Georgia is not that good.

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#127
People on here tend to forget Georgia beat us 5 straight times before last year. We still owe them a butt whooping, and the defense should play motivated particularly the DL. First true road game should also add to the motivation. Team needs to prove they can win big games away from Neyland as well.

Slow starting tendencies may present itself, but even if that happens, I see Tennessee finishing strong and running away with the W.
 
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#128
Vol fans should be optimistic about this game. It's an understatement to say Georgia's "not that good". So far we've been flat out bad, 3-1 record notwithstanding. I've been watching Georgia football for a long time, and last Saturday was the one of the most inept performances I can remember. It could've been a record setting loss if Freeze hadn't taken his foot off the pedal. But the problems were very evident even while we were winning the first three games

I guess anything can happen on a given day, but I've watched every Georgia game a couple of times and so far can't find anything to make me optimistic about tomorrow and beyond, including the coaching.

Despite all the hard feelings about Kublanow and Tuttle, here's hoping for a clean fought and injury free game.
 
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jakez4ut said:
they've got one good DT, and very little depth after that. decent LB's and the secondary is kind of a mess.

from a match up standpoint, the only thing i see that halfway scares me at all is the speed they have at WR. and Eason can fling it. Godwin and Mckenzie are legit.
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Agree. Two caveats to that.

One, both appear to be pretty undisciplined. They seem to run routes incorrectly or lazy at times. Both have had drops on easy plays.

Two, the direction of this game hinges on how much pressure UT can generate with its down 4 or zone blitzes. Shoop IMO is brilliant so I don't claim any ability to think along with him very far.... but I suspect that UT will play some man over zone and cut the DL loose at times. Anything they can do to disguise their plays or fake blitzes to make Eason think... will only help. Honestly, I think I would try to make him think blitz a lot more than I actually called blitzes.

Eason will throw slants and flat routes based on his pre-snap if there's any pressure at all. There are INT opportunities.

the O line is average at best, and aside from the UNC game, who can't stop anybody, GA hasn't been as effective running the ball as many thought they would, w/or w/out Chubb.
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True also. I've watched their games vs MU and Ole Miss a couple of times now trying to figure their OL out. They make mental errors but to a great and surprising degree.... they look like they simply aren't very talented on the OL.

Not because of revenge but UT really should have its way with Kublanow and Wynn. Wynn looks really stiff. Kublanow just flat gets run over some times.

O'Brien and Tuttle have gotten great penetration so there is a GREAT opportunity for UT's DT's to control this game from the start.

The one place UGA has continued to have success in their run game is outside the tackles and particularly their power sweeps. This and taking deep shots until they hit them are the two places I think UGA can do damage.

I would be surprised if they had a 10+ play sustained drive vs UT. Between some talent holes and sporadic issues with execution.... I just don't think that's an option for them right now.

there's absolutely no football reason out there that says we should lose. all the factors affecting the outcome in GA's favor are external, emotional factors, that we can control.
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Definitely true. I thought UT had some significant advantages over UF. I think they have more over UGA.

bottom line, it's up to us. it has very little to do with what GA can impose on us. this is a game that we just need to go take. period. if GA wins, it probably means TN helped a lot. and that would suck, and indicate we did in fact have a giant let down....
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Football is a funny game played with a ball that often doesn't bounce straight. But once again you're right.

UT needs to:

- avoid turnovers and generate some
- push run plays back inside
- pressure Eason and preferably with the down 4 or a zone blitz to confuse him
- UT needs to run the ball better than they have ytd to get to UGA's lack of depth on D
- Dobbs needs to throw it as well as the 2nd half of UF but from the start

- the biggest factor IMO is penetration and pressure from UT's D. I don't think they can stop UT from moving the ball and do not believe they can move the ball without controlling the LOS better than they have since UNC.


PS- Carolina is a TERRIBLE run D. Three of their 4 opponents have gone over 200 yds on them including FCS James Madison. Illinois who was just limited to 3 yds on 15 attempts by W Michigan had 182 yds and over 5 ypc vs UNC. The Heels allow 4.98 ypc ranking 106th nationally. They're 118th in ypg allowed.

