This Week's Picks!

Last week we found out that trying to blind another human being is wrong. It is two quarters against Vanderbilt wrong.

We also found out that if only Coach Mark Richt was just holler at his players, maybe Georgia might win a game against a ranked opponent in the Obama era, because the black helmets just ain’t workin’ Coach! (Sorry, I was channeling Shane from Stockbridge on the Mark Richt radio call in show).

Oh well, even if UGA wins the rest of its games, it maybe looking at a bowl game in Shreveport. The Dawg nation travels well, and the Shreveport TV stations would love the shots of grown men hunkering down and barking. But, you know, UGA just isn’t a great team this year. Too many problems. Defense that can’t defend. An offense that is offensive. No blocking. No tackling. The Jerry Glanville-ish belief that the color black gives special super powers. Maybe next year. Dooley didn’t have a great year every year.


This week’s picks!


Dawgs with or without eyes vs. A Tech They Can Beat: UGA licks (sorry) its wounds against Tennessee Tech. They will win but nobody will care. Dawgs win.


Big Bad Bees vs. Backslidden Deacons: Tech is waltzing through what Jeff Schultz calls “Nerder’s Row (Vandy, Wake, and Duke). Wake should be better, but they have been snakebite all year. Tech won’t lose another game on its schedule. Tech wins.


Went In Dumb vs. Come out Dumb, Too: There was a letter in this week’s Sports Illustrated that really got my goat. Responding to a cover story about how great The SEC is, a reader said that even though the SEC is great now, it will never overcome the stain of segregation. No, a great football game cannot overcome social injustice. It must have been an ACC fan. Anyway, LSU plays Bam-y in what might be one of the best games of the year. The Tide’s defense is incredible. I think Bama will win. Barely.


JoePeePa vs. The One and Only Ohio State University: One team has Terrelle Pryor and the other one doesn’t. I’m picking the one that doesn’t: The Lions of Mount Nittany wins.