The Oracle has seen some leadership mismatches in his time…Julius Caesar vs. the Gauls, George Washington vs. Lord Charles Cornwallis, Apollo Creed vs. The Big Russian Who Hung Around With Flavor Flav’s Amazon Girlfriend…but he has seen fewer fights more lopsided than a coaching match between Steve Spurrier and Sly Croom.  If this were a boxing match, there would only be one result…the need for paramedics.

Fortunately for the Lesser Bulldogs, this game is not always dependent on coaching prowess, and they have a defense that might keep them in the game against a struggling Gamecock offense.  However, we’re sure that at some point they will realize, "We are Mississippi State, and we have won two games in a row," and take steps to remedy this strange situation through, most likely, brilliant QB play from whichever male MSU student that was selected to lead the Bulldog offense through the regular, "Golden Flake Pork Rinds ‘Top Dawg’ Quarterback Fantasy Sweepstakes."  Yes, friends, the Oracle foresees that the MSU QB conundrum will grow so dire that Bulldog fans will be longing for the days of…no, I dare not say it.

THE ORACLE SAYS:  South Carolina 23, Croom’s Red Cross 9