Winners or Whiners®....Week Six Review

Top pup not feeling so well.

With a 3-5 posting only UGA'a Mark Richt feels worse than me. Okay, maybe  Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator, Al Groh, who was finally shown the door earlier today after another in a string of defensive melt downs for the Jackets. So there's plenty of whining to go around.

This past Saturday had some really terrific games with several having "upset" written all over them. So let's start with the good news.

In their first trip ever to Texas, West Virginia upset the Longhorns, 48-45, with QB Geno Smith going 25 of 35 passing with 4 TDs. He has now thrown 24 passing TDs without an interception through five games this season. No wonder this kid is a leading Heisman candidate.

The much hated #10 Gators turned the tables on #4 LSU and upset the Tigers 14-6 in the Swamp. We had a feeling that the Hat could be tripped up and the undefeated lizards did just that. It was Muschamp's first win over a ranked team since beating Georgia in 2010, and he did it with a grind it out ground game and super stingy defense. So, are the Gators back for real??

The Bulldogs of Mississippi State added to the misery of Joker Phillips with a 27-14 win in Lexington. The Starkvegas crew outgained Kentucky 427 yards to 228, so we racked up another winning pick.

We missed out on some close ones including Penn State over Northwestern, 39-28. The Wildcats were looking to go 6-0 for the first time since JFK was in office but instead lost its sixth straight to the Nittany Lions.

Ohio State crushed Nebraska 63-38 in Happy Valley. And Buckeye QB Braxton Miller is still learning the offense! We thought the Black Shirts would show up but I guess they missed that memo.

Pleading for another Cam!

In another surprise, the Razorbacks beat Chizik's tigers/war eagles/plainsmen 24-7, snapping a four game losing streak. The Arkansas defense, ranked 116th, forced five turnovers and held Auburn to 40 yards rushing. Maybe Auburn is really worse than we first thought. Ain't looking good for Chizik.

You can't win games lying down.

But the most surprising outcome was the merciless 35-7 beatdown of the #5 Uga pups at the hands (or talons) of the #6 Gamecocks. Before I could pour my second cup of cocoa, Spurrier's squad had hung 21 points on Georgia. And the South Carolina goal line drive stop only punctuated another embarrassing moment on a national television platform for Mark's mutts. The Cocks limited QB Murray to just 11 of 31 passes and a paltry 109 yards. Yes, I lost money on this game but it was almost worth it, especially since I was in South Carolina enjoying the moment with a hundred or so of my closest Gamecock friends.

Dumfounded again, the Jackets deserve better.

Good bye Groh. The Clemson Tigers ran an incredible 93 offensive plays and racked up 601 yards of offense in another embarrassing effort by the GT defense. The Jackets have yielded over 40 points in each of their last three games and rank 90th in overall defense and 89th in scoring defense. This is Tech's worst start since 1994 when it started 1-5 in route to a 1-10 season. Needless to say, George the Cat's sister, Elaine, was off on her BIG PICK of the WEEK.

It was a tough weekend but we look to rebound next Saturday. Look for more updates throughout the week.