a
great job over the final 20 minutes.
Kentucky … 5-0. Kentucky is
getting it done with a balanced offense,
good enough defense to get by, and a
Heisman caliber season from Andre
Woodson, who had yet another stellar
game. While beating Florida Atlantic
might not seem like that big a deal,
this is a team, and an offense, the
rolled over Minnesota. Now the real fun
begins with a trip to South Carolina.
Win that, and with LSU and Florida to
follow, the Cats can start to dream big.
LSU … Talk about not showing up and
getting a win. LSU turned it on against
Tulane when it had to, allowed the
defense to take care of things in the
second half, and moved on to deal with
Florida. The 15 penalties were a joke,
and the offensive line had way too many
problems early on against Frank Morton
and the Green Wave interior, but this
wasn't a game the team needed to be up
for. Still, it's hard to ever complain
over a 25-point win while holding Tulane
to 139 yards passing and 88 rushing.
Ole Miss … After hanging tough
against Florida, the Rebels did a good
job of staying with Georgia for about 40
minutes, but the offense couldn't stop
the Bulldog momentum late, and Seth
Adams couldn't keep the chains moving
when the team needed a big drive.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a nice day
running the ball, but with the problems
the Rebel run defense had, he had to do
even more to carry the offense.
Miss State … MSU's defense feasts
off the big play, and didn't get enough
of them against South Carolina. There
was decent balance against a good
Gamecock defense, but Josh Riddell
struggled to make the consistent pass,
even though he made a few big ones. When
he got a chance, Wesley Carroll wasn't
bad, but he didn't get anything on the
move. MSU's offense has to be all about
getting the chains moving, and it only
converted three of 13 third down
chances.
South Carolina … Considering the
new quarterback situation, the injury to
star LB Jasper Brinkley, and the overall
issues with the offense this year, to
crank out 402 yards of offense against a
good Mississippi State defense is a huge
step for the team. This is an
aggressive, opportunistic Bulldog
defense that feasts off mistakes, but
USC QB Chris Smelley didn't provide many
chances with a good, effective game with
only one interception. Next week,
Smelley will have to open things up even
more, and the offense will have to be
even more effective, to get by Kentucky.
Tennessee … Didn’t Play This Week
Vanderbilt … It's great for
Vanderbilt to be at a point where it not
only expects to beat a team like Eastern
Michigan, it expects to win in a
blowout. The defense did its part,
forcing six turnovers and holding the
Eagles to 173 yards of total offense,
but to beat Auburn, Georgia, or South
Carolina over the next three weeks, the
turnovers have to stop. Chris Nickson
threw four interceptions, and while
there weren't any lost fumbles, the ball
was put on the ground four times.
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East |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
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W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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Florida |
2 |
1 |
106 |
64 |
4 |
1 |
214 |
98 |
L1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Georgia |
2 |
1 |
83 |
56 |
4 |
1 |
163 |
86 |
W3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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South Carolina |
2 |
1 |
70 |
61 |
4 |
1 |
136 |
78 |
W1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Kentucky |
1 |
0 |
42 |
29 |
5 |
0 |
233 |
110 |
W5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Vanderbilt |
1 |
1 |
41 |
41 |
3 |
1 |
112 |
65 |
W2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Tennessee |
0 |
1 |
20 |
59 |
2 |
2 |
138 |
150 |
W1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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West |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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LSU |
2 |
0 |
73 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
199 |
32 |
W5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Alabama |
2 |
1 |
88 |
74 |
3 |
2 |
154 |
101 |
L2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Auburn |
1 |
1 |
34 |
36 |
3 |
2 |
135 |
95 |
W2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Mississippi State |
1 |
2 |
40 |
97 |
3 |
2 |
109 |
129 |
L1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Arkansas |
0 |
2 |
67 |
83 |
2 |
2 |
179 |
116 |
W1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Mississippi |
0 |
3 |
58 |
106 |
1 |
4 |
106 |
165 |
L4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Saturday,
September 29 |
| 12:00 PM |
LSU 34 ... at Tulane 9
CFN Prediction: LSU 49-0
LSU -40 |
| 12:30 PM |
at
South Carolina 38 ... Mississippi State 21
CFN Prediction: South
Carolina 19-13 USC -14 |
| 1:00 PM |
at
Kentucky 45 ... Florida Atlantic 17
CFN Prediction: Kentucky
45-20 UK -23 |
| 1:00 PM |
at Georgia 45
... Ole Miss 17
CFN Prediction: Georgia
30-16 UGA -15 |
| 5:00 PM |
Florida State 21
... Alabama 14
CFN Prediction: Alabama 23-13 FSU -2 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Arkansas 66
... North Texas 7
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 58-20
UA -36 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Vanderbilt 30
... Eastern Michigan 7
CFN Prediction: Vandy 34-10 VU -20.5 |
| 8:00 PM |
Auburn 17 ... at Florida
14
CFN Prediction: Florida
31-16 UF -18.5 |
Past SEC
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
Auburn 23
... Kansas State 13
Sept. 8 - South Florida 26 ... at Auburn
23 OT
Sept. 15 -
Alabama
41 ... Arkansas 38
Sept. 22 - Georgia 26 ... at Alabama 23
OT
Sept. 29 -
Auburn 17
... at Florida 14
Past SEC Players of the Week
Sept. 1 - Vanderbilt WR Earl Bennett
Sept. 8 - LSU RB Keiland Williams
Sept. 15 - Kentucky QB Andre Woodson
Sept. 22 - Florida QB Tim Tebow
Sept. 29 - Georgia RB Thomas Flowers
