--Alabama will start three freshmen and employ at least five others in the Tide's first venture away from home. Fortunately for 'Bama, it's to Arkansas, which has pulled a couple of wins over substandard foes out of its coonskin hat in the fading minutes. 'Bama should breeze, but their games are often low-scoring, so the Razorbacks could keep you from clicking the remote. How about you? Surely Bobby Petrino hasn't been sandbagging and is laying in wait, right?
--Vanderbilt visits Ole Miss with oodles of incentive. The Commodores, off to their first 3-0 start since 1984, barely missed out on a Top 25 ranking this week. A win likely gets them into the polls, an area generally off-limits to them. For football geeks, the game boils down to the league's sack leader (Vandy) versus its best sack avoider (Ole Miss). I'm shedding my usual objectivity here. Go, Vandy, and get ranked for a change. Any problem with that?
--Mississippi State goes from Auburn's spread offense, which it handled well, to Georgia Tech's whatchamacallit offense, which involves option plays, unorthodox positions and blocking schemes. And lots of Goody's Headache Powder for the coaches scheming against it. Tech is in transition, but Missy State is in a tough spot here. I like Tech, by a wee bit. You?
--South Carolina plays Wofford. South Carolina needs a win. If South Carolina doesn't get a win, its season is headed south, with no likelihood of a U-turn. Can the Gamecocks possibly lose?
