Week 7: Top 25 and SEC Score Predictions and Results

[Escambia94]

Predictions
Here are my predictions for week 7. I think Texas A&M will upset Tennessee, Mizzou will upset Kentucky, and Florida will upset South Carolina.

Results
Colorado (4-3) was upset by Stanford (2-4) in 2OT, 43-46.

RK	Team	Prediction	Result
1	(5) Georgia vs (118) Vanderbilt	55-10	37-20
2	(1) Michigan vs Indiana	42-14	52-7
3	(2) Ohio State vs Purdue	36-14	41-7
4	(11) Florida State vs Syracuse	32-24	41-3
5	(4) Oklahoma	bye
6	(6) Penn State vs UMass	55-3	63-0
7	(9) Washington vs #8 (8) Oregon	42-40	36-33
8	(8) Oregon	^
9	(7) Texas	bye
10	(13) USC vs #21 (16) Notre Dame	32-30	20-48
11	(3) Alabama vs Arkansas	38-17	24-21
12	(17) North Carolina vs #25 Miami	27-20	41-31
13	(12) Ole Miss	bye
14	(24) Louisville vs Pitt	41-14	21-38
15	(18) Oregon State vs #18 UCLA	24-20	36-24
16	(22) Utah vs Cal	27-10	34-14
17	(3) Duke vs NC State	30-27	24-3
18	(23) UCLA	^
19	(27) Washington State vs (47) Arizona	35-10	6-44
20	(10) Tennessee vs (14) Texas A&M	27-32	20-13
21	(16) Notre Dame	^
22	(15) LSU vs (32) Auburn	27-10	48-18
23	(33) Kansas vs (40) Oklahoma State	32-27	32-39
24	(39) Kentucky vs (44) Mizzou	29-31	21-38
25	(2) Miami	^
	(41) Florida at (37) South Carolina	21-20	41-39

 

[DRU2012]

Hope you're right about the final result in our game. Me, I will have to see us go on the road in the SEC and actually BEAT someone before I will even consider picking us ahead of time.

 

[Escambia94]

The fact that Vanderbilt scored 20 points on Georgia gives me hope. Georgia wins 37-20 but will not know if Brock Bowers is injured until test results come back.

	UGA	VAN
Score	37	20
1st Downs	26	9
3rd down efficiency	11-16	2-9
4th down efficiency	1-1	1-1
Total Yards	552	219
Passing	261	201
Comp-Att	29-39	19-29
Yards per pass	6.7	6.9
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Rushing	291	18
Rushing Attempts	39	15
Yards per rush	7.5	1.2
Penalties	4-39	5-30
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	37:19	22:41

 

[DRU2012]

The fact that Vanderbilt scored 20 points on Georgia gives me hope. Georgia wins 37-20 but will not know if Brock Bowers is injured until test results come back.

	UGA	VAN
Score	37	20
1st Downs	26	9
3rd down efficiency	11-16	2-9
4th down efficiency	1-1	1-1
Total Yards	552	219
Passing	261	201
Comp-Att	29-39	19-29
Yards per pass	6.7	6.9
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Rushing	291	18
Rushing Attempts	39	15
Yards per rush	7.5	1.2
Penalties	4-39	5-30
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	37:19	22:41

Vandy clearly wasn't, ISN'T the "doomed doormat of the SEC" they have up til recently been written off as "doomed to always BE"...you best henceforth bring your "A-game" when you face them in years to come.
However, as we saw with UK, there is a whole qualitative DIFFERENCE between the "mid-pack" SEC programs and the elite ones now: the Wildcats could pound on US, but the tables were quickly and thoroughly TURNED a week later when they had to face UGA.
Now they are back to more comfortably dominating Mizzou. In fact, it looks to ME that THESE Wildcats are at a level that on OUR better days we can probably handle. So, there well may BE at least one or two potential opportunities for wins left on our schedule after all.
So: ONWARD.

 

[DRU2012]

Now WE (finally) have a bye-week...Then it's into J-ville's Gator Bowl and the Cocktail Party vs Georgia. I don't expect to WIN there--but I DO now dare to HOPE we can "somehow hold our OWN", not embarrass ourselves as UK did.
In fact, the only other game where we are likely to be similarly low-rated would be the very last one, against FSU
Of course, that one's different; I would LOVE to somehow find a way to close the expected gap in THAT one. I will say no more.

 

[Leakfan12]

Now WE (finally) have a bye-week...Then it's into J-ville's Gator Bowl and the Cocktail Party vs Georgia. I don't expect to WIN there--but I DO now dare to HOPE we can "somehow hold our OWN", not embarrass ourselves as UK did.
In fact, the only other game where we are likely to be similarly low-rated would be the very last one, against FSU
Of course, that one's different; I would LOVE to somehow find a way to close the expected gap in THAT one. I will say no more.

I do agree, I think the Gators have a chance to at least compete against Georgia for a good game depending which Gator team shows up. Is it going to be the one from the Tennessee game or the one from the Kentucky game? Not to mention they have a tough road against all but Arkansas after the Georgia game.

 

[Escambia94]

Former Gator and current Cincinnati QB Emory Jones was 14/26 for 96 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INT in a 10-30 loss to Iowa State.