Weekend Predictions: LSU over Georgia, and BCS ducks
So let me see if I’ve got this straight.
If LSU beats Georgia, LSU and Alabama will play for the BCS title. Simple. Unless some anti-SEC sentiment leads voters to match LSU against Oklahoma State (and everyone suddenly gets amnesia about the Iowa State game).
But this doesn’t preclude the possibility that LSU may play Oklahoma State in the BCS game even if Georgia upsets LSU. Why? Because at least one SEC school will go, and Nick Saban getting snubbed is funnier, and if you dare put both LSU and Alabama in the BCS final when neither even won its conference, you’ll have red noses and exploding clown feet falling from the sky (thank you, Larry), and even the BCS has its limit when it comes to humiliation. I think.
So really, what Saturday’s SEC championship comes down to is this: Barring some complete, multi-touchdown, oh jeez, Curly-just-dropped-the-TNT-powder-in-the-pancake-batter-again-collapse by LSU against the Bulldogs in the Georgia Dome, the Tigers are really only playing for Alabama’s lifeline in the BCS.
What could possibly go wrong with the BCS in the kitchen.
Dude. Has anybody seen Isaiah Crowell’s bong?
OK. Flush. Simplify. It’s just a football game.
Cleansing breath. And, go . . .
Georgia has one advantage in this game: Aaron Murray. Expectations for the running game are low, unless Crowell suddenly emerges from bubble wrap this week and breaks from the field with Forrest Gump’s miracle legs.
LSU is equal to or better than Georgia everywhere else. The Tigers have won over ranked teams, won on the road, won in Tuscaloosa, won nine of their games by 46, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 33, 49 and 24. Also, they conquered Belarus and are moving into Poland.
Yes, I really believe the Dogs have a chance to win this game. They are playing that well and that confident. The problem is too many things need to happen. Something-to-zero in turnovers. Something big on special teams. Something bionic on the defensive front.
It’s too much. The 10-game winning streak ends here. LSU wins, but Georgia keeps it close. I’ll dance with 13½.
It’s OK for Georgia fans to be Daydream Believers. Yeah. I’m going there …
School Daze
Oklahoma at Okie State: The Cowboys’ plan: 1) Win; 2) Scream, light their hair on fire, hold their breath, pass out and repeat (until somebody puts them in the BCS title game). All of which ignores the fact that they never should have lost a conference game to 2-4 Iowa State. Shut up and enjoy the Fiesta Bowl. OSU cover 3.
VaTech vs. Clemson (ACC title): The ACC keeps hoping for Miami-Florida State title game. It keeps getting Virginia Tech vs. somebody else. Clemson is 1-3 since starting 8-0 and turning back into Clemson. Hokies cover 7.
Wisconsin vs. Mich. State (Big Ten title): Fans have been warned: DON’T look Urban Meyer in eye when he emerges for his pontiff wave from a luxury suite before kickoff. Nice year for the Big Ten’s first title game. Scandal at Ohio State. Slime at Penn State. Where’s next year’s game, Chernobyl? Badgers win, but take Sparty and 9½.
UCLA vs. Oregon (Pac-12 title): One of the teams in the inaugural Pac-12 championship (UCLA) already has fired its coach (Rick Neuheisel). Even Auburn never did that. If UCLA wins, everybody might want to duck when Neuheisel gets his hands on the trophy. Actually, no worries there: Ducks win, but take UCLA and 32.
Rick Neuheisel, at the trophy presentation
NFL Six Pack
(I drank one)
Falcons at Texans: A stat from pal Len Pasquarelli: Falcons coach Mike Smith is 8-0 against rookie quarterbacks. Next on the list: T.J. Yates. It’s a nice story for Pope High School, but it wasn’t the Texans’ first choice. In consecutive weeks, the Falcons miss Adrian Peterson and Matt Schaub. Did Smith sacrifice a chicken? Falcons cover 3.
Broncos at Vikings: Tim Tebow (5-1) has won more games than Philip Rivers, Michael Vick or Josh Freeman. But he’s completing 45 percent of his passes and ranks 37th in yardage. Ever read one of those stores when the guy living out of a shopping cart wins the lottery? Slight market correction: Vikings cover 1.
