Senior Day is always a bitter sweet time. Last game in front of the home crowd for some kids who have played their hearts out and the last football trip to Athens of the year.
You’d think Mother Nature would cooperate a little, but no such luck today.
Georgia hasn’t scored over 30 points since the first week of October. The stats don’t give me any reason to think that streak’s gonna end, and I felt that way before I knew the weather forecast.
The flip side is that Georgia’s defense hasn’t given up more than 20 points in a game all season. The stats and the weather don’t give me any reason to think that’s changing today, either.
The spread, in my humble opinion, is too high at 14.5. Look for Dawgs to win by 7-10 points (usual turnover caveat applies, natch).
Let’s hope for no more injuries and for those a bit banged up to heal a bit.
Have at it in the comments and stay dry, wherever you are.
Get The Picture 
This is the game it all comes together. I don’t drink anymore, so my vice is delusional optimism.
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I like the Dawgs by 14, but that assumes a costly TAMU turnover.
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I’m gonna be in the air while this game is being played, so I hope when I land in London tomorrow the Dawgs will have prevailed.
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“Last game in front of a home crowd” Au contraire my friends…
playing at CMR field in ATL is a home game with a sprinkling of nerds loitering around.
But they should be gone by halftime.
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And my last game of my last season ticket. I’m sure I’ll find a way to keep going and it’s been a real gift to have had them for the past 20 years but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Go Dawgs!
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Windy indicates we’ll miss the really bad weather.
https://www.windy.com/-Rain-thunder-rain?rain,33.946,-83.418,8
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Drive down Boulevard if you have time, the leaves are on fire!
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Hate to say it but suckeyes OL is opening holes I haven’t seen ours do consistently this season. Don’t think we are anywhere near the best OL this season. I understand the AU and FU fronts had some studs but not the others, perhaps one guy (like SC) on some lines but our running game hasn’t been explosive because of point of contact. Their defense is pretty stout as well, both up front and with solid DBs.
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You must not have seen PennSt play the past couple of weeks……
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If Penn St could tackle their defense would be less terrible.
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Football Outsiders ranks OSU line statistically slightly better than UGA. Some of that is probably due to Fields escaping danger and extending plays. That said, Fromm hasn’t been sacked often and its not because he’s a duel threat qb. I hear ya, but PSU doesn’t have what looks like a big or fast line. And here’s the issue. We watch the Dawgs with a critical eye that we don’t apply to other programs. At least I don’t.
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I understand, we haven’t seen them play any legit teams but State Penn is rush defense is comparable to much of our schedule and we still haven’t gashed many big holes, or controlled short yardage. We certainly aren’t awful at run blocking, but no where near what many expected. Fields certainly makes the defense account for him so that is an edge the OL has. Michigan will be a better test next week, and the playoffs will be the ultimate judge. As a whole, the ohio team might be the best, I really want some one to take them out. Nationally, a fan base that deserves the hate.
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I’d say having more experienced WRs, and a good bit more variety in the run calls (and a better passing game overall) helps with those holes.
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Buckeyes threaten the pass
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Happy Senior day to Brian Herrien and Tae Crowder. Those are guys who don’t have the super star flash or the big stats, but they leave it all on the field when their numbers are called. Enjoy the day fellas.
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Yikes, the rain is pickin up!
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I had initially wanted to attend today’s game, but after Vandy, ND and Auburn, I have no goodwill left with the wife. She’s been a trooper but she has her limits. So, I’ll head to ATL next week for some clean, old-fashioned pin head hate with my son. I think the Dawgs cover today and get arrested next week for assault at Mark Richt Field@BDS Sponsored by the Consular Embassy of India, Korean Tourist Board and National Bank of China.
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One advantage of living here, she can drop me off and go to her hen party!
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The worlds greatest quarterback has fumbled twice and PSU is making a run.
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But that offense is so explosive….elite…..
3 turnovers in 2.5 quarters.
On the verge of being upset.
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Funny how an explosive and elite offense can overcome the TOs and beat a top 10 team by more than one score…
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I’m going to go off the shortest limb and predict the Dawgs win ugly, largely based on the defense, with the offense doing nothing really impressive but hopefully not turning it over, so we get another round of “who cares the offense is less explosive than the North Ave. Trade School, we’re 10-1” all next week.
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In this kind of weather, ball control and field position mean everything.
