SEC Championship Game Predictions

What a match-up we are going to see. The power running game of Alabama vs. the high scoring fast paced spread offense of Florida. This is possibly the biggest SEC Championship game of all time. This game is much like that of a playoff's semi-final game. The winner cements its place in the national championship game and the loser goes to the Sugar Bowl. This is going to be good. Let's look at the match-ups on both sides of the ball:

Offense:
Two completely different philosophies. Florida likes to spread the ball out and get down the field quick. Alabama likes to line up and hit you in the mouth and eat up the clock. Running game: Florida is ranked 10th in the league in rushing offense, Alabama is ranked 22nd. Both teams are equally good in this department, but I give Florida the advantage because of the speed they have on offense. Passing offense: Florida is ranked 61st here, Alabama is ranked 97th. I give the advantage to Florida here because of Tim Tebow and his amazing ability to find a way to spread out the ball to everyone on the team. Scoring offense: Florida is ranked 3rd, Alabama is ranked 28th. I don't see any advantage here. Florida gets the advantage as far as quickness, Alabama gets the advantage when it comes to time of possession. Overall advantage: I give the Offensive advantage to Florida.

Defense:
The two best defensive teams in the SEC. Both teams are very good on this side of the ball. Rushing Defense: Alabama is ranked 3rd, Florida is ranked 12th. I give Alabama the advantage here. Mt. Cody is a beast. Passing Defense: Florida is ranked 17th, Alabama is ranked 20th. Florida has the numbers but I give the advantage to Alabama. Their cornerbacks and safties know how to make a play on the ball and knock it down. Scoring Defense: Alabama is ranked 3rd, Florida is ranked 4th. I don't really see an advantag here, but I saw first hand last week, it is hard to score on Alabama. Advantage goes to Alabama. Overall: I give the Defensive advantage to Alabama.

Special Teams:
Florida is very good on Special Teams. Punt Returns: Florida is ranked 7th, Alabama is ranked 13th. I give an equal advantage here. Both teams are very good at returning punts. Florida is ranked 58th, Alabama is ranked 106th. I give the advantage to Florida. Turnover Margin: Florida is ranked 1st, Alabama is ranked 21st. I give the advantage to Florida. Watching them, they are very good at forcing turnovers and do not commit very many. Alabama is very good also, Florida just does it more often.

Overall:
This is going to be a very good game that is going to come down to the 4th quarter. I believe it is going to be a pretty high scoring game which plays to Florida's advantage. Both teams can score points, but Florida can score a ton of points. I think Florida's speed will be a huge part of this game. My prediction: Florida-31 Alabama-23

I am excited about this game! Any football fan should be excited! I would not be surprised to see either team win this game. I would not be surprised to see either team break the game open and win big. Whoever wins this game, it is going to be a good game. That's all I have for now...................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!