From: mm42@prism.gatech.EDU (Mark Mitchell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: SEC Preview (Oct. 10)
Date: 8 Oct 92 14:45:57 GMT
Organization: Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech

ALABAMA (5-0) visits Tulane (2-2):  The big Watercolors square off in
                                    the Superdome for a short
exhibition run, and you can count on the Crimson Tide defense to
win the ribbon for "Best in Show".  Could the Tide be planning
for a return trip this year?  Alabama 20-0
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Alabama 24-3
Series record: Alabama leads 24-10-3
Last meeting: Alabama won 62-0 (1991)

ARKANSAS (1-4) visits TENNESSEE (5-0):  Another week, another big loss
                                        for the Razorbacks.  Tennessee
is too good, Arkansas is too bad, and Neyland Stadium is too tough a
place to play for any chance of an upset here: Tennessee 42-3.
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Tennessee 27-6
Series record: 3-0
Last meeting: Tennessee won 31-27 (1990 Cotton Bowl)

AUBURN (4-1) visits MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-1):  With Sleepy Robinson healthy
                                              I would have found this one 
very easy to pick.  With Greg Plump, Todd Jordan, or a redshirt freshman 
running the Bulldog attack, however, I see a tough defensive struggle,
very low scoring.  Expect Stan White to make just enough mistakes to
lose this one, maybe including a TD or 2 by the MSU defense:
Mississippi State 10-6.
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Auburn 21-16
Series record: Auburn leads 46-17-2
Last meeting: Mississippi State won 24-17 (1991)

FLORIDA (1-2) hosts LSU (1-4):  Florida is not as bad as they have looked
                                on the road so far, while LSU does not
seem to be improving much as the season progresses.  Spurrier 
maintains his perfect record in home games: Florida 27-10.
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Florida 28-14
Series record: LSU leads 18-17-3
Last meeting: Florida won 16-0 (1991)

GEORGIA (4-1) hosts Georgia Southern (3-1):  The Eagles have been anticipating
                                             this game for a very long
time, but their timing is off.  Southern is not nearly as powerful as
a few years ago and Georgia has improved a bunch.  The Eagles will be
sky high when the game starts, and should hang with the Dawgs on emotion
for a half.  Then reality sets in and UGA pulls away at the end: 
Georgia 31-10.
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Georgia 28-20
First meeting

KENTUCKY (3-2) is idle.

OLE MISS (3-2) is idle.

SOUTH CAROLINA (0-5) is idle.

VANDERBILT (2-2) hosts Wake Forest (1-3):  Vandy is a much better team
                                           in Tennessee than in Alabama,
and unfortunately for the Demon Deacons, this one is in Tennessee.
Wake has a big-play offense which can actually score a few points, but
the Commodore option attack will push them up and down the field all
day: Vandy 35-20.
J.J. Clyde's Pick: Vanderbilt 30-24
Series record: 3-2
Last meeting: Wake Forest won 56-28 (1990)

I was 6-0 picking the winners last week, bringing my season total
to 32-5.  J.J. Clyde was 4-2 for a season total of 9-4.

-- 
Mark Mitchell           Georgia Tech            mm42@prism.gatech.edu
       "Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing 
         swords is no basis for a system of government!"