Here's the felonious Lion, Ndamukong Suh, stomping a player, which is frowned upon in most cultures, and even the NFL.
Packers at Giants: A few days after his defense allowed seven touchdowns to New Orleans, Giants coach Tom Coughlin proclaimed: “It’s time for us to be bold, not to listen to what you all are saying.” Want to be bold? How ’bout you get in somebody’s way? Pack covers 7.
Lions at Saints: Ndamukong Suh has been sentenced to two games to life. Roger Goodell’s plan to make Suh the face of the league worked out as well as the fed’s plan for the Al Capone plush toy. Saints cover 9.
Colts at Patriots: The Colts are 0-11 and have been outscored by 177 points, give or take a major organ. But the line is 20 points. Sorry. That’s like sliding chips and onion dip across the table and telling me, “Don’t touch.” Pats win, but give me Indy and 20.
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Toteboard
“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit.” — R.E. Shay
Last week (kiss the ring …): 10-2 straight up, 9-3 against the line.
Overall (… and bow): 109-41 straight up; 87-61-2 against the line.
Important “Sack Schultz” update: This is the week the Hawaii trip will be decided. There’s a 10-way tie for first. I remain in contention for a high draft pick.
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The Turd Pickler
December 2nd, 2011
1:40 pm
Coffee Bluff DAWG,
Um… try again… LSU was up on WVU 27-7 at halftime. Only thing that made that game close was Rueben Randle dropped a wide open TD pass that would have put LSU up 34-7 and turn the lights out. They missed a fg and gave WVU life, but Claiborne’s kick return did sway the momentum back LSU’s way, but they led wire to wire and were never really threatened in that game.
HOTBOUDAINCOLDCOUSCOUS
December 2nd, 2011
1:41 pm
Coffee bluff
The Tigers have won all 12 games this season by a combined score of 458-127
Those points represent the entire effort of the team, special teams, D and O.
gdawginkalamazoo – I’m with ya, regardless of score, both teams will feel it Sunday when they wake up!
Ron Swanson
December 2nd, 2011
1:47 pm
Bobby Boucher is the difference maker tomorrow. I bet he exceeds his last Bourbon Bowl performance.
HOTBOUDAINCOLDCOUSCOUS
December 2nd, 2011
1:47 pm
Dawg fans I need help! I grilled pork last week for the hogs, but what do I grill for the dogs? (One suggestion was to buy Chinese take out – LMAO!)
gdawginkalamazoo
December 2nd, 2011
1:50 pm
Hey, Jeff funny that you make fun of Crowell and his drug intake and not even mention LSD’s synthetic intake and suspensions. I wonder if #7 for LSD and #1 IC from UGA wil be comparing chemistry notes after the plays.
Really I hope IC realizes the opportunity he has here and makes the best of it. He has an enitre career in front of him and this is a nice stage to show off his talent.
Let's talk about UGA!
December 2nd, 2011
1:53 pm
Is there a fellow dawg fan on this blog who is a dentist?
The last tooth in my mouth has finally turned green and is throbbing.
I can pay you when my next government check comes.
This months check is already spoken for. We’re putting a wide-screen HDTV in mama’s trailer.
Go Dawgs!
Sic ‘em!
Woof! Woof! Woof!
schultz for brains
December 2nd, 2011
1:53 pm
Huh? 13.5 points is keeping it close. Word is the Honey Badger has Crowell’s bong. I’m predicting the ineptness of Miles comes through tomorrow regarding clock management in a tight game and back on the hot seat he goes, particularly when he drops two in a row in NCG.
Ron Swanson
December 2nd, 2011
1:56 pm
@Lets talk… I’m sorry that you had to witness another beatdown of the Jackets this year. Enjoy the Odor Eaters Bowl.
