By Mike RoartyWell that makes three in a row wrong. This game of the week is turning into my Thursday night pickem from years past. O well. This week I will channel my inner Les Miles and try to pull a win out of my brain. (hat? (Hatbrain?)) That leads us to the plains as the LSU Tigers will take on the Auburn Tigers. (Since they are both Tigers I have to use their school’s name and can’t use Tigers to describe them, good work unoriginal SEC.)
Each team was overshadowed by Alabama at the start of the year but now thanks to Les and Cam Newton this game will be front in center on Saturday. The lead in the SEC West is at stake and so will the sanity of everyone watching what Miles does next. He does crazy things and says even more inane stuff but the guys wins. If he pulls off the upset Saturday we should all start walking around with a white hat and with our shoelaces untied. (Michigan is going to dominate the bye week btw.)
As for Cam Newton, he has lived up to the hype. As the good doctor points out, he is taking college football by storm. Every Florida fan must dread watching Auburn games wondering what might have been with Newton running the show. Terrell Pryor might watch and see himself had he chose to play for a spread coach like Malzahn. The scary thing is I don’t think he has touched what he can do in that offense. Newton can take charge of the ever changing Heisman landscape as well although who knows at this point what might happen. (Tate Forcier anyone?)
The clear story in the game will be can LSU’s offense do anything to keep up with Auburn? LSU’s defense is solid and I could see them stymieing Auburn for a few series. But if LSU can’t move the ball then their defense will become tired and angry and eventually sad.
Look for Newton to be slowed for sure but much like Novocain, the Malzahn offense will wear down LSU and the Auburn Tigers will continue their march towards an unbeaten season. Auburn 28-14.
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The puppy video is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSomehow Crazy Les has them undefeated and I think LSU loses to Bama in a few weeks, but for now I think LSU's defense gets it done just enough on the road and makes plays on offense because Auburn's defense is pretty bad.
ReplyDeleteLSU 38, Auburn 35
i think you break your streak this week. but auburn wins by a closer margin and les miles pulls this quote out of context:
ReplyDelete"Last time they were there, they lost. I don't know if that has anything to do with anything."