Texas finally met their match.
Greetings, BBN!
Pretty typical week last week. Auburn blew another 4th quarter lead, Mississippi State remained winless in the league, Oklahoma got blown out at home again, Missouri escaped a tight jam, and Alabama didn’t look like the invincible Crimson Tide we’re used to.
Six teams in the league all have 6-1 overall records, and for the first time this season, Texas has been bested on the gridiron. In an extremely impressive performance, the Georgia Bulldogs upended the Longhorns by 15 on the road.
Meanwhile Texas A&M continues to win all of its conference games quietly, and LSU is even more quietly sneaking past the giants as well.
Coincidence of coincidences, guess who they play this Saturday? Each other!
Here are your SEC standings entering Week 9:
SEC Standings Week 9
Notes:
- Since beating Kentucky in Week 2, South Carolina had lost three straight SEC games, but last Saturday demolished Oklahoma 35-9 in Norman to make a statement and improve to 4-3. That makes two unexpected road blowouts in one season.
- Florida lost Graham Mertz for the season against Tennessee two weeks ago, but Billy Napier and the Gators aren’t done yet. Their home win over Kentucky got them an absolutely essential 4th win before a nightmare of a 4-game stretch ahead where they’ll only face top-10 opponents and #18 Ole Miss. The good news is that they only need to win one of those four and beat hapless Florida State in the finale to reach 6-6. It’ll be tough but possible, thanks to the Kentucky win.
- Kentucky faces a must-win home game against Auburn this weekend. Win, and a bowl berth will be up for grabs against Louisville in the finale. Lose, and the season’s over, unless they go on the road and do to Tennessee or Texas what they did to Ole Miss. That Ole Miss win is the only thing keeping their season alive right now.
- LSU and Texas A&M play each other this weekend in a game with massive standings implications. The winner will have a very workable schedule down the stretch to make the SEC championship game, while the loser will find it extremely difficult to get around the winner in the standings, whether they’re fighting for 1st or 2nd.
- Even with a 12-team playoff, the Crimson Tide are just about eliminated from playoff contention before November’s even arrived. Right now, it looks like a four-team race for the SEC championship spots, and Missouri can make it five if they also upend the Tide this weekend.