The over/under for today’s game is 42.5 points. Take the under, right?
I have a hard time seeing how Vanderbilt racks up a ton of points, barring a horrendous number of turnovers. Everyone this week has pointed to how well Vandy’s defense has played against conference opponents, but, still, they’re 0-3 in conference play. The reason for that is that they’ve averaged less than 10 points per game on offense in those three losses.
On the other hand, Georgia is averaging better than 25 ppg against SEC competition. Those averages are about how I see this game playing out. Georgia’s defense should be fine today, especially facing a dinged up Ralph Webb.
The big question is how Chaney schemes on offense. I expect to see more of the Tennessee game plan than the one we watched last week, spreading the defense out to keep Mason from loading the box. It’s still going to be an interesting day to see how Eason copes with a defensive coordinator who’s one of the best at mixing up coverage looks.
As always, offer a silent prayer that there’s nothing about Georgia’s special teams play that draws attention.
Anchors aweigh in the comments section.
If we play a good field position game, we win a game that’s not as close as the final score looks. Of course, that means good 3rd down defense, managing turnovers, and special teams. Your 25-10 sounds about right to me.
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And pray for no BS targeting penalties in the second half……
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It’s certainly important to win this game..but to win it convincingly and look like a team that is ready to take on Florida and Auburn is my prayer. It’s time to come around.
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This is my take, all the time. Doesn’t matter a nit about who’s the coach, scheme, talent, etc…just play like a team that has their act together. We like to look down on Nichols state type teams but most mid level teams just look well put together and generally don’t appear to look lost or unmotivated.
Just go out there and play good ball gents.
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Show your gold….I mean take their gold!
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Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll.
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Steely Dan for the win.
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Eff the Doors….win the game, no injuries..get ready for the turds in Jax. GATA
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I feel like Nauta is going to have a break out game today.
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Baker out at CB, on crutches at Dawg Walk. Vandy isn’t a great passing team but in close game, worries me a little. Hope he is back for FU.
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Keep your helmets on boz.
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No game is safe when Kirby is making game day decisions for the Dawgs. Please Kirby, no mishandled time management or end of game snafus.
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That final Georgia play is the single worst call I have ever seen. Game on the line, come out with an I formation with the smallest player on the team at tailback and a RB at FB. Everybody on Vandy’s D knew what was coming–either a dive by the FB which they covered or a pitch to the TB which they also covered. The destruction of Georgia’s program is now well under way. I hope the Dawgs get to a bowl cause they are going to need the extra practice for next year. This is the worst Georgia coaching staff in history. It isn’t just Kirby although he is responsible for this collection of clowns. It’s ALL of them.
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Wow. Special teams is a dumpster fire.
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Well, shit.
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22 seconds. 0 – 7.
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Almost forgot. 2 penalties.
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Is Beamer’s daddy available? Shane’s gotta go or Kirby’s gotta go, but that shit is unacceptable.
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Bull shit. No way UGA gets away with huge blocks in the back and a midfield hold on a kick return. You get nailed and your opponent gets the blind eye = PWG.
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25 points would mean a touchown and 6 field goals. Watch it be a punt return TD. Special teams for the win!
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I’m beginning to wonder if Eason is gonna live up to the hype. Someone please point out an area where he has improved as the season has progressed. I haven’t found one.
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I’ve been thinking the same thing. He doesn’t see the field well at all. Probably premature, but just notice a lot of wide open people. It seems the D backs zero in on who he is zeroing in on. Of course, I see these things on replay.
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The guy is 18 years old, man. He has no business even starting right now, but he’s the best we have. Stafford was absolutely BRUTAL his first season as well up until the Auburn game.
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Lamar Jackson is 19.
Are you satisfied with Eason’s development? I’m not down on him. To my admittedly untrained eye, he hasn’t improved. What am I missing?
