Several notes regarding UGA matchup

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First, I was watching a lot of the games with Jones and Clowney (USCe I know). They are dominant pass rushers, but I have noticed that they sometimes can be awful when you run it right at them. A lot of times they are focused on getting to the QB leaving them susceptible to the run. Tiny/James need to have their biggest game for us this year because if they can come away even in that battle, then it's a huge win for us.

Some other intersting notes:

1. UGA's D to this point has been pretty average in limiting the big play vs. their subpar schedule. So far, they have allowed 46 plays of 10+ yards, with 15 being 20+, 11 being 30+, and 5 of 40 or more. TN on the other hand has the tenth best offense in the country when it comes to long plays from scrimmage.

2. The flip side is scary as well. UGA is 15th in the country in long plays from scrimmage, and UT ranks 79th in big plays given up.

3. TN has been really good limiting TDs in the red zone with a 38.46% rate. This is a huge key to the game as UGA has a 83% success rate at scoring TDs in the red zone.

4. UGA has been a little better in their red zone D, only allowing 36% of TDs. UT converts on TD about 62% of the time (too low) while scoring on 91.3% of the time (better than UGA and a national rank of 25th).

5. UT's O-line is one of the best in the country in sacks given up, only allowing 2 thus far. UGA is in the top 50 at given up 6 sacks. UGA has sacked the QB 8 times, UT just 5 times.

6. Special teams coverage are about the same for both UT and UGA. UGA has a little better kick coverage (not by much) while UT has an advantage by 4 yds. on punt coverage.

7. In TO margin, UT is +2 on the season while UGA is at 0.

8. UGA only has two INTs on the entire year (tied with a bunch of teams for 2nd worst in the country). TN is 2nd in the country with 8.

9. Surprisingly, UGA has not been great at T.O.P. They have the ball around 29.5 minutes. UT is worse, only having the ball right at 29 minutes.


Just some beyond the box score numbers on the season thus far.
 
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tvols75 said:
First, I was watching a lot of the games with Jones and Clowney (USCe I know). They are dominant pass rushers, but I have noticed that they sometimes can be awful when you run it right at them. A lot of times they are focused on getting to the QB leaving them susceptible to the run. Tiny/James need to have their biggest game for us this year because if they can come away even in that battle, then it's a huge win for us.

Some other intersting notes:

1. UGA's D to this point has been pretty average in limiting the big play vs. their subpar schedule. So far, they have allowed 46 plays of 10+ yards, with 15 being 20+, 11 being 30+, and 5 of 40 or more. TN on the other hand has the tenth best offense in the country when it comes to long plays from scrimmage.

2. The flip side is scary as well. UGA is 15th in the country in long plays from scrimmage, and UT ranks 79th in big plays given up.

3. TN has been really good limiting TDs in the red zone with a 38.46% rate. This is a huge key to the game as UGA has a 83% success rate at scoring TDs in the red zone.

4. UGA has been a little better in their red zone D, only allowing 36% of TDs. UT converts on TD about 62% of the time (too low) while scoring on 91.3% of the time (better than UGA and a national rank of 25th).

5. UT's O-line is one of the best in the country in sacks given up, only allowing 2 thus far. UGA is in the top 50 at given up 6 sacks. UGA has sacked the QB 8 times, UT just 5 times.

6. Special teams coverage are about the same for both UT and UGA. UGA has a little better kick coverage (not by much) while UT has an advantage by 4 yds. on punt coverage.

7. In TO margin, UT is +2 on the season while UGA is at 0.

8. UGA only has two INTs on the entire year (tied with a bunch of teams for 2nd worst in the country). TN is 2nd in the country with 8.

9. Surprisingly, UGA has not been great at T.O.P. They have the ball around 29.5 minutes. UT is worse, only having the ball right at 29 minutes.


Just some beyond the box score numbers on the season thus far.
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Ok, I will tackle # 9...I saw a game weekend before last, where one team had the ball for 20 minutes and the other for 40. The team that had it for 20 minutes won 63-14. That game was Oregon versus Tennessee Tech.

The point being? TOP....don't mean all that much with throwing big play type teams. We play fast and score fast!
 
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The big plays explain the lack of T.O.P. I was surprised to see that as well looking at it yesterday.

UGA isn't great at getting to the QB, but they put constant pressure on the QB. That worries me.
 
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Jackson_Harris said:
Ok, I will tackle # 9...I saw a game weekend before last, where one team had the ball for 20 minutes and the other for 40. The team that had it for 20 minutes won 63-14. That game was Oregon versus Tennessee Tech.

