Another week in the SEC brought some clarity to half of the SEC and most of the ACC. This week’s contests will find some teams trying to maintain the separation, small as it is, they have from the rest of the pack, in the SEC, and a couple of teams in the ACC trying to continue their little bit of mo-mentum.
The SEC has no real “game of the week” this week, but the current pride of the conference, Auburn, will try to do what other teams have not, hold unto the number one ranking in the land. To do so the lower Alabama Jungle Cats will go west to Oxford where some Black Bears will be waiting. The Plainsmen were anything but Plain last week but this week Vanilla will probably do. The Grovers will do their best to bring down the War Eagle but their sights will be a bit off. Van’s Vanquished, Ole Miss.
South Carolina clings to its tenuous lead in the East as it storms the beaches of Rocky Top. Waiting with both barrels will be some less than organized Volunteers. The Gamecocks have not exactly struck fear in the hearts of the team’s whose positions they’ve invaded, but the Orange Clad hilltoppers have been pretty ready to retreat lately. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
By this time Urban Meyer may be reconsidering his short lived retirement as this clutch of Gators has been very stress inducing. Their opponent this week in Jacksonville, the Bulldogs of Georgia may have turned the proverbial corner. The Gainesville denizens have had an extra week to prepare for a team they’ve pretty much owned in recent years, but will probably still be working on their game plan on the bus ride to the stadium. Van’s Vanquished, Florida.
In the other SEC tilts, Arkansas will vanquish Vanderbilt and Kentucky will vanquish Mississippi State.
The ACC’s best game was played Thursday and your humble pigskin picker is glad he was too lazy to divine the loser in advance, because he would have been wrong. N. C. State vanquished Florida State, contrary to ol’ Van’s expectations.
The other matchups this week in the conference are uncompelling, to put it mildly. Clemson and Maryland will look to keep pace with the above State teams, and both will. Clemson will vanquish Boston College, and Maryland will vanquish Wake Forest. In the other division, Miami appears to be heading to a winner take all game later with Virginia Tech. This week they will vanquish Virginia.
In the other ACC games, North Carolina will vanquish William,and Mary, and Navy will vanquish Duke.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Vanquished - Week 8
This year’s SEC East looks like it’s a battle of who wants it lEast, as frontrunners fall and traditional powerhouses stumble. Meanwhile it will be fun to see how the West will be won. In the South’s other league, otherwise known as the ACC, your football forecaster Van here predicts a foggy finish for who will get the “right” to go to Charlotte.
The game of the week in the SEC is a Cat versus Cat tussle as LSU goes to Auburn. Les Miles and the Bayou Bengals struggled a bit last week, but then they always do it seems. Gene Chizik’s troup of Tigers had a little easier time, if you call giving up 4 touchdowns to a backup quarterback easy. This contest won’t be a classic 3 yards and a cloud of dust, and as lucky as the Red Stick Kitties have been, the East Alabama felines best hope that they have the ball last. Van’s Vanquished, LSU.
In a game that used to mean something, Alabama travels to Knoxville to face Tennessee. The mountain men from UT might be tempted to Volunteer for early season termination, the way this year has gone. The Crimson Tide still has high hopes to be the one loss team in the National Championship, and won’t let some blue tick hounds get in their way. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
The team from the former Southwest Conference welcomes the team formerly known as the Rebels into Fayetteville Saturday. The Razorbacks hope for a division championship took a hit last week, as did their starting quarterback. The Black Bears of Oxford are not that punchy though, and often look like they’d be happier in a circus than in the wild. The Mississippians will be looking for the nearest Ol’ Man river crossing before the day is long. Van’s Vanquished, Ole Miss.
Kentucky finds itself in the rare place of being a favorite in an SEC game when Georgia comes to town. The Wildcats made a valiant comeback last week and were rewarded with a gift win for their efforts. The Bulldogs aren’t such a giving team though and will be looking to make the home team as blue as their grass. Unfortunately for the Red Clay Hounds, the Lexington Lads look good in blue and won’t be in need of any comebacks this week. Van’s Vanquished, Georgia.
