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Stetson may not have played a perfect game…

… but he did throw a perfect pass.

WHAT A CATCH 🔥🔥🔥@GeorgiaFootball is cooking pic.twitter.com/zr88HxxDdM

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 30, 2021

It was even better watching it live.  Trust me on that.

Back to Atlanta

In convincing fashion:

Georgia has clinched the SEC East title by virtue of Kentucky’s loss at Mississippi State.

This ties for the earliest in league history (Oct. 30) a spot has ever been clinched (Auburn, 2004; Alabama, 1993).

— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) October 31, 2021

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Joy

𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙈‼️#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/fkfDG2tVkV

— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) October 31, 2021

ELITE FANS‼️ ELITE COACHES‼️‼️ DON’T PLAY WITH US‼️ #DawgsFOREVERonTop 🐶😁 pic.twitter.com/M5y1WSheDn

— David Cooper (@1CoachCoop) October 30, 2021

Mattered a lot, did it…

Three thoughts from Amelia Island

I was in too much of a celebratory mood last night to post, but I did want to share a few things that ran through my brain during and after yesterday’s extremely satisfying victory.

• As I watched Florida completely disintegrate during the last 150 seconds of the first half, I couldn’t help but think “hey, that’s the way we used to lose here” — you know, superficially in the game, but hanging in suspense, waiting for disaster to strike.  I must say the shoe looks very good on the other foot.
• Just after my first thought came the realization that I just witnessed the ultimate “be careful what you wish for” moment for Florida fans.  How you like AR15 now, Gates?
• Forget about scheduling or recruiting or travel time or whatever complaint you may have… after the pleasure of watching half of a stadium empty for the fourth quarter and the players’ (and Smart’s) postgame celebration with the fans, how can you pull this game out of Jacksonville?  There is a special joy in wins at a neutral site against your heated rival that would, in my very humble opinion, be diminished in a different setting.

Your game day post, Cocktail Party edition

With the quarterback question decided, on to what I think is the big issue:

Can Georgia establish a running game today?  If so, I don’t see how the Gators can stay with the Dawgs, regardless of who plays quarterback for them.  If they struggle running the ball, I think Bennett winds up giving way to Daniels, assuming he’s healthy enough to play.

Bottom line, I think the Dawgs will be able to run the ball and I think Georgia covers the spread.  And, yes, Florida will turn the ball over today.  More than once.

Have at it in the comments.

Your (non-Dawg) game day post

Sorry for the format. I haven’t figured out screenshotting on my Chromebook.

