Brett McMurphy / Action Network Projected Favorites

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12 Games:

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Louisville

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The obvious one is Bama, but I'm struggling to find the other 2.

Texas A&M?
Florida State?

I'm not seeing it.

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Ole Miss baw.

Lol, LSU will be favored after we smoke FSU

I like being underrated. This team is gonna be way better than last years team.

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Lol, LSU will be favored after we smoke FSU

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The problem with the preseason right there. Every game is predicted, called, as if it happens in a vacuum. Not taking into account events that may happen that may alter the course of a season.

Very good chance you're right here, but analysts don't make their predictions that way. They pick each game as if it were game one of the season. Thus, you get questionable calls like this.

Ole Miss at 10?

Let's take a look at that schedule.

First 3 - Mercer, Tulane, & Georgia Tech. Wow guys, really brave OOC scheduling there. Pathetic. Ok, so that's 3.

@ Alabama - nope

vs. LSU - maybe going into the season, but you will not be favored by the time game week gets here. Even though you're guaranteed to start 3-1.

vs. Arkansas - ok, so you're at home. It won't be a big spread either way, so maybe you're favored since it's a home game. There's 4.

@ Auburn - Interesting. Auburn's down, but this is a road game. I doubt you'll be favored by game week.

vs. Vandy - There's 5.

vs. A&M - nope

@ Georgia - nope

vs. ULM - wow again on the OOC. How embarrassing. There's 6.

@ State - again on the road, so doubtful you're favored unless their new coach is just horrible.

So I count 6. I think you'll be closer to 6 than 10 once the game weeks actually roll around.

So, even with Vandy as your permanent East matchup, you still felt the need to schedule Mercer, Tulane, ULM, and Georgia Tech to try to inflate your record? 5 gimmes. That's pretty sad. This is why I advocate for 9 SEC games. No SEC school should be able to do this.

And yes, ours is sad this year too. I hate it. Another reason I advocate for 9 games. I don't want to watch us play so many garbage teams in a season.

Didn't Tulane beat Southern Cal last year in the bowl

He must be a full blown tard

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The obvious one is Bama, but I'm struggling to find the other 2.

Guessing he has them as underdogs against Ole Miss given their 10 total.

Texas A&M?
Florida State?

I'm just not seeing it.

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Yes. On paper, FSU, Bama and A&M would be the three teams most likely to beat LSU. That’s not to say anyone else on our schedule can’t beat us, but that’s probably what he’s projecting.

Tulane is projected as an 11-win team...not sure how you consider that a Gimme for Ole Miss. Game is in New Orleans too.