Originally Posted by WallyGoat

Houston Nutt is the saving grace of the Ole Miss Rebels. While a little unorthadox in his coaching methods, he is a motivator and a pretty good recruiter. His teams fight when they have to fight. The Rebs will have to fight in 2009, for a chance at the West Crown. Their biggest opponent comes when they face Alabama at Oxford. On the upside, they are at home. On the downside, Alabama won't roll over for the Rebels. The rest of the schedule is favorable. SC will be a handful. LSU is another contender and my guess is that for the first five weeks, amidst all the other games, the Rebs will be studying and gearing up for Alabama. Arkansas will play them hard two weeks later, but won't be victorious. The rest of the time, the Rebs will play the way they need to in order to have a successful season, but the reality is that LSU sits in the back of their minds as the next to last game of the season. Prediction: 10-2 (Bama will win and SC will grab the upset)

The South Carolina Gamecocks are looking at a 4-4 record in the SEC. With UF and UGA atop the hill of the SEC East, the Cocks are faced with steep competition. Let's also not forget about Clemson, an OOC match up, Ole Miss and Bama, SEC West match ups, and the opener against OOC NCST. With two big OOC matchups, SC has to find a way to open and close the season with a big win. Games at UF, UGA, Ole Miss, and Alabama are likely and probable. If SC can manage an upset over one of these four, the they may salvage what looks like an already grim season. Especially with their schedule.
Prediction: 8-4 (They will win their OOC games but suffer losses to the Gators, Dawgs, Rebs, and Tide. The most likely upset would occur against OM)