Friends of the Program

Shreveport/Bossier…where even the beauty queens are stealing and doing drugs

There are very few things more disheartening among SEC fans than the prospects of spending the bowl season at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana .  But a mediocre season and an 8th place finish in the toughest conference in the land will get you some nice parting gifts and an all expenses paid trip to the Port City.  Teams and fans alike are sure to enjoy the oppressive heat, street violence, and…hey look, casinos!  Every week FOTP will be taking a look at which SEC teams have the best chance of going bowling in  East Texas the third most glamorous city in the Bayou State.

1.  Auburn.  Your team is 4-3, you are calling for your coaches head and even trying to kill him off , you’ve got 3 tough road games ahead in Morgantown, Oxford, and Tuscaloosa and only one more ”mark it down as a win” home contest this year.  A continued slide is more probable than a spirited rally at this point.  Oh and one more thing…all of you Auburn fans that read this little site here who were cat calling my 7-5 Auburn prediction at the beginning of the year can commence to apologizin’.  We are dead wrong on most occasions, but not that time.

2.  Tennessee.  Its gotten so desperate in Knoxville that John Chavis may in fact resort to cross dressing.  But take heart Vol fans, a 4 or 5 win run to end the season is not completely out of the question as crazy as that may sound.  A beat up Bama and a cushy Wyoming at home and then three games that are conceivably toss ups at this point with South Carolina, Vandy, and Kentucky.

3.  Kentucky.  Already to 6 wins this early in the season does not bode well for a trip to the spacious and manure laced fair grounds of Shreveport.  Only a monumental collapse could turn the tide…wait, whats that St. Louis Rams fans?  You’re right, it is Rich Brooks we are talking about here.

4.  Ole Miss.  Its serious time for the Rebels to put on the rally caps here.  As crazy as it sounds, this team could very well be undefeated if not for a raging case of turnovers all season.  Nothing but winable games left on the schedule…Auburn, ULM, and State at home, LSU on the road in an always competitive game, and of course the return of one Houston Dale Nutt to Northwest Arkansas this weekend.

5.  Arkansas.  If they dont crap the bed against Kentucky last weekend then they are a viable contender.  Run the Springdale debacle gauntlet the next two weeks against Houston Nutt’s Rebels and Gus Malzahn Golden Showers Hurricanes and they are right back in this thing.  Now if only your quarterback’s fiance’ would cool out.