In the other SEC contests, South Carolina will vanquish Vanderbilt and Mississippi State will vanquish UAB.
Meanwhile, over in the ACC this week there are two, count ‘em two, semi-interesting matchups.
Georgia Tech heads up I-85 to the sleepy town of Clemson to face Dabo and his kids. The Carolina Cats had their most complete game of the season last week against Maryland while the Yellow Jackets held a scrimmage against Middle Tennessee. The North Avenue Trade Schoolers have been searching for a defense this year and unfortunately that search is still ongoing. Before the sun sets in Death Valley the Rambling Wreck will be driving through an Orange haze. Van’s Vanquished, Georgia Tech.
Sometimes Butch Davis must wish he’d never left South Florida for the sun-drenched climes of Cleveland. This week he’ll be reminded of that life changing decision as he takes his new team to FLA to face his old team Miami. Given the “adversity” of this season so far, the Tar Heels record is practically over achievement. The Hurricanes meanwhile have underachieved (at least by their wishful standards) and their performance on the field so far has been a Category None. The U will not be a happy place as the South Beach skies turn Carolina Blue. Van’s Vanquished, Miami.
In the other ACC games of the day, Maryland will vanquish Boston College, Virginia Tech will vanquish Duke, and Virginia will vanquish Eastern Michigan.
The game of the week in the SEC is a Cat versus Cat tussle as LSU goes to Auburn. Les Miles and the Bayou Bengals struggled a bit last week, but then they always do it seems. Gene Chizik’s troup of Tigers had a little easier time, if you call giving up 4 touchdowns to a backup quarterback easy. This contest won’t be a classic 3 yards and a cloud of dust, and as lucky as the Red Stick Kitties have been, the East Alabama felines best hope that they have the ball last. Van’s Vanquished, LSU.
In a game that used to mean something, Alabama travels to Knoxville to face Tennessee. The mountain men from UT might be tempted to Volunteer for early season termination, the way this year has gone. The Crimson Tide still has high hopes to be the one loss team in the National Championship, and won’t let some blue tick hounds get in their way. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
The team from the former Southwest Conference welcomes the team formerly known as the Rebels into Fayetteville Saturday. The Razorbacks hope for a division championship took a hit last week, as did their starting quarterback. The Black Bears of Oxford are not that punchy though, and often look like they’d be happier in a circus than in the wild. The Mississippians will be looking for the nearest Ol’ Man river crossing before the day is long. Van’s Vanquished, Ole Miss.
Kentucky finds itself in the rare place of being a favorite in an SEC game when Georgia comes to town. The Wildcats made a valiant comeback last week and were rewarded with a gift win for their efforts. The Bulldogs aren’t such a giving team though and will be looking to make the home team as blue as their grass. Unfortunately for the Red Clay Hounds, the Lexington Lads look good in blue and won’t be in need of any comebacks this week. Van’s Vanquished, Georgia.
In the other SEC contests, South Carolina will vanquish Vanderbilt and Mississippi State will vanquish UAB.
Meanwhile, over in the ACC this week there are two, count ‘em two, semi-interesting matchups.
Georgia Tech heads up I-85 to the sleepy town of Clemson to face Dabo and his kids. The Carolina Cats had their most complete game of the season last week against Maryland while the Yellow Jackets held a scrimmage against Middle Tennessee. The North Avenue Trade Schoolers have been searching for a defense this year and unfortunately that search is still ongoing. Before the sun sets in Death Valley the Rambling Wreck will be driving through an Orange haze. Van’s Vanquished, Georgia Tech.
Sometimes Butch Davis must wish he’d never left South Florida for the sun-drenched climes of Cleveland. This week he’ll be reminded of that life changing decision as he takes his new team to FLA to face his old team Miami. Given the “adversity” of this season so far, the Tar Heels record is practically over achievement. The Hurricanes meanwhile have underachieved (at least by their wishful standards) and their performance on the field so far has been a Category None. The U will not be a happy place as the South Beach skies turn Carolina Blue. Van’s Vanquished, Miami.
