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MikeDeTiger

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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #42 on: October 03, 2022, 12:33:36 PM »
So....is UGA sleepwalking or do we have issues here?  

Being less than your best vs. Kent State is understandable, particularly after dismantling everything in your path so far.  Doing it a second week in a row on the road vs. a division foe....there's only so much I'm willing to put on "looking ahead."  No matter how bad Mizzou is, going into their house should have your full attention.  

On the other hand....these are 18-22 year olds, and my head was so far up my butt at that age that I could sniff my own lumbar.  
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #43 on: October 03, 2022, 12:53:25 PM »
I've thought they had issues earlier than Kent State, mostly with the OL and running the ball.  Stetson was making some throws in tights windows under duress that worked, and then it didn't work.  They were horrible against Mizzou in the first half, Mizzou did a nice job with pressure.  You can beat UGA by stopping the run and getting pressure if they don't run, duh.  And it's a doable thing.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #44 on: October 03, 2022, 12:58:03 PM »
Stetson was making some incredible throws in the Oregon game.  He looked legit great.  I expected that to continue.  Maybe it didn't, I dunno.  
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #45 on: October 03, 2022, 01:03:10 PM »
It didn't, they are down two WRs injured, that may be a part of it.  He made some clutch throws in the 4th quarter to bring them back from disaster.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2022, 01:28:28 PM »
one of the talking heads said something yesterday that made sense to me- enough that i adopted it: 

"UGA is the nations premier program now, but the problem is ol' UGA is back"... explained: they play down to their level of competition.  

I love seeing UT relevant again.... even in the 'talk' of a Heisman and threatening a competitive game with UGA and Bama... but... NOPE- i ain't swallowing that pill yet.  

I don't dare claim a victory in the bayou, but i 'do' know they always play LSU tough at home.  IF they come out of that game with a win, they'll face bama at home and both undefeated.... and fellas, that ain't gonna be purty because bama's issues are easily coached out of them, they have QB enough on the bench and RB's enough to make the UT DC never even figure on ~maybe~ young ain't playing.   I'm thinking the ranking and the shenanigans are setting up to drive national interest- just like Michigan being in the top four near tOSU- both of who play nobody... unless that nobody is ranked higher than they should be which is the case there.  

i'm thinking UT is a top 25 team certainly... a top 20 team maybe... and if they hold it together, they may end up being a top 15 team before the end of the season... but they ain't no top ten team.  but... if they win at LSU they'll be ranked likely 6th or so- and will give bama and jojah credible wins..... 

politics, may man, politics. 
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #47 on: October 03, 2022, 02:48:34 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on October 03, 2022, 11:18:33 AM
Good example of the old adage "There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics." 

Day games in Tiger Stadium generally have featured teams competent enough to beat LSU on their field, while night games include nearly all of the cream puffs that have little to no chance of winning at LSU.  This skews the day/night win %, when in reality, when the level of competition is adjusted for, there is not a significant difference in LSU's win% based on time of day.  What is significant is if the team is quality enough to beat LSU at LSU.

Unfortunately for us, Tennessee the better team at this point, though I expect LSU to look much better than their showing on the Plains last weekend.  I think we'll give them a decent game, but lose. 
I'll buy that. It's like saying College Gameday is a jinx if they are at one of your games and you lose. No, it's because College Gameday, for the most part, goes to top quality games in which they think the opponents are somewhat equal. If you lose then you were not equal. Not that day anyway.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #48 on: October 03, 2022, 03:06:11 PM »
Quote from: Drew4UTk on October 03, 2022, 01:28:28 PM
one of the talking heads said something yesterday that made sense to me- enough that i adopted it:

"UGA is the nations premier program now, but the problem is ol' UGA is back"... explained: they play down to their level of competition. 

I love seeing UT relevant again.... even in the 'talk' of a Heisman and threatening a competitive game with UGA and Bama... but... NOPE- i ain't swallowing that pill yet. 

I don't dare claim a victory in the bayou, but i 'do' know they always play LSU tough at home.  IF they come out of that game with a win, they'll face bama at home and both undefeated.... and fellas, that ain't gonna be purty because bama's issues are easily coached out of them, they have QB enough on the bench and RB's enough to make the UT DC never even figure on ~maybe~ young ain't playing.  I'm thinking the ranking and the shenanigans are setting up to drive national interest- just like Michigan being in the top four near tOSU- both of who play nobody... unless that nobody is ranked higher than they should be which is the case there. 

i'm thinking UT is a top 25 team certainly... a top 20 team maybe... and if they hold it together, they may end up being a top 15 team before the end of the season... but they ain't no top ten team.  but... if they win at LSU they'll be ranked likely 6th or so- and will give bama and jojah credible wins.....

politics, may man, politics.
You got it! Saban should not even play Young against A$M because it is as obvious as the nose on your face that they have been preparing for Bama and Young since the summer. EVERY DAY. EVERY WEEK. They could be 5-0 but are 3-2 and should be 2-3. Nothing new. Did it last year also. Instead of going to the Bama game 5-0, they were 3-2 and could have been 2-3. Scored in the last minute to beat Colorado. 4-8 Colorado! And then lost to Arkansas and Mississippi State.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #49 on: October 03, 2022, 04:06:46 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 03, 2022, 06:32:39 AM
So, upcoming games:

Arky @ MSU - MSU is looking pretty decent, Arky had some tough losses.  MSU 27  Arky 17

<izzou at Florida - Mizzou is kind of beat down I think now, UF 31  Mizzou 13

Tenn at LSU - Interesting, LSU has a pulse, morning start though in BR, I'm guessing of course LSU 34  Tenn 31

Auburn at UGA - What looked like an easy one for the Dawgs now has some import, but they hang on close, UGA 27  Auburn 24

Ole Miss at Vandy - Slow start I suspect but it's Vandy, OM 41  Vandy 14

USCe at UK - UK gets back on track 38-13

A&M at Bama - Bama 47  A&M 19

The most interesting game to me starts at noon, which is odd.
Does this mean that ut is going to have 13 players on the field on what should have been the final play of regulation with LSU at their two yard line? As was the case the last time they played in BR.

