Let’s check in with Nick Saban and see if he’s ready to name a starting quarterback.
Ho-kay, then. That seems to be going well.
Daily Archives: August 19, 2023
Habemus quarterback!
Probably not a surprise to us, but still…
Good luck to you, Carson. We’re all rooting for you.
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UPDATE: Apparently this was not a spur of the moment decision made after today’s second scrimmage. (Not that Smart is the kind to make spur of the moment decisions about a starting quarterback.)
Filed under Georgia Football
From a gadget to a player
From an ESPN list of 2024 NFL draft prospects with the most at stake this season ($$):
Dominic Lovett, WR, Georgia
The Georgia offense will look vastly different in 2023, and one player who stands to benefit is Lovett, a transfer wideout from Missouri. The 5-10, 179-pounder has excellent speed and after-the-catch ability. At Missouri, Lovett caught 56 balls for 846 yards and three touchdowns — but he was the second option in the pass game that featured an unproven quarterback.
New Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo will look to open up the passing attack with Lovett as a focal point for quarterback Carson Beck. Lovett enters as an unproven work-in-progress and was essentially a gadget player at Missouri, but I see potential to round out his game and truly improve under Bobo and the Georgia staff. He is one of the biggest potential risers at wide receiver in the draft class, and if he hits the ground running, Lovett could quickly shoot into the top-50 conversation.
At first glance, it seems a little strange to call a player who had 56 receptions last season a gadget player, but I sort of guess where that’s coming from. After all, Lovett switched teams to get some real experience playing in a pro-style offense.
I have to admit I’m more excited about Lovett’s prospects this season than anyone else on Georgia’s team. If Bobo makes proper use of him in the offense — and I expect he will — I think Lovett is going to have an outstanding year.
Filed under Georgia Football, Strategery And Mechanics
How does Vegas view each 2023 team?
Here’s a good analytic piece that seeks to answer that question. It shouldn’t shock you that… well, Dawgs on top: “… Georgia’s 11.22 adjusted win total means they have a probability of winning every game at 93.5%.”
What about after you filter in strength of schedule? Yep, “No real surprise at the top as Georgia looks to win their third straight national championship.”
Obviously, this isn’t dispositive by any means, but you have to like it when the folks who make a living off such things are that positive about Georgia’s chances.
If you can’t beat ’em, break ’em up.
Reading this Barrett Sallee piece ranking the conferences by their overall strength, it dawned on me that one of 2023’s little ironies is that the Pac-12 from top to bottom will be a better conference than the Big Ten.
Just not where it counts. And if that’s not an example of what’s wrong with college football these days, I don’t know what is.
Filed under Big Ten Football, Pac-12 Football
The right kind of Gator
Andy Staples may have gone to Florida, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have an open mind.
I see no falsehoods in either tweet. Good on ‘ya, Andy.
Filed under Georgia Football
Get The Picture 