In the other ACC games of the day, Maryland will vanquish Boston College, Virginia Tech will vanquish Duke, and Virginia will vanquish Eastern Michigan.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Vanquished - Week 7
The college football regular season is half over and division races in both the SEC and ACC are wide open. The few surprises so far this year may end up creating surprise winners when all is said and done, but for now we’ll focus on this week’s losers.
In the SEC the game of the week is Arkansas versus Auburn. The Tigers will be trying to keep their perfect season perfect and would love nothing better than to add a little pork to their diet. Razorback hides are notoriously tough though, and the sooie pigs from Fayetteville can be hard to catch. Nevertheless by the end of the night there’ll be an apple in Bobby Petrino’s mouth for a genuine lower Alabama pig pickin’. Van’s Vanquished, Arkansas.
South Carolina goes to Kentucky with its first top 10 ranking in a long time. In Lexington Steve Superior and the Gamecocks will try to prove that last week’s vanquishing of Alabama wasn’t a fluke. The Garnet and Black Roosters have been flying high this week, but will find some bluegrass Wildcats ready and able to pounce. Van’s Vanquished, South Carolina.
Florida welcomes former Gator assistant Dan Mullen and his Mississippi State Bulldogs to Gainesville. The Swamp is familiar territory to Mullen, but the Gators are a little lost in the midst of a two-game losing streak. The Maroon Mutts may be rabid, but the Orange and Blue Reptiles are cold-blooded and won’t take kindly to puppies nipping at their tails. Van’s Vanquished, Mississippi State.
In the “who really cares?” conference game of the week, Vanderbilt plays in its 1000th Homecoming Game when it goes to Georgia. The last time Vandy and UGA had the same number of conference wins this late in the season they were in the Southern Conference together. The Athens Acolytes will be introducing their newest mascot UGA VIII (that’s “ate” for some of y’all) in what, aside from a certain victory, will be the highlight of the day. Van’s Vanquished, Vanderbilt.
Elsewhere, Coach Vegas and LSU will vanquish McNeese State.
Sad but true, the ACC has no interesting matchups this week. Ol’ Van is very unmotivated to pick the would be vanquishers when the most “competitive” game is Maryland at Clemson. Let’s start there and get it over with.
The supposedly slimmer Ralph Friedgen leads the Marylanders to South Carolina to face the Tigers. What’s really slimmer is Dabo Swinney’s prospects of continuing as the Clemson coach, and Death Valley has not been exactly deadly lately. The Terps have beat no one of note this year, and the Esso Club’s favorite team is not exactly noteworthy. Still though, the team with the Claws is the home team and that’ll be enough to fear no Turtle. Van’s Vanquished, Maryland.
Butch Davis (we barely knew ya) continues his farewell tour of the ACC by traveling to Virginia to hear some Hoos. Fortunately for him and the Heels, the Cavalier offense is impotent, even against a young defense like UNC’s. Unfortunately for Davis and the Baby Blues, Carolina never wins in Charlottesville. This time will be no different, as the Chapel Hill contingent will find a new way to lose. Van’s Vanquished, North Carolina.
And that my friends, are the two, count ‘em two, games on the ACC slate that make me want to go to any lengths to describe their outcomes. Here are the rest of the vanquished for the week:
Florida State will vanquish Boston College,
Miami will vanquish Duke,
Georgia Tech will vanquish Middle Tennessee State,
North Carolina State will vanquish East Carolina,
And Virginia Tech will vanquish Wake Forest.
In the SEC the game of the week is Arkansas versus Auburn. The Tigers will be trying to keep their perfect season perfect and would love nothing better than to add a little pork to their diet. Razorback hides are notoriously tough though, and the sooie pigs from Fayetteville can be hard to catch. Nevertheless by the end of the night there’ll be an apple in Bobby Petrino’s mouth for a genuine lower Alabama pig pickin’. Van’s Vanquished, Arkansas.
