Dawgs are two games up on the world for third in SEC

Meanwhile, in Lexington
By Jhartenfeld (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

After we get the road win at South Carolina, the conference went crazy. LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Missouri lost. Texas A&M, Vandy, and Arkansas won. That means seven teams are tied for fourth at 7-7. With four games to play, Georgia has a two game lead on those seven teams. Without getting into tie breakers, we are in fairly good shape.

In a day when the home teams struggled in conference, South Carolina did their part against Georgia's defense in the second half (as an aside, this defense has been the on thing that has been consistent about Mark Fox's teams). Give Kenny Gaines credit for his 27 points and the Dawgs credit for putting together a 16-1 run at the start of the second half, too.

In Oxford, Marshall Henderson scored 22 first half points against Florida. He scored zero in the second half as Florida pulled out the win. Texas A&M needed overtime, and a gift missed free throw at the end of regulation, to beat Tennessee. Alabama took down Missouri in Tuscaloosa. Vandy and Arkansas managed to not lose to the dregs of the conference on the road.

So the Dawgs have wins over LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Arkansas. We have losses against Tennessee and Vandy. We still have games against Missouri at home, Arkansas on the road, and LSU on the road to end the season.

We can still finish as high as second (very unlikely) and as low as 10th. After this season, exactly zero of the scenarios would shock me.
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