Same as when it’s sunny.
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Toss sweep, curl pass to TE, long ball. 3 & out. BACK TO MANBALL KIRBY!!! /sarcasm meter off
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I love the kid, I really do, but Jake has regressed.
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You sure Coley didn’t throw that pass?? Lol. Fromm is a DGD and very smart, but he is not a NFL QB. Can I say that??? He’ll make some good throws and won’t turn it over, but he has missed a lot this year. Missed open receivers and missed seeing open receivers.
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I’m sorry, people, but Jake is killing us. He has to make these passes!!
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If Jake comes back next year I hope Mathis & Bennett push him a little. He seems to do better when he’s got competition. His best years were with Eason & then Fields challenging. This year he knows he’s the guy and I feel he’s relaxed a bit. Push him and he comes out on fire. Just my opinion.
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Help us, Obi-Bobo, you’re our only hope.
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(Wonders same. Doesn’t dare speak up.). He was clearly pissed he missed that wide open pass. Very curious.
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Then he misses another. Ugh.
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Kirby is going to come out of this one and change his name to manball. Love this defense!! Damn I hate our offense.
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JUNKYARD !
Hot Rod!
And…
Jake’s going to get this straightened out…I believe.
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Gotta love this defense. It’s turned into one of our best ever.
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Give me Bennett (QB)…..
11 is poor.
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And it has to contend with this offense and the aliens that abducted our QB!
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What the fuck, Jake? Two huge misses for no reason
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That’s two missed TDS in the first quarter alone, From.
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The defense is outstanding. The offense is a discombobulated mess.
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Hell of a pass and catch.
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Not so much that time. It was accurate, though, and that’s always good. 🤔
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So why does Coley make those big bucks?
4 mins left in 1sr.
3 pts re FG.
And 8 damn 8 yards of total offense.
So why do we pay Smart those big bucks to allow an OC to make that kind of money for a zero offense.
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Coley isn’t missing wide open receivers or dropping passes thrown right in the chest. Defense came to play, offense doesn’t have their shit together and it needs to start with Jake. He needs to take a keeper and get his head in the game.
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Always helps to get hit. Kills butterflies.
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If they could just “scheme” someone open with a wheel route or a flea flicker?
It’s gotta be the play calls…
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It is sooo the play calls. We have no originality and we rarely catch the defense off guard. Fromm hasn’t been sharp all year, really, but …. fuck it, I’m weary of bitchin.
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One could go to any Georgia 7A high school football prorgram and find a better OC than that sorry ass Coley.
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If you think the problem in the 1st quarter was Coley, you’re insane. It has been Fromm (Kearis droppinh a well thrown ball didn’t help there)
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Coley can’t throw or catch!!!
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I’ve never commented on this blog and I’ve been a regular reader for many years. Coley is a horrible OC. Fromm had a rough first half, but the offense and timing is out of sync on a majority of passes. The predictable run calls result in 3rd and long too often. It’s embarrassing and very concerning that we have 4 and 5 star athletes running around and can’t generate a passing attack. The defense will keep us in it. But, ultimately, we’ll go as far as our offense takes us. Sorry. Just had to let this out. Need some changes in the offseason on the offensive side.
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Before the moment you hit “send” you had decent judgment.
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CK, don’t worry about Derek. He hates everyone that disagrees with him.
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No doubt they’ll catch it too!!! Just throw it!
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WTF is wrong with this offense? This is just stupid. We are better but nobody can step up.
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Damn Fromm throw it where he can catch it
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How long you been waiting to make that comment? Yes, others are sucking as well.
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Wait a minute, Aggies just faked and handoff and THREW A PASS!!??! Is that legal?
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So far this is the formula for not winning. Let’s see if we can really pound them and get some momentum going. Aggies are capable of hanging around and not quitting.
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Offense is just snakebit..So very close to blowing this thing open in first quarter..Things almost have to improve. That slant pass should have been brought in with the hands..little things.
But it IS raining hard.. We say that the rain will take away the oppositions passing game..well it works both ways.
Now we’re all tied up at 3.
Time to go on a run..damn it’s time to go on a run…
Herrien just got it started with that runback.
Give me ten men like Brian Herrien and I’ll conquer the world.
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Robertson dropped another one. When will we get the talent for Fromm to work with? He just plain out sucks today. If you see it differently, good for you. But damn. The rain can’t be causing these atrocious attempts at playing colleg QB.
