Bill Connelly’s percentile performance ratings for the Tennessee game:
- Offense: 78%
- Defense: 97%
- Overall: 95%
You’ll probably enjoy the Vols’ numbers even more. Put it this way — remember the Nicholls game?
Scroll down and there’s plenty more to take in. Jake Fromm’s success rates in standard vs. passing downs for the season mirror what I mentioned for the Tennessee game. He may not be consistent, but, relatively speaking, he is clutch.
WARNING: Bill’s special teams numbers may make you wet your pants.
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Hoo buddy. I’m gonna need a cold shower after reading that.
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And holy crap – following the remaining UT projections…Alabama is projected to beat UT by 30 points and everybody else remaining on their schedule by at least 2 TD’s with the exception of Auburn which is still projected to lose by nearly 10 points. What a machine they got rolling in Tuscaloosa.
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Is Derek Mason at the top of UT’s coaching list?
That is the rumor.
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Gosh, I certainly hope so.
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Hmmm…. game most-likely to result in a loss: Auburn.
That sounds about right.
Second most-likely: GA Tech.
Also sounds right.
This season is getting interestinger and interestinger.
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Re: Auburn
Yes, but. Its 50-50 minus 4% for away game, I assume. I’ll take that. My eye test says War Tigers are good and that likely is the toughest test remaining. The thing that concerns me most about AU is they want to beat us as badly as we wanted to beat Tenn. We have been a thorn in their foot for a long time. Reckoning may be coming.
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On paper Auburn is the most likely, given the past 25 years of history Florida. UGA Auburn has often favored the away team, Yes I know the odds makers don’t always viewed it that way.
I like UGA’s D against the option, front 7 plays great assignment football, and the secondary has been clutch. Part of me hopes the Nerds are going to the ACC CG when UGA and GT meet but part of me hopes Fish Fry never wins another game.
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Auburn has 3 consecutive road games – LSU, Ark and TAMU – prior to playing us. They do have an off week between Ark and TAMU, but that’s still a tough stretch to face before coming home to play us. Hopefully, it’ll work to our advantage.
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The correct answer is ‘Vanderbilt’.
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I thought this earlier this season…but no longer. This team roll-eth.
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As I was saying in the Armchair QB topic, all 3 phases are working together. Yes the D is amazing but they also have the other 2 phases working to put them in good situations.
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Our win over Nicholls last year gets a lot of play on this blog. I’m not sure how it ties in. We just put a historic beating on a blue blood SEC team and may have one of the best teams in our history. Is it time to let it go? If not, when?
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Then perhaps you should take the trouble to compare Bill’s numbers for that game with his numbers for UT. (HINT: Single digits are bad.)
I swear, the things some of you get your panties in a wad about…
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Yeah, I did look at the numbers. I do appreciate your hint, though. But why look back at a win from last year over Nicholls at a time like this, and why bring up Nicholls repeatedly on this blog? If there is some kind of axe to grind about not pounding them, then I have missed out completely. I don’t get it. The train is moving forward on hyperdrive. Jump on.
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Nicholls was an epically bad showing. It’s a benchmark to measure how badly UT showed out against Georgia. In other words, it’s a compliment to the Dawgs. That’s it. Sorry if you’re having a hard time grasping the point. I thought the header was kind of self-explanatory.
As for the rest of your “Jump on” BS, have you really missed everything I’ve been posting here for the last two days?
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My feeling is that all first year coaches have epically bad showings. This particular game is brought up a lot as an example of something that is completely expected and commonplace. We won. Who cares? And, to be clear, I really appreciate all the positive articles about this team.
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While first year coaches, especially those with no HC experience, do have some growing pains, we’re not talking about losing to Florida. That’s unfortunate, but excusable. The Nicholls game was an example of a team forgetting that it wasn’t a bye week. The players weren’t ready to play and the coaches weren’t ready to coach. The only reason the Nicholls game resulted in a win for UGA is because UGA has better athletes and it was a home game.
Luckily, those kinds of games where the team forgets to get off the bus are rare. That’s why Bluto has to go back to last year for the example. Hopefully, the Nicholls game will set the standard for futility for many years into the future.
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I’m glad you remember that we won the game. If a win is the standard for futility, then that’s saying a lot about our program. I clearly don’t share the angst, the frustration, the whatever that is shared by several others on this blog about that game. I get more frustrated, frankly, about the losses to Florida that you mentioned. Those bother me a great deal. But an ugly win over a cupcake? IMO, it is getting way more play than it deserves.
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If you’re feeling matches the math, you may be on to something. Feel free to share with the class.
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I understand ‘enjoying the moment’ and I am. I’m guessing Nicholls has painful memories for you. I understand. Can you give us a list of past games we CAN talk about? I want to stay within the boundaries.
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LOL! Thanks for your concern. I have no painful memories about our win over Nicholls last year, I assure you. It’s a win. My only pain comes from repeated references to that particular game, over time, and again today. Why do it?
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Is there any word on Reggie Carter?
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He’s out. They won’t say officially, but it’s a concussion.
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Giddy up
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