Less than three hours away this will be our last chance to one up Mel Kiper and Todd Mcshay. We will alternate picks with FishFace leading with St. Louis. So here we go:

1.St. Louis Rams–Sam Bradford QB

The Y:The Rams to start over and Bradford is worth the shot.

2.Detriot Lions–Russell Okung OT

The Y:The Lions need most to protect last years number one.  I Truly feel this is where Cleveland could move up to snatch McCoy.

3.Tampa Bay Buccaneers–Ndamukong  Suh DT

The Y:He’s just a beast and the Bucs truly need that spark from the Defensive line.

4.Washington Redskins–Trent Williams OT

The Y:With the age revolution going on in Washington’s backfield, not, it is Washington first way of welcoming McNabb.

5.Kansas City Chiefs–Eric Berry S

The Y:Romeo wins and gets his defensive leader right away.  Chiefs secondary definitely needed this pick.

6.Seattle Seahawks–Gerald McCoy DT

The Y:He fell to them and despite the O-Line need, this type of player seems will help Carroll better in his first year.

7.Cleveland Browns–Earl Thomas S

The Y:Cleveland has so many needs, they start with a young ball hawk on defense.

8.Oakland Raiders–Dez Bryant WR

The Y:Oakland does have needs on O-Line, but we are talking about Al Davis.  Bryant is this years #1 receiver giving Russell one more offensive tool.  Side Note:  If Al can trade this pick for Ben Rapelessburger he better, period.

9.Buffalo Bills–Jimmy Clausen QB

The Y:Trent Edwards days are done, with new regime they get their signal caller of the future, tackle will come next.

10.Jacksonville Jaguars–Jason Paul-Pierre DE

The Y:The Jags need to improve their pass rush right away.  This freakish kid is their next project.

11.Denver Broncos–Rolando McClain LB

The Y:Gives Denver’s defense that “Die Hard” mentality.

12.Miami Dolphins–Sergio Kindle LB

The Y:Maybe this year’s best hybrid player and Parcell’s needs better linebacker play.

13.San Fransisco 49ers–Kyle Wilson CB

The Y:Singletary sees more in Wilson than Joe Haden, the first true surprise in this years draft.

14.Seattle Seahawks–Brian Bulaga OT

The Y:Even with Spiller on the board, Bulaga versatility fills more needs right away, Joe Haden could also be the pick here.

15.New York Giants–Derrick Morgan DE

The Y:The Giants Defensive front needs the influx of youth, the top 2 LB gone, the Giants chose to still upgrade their defense.

16.Tennesse Titans–Brandon Graham LB

The Y:Jerry Hughes, Brian Price, and even Carlos Dunlap could all go here, Graham will get to the QB better.

17.San Francisco 49ers–C.J. Spiller RB

The Y:Defensive and Offensive line help will have to wait.  Spiller’s big play ability reminds San Fran of Roger Craig.

18.Pittsburgh Steelers–Joe Haden CB

The Y:Instant starter and gift at 18 for the Steelers.  Colt McCoy is now in there picture as well with Big Ben being Big Ben.

19.Atlanta Falcons–Mike Iupati OG

The Y:The Falcons choose Iupati over Pouncey trying to help solidify their O-Line.

20.Houston Texans–Patrick Robinson CB

The Y:Secondary is biggest need, ever bigger than finding a back to pair with Steve Slaton.

21.Cincinnati Bengals–Jermaine Gresham TE

The Y:Carson here’s your gift, you now have multiple tools at every position, it’s up to you.  Taylor Mays will also get a good long look.

22.New England Patriots–Jared Odrick DT

The Y:Demaryius Thomas will be a though, even Jerry Hughes as well, but Bill will take the more NFL ready talent.

23.Green Bay Packers–Taylor Mays S

The Y:Even with the need on the Offensive side, the hard hitting Mays is a dream to the aging secondary.

24.Philadelphia Eagles–Maurkice Pouncey C

The Y:No better time then the start of Kolb being #1.  Battery Complete.

25.Baltimore Ravens–Carlos Dunlap DE

The Y:The Ravens pass on the DT and look for Suggs to be a mentor here.  Sean Weatherspoon or even a corner are also possible.

