SEC Games of the Week

This week in the SEC is the quiet before the storm. LSU @ Bama is a week away and much of the conference media and fan base will be somewhat cross-eyed this weekend, one eye on the field and the other looking down the road to this year’s “game of the century”. That aside, per usual, the SEC has exciting games this Saturday; Arkansas (6-1) @ Vanderbilt (4-3), Mississippi State (3-4) @ Kentucky (4-4), Ole Miss (2-5) @ Auburn (5-3), South Carolina (6-1) @ Tennessee (3-4), & Georgia (5-2) vs Florida (4-3) in Jacksonville.

On paper, Arkansas should have minimal issues with Vandy, even though the game is in Nashville and the Commodores are playing better this season. Under Coach Franklin’s leadership, the Commodores, other than the Alabama contest, a 34-0 second half drubbing by the Tide, have been been in every game, including a hard fought 33-28 loss to Georgia. QB Tyler Wilson (287.3 YPG), Greg Childs, Joe Adams, & Jarius Wright (95.6 YPG) bring too much scoring power (37.7 PPG) & speed to the Music City for Vanderbilt’s defense (21.6 PPG). The teams are ranked right next to one another in Scoring Defense, the Commodores are 33rd and the Razorbacks are 34th, giving up 21.7 PPG. The clear differences in this game are the fore mentioned Arkansas play-makers. Arkansas 35 Vandy 14

Danny Mullen (The M State Coach) better get it going soon or he will need to put up more billboards, like the one in Mississippi, that claims they “own the State” when it comes to recruiting. Perhaps he should consider putting them up in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, & Florida, as this group of players from Mississippi do not appear to be enough to get it done in the SEC. The Bulldogs need 6 wins to become bowl eligible and have 5 games left on their schedule. The”Dogs” need to win this weekend’s battle in Lexington against the “Cats” and next week’s game against a FCS opponent, UT Martin. Their 3 other games are with Alabama at home, Arkansas in Little Rock, and at home against Ole Miss… who really, really do not like Danny’s Billboard. I get the coach’s ” we’re going to dominate” mind set and all that jazz, but I am a little perplexed by Mississippi States’ administrative behavior.

Let me give you an example: a few years ago in Chicago, a radio station, WMVP, put this message on a billboard near Wrigley Field, “Major League Baseball 8.1 Miles South“ the exact mileage between Wrigley & Cellular Fields (Comiskey Park forever baby!!). While being a White Sox fan, I found this very funny and absolutely correct, yet, as one would expect, the White Sox management did not and quickly distanced themselves from the radio station advertisement. So where is the AD? Who is the voice of reason @ M State? As scary as this may sound, I guess it’s me! So … I have two thoughts for you Danny Boy; say an Ava for your mother and take that damn sign down before the Old Miss Game! Mississippi State 31 Kentucky 28