Saturday- LSU v. USC

It's gameday in Columbia, and fall is officially here. It's 63 at high noon, and is supposed to be in the high 40's tonight for game time. Looking forward to an exciting game to say the least. More on that later.


I'm watching Georgia Tech v. Clemson right now, and Clemson, Willy Korn and all, looks sickly. Cullen Harper is switching in and they both look bad. I dare say Clemson's offensive line is about as bad as USC's on some plays. Georgia Tech has a great D-Line though, so that also may play a factor. Tech so far has just been smashing them. But there's a lot of game left with three quarters to play.

Rays host the Sox tonight. Beckett goes for the Sox against Big Game James. Personally, I thought this would be where the series would end all along, as Beckett plays much more favorably into the Rays aggressive approach at the plate. He challenges hitters and the Rays are a great fastball hitting team. I'd be cautious if I was Varitek calling pitches if Beckett gets behind in the count tonight. Longoria and Upton will feast on fastballs low in the zone.

For the LSU USC game:

Steven Garcia gets the start tonight, Mike Davis at tailback, and LEMUEL JEAN PIERRE AT LEFT GUARD. The first two I'm fine with, but Jean Pierre? Arguably the worst offensive lineman I've witnessed this year in college football. Against LSU's D-Line no less. If he has multiple false start calls tonight (usually the case) I'd not hesitate to yank him for life.

My keys for the game for USC:

1. Execute on third down. When USC has played well, against Ole Miss and second half of UK, they've executed on third down. That means playing smart, sound football, knowing where to go, and not making mistakes or costly penalties.

2. Control the line of scrimmage on offense and defense. LSU has a great line on both sides of the ball, I think USC needs to control the line of scrimmage on at least one side of the ball to have a good shot at winning. The USC D is great, and I think it will be a defensive struggle for the most part of the game, with the team committing less turnovers emerging the winner.



Quickly:

-There's got to be something more than just living for each Friday night to drink away.