26.Arizona Cardinals–Jerry Hughes LB

The Y:  Needs on Defensive front is high but the loss of Dansby and the need for his replacement rules.
27.Dallas Cowboys–Golden Tate WR

The Y:Dallas passes on the line and secondary help.  Tony Romo is given another present.

28.San Deigo Chargers–Brian Price DT

The Y:Even with Williams still there they feel the in state transition makes this pick that much easier.

29.New York Jets–Dan Williams DT

The Y:Ryan has no questions with Williams still on the board.  Even watch out for Devin McCourty.

30.Minnesota Vikings–Devin McCourty CB

The Y:The Viking need secondary help first.  They are so close.  Terrance Cody and Colt McCoy would be smart as well.

31.Indiannapolis Colts–Dan Lefevour QB

The Y:I know I’m over reaching but it is to make my point that I feel he is the best QB in this draft and will be solid at least in the NFL.

32.New Orleans Saints–Sean Weatherspoon LB

The Y:Helps replace Fujiti and is probably biggest need.  Terrence Cody could help as well.

I don’t like Tennessee. Lane Kiffin makes me want to punch things. I don’t like Alabama or Nick Saban. South Carolina fans take obnoxious to a whole other level (and keep in mind, this is coming from a girl who lives to scream, “Ain’t nothin’ finer in the land than a drunk, obnoxious Georgia fan!” every gameday), and don’t get me started on Steve Spurrier. I don’t like LSU or Auburn either. I HATE Florida. (God, I hate, hate, HATE Florida). And I’m pretty certain Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow combine to form the devil reincarnate.

But Tech fans? They exist in a realm of fair weather and disloyal and classless that I can’t comprehend.

You want to talk trash about our football team this year? Fine. We suck. I know it. You know it. God knows ESPN knows it. So go ahead. Talk trash. I can handle that.

You want to claim we Georgia grads are stupid and will work for you someday? It’s not true (Check my grades and test scores. I dare you. Ten bucks says they’re better than yours.), but fine. Entertain your small minds.

But to go after Uga VII days after he passed away? Classless and cruel.

Yes, Uga is a mascot. But he walks football sidelines 12-14 times a year. He makes a handful of other appearances as well. But every day, whether the jersey is on or not, he is a family pet, and to mock – or worse, celebrate, as this drawing indicates – the death of a family pet is heartless and pathetic.

After news broke of Uga’s passing, I read or heard sincere condolences from fans of every SEC school and many from outside the SEC. Andy Staples, a former Florida walk-on, wrote one of the most poignant columns I’ve ever read on the subject.

Tech, on the other hand, produced this.

You may kick our ass tomorrow. You may continue your brief, cicada-like, nonsensical jabbering for the next year. (Found the quote of the year last week on Bleacher Report: “Tech fans are like cicadas. They come out every 17 years, make a lot of noise and then die.”)

But, at the end of the day, I am a part of a school, a fanbase, a Bulldog Nation that sells out its stadium every week, wears dresses and polos to every game, celebrates its alcohol consumption and would never, ever cheer the loss of a pet, much less create or distribute such a callous image.

And you know what? Regardless of Saturday’s score, that’s good enough for me.

Then, the same Georgia-LSU crew officiated the Florida-Arkansas game last Saturday and made such deplorable calls that I am running out of adjectives for just how bad the state of SEC officiating has gotten.

The truth is, I didn’t watch the Florida-Arkansas game. I was assisting with my best friend’s mother’s wedding, and for the first time since I was 11 (my dad and I talked about it….11 is the most recent year we can come up with) I did not watch a single football play on a fall Saturday. But I saw the clips — and not just of the questionable defensive pass interference or the obvious, uncalled offensive pass interference or the ridiculous (not a strong enough word, I know, but again, running out of adjectives here…) personal foul for a clean block. Florida scores, and Tebow pumps his fist and jumps around and yells and gestures (a hell of a lot more than A.J. Green), and that’s fine. Part of the game. But Green runs to his teammates, and that’s a foul?! This Arkansas lineman lays a clean hit on a Florida guy 20 yards away from the play, and that’s a foul?!

