I’m drained. And I never want to see another three-man rush again.
What a freakin’ incredible game.
I’m drained. And I never want to see another three-man rush again.
What a freakin’ incredible game.
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I’m getting ready to head out the door for my fair share of beer, fried chicken, perfect weather and a great game.
I respect the hell out of today’s opponent, but Georgia’s an awfully hard team to beat when it’s clicking on all cylinders. That, of course, is the question: can Georgia stay out of its own way enough to win?
I remember thinking during the ’09 season that it seemed like the team calibrated its turnovers to find the sweet spot where it could turn the ball over just enough to still get the win. (Alas, it wasn’t very good at it.) I sort of feel the same way about the costly mistakes this year. They gave ten points to Clemson and lost. Seven points to South Carolina and won. Fourteen points to North Texas and won. Now, LSU ain’t North Texas, but, to counter some of LSU’s good impression, Georgia ain’t Auburn, either.
A South Carolina level of focus and intensity today, and I think the Dawgs win, and can even survive a mistake. Much less than that, and they’d better keep their act together if they want to go to 3-1. Here’s hoping.
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Finebaum has fond memories of the Classic City.
… Paul Finebaum doesn’t think Georgia fans care enough.
“I’ve always criticized Georgia fans because I don’t think they’re angry enough,” he said. “We got into this debate a couple years ago where I was asking the question, Georgia is coming off a mediocre year and the fans are still defending coach Richt I was like, ‘Georgia fans aren’t like Alabama fans. Alabama fans were ready to fire Nick Saban after losing one game.’ Georgia fans I think are a little more cerebral. They appreciate who Mark Richt is.”
But he does know first-hand that Georgia fans like to go crazy.
“My last time here I was doing a live shot for a local TV station in Birmingham in 2008, when GameDay was here and Georgia went down 31-0 after being ranked No.1 in the country, and right in the middle of it a lovely frat boy poured a beer can over my head,” Finebaum said. “I’m still waiting for somebody to reimburse me for that sport coat.”
I’d rather reimburse the fan for the beer, thanks.
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LSU’s lead back is a formidable runner, especially early.
Jeremy Hill in First Quarter
This Season
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I will say that I’m more worried about whether he can do more damage running to the outside than up the middle. Moving Garrison Smith to the nose for the Clemson game seemed to solidify the Georgia run defense in the middle. But the Dawgs still got gashed because the linebackers and safeties did a poor job controlling the perimeter. One good thing about today’s game is that Georgia won’t be distracted by the prospect of a running quarterback. On the other hand, nobody Georgia’s faced so far has a Copeland blocking for the tailback.
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Seth Emerson’s got a good piece about Mike Bobo’s evolution as a play caller here. Here’s the bit that really floored me:
Two years ago Bobo implemented his version of the no-huddle, in an effort to get more plays. It worked, as the team ran 1,016 plays, the second-most in program history. The most came in 2003, Richt’s third season in Athens, when he was still running the version of the no-huddle he had used as the offensive coordinator at Florida State.
Running the most plays ever behind a leaky offensive line and as no-name a group of running backs as Georgia’s ever had? Dan Inman, all is forgiven, buddy. And David Greene – you bad, man.
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Just a bunch of things that have gone through my mind this week…
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