SEC Week 10 Review

Alabama and LSU both had the week off to prepare for their big game next week, so it wasn't a huge weekend for the nation's "best" conference.

The big game was the huge rivalry between Florida and Georgia. Although the game didn't carry as much meaning in the SEC East race as usual, the teams still managed to give us an exciting game, that was dictated by a lot of chippy play. There were personal fouls being called left and right. I guess that was the kind of thing I would expect from two schools that don't only hate each other, but are also going through tough seasons where injuries have caused them not to live up to expectations. It was a great game as Georgia pulled out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter before letting the Gators come back and bring it to 23-20. that is as close as Florida would get as Todd Gurley was able to run all over Florida and secure the Bulldog victory.

Missouri came back from their loss to South Carolina with a fire in their eyes, as they destroyed Tennessee 31-3. they pulled away early, taking a 24-3 lead into halftime, and didn't look back. Missouri is looking like they are still the team to beat in the SEC East despite the fact that they had a tough loss a week ago. In order for the Tigers to get to the SEC championship, though, they will need to beat their rival Texas A&M. Tennessee, meanwhile, falls to 4-5 (1-4) with the loss.They have now played a ranked opponent four games in a row, only winning one of them, when they best South Carolina 23-21 on a last second field goal. The Volunteers winnable games left after their next one with Auburn, as they end the year against Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

South Carolina, Auburn, and Texas A&M all captured big wins against lesser opponents this week. South Carolina beat Mississippi State 34-16. If the Gamecocks want to get to the SEC championship, they will need to continue winning, while also hoping for a Missouri loss. Auburn beat Arkansas 35-17, showing that the deserve to be number 2 in the west right behind Alabama. They still have to face the tide though, and they also already lost to LSU earlier in the season. Johnny Manziel had another great performance, throwing for 273 yards and 4 TD's while also 67 yards and two more scores. A&M did win by a commanding score of 57-7, but they did it against UTEP, who has just one win all year.