Southern Football Predictions

ATHENS - Dean Legge makes his weekly picks for the 23 schools in the South.

1. Clemson – Virginia Tech is the only real test left this season for Tigers…

2. Tennessee – Struggled against Bama – now a not-so-easy one in Columbia…

3. Arkansas – Might be better then the Vols, and will get their chance to prove it soon…

4. Auburn – Didn’t roll over Tulane, but won…

5. Florida – Are much better than Georgia – Leak and company had better prove it or four years and no ring…

6. LSU – Tigers still a good team, but with no great win…

7. Virginia Tech – Only a win over Clemson can save their season…

8. Georgia Tech – Another classic Tech collapse…

9. Miami – Can still, and this is AMAZING, win this week and move on to the ACC Championship Game…

10. Georgia – Hey, a win is better than a loss…

11. South Carolina – A win over a 5-6 Tennessee – not bad for Carolina; a win over this year’s Tennessee (throwing your hat into the SEC race out of nowhere) – would be very impressive…

12. Wake Forest – Only loss is to Clemson – this is a decent Wake team, and very good for their program…

13. Maryland – Need to figure out how to beat Noles – everyone else has…

14 Alabama – Easy one this week – let another one slip away last week (it happens when you don’t have an offense – see Georgia)…

15. Florida State – Losers…

16. Vanderbilt – Didn’t back it up against Carolina at home…

17. Kentucky – The new Kentucky should beat State – is this the new Kentucky or the old?

18. NC State – Chuck Amato – coaching genius…

19. Ole Miss – Have no shot against Auburn…

20. Virginia – Still not a good team…

21. Mississippi State – Georgia is not what they once where, but State is…

22. Duke – Last week’s should’a win would have been the first and last over Miami since they joined the ACC…

23. North Carolina – Not only the worst in the South, but also coach-less…

This week’s games:

NOTE: these are last Sunday’s lines; some may have moved

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Clemson (-4) at Virginia Tech
Winner straight up – Clemson
Winner with points – Clemson
Comment – Take the Tigers because this one could get ugly – with or without James Davis…
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NC State (+1) at Virginia
Winner straight up – Virginia
Winner with points – Virginia
Comment – TV executives are proud of this choice…
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Auburn (-18.5) at Ole Miss
Winner straight up – Auburn
Winner with points – Auburn
Comment – Could be tight at the start, but Auburn should win going away…
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Vanderbilt (-10) at Duke
Winner straight up – Vanderbilt
Winner with points – Vanderbilt
Comment – I like Vandy’s QB – I don’t like anything about Duke…
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Kentucky (-1.5) at Mississippi State
Winner straight up – Kentucky
Winner with points – Kentucky
Comment – I may regret this pick – stay away from it…
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Florida International (+36) at Alabama
Winner straight up – Alabama
Winner with points – Florida International
Comment – Was DeKalb College not available?
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Miami (+6) at Georgia Tech
Winner straight up – Georgia Tech
Winner with points – Miami
Comment – Ugly…
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Florida (-13.5) vs. Georgia in Jacksonville
Winner straight up – Florida
Winner with points – Georgia
Comment – Florida should win – they are better on the whole…
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Wake Forest (-9) at North Carolina
Winner straight up – Wake Forest
Winner with points – Wake Forest
Comment – Wake is looking at a decent bowl this season…
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LA-Monroe (+36) at Arkansas
Winner straight up – Arkansas
Winner with points – Arkansas
Comment – Hogs are on a roll…
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Florida State (-4) at Maryland
Winner straight up – Florida State
Winner with points – Florida State
Comment – This is to get out of the ACC cellar…
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Tennessee (-4.5) at South Carolina
Winner straight up – Tennessee
Winner with points – South Carolina
Comment – Cocks will be close, but not enough…
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LOCK OF THE WEEK
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Wake Forest (-9) at North Carolina
Winner with points – Wake Forest
Comment – Trust me – Not enough points – take Wake…
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Year – Lock of the week: 4 of 8 or 50% (I need to be locked up for some of these picks)
Year – Straight up: 102 out of 121 or 84%
Year – Points: 63 of 105 or 60% (I’ll take it)