It might surprise you that one of my favorite college football writers is right here in May-berry-etta, Georgia. His name is John Bednarowski of The Marietta Daily Journal
He said this about the SEC only schedule during this COVID year:
"As screwed up as the year 2020 has been, college football, and the way the conferences produced their schedules, has struck gold. Isn’t it a lot better to look up and see teams actually playing quality opponents week in and week out as opposed to a top-10 team paying a program to come be a sacrificial lamb?
An all conference schedule is making teams bring their “A” game every week. No breathers where a team can pick up an easy win over an FCS opponent or a directional school. If a program wants to be the best, it should beat one of the best each time the ball is kicked off. If a conference cannibalizes itself in the process, so be it."
As we say in church, Amen and Amen.
It is great to have a break from the two breather games on the schedule, although it is funny to say Austin Peay University. Sure, you have that one in two million Appalachian State beating Michigan game but isn't having Georgia versus Alabama a lot more fun?
This Week's Picks
Jawja vs Bamy. This would be the biggest Mamma-Jamma game of the month even without the big news that Alabama coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19. We here at TWP wish Coach Saban the best. Georgia has a great defense. Alabama's offense has been very good. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. I'm not sold on Bennett Stetson or Stetson Bennett on the road, but you never know. The Bulldogs have a history of a solid quarterback coming out of nowhere and winning. I hate to do this to Georgia, with the Manis Jinx and all, but I'm hopeful in this game. Yes, I'm going to say it: Dawgs win.
Bees vs The Best Team In The ACC: Georgia Tech has been a "leddle bit" erratic this year while Clemson has been a beast. Clemson wins
Ellesyou vs Lizards: I had a great parody of "Jambalaya" for this slot but the game has been postponed due to ......you guessed it.....COVID-19. Me-oh-my-oh.
Our Lady vs Lousyville: Can you believe Notre Dame is number four in the CFA rankings? Louisville got beat by Georgia Tech last week. Notre Dame wins.
Heels Of Tar vs The Semi: One of the weird things to watch in the past 20 some odd years of College Football is how bad Florida State has become. They are almost a two touchdown underdog to North Carolina. North Carolina! Fifteen years ago that would have been almost unthinkable. Mack Brown has them back. Tar Heels win.
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