re: early lines for sec bowl games..only 2 not favored....

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I don't get that. Cocks going against a Big 10 team will keep them motivated enough.

Cocks win.

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Oh, I agree completely. But I was simply explaining what the oddsmakers are seeing. They are seeing a team that, at least earlier in the year, showed some serious deficiencies against the run. A team that may be bored with Florida bowl games. A team with some possible distractions hovering around them. A team with a coach who does not own a great overall bowl record in his career.

Versus a team who is probably the most smash-mouthed team in the B1G.

SCAR underachieved this year by losing to UGA in Athens and UT in Knoxville. There is a reason for those two losses and the oddsmakers are well aware of those reasons.

But I think SCAR will be fine in Orlando. They have a lot to play for ... most importantly, the chance to become one of the few teams in college football history to win 11 games three consecutive seasons.