Another week in the SEC and another meaningful game, what’s new? This week the two teams that will be beating up on each other will be the Auburn Tigers (7-3, 4-2 SEC) and the Georgia Bulldogs (7-2, 4-2 SEC). Georgia is currently in first place in the SEC east while Auburn is second in the west. The SEC is considered by many to be the best conference in the NCAA and if you put a handful of SEC teams in other divisions they would have better records and some of them could even be undefeated, challenging for a championship. LSU is currently slated to play in the championship now, and they are in the SEC, but even they have lost a game in this crazy season. They all might beat up on each other, but they make for one hell of exciting football games.
Georgia is led by amazing redshirt freshman Knowshon Moreno. Moreno has been on a tear of late, including rushing fo196 yards and three touchdowns in Georgia’s last game against Troy. While Troy isn’t a top team, it was just a continuation of his hot streak, where he rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns against Florida, at Florida. It’s hard to imagine a true freshman having a much better start than Moreno to a college career. If he is able to gain 100 yards against Auburn, it will be the fourth game in a row. On the year he is averaging 5.6 yards per carry and had found the end zone nine times. The fans of Bulldogs football have found a diamond in the rough that they hope can take them first to an SEC title and maybe later in his career, a national championship.
The Tigers have had a bit of an up and down season. Their loss to Southern Florida, the second game of the year, isn’t that bad, but the one following that to Mississippi State was. After that loss they won four in a row, including games against Florida and Arkansas. Three games ago they lost to LSU by a touchdown in one of the best games of the year so far. They’ve rebounded well against less than stellar competition, but have looked good in the process. The name of the game for the Tigers is defense. They are outscoring their opponents by 11 points, and allowing only just over 14 points a game. If they have a chance against Georgia, at home, the D will need to show up.
I’m leaning towards Georgia in this one mainly because of the recent play by Moreno. Auburn’s defense is very tough, and among the tops in the nation, but their offense can be stagnant at time. I take Georgia is a tougher than sounding score of 21-10. However, I would not be surprised if Auburn took it, because they have been known to surprise this season.
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