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No, there is reason for some concern. He definitely doesn’t see the field well and he doesn’t appear to be improving week to week. But I came into the year with next to no expectations for him (this year) because true freshman are almost never good right out of the gate. And considering where he played his high school ball, he’s going to have some serious growing pains.
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346 yards passing, 1 TD and still no joy for the kid. What is the formula?
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Oh my God, Oh my God
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When your arm is so strong you can complete it to two different receivers at once. Eason is the most interesting qb in the world
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Yep
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While my fat arse is calling people out… Chubb going down easy with the leg tackles. He breaks those most days.
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yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!!!
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So Rodrigo is going to carry this game? OK …
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Y’all recognize the referee of your game today?
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Do we actually practice punt returns? What does Shane Beamer do during practice?
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That was an 80 yd double special teams FU. Should have downed them on the 10, then let the ball bounce — AGAIN — and roll to the 10.
Something’s got to change on special teams, even if the penalty wiped it out.
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Everybody, including me, was sure that a dedicated ST coach would do the trick….
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As hard as it is to believe, ST has actually gotten worse with a dedicated coach this year.
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Much worse, and I think many of us believed that this would be a strength this year. Either Beamer sux or Kirby is not giving him enough time in practice with special teams.
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Olivia Harlan seems nice.
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Playing calling sucks. Chaney needs to go into the locker at halftime and find Bobo’s crayons.
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I don’t know what to make of this team or their coach right now.
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Does the Trump campaign do special teams?
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If I’m Jere Morehead I call Kirby in to the office and tell him he WILL open practice to the media so it can be documented how much time is spent on special teams.
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Another game where we come out after halftime and look even worse than we’ve looked for most of the game … sad
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I think many of us have been waiting for the game where special teams blow it for us. This may be it. Just inexcusable play from them and the result is 10 points for Vandy already.
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Not enough bourbon at the Danaher house today.
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HArd to watch
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There’s not some kind of protest going on is there? Vandy , homecoming, ???? Hmmm.
Derek, fill us in here.
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Pathetic is what it is
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If we never put Reggie Davis in a game again it’ll be okay with me. He epitomizes our ST and WR hot/cold play. Not productive enough, makes huge mistakes.
And unless we show significant improvement the rest of the season, Kirby should give serious thought to replacing Beamer and the entire O staff.
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Chubb is our leading rusher with 33 yards.
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Vandy’s defense is really pretty good.
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It doesn’t take much to overmatch our Offensive line.
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Pinky Blankenship….yeah, yeah, yeah
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If we hold on and win, Rodrigo is the MVP. IF.
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Damn, out-muscled by a shitty Vanderbilt team.
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Eason has completed 70% of his 27 passes at 10 yards per attempt. Impressive.
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I don’t think Eason is a problem. Our lines can’t push anybody out of the way.
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With the exception of last week, Eason has gotten better every game, I have no idea what caused last week, but its an outlier.
We are outnumbered at the line of scrimmage by Vandy.
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On defense, too, evidently.
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I guess you take your victories where you find fhem, but I don’t see improvement in Eason. He’s not responsible for this loss, but, he sure contributed to it. Surely his better days are ahead.
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The kid threw for over 300 today. Eason is NOT the problem.
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See it going through in your mind, Pinky. See it.
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And we fucking lose to Vandy. Vandy!!!!
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At homecoming!
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I hope everyone who was tired of “winning ugly” is happy… It sure tasted a lot better than losing!
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The fans are to blame?
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Well, Dodd damn! That truly sucked.
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Mm, mm, mm…
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One of the worst play calls I’ve ever seen. Sorry, Dawgs.
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Smallest guy on the field as the tailback. Interesting at least.
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You have to live or die with your heart and soul right there…Chubb.
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Yeah, I fully expected Chubb over guard.
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I think Chaney saw a chance to break it open for the TD. It was a wrong and impatient decision. That tells me a lot about our coaching decision making.
