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re: Georgia I Mean this as No Disrespect: Is Tennessee +9 the Easiest Play in History?

Posted on 11/2/22 at 9:42 am to
Posted by DawginSC
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Posted on 11/2/22 at 9:42 am to
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Do you honestly, in your heart of hearts, believe UGA is the 2nd best offense in the country?


I actually believe it's the best.

UGA's offense is built to take advantage of any weakness the opposing defense presents. It's not the best in any individual area, but it's versatility makes it the hardest to stop, even without an elite QB.

Oregon in game 1 tried to take away the middle of the field and the running game (because that's what UGA was known for last year... TE play and running the ball). UGA responded by throwing to outside receivers and RB's to the outside in the flat. Result? 571 yards of offense.

SC saw this and tried to take away the outside threats. UGA went to the TE's in the passing game and ran it up the gut. Result? 547 yards of offense.

Mizzou used the same formula as SC. Result? 481 yards of offense (but Mizzou DID get stops in the redzone and force turnovers that led to a lower score)

Auburn said "Screw this, UGA is a passing team this year. We're going to sell out to stop the pass. They were successful at this, holding UGA to 200 yards passing. But UGA had 300 yards of rushing to end up with 500 total yards.

Vandy... well they're Vandy. 579 yards.

UF focused on defending the outside of the field... and it paid off for them in that UGA kept throwing out there and they got some picks (and near picks) to the outside... even though UGA beat their coverage some. Finally UGA decided to focus on the soft center of the field, feeding the TE's in the middle for big gains. Result? 555 yards.

UGA's had one game against a P5 team where they got less than 500 yards, and that was 481 against Mizzou. On the flip side, UT had 416 against Pitt and 422 vs UK. They've had bigger games against their G5/FCS cupcakes than UGA has, but those games really don't matter.

Teams with much worse defenses than UGA's have held UT to far lower yardage totals than the best any P5 team has to UGA.

Now why am I using yardage rather than points? Because yards allowed are entirely for the offense or against the defense. Points take into account the team's performance on the other side of the ball much more.

UT's big advantage (and the reason why the spread wasn't set higher than the 12.5 it started at) is turnovers. UT is +8 in turnovers this year and that line is expecting them to be +1 in this game. UGA is even in turnover margin.

The reality is UT's likely going to need to be +2 in turnover margin to win this game. If it's even or in UGA's favor, UGA likely wins by a 3-score or higher margin.
Posted by TrussvilleTide
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Posted on 11/2/22 at 10:14 am to
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I actually believe it's the best.
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