It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The sound of pads and helmets hitting each other, the smell of fresh cut grass, listening to Mr. Frank, Ben, Marv, and Wes with the high school football game highlights on Friday nights….it all means one thing. Football season is back! And with football season being back means one thing, a new post series for the sports section.
Weekly predictions.
The predictions will be the top 10 games each week, marquee games, and our favorite team’s games, if they’re not in the top 10. This first week will be a little different because we’ll also be including the conference championships, final four, and national championship predictions.
A little about each person taking part in the predictions.
Molly: Editor in Chief of Southern Bon Vivant. Lifelong Georgia fan & now Mercer Bear.
Katie: Sports Editor of SBV. Bleeds red and black with a hint of burnt orange now.
Garret: Sports Writer at SBV. Diehard Mercer Bear and Gator Lover.
Daniel: Sports Editor at The Telegraph. Host of The Morning Show on 1680. Clemson Tiger.
The games we’re picking this week are:
#2 TCU @ MinnesotaFriday Sept 4
#5 Michigan State @ Western Michigan
#4 Baylor @ SMU
Louisiana-Monroe @ #9 Georgia
Louisville @ #6 Auburn
Eastern Washington @ #7 Oregon
#20 Wisconsin @ #3 Alabama *being played in Dallas at AT&T Stadium*
Texas State @ #10 FSU
Arkansas State @ #8 USCMonday Sept 7
#1 Ohio St @ Va Tech
Mercer @ Austin Peay
New Mexico St @ UF
Texas @ Notre Dame
We’ll also be picking who we think will be in each conference championship game and who will win (except for the Big 12 since they don’t play a championship). We’ll also be picking who we think will be in the Final Four and who will win it all.
Garret’s Picks
#5 Michigan State @ Western Michigan
#4 Baylor @ SMU
Louisville @ #6 Auburn
Eastern Washington @ #7 Oregon
#20 Wisconsin @ #3 Alabama
Texas State @ #10 FSU
Arkansas State @ #8 USC
#1 Ohio St @ Va Tech
New Mexico St @ UF
Texas @ Notre Dame
Wofford @ Clemson
Conference Winners
ACC – Virginia Tech vs Clemson, Clemson wins it.
Big 10 – Ohio State vs Wisconsin, Ohio State wins it.
Big 12* – TCU.
SEC – Tennessee vs Auburn, Auburn wins it.
Pac-12 – Oregon vs Arizona State, Oregon wins it.
Final Four
National Champion
#5 Michigan State @ Western Michigan
#4 Baylor @ SMU
Louisville @ #6 Auburn
Eastern Washington @ #7 Oregon
#20 Wisconsin @ #3 Alabama
Texas State @ #10 FSU
Arkansas State @ #8 USC
#1 Ohio St @ Va Tech
New Mexico St @ UF
Texas @ Notre Dame
Wofford @ Clemson
Conference Winners
ACC – Georgia Tech vs Clemson, Clemson wins it.
Big 10 – Ohio State vs Wisconsin, Ohio State wins it.
Big 12* – TCU.
SEC – Alabama v Mizzou, Alabama wins it.
Pac-12 – Oregon vs Arizona State, Arizona State wins it.
Final Four
National Champion
#5 Michigan State @ Western Michigan
#4 Baylor @ SMU
Louisville @ #6 Auburn
Eastern Washington @ #7 Oregon
#20 Wisconsin @ #3 Alabama
Texas State @ #10 FSU
Arkansas State @ #8 USC
#1 Ohio St @ Va Tech
New Mexico St @ UF
Texas @ Notre Dame
Wofford @ Clemson
Conference Winners
ACC – Virginia Tech vs FSU, FSU wins it.
Big 10 – Ohio State vs Wisconsin, Ohio State wins it.
Big 12* – Baylor
SEC – LSU v Georgia, Georgia wins it.
Pac-12 – Oregon vs Arizona State, Oregon wins it.
Final Four
National Champion
GO DAWGS AND HOOK EM!
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