Call me extremely optimistic, but I have a good feeling about this season. I'm usually pretty accurate about these good feelings. I think we'll compete for the SEC West crown with LSU. Our secondary is much better, our linbackers and d-line have improved(even with Odom gone), our o-line will hold its own, we'll have some talented young backs and receivers, and this is Brodie's breakout year. I'm telling you it is. Here are my predictions for this season's games and I invite everyone else to participate in the predictions:
1)Utah State- Win easily
2)Ole Miss- Without Eli Manning, the Rebels do not have a defined leader and in the second week of the season in Tuscaloosa, Ole Miss will not be prepared.
3)Western Carolina- 3-0
4)@ Arkansas- This is a game we should win as long as we do not shoot ourselves in the foot. I believe we are more talented.
5)South Carolina- Lou Holtz still does not have his ball club clicking.
6)@ Kentucky- Again, as long as we don't give the game away, we should win.
7)Southern Miss- This game scares me the most so far. Southern Miss always, I mean always gives us a hard time. After holding their own against the likes of Nebraska last season, this ball club has all the confidence in the world to beat anyone, and they have beaten us only four seasons ago, a 21-0 drumming. Nevertheless, I believe we'll prevail, but oh so close.
8)@Tennessee- This is a tough call. Playing in Knoxville is gonna be tough, as always. Last season's matchup was a heartbreaker, but in 2002, we finally got the monkey off our backs by beating them for the first time in 8 years. Our guys know we can beat them and will be fired up and will take the "W" here.
9)Mississippi State- This will be interesting with Shula and Croom, but that's about all that will be interesting. Mississippi State will be major contenders in two seasons or so, but for now, the talent is not there.
10)@LSU- Living in Louisiana, all I hear about is LSU football. I look forward to every loss they have, especially at our hands. This season, LSU will be without some key receivers in Clayton and Henderson, as well as with a new QB. A good bit of their defense has graduated or moved on to the NFL Draft, leaving a lot of spaces for underclassmen to fill. I do not see LSU being nearly as dominant this season. Besides, we tend to do well in Baton Rouge(31-0 in 2002). Possibly a key in this game is that LSU has a bye week before their game with us. However, they had a bye week before their loss to Florida at home last season.
11)Auburn- I think this game will finally have great stakes at hand other than just another Iron Bowl. This game will have SEC Championship Game implications. We have yet to beat Auburn in Tuscaloosa, but there is a first time for everything. Shula will win his first Iron Bowl en route possibly to Atlanta.
SEC West Champions?
I think the west will be between Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. We have a relatively easy schedule this season. I can see us losing only one of two conference games-UT or LSU. Auburn will lose to at least one of LSU, UGA, and FLA and probably to us. LSU also has a difficult schedule in FLA, UGA, and AU all on the road. My guess is that LSU will lose probably two of those games and hopefully to us. I predict we win the SEC West on the basis of a relatively easy schedule and Brodie's breakout season with a record of 10-1 going to the SEC Championship Game. If we win that, on to the Sugar Bowl for the first time in twelve years and an opportunity for me to party in my hometown(I'll be a freshman next fall at UA).
There's my two cents, let's hear yours!
1)Utah State- Win easily
2)Ole Miss- Without Eli Manning, the Rebels do not have a defined leader and in the second week of the season in Tuscaloosa, Ole Miss will not be prepared.
3)Western Carolina- 3-0
4)@ Arkansas- This is a game we should win as long as we do not shoot ourselves in the foot. I believe we are more talented.
5)South Carolina- Lou Holtz still does not have his ball club clicking.
6)@ Kentucky- Again, as long as we don't give the game away, we should win.
7)Southern Miss- This game scares me the most so far. Southern Miss always, I mean always gives us a hard time. After holding their own against the likes of Nebraska last season, this ball club has all the confidence in the world to beat anyone, and they have beaten us only four seasons ago, a 21-0 drumming. Nevertheless, I believe we'll prevail, but oh so close.
8)@Tennessee- This is a tough call. Playing in Knoxville is gonna be tough, as always. Last season's matchup was a heartbreaker, but in 2002, we finally got the monkey off our backs by beating them for the first time in 8 years. Our guys know we can beat them and will be fired up and will take the "W" here.
9)Mississippi State- This will be interesting with Shula and Croom, but that's about all that will be interesting. Mississippi State will be major contenders in two seasons or so, but for now, the talent is not there.
10)@LSU- Living in Louisiana, all I hear about is LSU football. I look forward to every loss they have, especially at our hands. This season, LSU will be without some key receivers in Clayton and Henderson, as well as with a new QB. A good bit of their defense has graduated or moved on to the NFL Draft, leaving a lot of spaces for underclassmen to fill. I do not see LSU being nearly as dominant this season. Besides, we tend to do well in Baton Rouge(31-0 in 2002). Possibly a key in this game is that LSU has a bye week before their game with us. However, they had a bye week before their loss to Florida at home last season.
11)Auburn- I think this game will finally have great stakes at hand other than just another Iron Bowl. This game will have SEC Championship Game implications. We have yet to beat Auburn in Tuscaloosa, but there is a first time for everything. Shula will win his first Iron Bowl en route possibly to Atlanta.
SEC West Champions?
I think the west will be between Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. We have a relatively easy schedule this season. I can see us losing only one of two conference games-UT or LSU. Auburn will lose to at least one of LSU, UGA, and FLA and probably to us. LSU also has a difficult schedule in FLA, UGA, and AU all on the road. My guess is that LSU will lose probably two of those games and hopefully to us. I predict we win the SEC West on the basis of a relatively easy schedule and Brodie's breakout season with a record of 10-1 going to the SEC Championship Game. If we win that, on to the Sugar Bowl for the first time in twelve years and an opportunity for me to party in my hometown(I'll be a freshman next fall at UA).
There's my two cents, let's hear yours!