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All that stuff Kirby said about being physical and tough, and we give it to the smallest player on the field on 4th and 1 with the game on the line. Damn. Just damn. Thanks for the condolences BD. Hope you are enjoying your dominance. Looks like you will be enjoying it for much longer.
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Someone explain that call to me.
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Damn.
Vandy beat us in our house on homecoming.
Ima have to reevaluate my 9-3 prediction.
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They beat us physically, and this was no James Franklin Vandy team. Don’t knock Eason; right now his arm is all we have.
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You still had that fantasy season in your head after Nicholls? Come on man!
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Why in the hell is Georgia still considered a signature win for these various bottom dwellers?
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Once again. A shitty offensive line. And Jim fucking Chaney.
And once again, it’s mid-October and I can’t wait for basketball season.
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We were losing in the 4th quarter with a huge play coming up, and the camera shows Chaney laughing on the sideline.
Where are those grad assistants we used after dumping Willie?
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Why would you run that horrible play with a 5’9 150 pound player?
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Because Chaney can’t resist the “cute” play.
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Because we can’t block anybody straight up. Not at a single line spot.
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So why not give it to our toughest player and let him fight through all those guys our O-line can’t block? Baffling.
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It took Goff 4 years to lose to Vandy at Homecoming and we fired him. We can’t even beat the bottom dwellers this year.
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Maybe Richt wasn’t holding us back. 😳
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Gee, ya think?
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We needed a head coach after they fired richt, we still need a head coach. Kirby was out coached by derrick mason. We just lost to Gloria Vanderbilt. And we’re another punch line, who was masons first road win? This is beyond ridiculous.
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We fired Richt to GET this guy. We shouldn’t rewrite history.
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We fired Richt to get this?
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Oh well. Let’s try to keep faith. Eason is getting better and better. Not to beat a dead horse, but special teams cost us this game, no doubt. Sure we got 9 points from Blankenship, but we gave them 10 in return.
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dude, I expected growing pains, but that was horrible man. I’m on board with Kirby but he’s gonna have to upgrade his coaching staff . Beamer looks like a disaster and Cheney is very underwhelming to say the least . Freaking ridiculous
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Agree. I am very concerned as well. We look like crap. Stupid penalties at the worst times and head scratching play calls. Just gotta sit back and hope for improvement. This team will hopefully put it all together soon.
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I hope they put Beamer on a bus back to Virginia tonight. I didn’t think it was possible but our special teams have hit a new low – even with a dedicated coach.
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The last UGA home game I attended was 10 years ago yesterday …
Another homecoming loss to Vanderbilt.
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Good ole Signature Win U, glad Kirby decided to carry that one over from Richt for us.
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Dammit. Even that preacher could beat Vandy his rookie year!
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Pathetic. UGA should NEVER lose to Vandy. NEVER.
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This has a familiar Derek Dooley/ scent to it.
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We suck.
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My post was pretty crappy but we do suck. I’m going to give the new guys time etc etc etc. But today I’m moving on and forgetting SEC football for a while.
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Ray Goff 2.0?? I don’t think any coach on our sideline just gets to coach his group. Seems CKS coaches everything. All I ever see is CKS talking, and Ass. coaches nodding their head.
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The desert is hot, bleak and oh so vast. This wandering crap is gonna be hard….I just hope not long, again.
Game on the line and you have your smallest guy run behind Nick “Superman” Chubb who touched no one.
So nice to have a very prominent Vandy alum rub that one in my nose.
Jax will be a joy.
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Or: water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. Jacksonville may be utter terror.
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well that sucked
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Welcome to Kharmic Winter. A long cold season.
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Fricking killer, best version evah. Thanks for reviving belief (or at least attempting to.) With my Woodford and Angel’s friends I will get there.
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Don’t start calling for a new OC or we will be in the desert like Muschamp at UF and Son of Dooley at UT. I’m old and I guess I have seen the Dawgs last 10+ win season. Will be interesting to hear Kirby’s excuse of the week.
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