South Carolina goes to Kentucky with its first top 10 ranking in a long time. In Lexington Steve Superior and the Gamecocks will try to prove that last week’s vanquishing of Alabama wasn’t a fluke. The Garnet and Black Roosters have been flying high this week, but will find some bluegrass Wildcats ready and able to pounce. Van’s Vanquished, South Carolina.
Florida welcomes former Gator assistant Dan Mullen and his Mississippi State Bulldogs to Gainesville. The Swamp is familiar territory to Mullen, but the Gators are a little lost in the midst of a two-game losing streak. The Maroon Mutts may be rabid, but the Orange and Blue Reptiles are cold-blooded and won’t take kindly to puppies nipping at their tails. Van’s Vanquished, Mississippi State.
In the “who really cares?” conference game of the week, Vanderbilt plays in its 1000th Homecoming Game when it goes to Georgia. The last time Vandy and UGA had the same number of conference wins this late in the season they were in the Southern Conference together. The Athens Acolytes will be introducing their newest mascot UGA VIII (that’s “ate” for some of y’all) in what, aside from a certain victory, will be the highlight of the day. Van’s Vanquished, Vanderbilt.
Elsewhere, Coach Vegas and LSU will vanquish McNeese State.
Sad but true, the ACC has no interesting matchups this week. Ol’ Van is very unmotivated to pick the would be vanquishers when the most “competitive” game is Maryland at Clemson. Let’s start there and get it over with.
The supposedly slimmer Ralph Friedgen leads the Marylanders to South Carolina to face the Tigers. What’s really slimmer is Dabo Swinney’s prospects of continuing as the Clemson coach, and Death Valley has not been exactly deadly lately. The Terps have beat no one of note this year, and the Esso Club’s favorite team is not exactly noteworthy. Still though, the team with the Claws is the home team and that’ll be enough to fear no Turtle. Van’s Vanquished, Maryland.
Butch Davis (we barely knew ya) continues his farewell tour of the ACC by traveling to Virginia to hear some Hoos. Fortunately for him and the Heels, the Cavalier offense is impotent, even against a young defense like UNC’s. Unfortunately for Davis and the Baby Blues, Carolina never wins in Charlottesville. This time will be no different, as the Chapel Hill contingent will find a new way to lose. Van’s Vanquished, North Carolina.
And that my friends, are the two, count ‘em two, games on the ACC slate that make me want to go to any lengths to describe their outcomes. Here are the rest of the vanquished for the week:
Florida State will vanquish Boston College,
Miami will vanquish Duke,
Georgia Tech will vanquish Middle Tennessee State,
North Carolina State will vanquish East Carolina,
And Virginia Tech will vanquish Wake Forest.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The Vanquished - Week 6
Here we are in the 6th week of college football and by now the personalities, or lack thereof, of most teams are pretty well formed. That makes picking the losers all the easier and picking the upsets all the harder. But fear not, your trusty forecaster of the oblong spheroid will continue in his appointed to quest to reveal the vanquished.
In the ACC for the first time probably since Miami joined the conference, the league has a marquise matchup of the Hurricanes and the Seminoles. The painted pony riders from Tallahassee will gallop into Coral Gables with gleaming warpaint and sharpened tomahawks. Unfortunately for the Noles, riding bareback means no stirrups to keep ‘em in the saddles, and the gale force wind that is Miami will be blowing pretty hard. Van’s Vanquished, Florida State.
N. C. State’s perfect start came to an end last week and this week they welcome coach Tom O’Brien’s former team, Boston College, to the Fairgrounds west of Raleigh. The air the Eagles have flown the last two weeks has been pretty turbulent, and the atmosphere in eastern North Carolina won’t be the most tranquil. The Carolina Canines have been licking their wounds all week and expect to dine on some Yankee poultry. Van’s Vanquished, Boston College.
In what before the season looked to be at least an interesting contest, the Tigers of Clemson travel Chapel Hill to take on UNC. Dabo Swinney’s crew have yet to beat a team of note, and unfortunately for them “going to Carolina” is not exact a lullaby. The baby bluecoats from the Southern Part of Heaven have a modest little winning streak going, and look for that to continue for the Heels. Van’s Vanquished, Clemson.
