Well, after a few weeks, I’m standing at 36-10 with my picks for the season, a winning percentage of .782. Not bad. I’ve been better at picking the SEC games (34-5) than the NFL games. But it’s time for yet another installment of my Football Friday picks. I think I’ll start with the SEC games this time:

Last night, Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks gave Auburn a fight. I picked Auburn to win, although I thought they’d run away with it. Auburn’s offensive performance in the 3rd quarter was impressive.

On Saturday, there are a couple of yawners and one potentially good game. Here are the out of conference quick hitters: I have Vandy over non-conf Kent State (the state that’s not a state). Tennessee should whip cross state rival Memphis (although they always play us tough). I even have Kentucky picking up a W against Central Michigan on Saturday.

Now for the conference games: Georgia — after a weak performance against the woeful Colorado Buffaloes — travels to Ole Miss to face a wretched Ole Miss squad. Early on, I thought this one might have some bite to it, but I’ve been really unimpressed with Ole Miss so far. This one could be surprisingly tight, but I’m picking Georgia to walk away victorious.
Mississippi State travels to LSU. The only question here is how many points LSU will score. Tigers in a landslide.
The game of the day looks to be Bama / Florida. I really don’t think it’ll be that close. I know Bama came out last season and absolutely crushed Urban’s Gators, but that’ll only fuel the fire more as the Tide travels to the swamp to play a fast, athletic Florida team. Bama’s running game has looked suspect thus far, and although JP Wilson looks like the real deal, I don’t think Alabama will have the skill players to compete in this one. Expect Meyer to exact some revenge for last year’s debacle. The Gators will prove they’re a national force. Florida wins easily.

The NFL games are a bit harder to handicap. Here goes…

I’ll begin with the Monday Night game: Green Bay at Philly. I love the fact that Favre came back for another year. He knows his team stinks, he knows they have no shot to win squat, yet he’s the ultimate gamer. The dude just loves to play. This isn’t about breaking records; it’s about a love for the game. That said, the Iggles will roll.

Sunday night’s game is shaping up to be a preview of the NFC Championship Game. This is the game I’m most looking forward to this weekend. Seattle and Chicago are looking like the class of the conference and this early season showdown — as crazy as it sounds — may go a long way toward establishing home field for the NFC playoffs. The loss of Shaun Alexander seriously impairs the Seahawks ability to move the ball against the vaunted Bears D. But Seattle’s D is underrated and Rex Grossman — although he’s played well thus far — is far from a proven winner. Playing in Chicago without Alexander makes me want to pick the Bears, but I have a feeling that Seattle is the superior team. I like Matt Hasselbeck to get it done in a close one.