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Can Rodrigo play QB????
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HOT ROD!
You are an ALL AMERICAN, First Teamer!
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This is one thing that is not debatable.
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You know, this defense is pretty good.
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6 – 3 at home in the rain? Meh…play D and kill clock. Go home with the W. Go Dawgs!
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LOL! Scott Howard just called that a big man sack on the radio. Loran feinted and letters are being written now to McG. MaryBeth is on line 1.
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Fainted…dammit.
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Oh my!! Tyler Simmons for the catch. What’s next? Landers?? No, it’s KJ!!
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WTF didn’t he throw that to Cook?!?!?!?
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Thank goodness! It’s a miracle!! TD!! Pay no attention to the Offensive PI! Lol.
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That was weird. Fromm’s head turned that way, but it must have been just to draw a safety off cause Cook was wide open.
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Haha haha…a great TD drive through the air. We are so schizophrenic! 🤪
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Two back shoulders and a fade.
See, it does take being fancy!
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I guess Simmons likes wet balls.
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That’s what (well, you know…)
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Haha! You guys.
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Well, he struggles catching the the dry ones thrown at him.
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What was that before the half?
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Offense done got WOKE and the defense just shut them down again.
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At the half, we have a ten point lead…could have and should have been more but it was pouring rain. Should be over but it isn’t.
If the Dawgs are as successful in the second half..then they’ve put together a pretty danged big win.
This Junkyard Dawg Defense can keep Georgia in any game. Just a little more fine tuning and the offense will make things even better..it’s coming.We saw some good runs from Swift, some toss sweeps, Pickens is really coming around…Jake is getting on track..slowly though that might be. But he offense is improved. Special teams are great.
Bust this thing open in the second half and the sky’s the limit.
Now we’ll get TAMs best shot on their first drive of the second half.
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Shoo! thoughts of last weeks second half…shoo!
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I’m looking forward to beating LSU in overtime 3-0. 😄
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You mean 2-0? 😃
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Recover an Aggie fumble inside their 30.
3 and out.
And # 7, Swift never sees the ball!
Can anyone explain that?
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Someone more witty than me needs to coin a nickname for our D. These guys are consistently great. By far the best Ga defense I have ever seen.
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I have their slogan… So damn good our offense can suck. Lol.
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Well, to follow the current trend in branding…Junkyard Fucking Dawgs! #JFD
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I have never seen any defense have so many successful stops on 4th and short. I think so many teams go for it on 4th down is because they know they aren’t going to get many chances to score.
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Camarda is killing us today.
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The D is saving out bacon.. again,…
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It’s almost like they are 100% sure we are going run, run, pass. Just a pathetic excuse for an offensive drive right there. Just punt on 1st down, Kirby.
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It’s obvious Coley isn’t going to come back next year. Too much talent to waste like this.
Anyone heard anything about who might replace him?
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Looking like our offense might have to do something. Of course, Kirby don’t care. Not until we’re losing. Getting away with a lot of penalties. Hope that doesn’t change. We’d be screwed!
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Well how about that? Can we capitalize??
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Lol. Nope! Back it up! Just don’t throw on first down, whatever you do!!
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Coley could not find his ass with two hands and a flashlight
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And here’s that stupid soft coverage.
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Here we go again. Mond is making some great throws! 🤔 And now our anemic offense is going to haunt us. F’n ridiculous.
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I love me a good soft zone.
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Time for run, run, pass, punt, defense, and pray. Our new strategy.
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What a catch! This is one time I’ll take a FG. Come on Fromm. Make some passes!
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Time for Fromm to take charge. Don’t make the D win this…again.
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Can’t blame the weather now
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Let me guess. Long time consuming drive by TAMU but the D holds. O then goes quick 3 & out. D then holds again as time runs out. More Pepto please.
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Sounds familiar.
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Kirby owns this. A five star riddled offense that can’t get a TD to save it’s life. Pathetic. Come on D!
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D is gassed. Offense can’t give them a break. Can’t wait to hear Kirby say we have to play better.
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Great play calling and execution by AM though. We would be in real trouble if some of these obvious calls were being made.
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Defense is gassed and Coley won’t stop running the ball right into the hear of the eight man box. How could we possibly find a guy worse than Chaney?
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Guys just need to play better and execute better.