The point being? TOP....don't mean all that much with throwing big play type teams. We play fast and score fast!
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The problem is that when UT played a good defense in Florida, the offense lost all rhythm and went awful. It's the risk of a no huddle. When it goes bad, it goes really bad.
 
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I think they need to do some huddle work in this game. Playing out of the no huddle and going 3 and out every other posession will gas the defense due to no rest period. The way we played against Florida especially in the 2nd half, the defense didn't even get time to take their helmets off and take a deep breath.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Interesting stuff. I think the game may end up closer than I think
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Despite, tvols75 and his good thread (and I mean that), I can't say how UT's D stops Georgia. The D gave up 500+ yards to UF, and UGA basically does what UF does, only better.
 
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5. UT's O-line is one of the best in the country in sacks given up, only allowing 2 thus far. UGA is in the top 50 at given up 6 sacks. UGA has sacked the QB 8 times, UT just 5 times.

Not knocking UGA's OL, because they were thought early on to be a weak spot for UGA but have instead played well, but I think part of the reason Murray has been sacked so few times is because he is an excellent scrambler. If UT plans to blitz him the LBs better stay in their lanes, or he will run for miles on our slow secondary.
 
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GO BIG ORANGE said:
Does Georgia press recievers like Florida did?
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Georgia likes to mix and hide their coverages. They will press then drop into zone, and sometimes play straight man, but usually they use their corners as playmakers in zone coverage, especially since Grantham loves to blitz.
 
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Crazy Ivan said:
5. UT's O-line is one of the best in the country in sacks given up, only allowing 2 thus far. UGA is in the top 50 at given up 6 sacks. UGA has sacked the QB 8 times, UT just 5 times.

Not knocking UGA's OL, because they were thought early on to be a weak spot for UGA but have instead played well, but I think part of the reason Murray has been sacked so few times is because he is an excellent scrambler. If UT plans to blitz him the LBs better stay in their lanes, or he will run for miles on our slow secondary.
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Underrated point and good observation.

Murray is a lot like Driskel, he's not as big as Jeff, but he might be faster, and he's excellent at moving around, and keeping his eyes down field.
 
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Jackson_Harris said:
Ok, I will tackle # 9...I saw a game weekend before last, where one team had the ball for 20 minutes and the other for 40. The team that had it for 20 minutes won 63-14. That game was Oregon versus Tennessee Tech.

The point being? TOP....don't mean all that much with throwing big play type teams. We play fast and score fast!
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That sir is a breakdown good job :good!:
 
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zjcvols said:
Despite, tvols75 and his good thread (and I mean that), I can't say how UT's D stops Georgia. The D gave up 500+ yards to UF, and UGA basically does what UF does, only better.
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Florida's OC has a lot of spread tendencies. I don't see that as much in UGA's offensive system. What Muschamp likes to do (power running game between the tackles and guards), we stopped pretty easily. I'm sure we will see a few read options with Murray, but outside of that I think it's a much better matchup unless UGA somehow changes their philosophy and spreads us out (something I don't see happening in one week of practice).
 
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I would like to see a hybrid no huddle...press the gas when necessary but slow down when necessary. After FL tied the game going to a huddle would be warranted. Slow it down a bit, let both sides compose, instead of 3 and out with limited time off clock. It's a great weapon, but we tend to go too fast.
 
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nashvol1 said:
I would like to see a hybrid no huddle...press the gas when necessary but slow down when necessary. After FL tied the game going to a huddle would be warranted. Slow it down a bit, let both sides compose, instead of 3 and out with limited time off clock. It's a great weapon, but we tend to go too fast.
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Agree 100%. Especially in the areas where the crowd is loud and making alot of noise. Huddle up make sure every one knows the play and then just execute.
 
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e-VOL-ution2013 said:
Agree 100%. Especially in the areas where the crowd is loud and making alot of noise. Huddle up make sure every one knows the play and then just execute.
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I think we'll be more likely to try and slow it down to take a breath if we're dealing with an away crowd.
 
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tvols75 said:
Florida's OC has a lot of spread tendencies. I don't see that as much in UGA's offensive system. What Muschamp likes to do (power running game between the tackles and guards), we stopped pretty easily. I'm sure we will see a few read options with Murray, but outside of that I think it's a much better matchup unless UGA somehow changes their philosophy and spreads us out (something I don't see happening in one week of practice).
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The problem is Georgia has a better line IMO, at least run blocking.

And as previously mentioned, our contain is awful. Gurley and Marshall can scoot to the outside if possible.
 
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zjcvols said:
The problem is Georgia has a better line IMO, at least run blocking.

And as previously mentioned, our contain is awful. Gurley and Marshall can scoot to the outside if possible.
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Georgia does not have a better line than Florida.
 
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