Alabama Is Off This Week, So Saturday’s Big Game is Florida vs. Georgia

Sources say Alabama’s Terrence Cody, 6-foot-5 and a biscuit short of 400 pounds, will dress up as Mt. Rushmore this Halloween…

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by Dan Rutledge

Which SEC football teams will get treats and which will be tricked this Halloween?

That’s the spooky question for Week 9 of the 2009 football season with four league contests, plus two out-of-conference games, on the lineup. There could be some surprise answers to the query. Favorites should be on the lookout. Somehow, upsets seem appropriate to the weekend theme.

The biggie of the week has to be the Biggest Outdoor Cocktail Party in the World, as the annual neutral-site battle between Florida (7-0, 5-0) and Georgia (Line: Florida by 16) was called before it became politically-incorrect to talk out loud about the partying that went on before, during and after the game. Nowadays, I hear they even try to confiscate your flask. In the old days, you didn’t need a flask in a hidden pocket. Anyway, the partying will go before the game with some tail-gaters arriving Friday night.

The rowdiness in the stands will be matched by the action on the field this year. Although it is riding the nation’s longest winning streak at 17 games and is ranked No. 1 in the land, Florida’s offense has been noticeably stuttering in the past few weeks. And Georgia (4-3, 3-2) has been under-performing. The Bulldogs have been pointing toward this game all season. When players arrived for fall practice, they could not fail to notice the pictures of Florida head coach Urban Meyer calling timeout that hang all over the Georgia practice facility. Players got to see it, whether they wanted to or not, as they were changing uniforms, lifting weights, etc.

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The best chance for viewing fall foliage color changes in Middle Alabamaland should come Sunday through Tuesday, as the color appears to be peaking now.

Friday‘s forecast calls for a patchy drizzle early in the morning with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon…then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Friday night‘s forecast calls for cooler temperatures with a chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Temperatures will be cooler on Saturday with rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms likely in the morning…then partly cloudy with chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Saturday night will be even colder, with partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening then becoming light.

Sunday will begin partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday night will be clear with lows in the lower 40s.

Monday looks sunny with highs in the upper 60s.

Monday night will be clear with lows in the mid 40s.

Tuesday will be sunny with highs in the upper 60s.

Tuesday night will be clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy in the early morning hours. Lows in the mid 40s.