The scholars from Mr. Jefferson’s University venture south to face the Ramblin’ Wreck in Atlanta. The Wahoo-was from the Piedmont will have their sabres drawn, but those blades are looking mighty rusty. Even rusty metal will cut throw a butter defense though, and the Yellow Jacket defenders have been churned up a lot so far this year. The Cavalier offense is just anemic enough, though, for the Trade School 3-4ers to stop ‘em. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia.
In other ACC action, Navy will vanquish Wake Forest and Virginia Tech will vanquish Central Michigan.
In the SEC, Alabama continues its march to back to back national championships. Waiting in the weeds in Columbia, South Carolina Saturday will be some fired up feathered opponents. Steve Superior and the Gamecocks will have their beaks primed for poking some Pachyderm hides, but little roosters are no match for big Crimson trunks. Elephant trumpets trump Cock crows, Van’s Vanquished, South Carolina.
The luckiest (or the dumbest) coach in America leads the LSU Tigers into the Swamp in Gainesville where the most uptight coach and his charges await. The Cajun Cats from Louisiana have been using up their nine lives at an alarming rate and Gator-infested waters are not the most ideal element for felines. And unfortunately for the Red Stickers, this week’s opponent can count. Van’s Vanquished, LSU.
There is another undefeated team from the Heart of Dixie besides Alabama and this week that quieter team heads to the Bluegrass of Kentucky. While it will be a Cat versus Cat tilt, Kommonwealth Kitties are no real match for L. A. Tigers. Even if the home team had the speed of its neighbors from Churchill Downs, they couldn’t outrun the Jungle Jivers from Auburn. Van’s Vanquished, Kentucky.
In a battle (that term being used loosely) of two teams to show who wants it least, Tennessee travels to Georgia. These are times when the Athens faithful would be glad to see a Dooley walking their sideline, and this week they get their wish in a way when the Volunteers stroll into town. The Orange and Coonskins from East Tennessee will hope that math is not this week’s test, but it won’t matter. Red Clay beats Blue Tick. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
In the other SEC contests, Arkansas will vanquish Texas A&M, Mississippi State will vanquish Houston and Vanderbilt will vanquish Eastern Michigan.
In the ACC for the first time probably since Miami joined the conference, the league has a marquise matchup of the Hurricanes and the Seminoles. The painted pony riders from Tallahassee will gallop into Coral Gables with gleaming warpaint and sharpened tomahawks. Unfortunately for the Noles, riding bareback means no stirrups to keep ‘em in the saddles, and the gale force wind that is Miami will be blowing pretty hard. Van’s Vanquished, Florida State.
N. C. State’s perfect start came to an end last week and this week they welcome coach Tom O’Brien’s former team, Boston College, to the Fairgrounds west of Raleigh. The air the Eagles have flown the last two weeks has been pretty turbulent, and the atmosphere in eastern North Carolina won’t be the most tranquil. The Carolina Canines have been licking their wounds all week and expect to dine on some Yankee poultry. Van’s Vanquished, Boston College.
In what before the season looked to be at least an interesting contest, the Tigers of Clemson travel Chapel Hill to take on UNC. Dabo Swinney’s crew have yet to beat a team of note, and unfortunately for them “going to Carolina” is not exact a lullaby. The baby bluecoats from the Southern Part of Heaven have a modest little winning streak going, and look for that to continue for the Heels. Van’s Vanquished, Clemson.
The scholars from Mr. Jefferson’s University venture south to face the Ramblin’ Wreck in Atlanta. The Wahoo-was from the Piedmont will have their sabres drawn, but those blades are looking mighty rusty. Even rusty metal will cut throw a butter defense though, and the Yellow Jacket defenders have been churned up a lot so far this year. The Cavalier offense is just anemic enough, though, for the Trade School 3-4ers to stop ‘em. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia.
In other ACC action, Navy will vanquish Wake Forest and Virginia Tech will vanquish Central Michigan.