BrutusWilson
December 2nd, 2011
1:57 pm
The Turd Pickler: I realize you are hating on GA, and dont have much faith in them–but the way ga is playing right now–its incredible. Its absolutely incredible. I dont know what you are watching when you see the bulldogs play, but right now the bulldogs have the finest passing attack in the nation. Whats more, if the Bulldogs make the game a shootout and get way out in front, LSU may have trouble catching up and making it a ballgame. Remember when Ga played new mexico state a couple of weeks ago and georgia was hittin on all eight cylinders; the bulldogs had a 49-3 lead at halftime and cruised to a 63-16 win without ever being challenged. RIGHT NOW THE BULLDOGS ARE PLAYING LIKE A TOP 5 TEAM IN THE NATION. That is what I am watching and I dont know what anyone else is seeing. Again my prediction stands. I am expecting the Bulldogs to crush LSU 56-0. I STAND BY THAT PREDICTION BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING A TEAM BEING COACHED AT MARK RICHTS BEST COACHING RIGHT NOW. Absolutely!! What better way to make an impact statement than by beating the top #1 team in the country 56-0. THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME and it would be indeed Mark Richt’s finest hour of coaching.
HOTBOUDAINCOLDCOUSCOUS
December 2nd, 2011
1:59 pm
Hey Brutus, want to put an easy grand on that prediction?
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
2:02 pm
How ’bout straight up – no points?
really?
December 2nd, 2011
2:07 pm
scott,
Auburn and GT were ranked.
sidenote: If Okie State somehow gets into the NC game and wins, then Iowa State will be declared split national champion. Dont be stupid.
Barrack O'Reagan
December 2nd, 2011
2:21 pm
LSU would whip GA with Bubba Gump at quarterback or Bobby Bouche coaching.
Stingtalk's Daddy
December 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm
Look all you dawg fans, get it through your skulls, LSU is going to be “spankin day butts” tommorrow! I maybe a GT alumni, maybe a nerd, yeah we lost to the dawgs, we could’ve won and our coach is one of the best in the business of college football, so what does that all mean you might ask? It means that LSU is going to kick sum dawg tail tommorrow in the ga dome!!!!!! STINGTALKers aka GT grads all know we are much smarter that you mutts, but we are even smarter knowing you will get a major annihilation done tommorrow at the ga dome!
MountainDawg
December 2nd, 2011
2:38 pm
UGA has a punchers chance IF they execute, don’t turn the ball over and get a few turnovers from LSU.
This is all really cute.....especially you precious Bama Fans
December 2nd, 2011
2:41 pm
The assertion that anybody would or wouldn’t start for another team is speculation at best and is totally unprovable one way or another. The only thing that is provable is that Alabama won’t be in the SEC championship because they lost at home to LSU. But again that’s the type of logic you get from an awabama public education and when 15 dollars and a trip to WalMart and you too can be a cross eyed drooling bamer. I see that you are reading the AJC because there isn’t a single legitimate paper in George Wallace’s state. That or the mule turning the turet is down and the power’s out again in bamerham.
Georgia’s starting 11 were all 4 & 5 star athletes in high school, and EVERY SINGLE one of them was offered by the Tuscaloosa Community College, and only one wasn’t offered by LSU. Georgia consistently recruits as well as Awabama & LSU. LSU may win, they should win, but you are clueless if you think the talent gap is that wide. Coaching & Preperation…….that’s another story.
Further, I can’t watch Alabama win a National Championship because they don’t exist in Division 1A college football and they never have. You can top somebody’s straw poll, or win a pageant, but the NCAA neither awards nor recognizes National Champions in FBS football.
Alabama has never won a “National Championship”. Not even from the “drycleaner in Tuscaloosa” where the Bahr took his shirts to get the Early Times stains out.
VarsityOnionRingsAddict
December 2nd, 2011
2:43 pm
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts…… UGA will win this in a crazy shootout. LSU is gonna be shocked the way the Auburn nation was.
