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Daily Archives: October 18, 2023
2023 Mumme Poll, Week 7
Aannnndddd… it’s back. 313 ballots were cast this week, so it’s good to see those kind of numbers participating.
Without any further ado, here’s our top 25:
No team appeared on every ballot, although the Dawgs came close. But four teams cleared the 90% mark, seven were over 75% and eleven appeared on more than half the ballots cast. That’s a race, folks! It’ll be fun to watch how much of that clears out over the next five weeks.
We’re still being efficient with our time.
Take note, selection committee.
Conference affiliation? The Big Ten picked up where it left off last season.
Participation by state remains pretty consistent.
And I was pleased to see the results of this week’s question.
Way to go, gang! You’ve made GTP proud.
Filed under Mumme Poll
On the second thought
I said it before about the Vanderbilt game — I don’t think I’ve ever watched a Georgia game where the stats seemed so disconnected from my subjective impressions. Think I’m overstating it? Try this on for size:
… The 17-point margin of victory is not indicative of how thoroughly Georgia dominated the game in Nashville on Saturday. The Bulldogs outgained Vanderbilt 552 yards to 219 yards and while it is true that is not as impressive as the 458-yard or the 429-yard margins that the Bulldogs outgained Vanderbilt by in 2021 and 2022 respectively, it still represents the second-largest yardage margin for the Bulldogs over an opponent in 2023, only behind the 425-yard margin between Georgia and Kentucky. The 332-yard margin between Georgia and Vanderbilt is also the largest margin by which Vanderbilt has been outgained by any opponent in the eight games it has played this season. To put it more simply, Georgia dominated Vanderbilt on a down-to-down basis more thoroughly than any other team has this season.
To further expound on the way your team dominated Vanderbilt on Saturday, the 219 yards that Georgia held Vanderbilt to was the lowest yardage output by the Commodores all season and was the first time they had been held under 300 total yards by any SEC opponent to date. The 9 first downs Georgia held Vanderbilt to was also the fewest first downs Vanderbilt has posted in any game this season. Conversely, the 552 yards of total offense that Georgia dropped on Vanderbilt also just so happens to be the highest yardage total that the Commodore defense has surrendered this season.
Georgia ripped off 291 yards rushing against the Commodores, besting its previous rushing season high by more than 100 yards. Those 291 rushing yards – you guessed it – were the most rushing yards that Vanderbilt has surrendered in a single game all season…
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Maybe I should take this more to heart:
Ultimately, the reality is the Bulldogs were an uncharacteristic blown coverage by Tykee Smith on the first drive of the game and an uncharacteristic tipped-ball interception away from defeating the Commodores by a margin that, while maybe still not up to the impossibly lofty standards you have for your team, certainly would not have yielded the concern in some corners of the Georgia fan base that the 37-20 victory ultimately has. And this coming one game after Georgia throttled Kentucky in its most complete performance of the season, a performance that had the Bulldog fan base collectively ecstatic over the team finally demonstrating that it was a national championship-caliber team. Are two plays against Vanderbilt, neither of which represents enduring issues for the Bulldogs really enough to change that perception and convince you that this team cannot still accomplish all of its goals?
Okay, okay! Maybe not.
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
Today, in stats of the day
A couple of noteworthy stats from Seth Emerson’s mid-season report on the Dawgs ($$):
Georgia’s national rank in both offensive and defensive yards per play, making Georgia the only team in the top 10 in both.
Balance, baby! How can you not blame Bobo for that? And, speaking of Bobo…
But Beck and Bobo have made getting the ball out quickly an emphasis: On passes less than three seconds after the snap, Beck has the sixth-best completion percentage (79.7) in the country. On passes more than 3 seconds after the snap, his completion number drops to 50 percent, which is 57th nationally.
Sounds like the OC knows his quarterback well.
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
Joe Manchin’s pearls of wisdom, part two
Ol’ Joe was just getting warmed up yesterday. All this player movement shit, it just ain’t right.
If they want to change schools, they should quit playing sports, like real college students, or something.
Joe Manchin’s pearls of wisdom, part one
Look who claims to be an amateurism romantic.
As opposed to, say, head coaches and members of Congress…
Filed under It's Just Bidness, Political Wankery
You think Georgia has red zone issues?
Brother, you don’t know from red zone issues. This is a red zone issue:
Yikes, Dabo. I thought you fixed the offense…
Filed under Clemson: Auburn With A Lake, Stats Geek!
Beamer ball
Here’s something I’m pretty sure Shane didn’t take away from his time on Smart’s staff:
Not cool to lose your cool, man. Even if it did involve an embarrassing loss to Florida…
Filed under 'Cock Envy, General Idiocy
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