In the SEC, Alabama continues its march to back to back national championships. Waiting in the weeds in Columbia, South Carolina Saturday will be some fired up feathered opponents. Steve Superior and the Gamecocks will have their beaks primed for poking some Pachyderm hides, but little roosters are no match for big Crimson trunks. Elephant trumpets trump Cock crows, Van’s Vanquished, South Carolina.
The luckiest (or the dumbest) coach in America leads the LSU Tigers into the Swamp in Gainesville where the most uptight coach and his charges await. The Cajun Cats from Louisiana have been using up their nine lives at an alarming rate and Gator-infested waters are not the most ideal element for felines. And unfortunately for the Red Stickers, this week’s opponent can count. Van’s Vanquished, LSU.
There is another undefeated team from the Heart of Dixie besides Alabama and this week that quieter team heads to the Bluegrass of Kentucky. While it will be a Cat versus Cat tilt, Kommonwealth Kitties are no real match for L. A. Tigers. Even if the home team had the speed of its neighbors from Churchill Downs, they couldn’t outrun the Jungle Jivers from Auburn. Van’s Vanquished, Kentucky.
In a battle (that term being used loosely) of two teams to show who wants it least, Tennessee travels to Georgia. These are times when the Athens faithful would be glad to see a Dooley walking their sideline, and this week they get their wish in a way when the Volunteers stroll into town. The Orange and Coonskins from East Tennessee will hope that math is not this week’s test, but it won’t matter. Red Clay beats Blue Tick. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
In the other SEC contests, Arkansas will vanquish Texas A&M, Mississippi State will vanquish Houston and Vanderbilt will vanquish Eastern Michigan.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
The Vanquished - Week 5
Week 5 has most SEC and ACC teams a quarter of the way through their seasons, and the wheat is starting to be separated from the chaff. A little more threshing will take place this Saturday, and some dough made from that wheat will rise, and some will fall. Here are Van’s Vanquished for the week.
Alabama welcomes Florida to Tuscaloosa in an unfamiliar role for the Gators, that of underdog. Urban Meyer’s aquatic carnivores have sharpened their teeth in expectation of taking a bite out of some tough pachyderm hide. Nick Saban’s Red Elephants will be ready though to stomp on some would be chompers, and the Tide’s trunks will get a new swatch of reptilian patterns. Van’s Vanquished, Florida.
The Davy Crocketts of the hills of Tennessee venture to the Bayou to take on LSU. Those coonskin caps better be lead lined though if the Volunteers hope to get back to Knoxville with their heads still on their shoulders. Unfortunately for the orange-clad woodsmen, Tigers are harder to bag than their usual prey. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
The see saw season of Ole Miss continues as the Wildcats of Kentucky invade the Grove. The boys from the Bluegrass are trotting out one of their more consistent teams in a while, and the Rebels themselves are getting pretty predictable. Lose one, win one, lose one, win one … means this week Mississippi should lose one, and so they shall. Van’s Vanquished, Ole Miss.
The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for a Rocky Mountain high as they go west to Colorado. The Buffs are celebrating their pseudo national championship of 1990 this year, and so far that’s proving to be all they'll be thankful for in 2010. The Classic City Canines may not be like the thin air or the strange time zone, but they’ll still be better than a lumbering set of wooly beasts. Van’s Vanquished, Colorado.
Closing out the SEC slate, Auburn will vanquished Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State will vanquish Alcorn State, and Connecticut will vanquish Vanderbilt.
In the ACC Miami and Clemson play their first conference games of the season when the Hurricanes come to the Upstate of South Carolina. Normally a Valley of Death does not provide the right meteorological conditions for the wet weather favored by the Ibises of South Florida. Nevertheless the rainmakers from Coral Gables will supply just enough moisture to muss up some Carolina kitties. Van’s Vanquished, Clemson.
North Carolina State is off to its best start in recent and not so recent memory, and their perfect start will be on the line when Beamer Ball comes to Raleigh. Virginia Tech football has been less than perfect and the Hokies aren’t used to the spoiler roll, especially this early in a season. The Gobblers will flash their talons, but it’ll be feathers and not fur that’s ruffled. The Wolfpack has had a lot to howl at so far and will again Saturday. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia Tech.
