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.
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