HoptownVol
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I would make uga unproven qb beat me. Play the run and leave our corners on an island. Hope our starters are healthy then
Preston Williams is coming in, but in all honesty all the guys on that roster can be solid of not elite players. Some got injured at a bad time and others haven't broken out yet (hoping they do). Most talented WR group in SEC if not nation ON PAPER.
Depends on what you mean by "worked". UGA lost to USCe (one of the worst D's in the SEC), GT (who had was 13th in the ACC in ypc allowed), and UF (who was just a flat bad team that UGA and UT both managed to lose to). There is a formula for limiting UGA's run game and that's really all a team has to do.Yes, obviously a homer is going to pick his team to win. And a homer is going to pick his RBs to be able to "hang" with the best RB group in the SEC led by the best RB in the country. Throwing out that the recipe to beat the dogs is 8 in the box is like telling every SEC D-Coordinator that the way to stop Mizzou is stunt every down and disguise blitzes. EVERY team last year put 8 in the box against UGA and it didn't work. Whether it was Gurley or Chubb, they still got theirs. Yes, with UGA, the QB is a wild card but that may not be a good thing for the SEC either considering the only one UGA has that wasn't highly rated was Bauta.
Let's face it, another year under Pruitt, another year of that offensive line with 4 returning starters, another year of Chubb, Michel and Marshall and the QB may be a non factor. UT may win, sure, but keep in mind, you're not the only team that improved in the offseason.
I usually don't start threads, especially ones in which I complain, but this UGA homeristic prediction has upset me. Number one the score is ridiculous, but the reasons behind the score shows this guy has no clue about us. Enjoy:
Following a tough, physical game against Alabama, Georgia is going to have to try to rebound in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee is talented, but unproven under Butch Jones. Defensive end Derek Barnett, running back Jalen Hurd and wide receiver Marquez North are all talented young players, but they lack elite talent at key positions, specifically quarterback. Tennessee has nothing that truly strikes fear into its opposition. Still, theyve nearly pulled off the upset against UGA the past four years. They arent going to let the Volunteers keep it so close this year. Watch for the offensive line and running backs to impose their will on the Vols and the struggles of Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs
Prediction: Georgia 41, Tennessee 20
Defensive end Derek Barnett, running back Jalen Hurd and wide receiver Marquez North are all talented young players, but they lack elite talent at key positions, specifically quarterback.
Defensive end Derek Barnett, running back Jalen Hurd and wide receiver Marquez North are all talented young players, but they lack elite talent at key positions, specifically quarterback.
Defensive end Derek Barnett, running back Jalen Hurd and wide receiver Marquez North are all talented young players, but they lack elite talent at key positions, specifically quarterback.
Yes, obviously a homer is going to pick his team to win. And a homer is going to pick his RBs to be able to "hang" with the best RB group in the SEC led by the best RB in the country.
UGA has beaten UT by a total of 6 points the last two years combined. UGA was clearly the more talented team in both 2013 and 2014 -- and still had to rely on a late-game UT goal line/red zone fumble to win each game. So now that the talent gap has closed and the teams are near parity, UGA expects to win by 20? In Neyland? Thanks for the good laugh!
Just to underscore this - since 1925 Georgia has only beaten Tennessee in Knoxville by more than 13 points once (2003)...This is historically a close series (21-21-2) with mostly tight games. No fan base overrates their team quite like Georgia's.
This is where I would call the prediction absurd.
History says this game is always close.
History also says that Georgia's record vs Tennessee isn't all that great when Tennessee puts a team on the field with a winning record
We lack elite talent at quarterback, and they have....who?
That said, it's silly to get upset about what a UGA fan thinks about this game. Of course he's going to pick his team to win and win big. They've beat us 5 years in a row.
UGA has beaten UT by a total of 6 points the last two years combined. UGA was clearly the more talented team in both 2013 and 2014 -- and still had to rely on a late-game UT goal line/red zone fumble to win each game. So now that the talent gap has closed and the teams are near parity, UGA expects to win by 20? In Neyland? Thanks for the good laugh!
Yes, obviously a homer is going to pick his team to win. And a homer is going to pick his RBs to be able to "hang" with the best RB group in the SEC led by the best RB in the country. Throwing out that the recipe to beat the dogs is 8 in the box is like telling every SEC D-Coordinator that the way to stop Mizzou is stunt every down and disguise blitzes. EVERY team last year put 8 in the box against UGA and it didn't work. Whether it was Gurley or Chubb, they still got theirs. Yes, with UGA, the QB is a wild card but that may not be a good thing for the SEC either considering the only one UGA has that wasn't highly rated was Bauta.
Let's face it, another year under Pruitt, another year of that offensive line with 4 returning starters, another year of Chubb, Michel and Marshall and the QB may be a non factor. UT may win, sure, but keep in mind, you're not the only team that improved in the offseason.
Georgia scares the hell out of me. One of these days they're gonna get a coach who will use all of that talent, and they will no longer be SEC Anna Kournikova.
If the OL doesn't improve in year 3 then there's a coaching issue. Three years is enough time to recruit and develop an OL.