Okay, so here are my picks. As usual, there’s more homerism than analysis here: I picked Oklahoma in solidarity with Soonergrunt. Vegas has Duke losing by nearly 30 points to FSU, but I selected the Blue Devils because 1) I hate Florida State with the radiating heat of 30K supernovae, and 2) they haven’t played a tough opponent this year (Little Sisters of the Poor could have whupped my Gators, and Miami sucks too), so we don’t know what they’ve got.
Although I used to be neutral toward OSU, now I ferociously want them to lose for several reasons: 1) their finicky insistence on using the definite article before the school name; 2) all my OSU friends became more rabid Gator-haters than any Georgia fan just because we whipped their ass twice for the national title, so fuck them; and 3) I don’t want them to finish undefeated because they don’t deserve a shot at a national title. If they lose, a more deserving SEC team, which is any of the top three, might have a shot. So Go Spartans.
As for Auburn and Missouri, I’m torn on this one, but Missouri is a solid as hell team and a welcome new asset to the mighty SEC. So I’m sort of leaning toward them, but mostly I’m hoping for a good game. And for FSU or OSU to crash and burn so that the SEC champ gets a shot; I am 100% confident either Missouri or Auburn could defeat either FSU or OSU. Like I said, I’m a homer.
What are you watching, whom are you rooting for and what are you cooking this weekend? I’ve got a brisket smoking on the Brinkman; it should be ready around 7 PM.
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