It won’t surprise me if we perform better than expected in a losing effort because that’s been our MO for decades. Lose a close game against an inferior opponent, instill some hope in the fan base, then fall flat against Kentucky or something. However, our offense has not cracked 17 points since before the Clemson game last year. I simply don’t see any way of snapping out of the funk. Particularly on the road against a team that has more or less owned us for the last six years or so.
This game will go one of two ways. Either we win by any margin and get a little bit of a reset for the season. Or we lose, getting blown out, and the wheels come completely off. My prediction is the latter. I would expect something along the lines of 38-10.
We just got boatraced at home by Vanderbilt, who admittedly is not a traditional Vanderbilt team, but they are also not a playoff team. I don’t see how we can keep this one close.