Batchin' Weekend...

Well, The Mrs. took off about noon. She's taking The Mrs. In-law, and our youngest son up to stinkin' Arkansas to visit her brother for the weekend on the old family farm. Man, it's gonna be miserable around here.

What ever shall I find to occupy my time this weekend?

Saturday picks -

I'm gonna go ahead and call this "Upset Sattidy!" Because I'm calling two...maybe three upsets.

Ole Miss v. South Carolina - South Carolina will upset #4 Ole Miss at home 16 - 10 on Thursday night. Oh wait! That was last night...I'll have to check and see how that one went...and I'll get back with y'all on it.

#1 Florida v. Kentucky - Kentucky will upset Florida 24 - 20, but will not ruin Florida's season. Florida will rebound and play in the BCS championship game with one loss.

stinkin' Arkansas v. #3 Alabama - 'Bama struggles, yields 400 yards passing to the Hogs, but prevails in Tuscaloosa by 9.

Iowa v. #5 Penn State - Iowa will once again humiliate the Lions before the home folks...I'm figuring by 10 points. (You can not really call this an "upset," because it is the Little 10 and they all suck anyway).

#6 Cal v. Oregon - Oregon will redeem their opening day loss, and beat #6 Cal by 7. (Once again, it is not really an "upset," because it is the Pac-10, and they all suck anyway).

#7 my Beloved LSU Tigers v. Mississippi State - This one has me worried. It has had me worried since I saw the season schedule. NO, I'm not worried like it's gonna be a BYU/Oklahoma deal...I'm worried because my beloved Tigers have to travel to Starkville to play the game. I have spent enough time in Starkville, MS to be very afraid for the safety of players and fans.

Fortunately the game starts before noon, and with any luck the coonasses will get out of town before the sun goes down...or before most of Starkville wakes up (whichever comes first).

LSU wins by 21 on the road. The head-scratching deal of all of this is that if I am right, LSU will likely be ranked #3 or 4 in the polls on Sunday morning...and we will still not know if we're worth spit.

Well, y'all enjoy the games. And don't bet not ONE THIN DIME due to my picks.