So instead of going to OT tied at 31, LSU gets to kick a 19 yard FG to win 34-31?
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #50 on: October 04, 2022, 11:30:42 AM »
Quote from: Drew4UTk on October 03, 2022, 01:28:28 PM
one of the talking heads said something yesterday that made sense to me- enough that i adopted it:

"UGA is the nations premier program now, but the problem is ol' UGA is back"... explained: they play down to their level of competition. 
I don't buy this at all.  Last year they didn't mess around like this.  I think this team has some serious issues in the lines that weren't evident against Oregon.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #51 on: October 04, 2022, 11:38:25 AM »
Ah yes, the vaunted 5-4-5 defense.  Admittedly it was really tough to get yards against.  

Hard to believe we're in the same conference and that 2010 game was the last time UT came to Tiger Stadium.  I could've sworn our return game in 2011 was our last trip to Knoxville, but the interwebz tells me we played there in 2017.  I must be getting old, because all games through about 2014 are seared into my memory, never to be forgotten, but I can't remember half the games from last year.  I have zero recollection of playing Tennessee in 2017.  That would've been when Danny Etling was our QB.....who was theirs?  Says we won by 20 and we sucked....how bad was UT in 2017, and why wasn't that game interesting enough to remember?  

We haven't played much over the years, but UT is 20-10-3 against us all-time.  I doubt that gets any prettier for us this weekend.  

Nevertheless, I think a realistic approach to this season is looking for the correct signs of progression, not so much the wins.  It can't be overstated how bad of shape O left the roster.  Kelly turned over the entire staff--direct and peripheral--and had to get a lot of kids from the portal to fill out the team.  New staff, new kids, young kids....I think you just want to see that they're developing at this point.  They seem to be.  It's not gonna be much comfort when they run the gauntlet, tho.  
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #52 on: October 04, 2022, 12:48:12 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 04, 2022, 11:30:42 AM
I don't buy this at all.  Last year they didn't mess around like this.  I think this team has some serious issues in the lines that weren't evident against Oregon.
I think it's legit.  What I think is UGA ain't used to being a target... though that's what they are.  Theyre going to be circled and spied, now, instead of just another tough game for their opponents.  They also have swallowed their own hype- thinking their mere presence enough to intimidate opponents, and they latched into a nasty and fiesty mizzou instead of the mizzou we've seen otherwise.  

Theyre going to get everyone's best game.  Especially when they're on the road.  
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #53 on: October 04, 2022, 02:15:21 PM »
Sure, they may get a full effort by opponents, but they should be able to handle that with their talent, if they have the talent.  I'm sure South Carolina was thinking upset, but they took them down quickly.  Kent State?  I was seeing issues there for sure, and even earlier.  They were somewhat "lucky" at times to connect on 50-50 passes in earlier games, you can't depend on that routinely.  And you need to run the D ball.
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #54 on: October 04, 2022, 05:05:52 PM »
Georgia's problem is boredom. It is impossible to stay focused when you play a dog bone every week. They have played Samford, South Carolina, Kent State and Missouri in a row. When they play an opponent with a heartbeat they will be all right. 
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Re: Pretty fun weekend
« Reply #55 on: October 04, 2022, 06:12:29 PM »
Quote from: MikeDeTiger on October 04, 2022, 11:38:25 AM
Ah yes, the vaunted 5-4-5 defense.  Admittedly it was really tough to get yards against. 

Hard to believe we're in the same conference and that 2010 game was the last time UT came to Tiger Stadium.  I could've sworn our return game in 2011 was our last trip to Knoxville, but the interwebz tells me we played there in 2017.  I must be getting old, because all games through about 2014 are seared into my memory, never to be forgotten, but I can't remember half the games from last year.  I have zero recollection of playing Tennessee in 2017.  That would've been when Danny Etling was our QB.....who was theirs?  Says we won by 20 and we sucked....how bad was UT in 2017, and why wasn't that game interesting enough to remember? 

We haven't played much over the years, but UT is 20-10-3 against us all-time.  I doubt that gets any prettier for us this weekend. 

Nevertheless, I think a realistic approach to this season is looking for the correct signs of progression, not so much the wins.  It can't be overstated how bad of shape O left the roster.  Kelly turned over the entire staff--direct and peripheral--and had to get a lot of kids from the portal to fill out the team.  New staff, new kids, young kids....I think you just want to see that they're developing at this point.  They seem to be.  It's not gonna be much comfort when they run the gauntlet, tho. 


Unfortunately, Mike, I was there. Went with my wife, and brother and sis in law that are big LSU fans.  He is from Bunkie, LA. 

 It was an unremarkable game, other than monsoon conditions for part of the game, where chunks of the jumbotron were falling off into the crowd. 

All I really remember is you guys had a RB run for a million yards, and beat us soundly.  Brady Hoke was our interim coach after Butch Jones was shown the door a week or two before. 

The only winless SEC gauntlet in our history, and our worst overall season in history.  4-8.  Ugh.
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