{"id":276868,"date":"2025-10-04T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276868\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:06:09","slug":"gameday-college-football-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276868\/","title":{"rendered":"GameDay: College Football Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Take some time off, they said. It\u2019ll be fun, they said. They didn\u2019t say it would involve a Saturday without Mizzou Football! Grrr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jokes aside, this is a needed break for the people who attend games in Columbia. Whether as a participant or observer. Five games in a row is a lot. So take this weekend and enjoy your early October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There are good games on today, and few sporst satisfy the itch when you don\u2019t have a rooting interest quite like College Football. The most intriguing game today for me, and probably a lot of Mizzou fans, is the Alabama versus Vanderbilt contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If you forgot, last year Vanderbilt beat Alabama for the first time since 1984. Since 1960, Vanderbilt has only beaten the Tide three times. 1969, 1984, and last year. So this matchup has been one sided, and for decades Vanderbilt was barely competitive. So much so that they hired Woody Widenhofer despite knowing how bad he was at Missouri, and things went about how you\u2019d expect them to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">James Franklin was considered a mastermind for winning 9 games in back to back seasons. Winning 9 games at Vandy? Forget it. 8 wins was a miracle, and that was something that has happened only 3 times since the end of World War 2 (now 5 times if you include Franklins\u2019 two years). But since Franklin left it was a return to normalcy for the \u2018Dores. Then in 2021 they hired Clark Lea, and while it took some time (and some commitment) he got things going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The difference though, is Alabama sleep-walked through the contest last year. Alabama was #1 in the country having just come off an emotional win over Georgia (hey that happened this year too). I\u2019m sure Alabama figured they would do what they always did to Vanderbilt. Now the game is circled. If Vandy beats Alabama again, that changes a WHOLE LOT of narratives around college football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Missouri plays Alabama next also, and Vanderbilt later this year. It might be better for Mizzou to have Alabama fresh off back to back big wins, they might be easier to clip that way. Either way, the Tide versus \u2018Dores should be a fun game.<\/p>\n<p>College Football Games to Watch: Week 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">RockMNation has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though RockMNation may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. Odds\/lines subject to change. T&amp;Cs apply. See <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/football\/87637?wpcid=163239&amp;wpcn=howtowatchcontent&amp;wpscn=CFB&amp;wpsrc=Vox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>draftkings.com\/sportsbook<\/strong><\/a> for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Take some time off, they said. It\u2019ll be fun, they said. 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