Virginia’s swashbucklers ride into Tallahassee to face Florida State. The Natives of North Florida are not known for their hospitality even to their fellow equine enthusiasts and the plume of the Cavalier’s hat will make an inviting prize. In a contest between Sabers and Spears, the flaming weapon usually wins. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia.
Georgia Tech travels to the Old North State to play the school named after the town that they are not in, Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have so far proved less than possessed when it comes to defense, and the Insects from the Institute will hope to fly early and often down the field. That might be necessary as lately a Yellow Jacket has looked a lot like a matador’s cape. In a dial-a-score matchup, Van’s Vanquished, Wake Forest.
In the other ACC games, Maryland will vanquish Duke, Notre Dame will vanquish Boston College, and UNC will vanquish East Carolina.
Alabama welcomes Florida to Tuscaloosa in an unfamiliar role for the Gators, that of underdog. Urban Meyer’s aquatic carnivores have sharpened their teeth in expectation of taking a bite out of some tough pachyderm hide. Nick Saban’s Red Elephants will be ready though to stomp on some would be chompers, and the Tide’s trunks will get a new swatch of reptilian patterns. Van’s Vanquished, Florida.
The Davy Crocketts of the hills of Tennessee venture to the Bayou to take on LSU. Those coonskin caps better be lead lined though if the Volunteers hope to get back to Knoxville with their heads still on their shoulders. Unfortunately for the orange-clad woodsmen, Tigers are harder to bag than their usual prey. Van’s Vanquished, Tennessee.
The see saw season of Ole Miss continues as the Wildcats of Kentucky invade the Grove. The boys from the Bluegrass are trotting out one of their more consistent teams in a while, and the Rebels themselves are getting pretty predictable. Lose one, win one, lose one, win one … means this week Mississippi should lose one, and so they shall. Van’s Vanquished, Ole Miss.
The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for a Rocky Mountain high as they go west to Colorado. The Buffs are celebrating their pseudo national championship of 1990 this year, and so far that’s proving to be all they'll be thankful for in 2010. The Classic City Canines may not be like the thin air or the strange time zone, but they’ll still be better than a lumbering set of wooly beasts. Van’s Vanquished, Colorado.
Closing out the SEC slate, Auburn will vanquished Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State will vanquish Alcorn State, and Connecticut will vanquish Vanderbilt.
In the ACC Miami and Clemson play their first conference games of the season when the Hurricanes come to the Upstate of South Carolina. Normally a Valley of Death does not provide the right meteorological conditions for the wet weather favored by the Ibises of South Florida. Nevertheless the rainmakers from Coral Gables will supply just enough moisture to muss up some Carolina kitties. Van’s Vanquished, Clemson.
North Carolina State is off to its best start in recent and not so recent memory, and their perfect start will be on the line when Beamer Ball comes to Raleigh. Virginia Tech football has been less than perfect and the Hokies aren’t used to the spoiler roll, especially this early in a season. The Gobblers will flash their talons, but it’ll be feathers and not fur that’s ruffled. The Wolfpack has had a lot to howl at so far and will again Saturday. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia Tech.
Virginia’s swashbucklers ride into Tallahassee to face Florida State. The Natives of North Florida are not known for their hospitality even to their fellow equine enthusiasts and the plume of the Cavalier’s hat will make an inviting prize. In a contest between Sabers and Spears, the flaming weapon usually wins. Van’s Vanquished, Virginia.
Georgia Tech travels to the Old North State to play the school named after the town that they are not in, Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have so far proved less than possessed when it comes to defense, and the Insects from the Institute will hope to fly early and often down the field. That might be necessary as lately a Yellow Jacket has looked a lot like a matador’s cape. In a dial-a-score matchup, Van’s Vanquished, Wake Forest.
In the other ACC games, Maryland will vanquish Duke, Notre Dame will vanquish Boston College, and UNC will vanquish East Carolina.
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