JessN: SEC Preview and Predictions, Week 1

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SEC Preview and Predictions, Week 1
by Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief

Last Year’s Record: 94-18 (83.9%)

The Predictions Dept. heads into Week 1 of the 2024 season coming off one of its best years previewing and picking games. Now the SEC throws a wrench into things, adding Texas and Oklahoma and eliminating divisions, giving us new challenges as we attempt to put another solid season of picks on the books.

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Last Year’s Record: 94-18 (83.9%) The Predictions Dept. heads into Week 1 of the 2024 season coming off one of its best years previewing and picking games. Now the SEC throws a wrench into th…

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Week 01 Info: Western Kentucky @ Alabama (ESPN @ 6pm CT )

• Week 01 Games on TV (8/31 - 9/2/2024)
• TideFans.com Gameday Guide
• WKU @ Bama Game Threads: Gameweek | Pre | Game
• RADIO | TV: Listen | Watch
• JessN WKU week previews:
  • WKU @ Alabama Game Preview: DeBoer's First Game May Be a Bore
  • Commentary: What I'm Looking For in DeBoer's Debut
  • Projected Depth Chart for Alabama vs. Western Kentucky
  • SEC Preview and Predictions, Week 1
• JessN's 2024 Season Previews:
  
  • 2024 Fall Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide
  • 2024 SEC Previews - Tier I
  • 2024 SEC Previews - Tier II
  • 2024 SEC Previews - Tier III
  • 2024 SEC Preview - Tier IV
  • Rating The Units: A New Era in the SEC
  • Changes regarding preview 2024 preview articles
• Game Notes: WKU | Alabama
• Weekly Bama News: 8/26/2024 Thru 9/1/2024
• Pick the score: Pick The Score: Alabama vs Western Kentucky
• All time series record (1896-2022):
  • Bama 3-0
  • Streak: Bama 3 straight wins
  • All games have been played in Tuscaloosa.
• Pick'em Weeks: | 1 |

 

[Windsortide]

Florida needs to win that game!
LSU I won’t be surprised to see them lose. I have questions about the QB and the running game. Have they fixed their defense?

 

[Bazza]

Florida needs to win that game!

 

[Windsortide]

Hilarious 😆

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

A&M will beat ND. (Because if there's a team I detest more than ND, I cannot think of it.)

 

[FaninLA]

A&M will beat ND. (Because if there's a team I detest more than ND, I cannot think of it.)

Tennessee?

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

Nope. I LOVE the Vols compared to ND.

 

[CoolBreeze]

Looks about right Jess, all of it as far as I can see. Florida might take out Miami though, at least, I hope so. One coach has a way hotter seat than the other. Dabo? He either covers like you indicate or gets blown out. LSU should destroy USC but they won't. That domer game man, just seems ND has the more stable program at the moment. All around good stuff Boss!

 

[The Ols]

A&M will beat ND. (Because if there's a team I detest more than ND, I cannot think of it.)

Auburn…Tennessee…

 

[Bazza]

 

[JessN]

I'm glad I don't bet, because I would have laid big bucks on Vanderbilt to get no closer than 30 to VaTech.

Doing OK on the picks overall, though. Saw that USC-ODU pig-wallerin' coming a mile off.

 

[AUDub]

You had a pretty good bead on aTm and USCe.

aTm having basically 0 vertical passing attack mean this is probably gonna be a rough season for them.

 

[JDCrimson]

Any chance we could get a one-time re-rank of season outcomes based on what we saw in the first games?

 

[AUDub]

Any chance we could get a one-time re-rank of season outcomes based on what we saw in the first games?

It’s hard to read too much into the teams that had rent-a-wins.

Early thoughts on us are that our new receivers are as good as advertised, but at the same time Alabama A&M isn’t that much more difficult than playing air. We still have no idea how well our O line is going to gel either outside of the center position where we have a likely all-American. Defense made plays but again, against a team that could not block them.