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D isn’t going to bail is out this time. Mond is eating us alive.
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Fromm and Swift getting into it. Nice.
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There are issues for sure!
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When Swift knows our QB sux…..then he sux!
Never checks down, runs plays into brick walls, cant hit the broad side of a barn……this dispicable performance falls solely on 11.
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Is it a bridge too far to wonder if Fromm is shaving points? I mean, has he gotten worse? Really? Clearly I’m desperate to understand what the fuck is up with this offense.
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Hell yes it’s a bridge too far. Good grief, man.
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I’m sorry.. but our vaunted O line sucks.
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Swift and Fromm getting into it. That’s never good.
Fromm: “spin and Run outside!”
Swift: “check out of that f’ing 8 man box!”
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Swift is frustrated…
The wheels are off this offense.
This game could have been over in the first quarter…
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Jake’s reluctance (refusal?) to keep on the zone read is either by instruction from his coaches or a disturbing inability to see what the whole stadium is seeing
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Bring on LSU!!!!
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We won. Go Dawgs! Bring on Hate Week. I don’t want to discuss this offense any more. Kirby is doing this on purpose.
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He Hate Me. Lol
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Not going to get away with grabbing jerseys and tackling receivers mid-route against LSU.
Georgia got every break from the officials tonight and still could not put away TAMU. Once again, a dominated team has the ball late in the 4th with a shot to tie or win.
Damn
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All we got to do is beat LSU, anOSU, then Clemson. Just tweak the O a little bit and we’re good to go! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!
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Go Dawgs. James Coley is a sociopath.
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Substitute James Coley with #11
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Well……… (sigh) an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. I’m out.
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Our offense has problems that don’t have quick fixes (obviously). We don’t have TEs that threaten defenses and our WRs are inconsistent, young, or injured. Our QB is volatile. Even run blocking hasn’t been very tight.
These offensive limitations make me believe this team’s ceiling isn’t as high as 2017. But, hey, they’ll get a chance to prove everyone wrong in Atlanta.
That said, we’re 10-1. About to be 11-1. Three MF’ing seasons in a row. Three in a row taking the SEC East, three in a row against Florida.
Bitches gonna bitch (as many UGA fans do) but we sure do win a lot.
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A win, plus we rested Cager, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he doesn’t see Mark Richt Field next week either.
I really am curious as to what in the hell is wrong with Wolf. There were at least two separate situations I could see where maintaining a block could’ve resulted in more yardage and more explosive plays. Maybe we miss Nauta more than we know.
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Also really anxious to get an update on Stokes (who didn’t play the entire 2nd half). Shouldn’t need him to shut down the NATS, but considering the 2nd half success Mond had with Stokes out, I really don’t like to imagine Burrow vs a depleted secondary.
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I was thinking the same. Also…a slant! Holy shit a slant!
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This was undoubtedly the best takeaway from the game.
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Well I thought I had gone back to the 1960s. No offense but we had Erk now it’s the same no offense but we have Kirby. At least we don’t just kick FGs any more LMDAO.
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Winning isn’t enough!!
Change!!!!
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Oh yeah, a passing game that can’t hit 50% of its passes and a run game so predictable even the star back got pissed at the call, paired with a great defense that nonetheless gave up 275 yds passing to a team with no run game is just the recipe to defeat LSU, Ohio State and/or Clemson!
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Yes, 10-1 is better than the alternative. But I’d love for all y’all who brought up the LSU-Auburn score last week to explain how miserable Arkansas scored 27 on this not-that-mightly TAMU defense.
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Crickets. . .
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Arkansas’s offense didn’t score 27 against Texas A& M’s defense. One Arkansas TD was a fumble returned for a TD by Arkansas’s defense. Arkansas also had a 41 yard TD drive after a long punt return against A& M’s punt coverage team.
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Kids played their hearts out especially right there at the end.
Mr. Swift wanted the game, and he wanted the 100 yards..he got both!
10 WINS!
Going to be at least 11 and I think more.
This D can keep Georgia in any game.
Pickens is emerging as a factor.
Kirby can rest Cager against GT and have them both for LSU.
That will help Fromm..
The kid is off track but we know he can get back on…he’s brought us a hell of a lot of thrills over the years and we need to show him some love.
(We can bitch and moan about the offense all we want, but did you see happy the team was after the game? They won..they’re happy and good for them. They deserve to celebrate!)
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