This all makes UGA's performance against them more of an anomaly than a statement about how well UGA is running the ball.
 
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BaldBiker said:
I'm thinking 10 points myself. I don't think it will look anything like last weeks 10 pt win though. GA/TN seem to always be tight games.

I am hoping for a blow out though. Not sure my stomach and liver can handle another Saturday like last week.
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I don't like to make predictions but got pretty close last week. I said that UT would score 35-38 and UF would score 21-24.

This week. I think UT scores north of 40 to include a big play on ST's and possibly a pick 6 due to pressure on Eason. I would not be surprised to see UGA with another Ole Miss like performance on O (15-20 pts).... or with a QB switch some time during the game.
 
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sjt18 said:
Agree. Two caveats to that.

One, both appear to be pretty undisciplined. They seem to run routes incorrectly or lazy at times. Both have had drops on easy plays.

Two, the direction of this game hinges on how much pressure UT can generate with its down 4 or zone blitzes. Shoop IMO is brilliant so I don't claim any ability to think along with him very far.... but I suspect that UT will play some man over zone and cut the DL loose at times. Anything they can do to disguise their plays or fake blitzes to make Eason think... will only help. Honestly, I think I would try to make him think blitz a lot more than I actually called blitzes.

Eason will throw slants and flat routes based on his pre-snap if there's any pressure at all. There are INT opportunities.

True also. I've watched their games vs MU and Ole Miss a couple of times now trying to figure their OL out. They make mental errors but to a great and surprising degree.... they look like they simply aren't very talented on the OL.

Not because of revenge but UT really should have its way with Kublanow and Wynn. Wynn looks really stiff. Kublanow just flat gets run over some times.

O'Brien and Tuttle have gotten great penetration so there is a GREAT opportunity for UT's DT's to control this game from the start.

The one place UGA has continued to have success in their run game is outside the tackles and particularly their power sweeps. This and taking deep shots until they hit them are the two places I think UGA can do damage.

I would be surprised if they had a 10+ play sustained drive vs UT. Between some talent holes and sporadic issues with execution.... I just don't think that's an option for them right now.

Definitely true. I thought UT had some significant advantages over UF. I think they have more over UGA.



Football is a funny game played with a ball that often doesn't bounce straight. But once again you're right.

UT needs to:

- avoid turnovers and generate some
- push run plays back inside
- pressure Eason and preferably with the down 4 or a zone blitz to confuse him
- UT needs to run the ball better than they have ytd to get to UGA's lack of depth on D
- Dobbs needs to throw it as well as the 2nd half of UF but from the start

- the biggest factor IMO is penetration and pressure from UT's D. I don't think they can stop UT from moving the ball and do not believe they can move the ball without controlling the LOS better than they have since UNC.


PS- Carolina is a TERRIBLE run D. Three of their 4 opponents have gone over 200 yds on them including FCS James Madison. Illinois who was just limited to 3 yds on 15 attempts by W Michigan had 182 yds and over 5 ypc vs UNC. The Heels allow 4.98 ypc ranking 106th nationally. They're 118th in ypg allowed.

This all makes UGA's performance against them more of an anomaly than a statement about how well UGA is running the ball.
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sjt18 said:
I don't like to make predictions but got pretty close last week. I said that UT would score 35-38 and UF would score 21-24.

This week. I think UT scores north of 40 to include a big play on ST's and possibly a pick 6 due to pressure on Eason. I would not be surprised to see UGA with another Ole Miss like performance on O (15-20 pts).... or with a QB switch some time during the game.
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as confident as i am about this game, and you touched on it above, this is a funny game. and those external/emotional factors can come in to play in this game if GA has a few good things happen early, and TN has a few bad things.

that's the only thing really holding me back from being all in on the 40 ish - 20ish type game. i do think they'll make some plays. just don't think it will be enough of them.

special teams should be maybe the biggest advantage we have, agreed, wont' be surprised to see at least NOTD in this game.
 
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