It sure sounds like somebody’s sphincter is tightening.
Daily Archives: October 10, 2015
The only acceptable coachspeak tonight…
Aside from words of concern about Nick Chubb, the only thing Mark Richt should say is the loss was inexcusable, the fault for that is mine and it’s on me to figure a way out of where this team finds itself now.
It’s not that it fixes anything, but any statement beyond that is nothing but unconvincing bullshit.
Filed under Georgia Football
Going in reverse
Season high total of plays run by Tennessee.
Only defense that’s allowed UT to gain more than the 519 yards Georgia yielded today is Bowling Green.
Dobbs finished with 430 yards of total offense. That, too, is a season high.
That’s not what you should be getting from one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in college football.
Filed under Georgia Football
I got ‘yer Urnge game day post right here.
Okay, skipping straight to the bottom line, my heart and my head both see a Georgia win today.
My head notes that while last week proved to be a bad match of Georgia’s strengths against Alabama, this week is just the opposite. The Dawgs should be able to run on Tennessee and should, in facing a weaker offensive line today, have some success against UT’s running game. If Georgia can get back to playing to its strengths, that should make Lambert a better quarterback and perhaps the field position battle swings more in Georgia’s favor, too. (That would help negate the sinking feeling I get every time Barber punts.) That all adds up to a comfortable win.
In response, my heart feels, fine, but… special teams and Tennessee’s running quarterback make this a much closer game than pointing to Georgia’s strengths might show. It’s more prudent to expect Georgia to win, but not cover the 3.5 line.
It’s the intangibles that add real intrigue to how the day plays out. Does Georgia bounce back emotionally and mentally from being seal-clubbed last Saturday? What kind of attention is Tennessee paying to Booch and the coaching staff after blowing three big leads, partly due to some questionable game management decision, and after dealing with that physical altercation story this week?
As to the latter, I’ve got no idea, but it’s worth remembering something I pointed out in a post from a couple of months ago about Georgia’s five-game winning streak over the Vols.
Yes, every one of the last four games came down to a one-score margin.
- 2014: 35-32
- 2013: 34-31
- 2012: 51-44
- 2011: 20-12 (Note: UT scored with 2:45 left on the clock in the fourth quarter.)
But you know what else every one of those four games sported? A big (at least two scores) Georgia lead.
- 2014: 21-10
- 2013: 17-3
- 2012: 27-10
- 2011: 20-6
This team has recently had a bad habit of relaxing against Tennessee. Maybe it’s time to take the Vols seriously for a full sixty minutes. Try hanging on to that big lead, guys, or stay focused by struggling for the game’s entirety.
If it’s Georgia that does the mouth punching early on today, how do both teams respond? How does the Neyland Stadium crowd respond?
Aside from the win, my wish list today is pretty short. First and foremost, Schottenheimer needs to get Lambert settled down and comfortable. It’s going to be a longer season than we expected if there is less confidence in the starting quarterback this year than there was in 2014. Second, I expect that Pruitt’s had a fair share of coachable moments with his charges in the secondary after their disappointing play against Calvin Ridley. Sounder play from the DBs would be nice to see – and if Georgia is successful in controlling the UT running game, necessary to keep Tennessee from taking charge.
That’s all I got. What say you?
Filed under Georgia Football
Herbie is all out on Tennessee.
Herbstreit takes back his preseason prediction of the Vols winning the East.
Your morning smack
If you’re feeling a little gloomy about progress in Athens, things could be worse.
Evidently these signs have popped up in Tallahassee, in advance of today’s FSU-Miami game, which is likely to get a little ugly.
Oof.
Filed under ACC Football
Welcome to Frat Beach.
Shorter Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce President M.H. “Woody” Woodside: kids, we’re gonna kick your ass three ways to Sunday when you behave like kids, but we’d love to take your money in the meantime!
Filed under Georgia Football
The Sun Belt, where money is no object
If the money to play D-1 ball is such a dicey proposition, can somebody explain the following to me?
- New Mexico State offered the Sun Belt more than $4 million to stay in the conference… and was turned down.
- Eastern Kentucky has proposed building a $10 million stadium in an effort to join the Sun Belt.
- And as part of its successful bid to join the Sun Belt, Coastal Carolina is spending a bunch to upgrade its facilities, including more than doubling the seating capacity of its football stadium.
That must be one helluvan attractive conference, peeps.
Filed under It's Not Easy Being A Mid-Major
Closing the door on last Saturday’s debacle
Call it a metaphor, call it the final touch on a shitty day… in any event, I can’t think of a better way to wrap up the aftermath of the Alabama game than by sharing this.
A West Georgia man was driving home from last Saturday’s University of Georgia football game in Athens when he stopped at a Jackson County gas station and discovered he was hauling an intoxicated UGA student.
The 47-year-old Alabama fan, who lives near Columbus, had stopped about 11 p.m. at the On the Run station on Winder Highway, Jefferson, when he found the unconscious student, according to a Jackson County Sheriff’s report.
After the student was awakened, he told the man he didn’t know how he got in his vehicle. Although he had a cell phone, the student told a deputy he didn’t know anyone in Athens who was sober enough to come and get him.
The motorist decided to take the student back to Athens, as he and the deputy didn’t know what else to do with him. The man told the deputy he was glad he didn’t get all the way home before finding the student.
Damn, son.
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