re: 2011 SEC Championship Game Info and Prediction Thread

48-6 LSU

38-14 Good guys

They'll get one early, and one extremely late, TD.

We might not have(probably won't need) 150 total passing yards...Defense scores at least one

LSU 42
Dawgs 10

LSU 27
UGA 13

42-17

Tigers.

Wishful prediction:
30-24 UGA

Realistic (still somewhat wishful) prediction:
27-13 LSU

My life sucks prediction:
44-10 (or worse) LSU

The only reason I think LSU won't win by a bigger margin is because I'm not sure Les will run up the score in this game.

I'm a big fan of running up the score...not to humiliate your opponent, but because, in this sport, its part of the game. Those numbers matter, in very real terms, to BCS rankings.

That's why Les put his starters back on the field after the Arkansas game was won. He wanted to remove all doubt, no matter what happens in the UGA game, that LSU should be in the national championship.

Petrino can whine all he wants, but he, of all people, should understand that running up the score, especially against "quality" opponents (like no. 3 Arkansas), is part of the game. It happens, get used to it.

That's one thing that conservative coaches, including Mark Richt, are criticized for. As a recent example, this year's GA-FL game, Georgia won the game within 3 yards of the endzone, 24-20. I understand not wanting to risk the win on some crazy fumble return for a touchdown, but if we had punched it in, it would be "UGA beat a bad UF team 31-20" instead of "UGA barely escaped a terrible UF loss, 24-20." I wish Richt could learn to run up the score, and realize that it isn't "being an a-hole"...its part of the game.

Anyway, Miles doesn't have much incentive to run up the score in this game. If LSU wins the game, they're in the national championship. Heck, if they lose, they're in the national championship, unless its in a HUGE blowout loss (won't happen). The only incentive I can see is to intimidate whoever they play in the national championship (its Alabama). Sure, that has a decent amount of value, but I don't think its worth risking injuries over.

But you guys know your coach much better than me. I hope I'm right. :)

(in before "45-3 LSU")

LSU 34
UGA 14

Looks like someone's nervous about the game...

That is freakin hilarious.

We have the want, and will certainly compete with our "quality" opponent!

You gotta love the "Hat"! fear the hat!