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Darrell Huckaby is a syndicated columnist and author of six books including two about Georgia football, Need Two and Need Four. He writes a column for the site each week during the season. E-mail him at DHuck08@bellsouth.net or visit his website: www.darrellhuckaby.net.
11/25/11
Huck’s Fearless Forecast
Wow. I am full of turkey and dressing and ready for some football. It seems like just a few days ago we were headed for the Georgia Dome for the season opener-now here we are, about to head back to the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship game-or as some call it, the BCS Semi-final round. Last week's crystal ball was a little foggy. I was 4-2 against the line and picked all six winners. That makes the season look like 59-13 and 43-29 with the points. Big weekend coming up. Let's pick a few games.
Number 3 at Number 1-They say the SEC is "down" this year, and yet on the day after Thanksgiving we have a 1 and 3 matched up and two days after Thanksgiving we'll have a number 2 playing the defending National Championship. I bet the other conferences would love to have such a down year. The Sow-bellies could throw a giant monkey wrench into the title picture, but I don't think they will. The Hat's boys have too much at stake-and too many athletes.
Bayou Bengals 31 Sooie Pigs 17
Wait 'til Last Year at the Ugliest Village-It's no coincident that Nick Satan coaches a team called the Red Elephants. Folks say he has a memory like one. He hasn't forgotten what happened after his team got up 24-0 in last year's Iron Bowl and he won't let his players forget either. There won't be any toilet paper hanging from dead oak trees when this one is over-so help me Harvey Updike.
Tide 38 War Damn Chickens 16
Classless Coach at Demon Deacons-The Comode-doors have a chance to prove that Hot Head Franklin has taken them to a new level in his first season. Vandy couldn't quite reach the summit of Mount Rocky Top last week, but should be able to drown the Baptists this weekend.
Vanderbilt 27 Wake 21
Big Orange at Big Blue-If the same Kentucky team shows up that was in Sanford Stadium last week it may be a long Saturday for Derek Dooley's boys. But Joker won't be catching the Vols on a perfect trap week and with basketball in full swing in the Bluegrass State, I don't think there will be quite enough juice to pull the Cats over the top. There'll be plenty of bourbon-but not enough juice.
Tennessee 17 Kentucky 14
Free Shoes in the Swamp--You reckon the mullet wearers are having buyer's remorse? They replaced the Urban Legend with a hot head and an offensive coordinator that's so fat he has to spend the whole game sitting on the Gatorade cooler. Oh how the mighty have fallen. They will continue their free fall this week.
Seminoles 21 Jean Shorts 17
Orange Tigers at Cocks-Dabo has outdone himself this year, taking his team from the brink of a Top Five ranking to the depths of despair in just three short weeks. The whole thing started with the debacle at Grant Field. I hate to pick against my good friend Chris's team but I have to call 'em like I see 'em. Carolina 24 Clemson 21
SEC East Champs at Retarded Coach-Paul Johnson is a classless jerk. To hell with Tech.
Dawgs 34 Nerds 24
Look for me at the Joke by the Coke. I'll be the good looking guy in the red shirt.
Darrell Huckaby
