Kentucky impresses the most in Week 4
Did you hear the one about an unbeaten Kentucky? No, this isn’t a joke. First the Wildcats go to The Swamp and win for the first time in 31 years against the Gators, and then they taken on ranked Mississippi State and beat them too.
A lot of people will drone on about Alabama’s impressive victory over Texas A&M, but the simple question is this: When are they NOT impressive?
- Kentucky: The victory over Mississippi State was fantastic. They ruined Mississippi State’s offensive all night long, and then put the game on Benny Snell’s back, who came away with four touchdowns. Kentucky is good, folks.
- Alabama: It was close against Texas A&M until the Crimson Tide pressed their foot on the accelerator and were blown away. Nick Saban’s got the best offense he’s had in some years, and that’s saying something.
- Florida: In front of a rocking atmosphere in Knoxville…. The Gators went and crushed Tennessee, dropping over 40 points and ensuring that Jeremy Pruitt was not going to have his first SEC victory on the 20th anniversary of UT’s 1998 National Championship (Tee Martin avoided the place because he was busy with USC).
- Texas A&M: Battled with Alabama, and it looked good right until the Crimson Tide rolled off 10 straight points. Still, there seems to be a lot of goodwill towards the Aggies, who are going to be a thorn in Auburn and LSU’s sides. This could be the second-best team in the SEC West.
- South Carolina: Carolina didn’t do a lot of things in a game that many thought they’d lose after Vanderbilt’s stirring loss at Notre Dame. Jake Bentley had 261 yards passing, Rico Dawdle had 112 yards rushing, and Carolina motored to victory.
- Arkansas: Regardless of the scoreline, the Razorbacks outplayed Auburn in Jordan-Hare. This team end up being ‘beaten’ in the SEC this year, but Chad Morris’ team at least showed a little bit of promise.
- Missouri: Again, this was a lot closer than the scoreline suggested. Not only should a field goal been given, but a Drew Lock throw hit a receiver’s helmet and became a TD. So why did they impress me with the loss? Because I thought having the Tigers down to lose by 30 was a little generous.
- Georgia: Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good, and Kirby Smart’s team wasn’t good. This game was a lot closer than the scoreline suggested. They’ll cruise the SEC East, but we’ve got our concerns against Auburn and LSU if they continue to sleepwalk like this.
- Auburn: Jarred Stidham threw for 134 yards on one of college football’s worst defenses. The rushing group had 91. If special teams hadn’t played well, how bad would this night have been?
- LSU: The Tigers were only 24-21 up in the fourth quarter against Louisiana Tech. That’s how bad the Tigers were. Ed Orgeron wasn’t happy – even after the 38-21 victory. Nor would any LSU fan be. LSU sleepwalked, and it nearly cost them.
- Vanderbilt: Remember when we thought Vanderbilt was ‘back’ after a scrappy loss to Notre Dame? Well, not anymore. Derek Mason’s still got a long way to go.
- Mississippi State: Showed no invention in the least against Kentucky’s defense. Joe Moorhead’s philosphy of ‘run it at them’ didn’t work, and yet he tried it over and over again.
- Ole Miss: No great points for beating Kent State. And the game was tied until the lightning came along.
- Tennessee: Oh, dear Lord….