Stingtalk is for punks
December 2nd, 2011
2:46 pm
@Stingtalk’s Daddy
Hey guy, seriously? really??? You and your yellow jacket cronies need to go back to studying how to fly to pluto and shut your traps! You nerds got your butts kicked and are still babbling on here about us Dawg fans losing tommorrow, blah blah blah, get over it stingtalk people, we beat ya’ll this year as we do every year, so give it up man!!! Seriously!! GO DAWGS!! GO DAWGS!!! GO DAWGS!!!! GO DAWGS!!!! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stingtalk is for nerds
December 2nd, 2011
2:47 pm
Corrected above name
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GODAWGS75
December 2nd, 2011
2:57 pm
We dominated Auburn, Alabama didn’t do as good as a job as we did. Alabama stayed with LSU until they gave the game away. Ga Southern put high numbers against Alabama. So if we suck and we dominated Auburn, and Alabama did not do as good as we did, and they hung with LSU. How will LSU destroy UGA? Hmmmmmm……… we will see.
L Unit
December 2nd, 2011
3:01 pm
@daddo
Your an idiot.
chuckie doll
December 2nd, 2011
3:01 pm
WE RUN THIS STATE!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
3:01 pm
GODAWGS75 – That’s, well, I guess, an interesting logic you have there.
BILLY JACK
December 2nd, 2011
3:08 pm
These tech nerds running off at the mouth are funny-Miss St was gonna crush UGA after playing LSU close at home a couple of weeks earlier-didnt happen-Tennesee was gonna beat Georgia because they had one of the hottest quarterbacks at the time Bray and Georgia couldnt win at Tennesee-Florida was gonna crush Georgia because Brantley was gonna start the game-didnt happen-all the techies said they were gonna beat UGA all week and of course got embarrased yet again.We may lose sat but we wont be afraid of anyone and LSU will know they were in a war-not like the egg South Carolina laid last year against Auburn.
chuckie doll
December 2nd, 2011
3:13 pm
I agree with billy jack, these techie nerds just love running their mouths even after getting stomped by the DAWGS, I checked out that Stingtalk site daddy guy was talking about, oh boy I see where all the hostility comes from! Stingtalkers and Techie nerds alike, stop your complaining, you have a mediocre coach who you think rules the world, we have figured out the option!!! So go home and just accept that we won, and will win every year.
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:21 pm
December 2nd, 2011
3:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx4A7xNEHhk
Remember
It can happen
Chuck Dowdle
December 2nd, 2011
3:23 pm
Even funnier would be ole Schultz getting cancer.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
3:23 pm
GODAWGS75, the transitive game is fun isnt it? How about these:
Ole Miss: lost by 49 against LSU. Lost by 14 to UGA.
Florida: Lost by 30 to LSU. Lost by 4 to UGA.
Kentucky: Lost by 28 to LSU. Losy by 9 to UGA.
Tenn: Lost by 31 to LSU. Lost by 8 to UGA.
TWISTED STEEL
December 2nd, 2011
3:24 pm
IF YOU WANT TO SEE FOOTBALL TALENT THIS IS YOUR GAME PROBABLY 20 OR MORE FUTURE NFL PLAYERS ON THE FIELD-STRENTH AND SPEED GALORE-MALCOLM MITCHELL OF THE DREAM TEAM MEET THE HONEY BADGER-SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME-EVERYONE ENJOY.
WDE
December 2nd, 2011
3:26 pm
@GTBob how about 31-17
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:27 pm
Auburn score comparison?
Conveniently left out by our resident expert GTBob
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
3:28 pm
TWISTED STEEL – your right on about that brother!
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
3:28 pm
@GTBob how about 31-17
We didn’t play LSU this year but I will give an estimate:
GT lost by 35 against LSU, lost by 14 against UGA
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:29 pm
LSU faced UT without Bray
We shut Bray down
But don’t let facts get in your way
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:30 pm
LSU and UGA re 6-0 versus common opponents
Winning is all that matters
you don’t put a “U” next to the Win for ugly.
It is a win
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
3:31 pm
DawginLex, sorry about that. UGA had a massive three point edge in the Auburn comparison. Thanks to LSU’s backups letting them score a touchdown close to the end of the game.
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:33 pm
GTBob
Riddle me this:
did you watch UGA/Auburn
and UGA/Bama???