This has to be a joke.

As tempting as it is to buy into, I don’t think the SEC bigwigs are conspiring to set up undefeateds. (LSU and Florida in Baton Rouge the week after Georgia-LSU. Alabama and Florida in the SEC Championship.) Undefeated or not, the SEC has three of the very best teams in football and is without a doubt the strongest football conference, and the quality of league play (and the league’s recent TV deals) ensures that the SEC is making its billions regardless. However, as countless articles and blogs have pointed out, the mere perception of a conspiracy damages the league’s credibility, and boy, do a lot of people perceive that.

Hence, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive decided that this time, there should be a “public hanging,” and suspended Marc Curles — the ref responsible for the [okay, I’m officially out, insert your favorite substitution for “really, really bad” here] personal foul call against Arkansas — and the rest of his crew until Nov. 14.

“A series of calls that have occurred during the last several weeks have not been to the standard that we expect from our officiating crews…I have taken this action because there must be accountability in our officiating program. Our institutions expect the highest level of officiating in all of our sports and it is the duty of the conference office to uphold that expectation,” Slive said in a statement.

In an article by ESPN’s Mike Fish, Curles took accountability. He told Fish he knew he had made a mistake, and passionate fans have called, emailed and texted him not-so-nice things to make sure he knows it. I don’t doubt the man has been harassed, and given his day job as a normal guy with a normal job, a wife and two daughters, part of me does sympathize with him.

Curles also took Fish through the play surrounding the personal foul call from his perspective:

“I saw out of the corner of my eye — the play went over near the sideline. I’m trailing the play, moving in that direction. And out of the corner of my eye, I see a vicious blow, and I see the Florida player go flying down 20 yards behind the play. And in my mind, the Arkansas guy had blindsided him and knocked the player that was completely out of the play, which would have been a personal foul. Obviously, that isn’t what happened. Where I made the mistake is I didn’t see the whole thing. I didn’t see how it developed. I saw out of the corner of my eye what I thought was a foul. I can’t think something is a foul. I got to know it is. And that was my mistake. And I know better than that. What makes me mad at myself is that I know better than to call something if I didn’t see the whole thing.”

And this is where I remain pissed off and infuriated with the SEC.

1. Rogers Redding, the head of the SEC officials, said after the Georgia-LSU game that they tell the refs not to seek out personal foul calls, but if they see them, to call them. Not sure how Redding has been transferring that message to his officials, but clearly, based on Curles’s statement, it isn’t working. Curles was looking for something to call and then exaggerating what he thought he saw. Exactly what Redding claims to tell the refs not to do.

2. Curles admits that his mistake was thinking there might have been a foul instead of knowing. That might be excusable…IF HIS CREW HADN’T MADE THE SAME MISTAKE TWO WEEKS BEFORE!!! Redding and the SEC chastised the crew mere days before for thinking and exaggerating instead of knowing, and yet they go out exactly 14 days later and make an equally [again, have fun with your thesaurus and “awfully, awfully terrible” here] call?!

Curles is getting all the blame here — and don’t get me wrong, he deserves a ton of it — and I guess Slive should get a tiny bit of credit for finally doing something, but the real culprit here is the SEC. The conference is making billions, features the best games and teams every week and still somehow manages to not properly train its officials, even after publicly acknowledging their blatant mistakes. As Tony Barnhart points out, the issue here isn’t just bad calls, it’s the mindset — pushed by people like Slive and Redding — of the officials.

The worst part? There’s a simple solution to all this. Use a tiny fraction of those billions and hire the refs (there are only eight crews) full-time. Or even just full-time in the fall. Give them (a lot) more training, and give them explicit instructions on how not to ruin excellent high-profile games by over-anticipating and imagining costly fouls.

Sigh…

Georgia doesn’t play this weekend. (A nice breather for me. And also an opportunity to figure out if I’m going to Jacksonville next week.) So I won’t be as enthralled as I usually am. Of course, I’ll still be watching. More than that, I’ll be praying that on Monday I don’t hear a statement from Redding or Slive or know the name of another official.

Here’s to a (hopefully) ref-less weekend. Happy fall football Saturday, kids.