A lot of tricks & treats in SEC football on Halloween weekend:
No treats for Auburn, Vandy, Florida, Tennessee in getting beat:
GDW Analysis:
Halloween was officially on Friday, but a lot of celebration carried on to Saturday, especially in Southeastern Conference football.
Unfortunately for some, the treats were not in the essence of what they were looking for.
Auburn's offense sputtered to a mediocre Kentucky team under the lights of Pat Dye Field/Jordan Hare Stadium.
Florida let a potential upset in their Outdoor Cocktail Party against Georgia elude them.
Tennessee dressed for the Halloween occasion as it didn't phase Oklahoma to spoil the Volunteers' playoff run.
And Vanderbilt with Superhero Diego Pavia could not come through in the clutch of going down to defeat to Texas. A healthy Arch Manning was a major factor in the Commodores getting no treats at Darrell Royal Stadium.
Then add the battle of Mississippi State finishing off Arkansas to enjoy winning a conference game for the first time this season.
Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas are very much contending to play in the SEC championship and receive a berth through the college football playoff.
Georgia and Ole Miss are now 5 & 1 in the league, Texas is 4 & 1.
Holding their own in being above these three is Alabama and Texas A&M. Both are 5 & 0 and were idle for November 1.
With Oklahoma getting victory in Knoxville, the Sooners are breathing some life for they are 3 & 2. Missouri can't be considered out of contention at 2 & 2 with the next weekend of games waiting to arrive to thrill many fans that adore this conference.
Auburn is now in a corner and sees uncertainty on what the rest of this season is going to be for the Tigers and especially Hugh Freeze.
Auburn plays at Vanderbilt Saturday. Vandy is 3 & 2 and a different team when the Commodores are performing in Nashville. Just ask LSU and Missouri in recent visits and recent failures.
A trap game for Georgia and Texas A&M this week. Georgia goes to Mississippi State and A&M invades Missouri.
Alabama prepares for LSU who is in big time adversity for getting rid of Brian Kelly after the beatdown the Tigers had with Texas A&M and the Governor overly consumed in wanting the Tigers to quit following the process of being a playoff pretender.
Cruise control is the best to analyze Ole Miss. The Rebels are in a non conference game Saturday with the Citadel then finish SEC play at home vs. Florida and on the road Thanksgiving weekend to play Mississippi State.
Answers will be coming after the games for November 8 are completed.
Will it be more settled in for the case of two undefeated in the conference and three right on their heels with no room for error.
Time will surely tell. We just have to wait and see it develop.
Photo of Oklahoma LB R Mason Thomas taking a fumble 71 yards for a TD in the Sooners' 33 to 27 victory at Tennessee November 1.
Photo courtesy of Oklahoma football.