Which team totally dismantled Auburn and completely called off the dogs in the 2nd half and exclusively ran the ball?
Which team was very much still in a tight 13 point ballgame headed into the 4th quarter?
Which team played LSU to a standstill and lost in overtime?
We may lose but you are an idiot to say we have no chance
It is only because you hate us and can’t beat us with your own team
FACTS
A Fan
December 2nd, 2011
3:36 pm
To GODAWGS75, you were probably still at UGA/Tech game and missed much of the Iron Bowl, but Auburn’s 2 TD’s were a Kick off return to start 2nd Half and a defensive TD on a sack and fumble. They had about 150 total yards. The final was 42-14, Bama’s offense to Auburn’s D was 42-0. Should be a good game on Satruday, but UGA needs to play error free ball and not give up something on the special teams.
BILLY JACK
December 2nd, 2011
3:38 pm
This message is to all UGA fans and alumni-90% of negative comments on these blogs are written by tech nerds blogging under different names tide roll or roll tide are examples of two but they are many more.Georgia Tech is the worst team and people we play at the University of Georgia.It is not Carolina or Florida or Auburn etc.Just for fun one day line up a Auburn guy -Tennesee guy-Carolina guy and a tech guy-you can always pick out the tech guy.Tech is the only school where this trick works.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
3:38 pm
We may lose but you are an idiot to say we have no chance
If Iowa State beat Ok St then I guess you guys have a chance too. I guess UCLA has a chance tonight also. It doesn’t seem very likely to happen though.
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:39 pm
I watched the entire Iron Bowl
Last time I checked, those points counted that auburn scored
It was a ballgame headed into the 4th quarter.
We destroyed Auburn and could have scored 78 points if we had kept throwing the ball
I am still predicting us to lose but to say we have no chance is just idiotic
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
3:40 pm
DawginLex, sorry about that. UGA had a massive three point edge in the Auburn comparison. Thanks to LSU’s backups letting them score a touchdown close to the end of the game.
=LSU 138 to UGA 38 differential
scoops
December 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm
GA 34
LSU 23…….you heard it here first ladies(Corn Dawg, and Scott)
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
3:42 pm
So what?
At the beginning of the year, no one gave us a chance to win 10 in a row.
I’m glad we are in the game tomorrow and our future is bright win or lose.
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
3:49 pm
Dawg in lex – I am still predicting us to lose but to say we have no chance is just idiotic
I’ll say it again, this is the SEC and in the SEC even the worst teams can pull off a big one.
Forget the 1st 2 games, UGA is scary because they’ve continued a strong upward trend leading into tommorows game – peaking at just the right time. Ihope it’s more of an Arkansas type game for us, bot like twisted steel said, we’ll all be seeing players who we will again see on Sundays for many years to come. Damn I’m excited and we have 24 more hours!
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
3:50 pm
Scoops – GA 34
LSU 23…….you heard it here first ladies(Corn Dawg, and Scott)
You wanna lay some cash on that? Straight up no points?
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
3:53 pm
At the beginning of the year, no one gave us a chance to win 10 in a row.
Yeah, instead of being below average like everyone expected you turned out to be average, and the 5th best team in the SEC. Congrats! It doesn’t mean you can beat the big boys.
BILLY JACK
December 2nd, 2011
3:54 pm
GT BOB-dont take this the wrong way but do you remember what happened the last time yall played LSU a couple of years ago in the chik filet peach bowl-yeah I thought you would remember -that team was not even close to this years team as far as talent.This years LSU team would beat tech by 50 or 60 points.I dont even know why tech people are even in this conversation.GT BOB nd the rest of you nerds are dismissed -this game is for the 2 big boys on the block.They are breaking down the sun bowl game on the tech website.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:00 pm
BILLY JACK, I am well aware that GT would get destroyed by LSU. Just like UGA will, and just like most teams in the country would.
HOT BOUDAIN AND COLD COUS COUS
December 2nd, 2011
4:06 pm
Have fun everybody and be safe tommorow!
Guess I’ll be grillin hot dog’s tommorow and drinking cold beer. Mas frios cerveza’s!!