[Cactus Jack]

Not excited about this one. Expect Mississippi State to be favored, and if they aren't, I'll be surprised if it's anything other than Kentucky by a narrow margin.

Like the Georgia game, I wasn't excited about this one and nothing that's happened since has really changed my mind. The difference is that I thought Georgia would play us close and Mississippi State would beat us.

The good news is that I think Kentucky actually matches up much better with Texas A&M than either UGA or MSU, so even if it's a long night in Starkville, I think we get back on track quickly with the Aggies and Vanderbilt in two of the next three. Really don't have anything to lose in the game with Alabama (who we also match up well with). Should be fine short of a complete blowout at Tennessee as well.

As the year wears on, seeding and who we match up with in the tournament will probably be a really big deal for this team, and those are the next five that carry us into a home game against Arkansas.


Maybe we get dealt the league royalty card and this one is called extremely tight, but I think it's more likely that we see that dealt much later in the year (at home against Tennessee or Auburn would be nice).