After a Rona break, it looks like college football will get back to a fairly full slate of games this weekend. Very few titanic clashes but again, a lot of intriguing story lines. One OOC game that stands out is Cincinnati going to UCF. I get it, nobody cares. But if you haven't seen the Bearcats play this year, you're missing out. Luke Pickle, who most definitely wont be coaching Cincy next year, has them playing at a high level on both sides of the ball. Would Bama or Clemson or tOSU tear them a new one? Probably so. But I wouldn't want to play em' right now. So since I talked them up, UCF easily wins by 14.
Giant killer, Liberty, Liberty, Liiiiberty, gets another shot at a Power 5 club when they travel to NC State. Maybe Freeze can customize their game plan so they only get the points they need. Okay, that was as good as I can do. It would be a good story to see Malik & Co. knock off the Pack Saturday.
One other OOC game of note is Clemson at FSU. I only mention that to ask would you have ever believed FSU would be a 30+ point underdog at home against anybody? Thirty plus!!! Holy schnikies, how far has that program fallen? So let's talk about it.
LSU at Arkansas: Back to the "Would you have ever believed" department. Arkansas is a 2 point favorite. I'ma let that sink in for a minute. Arky got it handed to them pretty good this past Saturday. However, they still put up 35 themselves and truth be told, when Go Gaytah is clicking on offense, I think they're as good as anyone in the nation. Weapons all over the place. Legit, playing on Sundays weapons. This is just me from the outside looking in, but I have a feeling the Hogs are just as pumped as they have been all season. This is a program that's come from colossal shittasticness, to going toe to toe with just about everybody they play. And LSU....good Gawt, do they even care about this game. And with sexual assault allegations being leveled at their program, I'm thinking their mind won't be on this one. Is this even an upset?
Arkansas: 35
LSU: 24
Kentucky at Alabama: Bama schemes to put Mac Jones back in the minds of the Heisman voters. Name your score. I'll say:
Alabama: 56
Kentucky: 17
Tennessee at Auburn: A couple of years ago, I was sitting in JHS for the early morning, Jefferson Pilot, match up between out Tiggers and the traveling band of Cheetoes. UT wasn't very good, but kept coming down with miracle catches on long throws and doing just enough to keep pace. Jarrett Stidham, on the other hand, looked like 5 day old road kill. It was the prototypical Malzahn coached, QB performance. One read and run for your life toward the sideline. Ugly day.
After slinging it around the field 47 times against the now Corchless Gamecocks in a tight game, MalMorris obviously changed the game plan. Against Ole Miss, they went back to a run heavy, quick throw approach and got the win. When LSU came to town, they still kept it more run heavy, but really spread the ball around. I can't recall a game where so many different players got significant touches. They had an already discombobulated LSU D on their heels all day. Nix had his best overall day as a Tiger. My hope is they have been preaching more of the same and stay run first, and don't say, "Well Bo clearly has it together, so let's turn him loose." Sadly, I can see Gus doing something that stupid. But, if they drive the Tank right at the Vols all day and work in play action, I'd say:
Auburn 38
Tennessee: 21
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