Saturday, October 30

MATCHUP		TIME  (ET)	NAT TV	TICKETS	LOCATION
#2Cincinnati	Tulane	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $2	Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
#6Michigan	#8Michigan State	12:00 PM	FOX	Tickets as low as $216	Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
#9Iowa	Wisconsin	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $43	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Texas	#16Baylor	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $50	McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
Miami	#17Pittsburgh	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $31	Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Virginia Tech	Georgia Tech	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $31	Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Rutgers	Illinois	12:00 PM	BTN	Tickets as low as $29	Memorial Stadium , Champaign, IL
Indiana	Maryland	12:00 PM	BTN	Tickets as low as $2	Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD
UMass	Liberty	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $13	Williams Stadium , Lynchburg, VA
UCF	Temple	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $16	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Bowling Green	Buffalo	12:00 PM	CBSSN	Tickets as low as $16	UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Texas State	Louisiana	12:00 PM		Tickets as low as $21	Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
#22Iowa State	West Virginia	2:00 PM	BIG12|ESPN+	Tickets as low as $12	Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
North Texas	Rice	2:00 PM		Tickets as low as $6	Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
Missouri	Vanderbilt	3:00 PM		Tickets as low as $2	Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
Washington State	Arizona State	3:00 PM	FS1	Tickets as low as $15	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Hawai’i	Utah State	3:00 PM		Tickets as low as $19	Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT
#1Georgia	Florida	3:30 PM	CBS	Tickets as low as $81	TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
Texas Tech	#4Oklahoma	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $28	Memorial Stadium , Norman, OK
Colorado	#7Oregon	3:30 PM	FOX	Tickets as low as $23	Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
Florida International	Marshall	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $17	Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
Louisiana Tech	Old Dominion	3:30 PM	CBSSN	Tickets as low as $24	S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
Southern Miss	Middle Tennessee	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $12	Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
Florida State	Clemson	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $10	Memorial Stadium , Clemson, SC
Boston College	Syracuse	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $6	Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Minnesota	Northwestern	3:30 PM	BTN	Tickets as low as $4	Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
Purdue	Nebraska	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $27	Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, NE
TCU	Kansas State	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $42	Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
UL Monroe	Appalachian State	3:30 PM		Tickets as low as $36	Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
Duke	#13Wake Forest	4:00 PM		Tickets as low as $23	Truist Field, Winston-Salem, NC
Charlotte	Western Kentucky	4:00 PM		Tickets as low as $33	Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
Wyoming	San José State	4:00 PM	FS2	Tickets as low as $8	CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
Arkansas State	South Alabama	5:00 PM		Tickets as low as $43	Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
UTEP	Florida Atlantic	6:00 PM		Tickets as low as $7	FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Georgia State	Georgia Southern	6:00 PM		Tickets as low as $35	Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
#10Ole Miss	#18Auburn	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $50	Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
#12Kentucky	Mississippi State	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $14	Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
Kansas	#15Oklahoma State	7:00 PM	FS1	Tickets as low as $44	Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
#19SMU	Houston	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $21	TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
Oregon State	California	7:00 PM	PAC12	Tickets as low as $18	California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
Arizona	USC	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Boise State	Colorado State	7:00 PM	CBSSN	Tickets as low as $29	Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
#20Penn State	#5Ohio State	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $117	Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
North Carolina	#11Notre Dame	7:30 PM	NBC	Tickets as low as $22	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Louisville	NC State	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $27	Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
UCLA	Utah	10:00 PM		Tickets as low as $28	Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Virginia	#25BYU	10:15 PM		Tickets as low as $8	LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Fresno State	#21San Diego State	10:30 PM	CBSSN	Tickets as low as $21	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
Washington	Stanford	10:30 PM	FS1	Tickets as low as $14	Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Games of note:

• Michigan-Michigan State, obviously.  Both teams are a surprise being here undefeated.
• Ole Miss-Auburn.  Or, if you prefer, Corral-Nix.
• Kentucky-Mississippi State.  For some reason, this seems closer than it should be.
• Penn State-Ohio State.  First time in a while the Buckeyes play a team with a pulse on defense.  Will it matter?

Shoot your shot in the comments.

Stetson it is.

Apparently.

Georgia is sticking with Stetson Bennett as its starting QB vs. Florida, sources tell @On3sports.

Bennett and JT Daniels, who will be available to play, shared time with the first-team offense in practice during the lead-up to the game.https://t.co/JrLje966jk

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 29, 2021

I’m fine with whatever the coaches decide.  As I’ve said, if there’s ever a season Smart and Monken have earned the benefit of the doubt, it’s this one.  I just hope it’s a call driven by what they think will work best today, rather than an indication that Daniels still isn’t physically ready.

That all being said, the one thing I ask is that they avoid being cute by playing the two in alternating series, or some other silliness like that.  This ain’t 2018.

It’s game day in Jacksonville!

Remember the enemy.

Quick Friday pondering

Two quick thoughts, pulled totally out of my ass:

1. If what’s gone before this season is a guide, while we have no idea who’s starting at quarterback tomorrow, Smart and Monken made that decision early this week.  That’s what they do.
2. Why are people worried about Daniels being rusty?  Last season, after having missed playing football for eighteen months and facing a defense that sold out totally to make him beat them, all Daniels did was go 28-38, 401 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs and a 197.07 passer rating.  If that’s rusty, you can give me that all day against the Gators, thank you very much.