I'm not one to jump on the SEC bandwagon and have been known from time-to-time to call an SEC upset that most definitely never materialized. That said, I don't see Arizona State having a chance today against Georgia. The 'Dawgs are going on the road outside the south for the first time in what seems like forever but here's thinking they'll absolutely stomp ASU.Noted southern college football voice Tony Barnhart thinks UGA's the better team, but in doing so sets up one of those classic win-win defenses just in case they lose.
1. Arizona State will be angry, desperate: My friend Lee Corso always says that nothing makes a football team play harder than the twin feelings of urgency and redemption. For the second straight week Georgia will be facing a team that is a little desperate when the Bulldogs go to Arizona State.
Understand how important this game is to Arizona State and Dennis Erickson's desire to put the Sun Devils back on the national stage. Their fans have been talking about this week's game with Georgia for a long time. The game is one of the hardest sellouts the school has ever had. I talked folks in Phoenix last week who have been there for huge games with Southern Cal, Notre Dame, and Nebraska but have never experienced the buzz that exists for this visit from the Georgia Bulldogs.
That sounds so very like Lou Holtz. Whatever. Georgia in a rout, but God help them if they lose.
