re: So, how are we feeling about the Big Game tonight?

I actually feel pretty good except for the Jeckyll and Hyde personality of this team.

I think we are a bad matchup for UGA as we can win games multiple ways on offense and our defense can make Bennett uncomfortable.

Protect Bryce, stop the run (basically hold the line of scrimmage), minimize the penalties and don't turn the ball over and give UGA short fields on offense and there a good shot for a win. I believe Bama will do these things for the most part.

Honestly I would love to force UGA to play from behind early although that is probably wishful thinking. I have a feeling it is going to take a quarter or so for Bennett to get settled due to the pressure of the game and Monken may give him some easy throws to help out his nerves. If we can make tackles early we maybe can get some 3 and outs and maybe get that early lead.

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I think they double bracket Jamo and take away deep. We'll have to get creative to get him the ball.

If we have other receivers step up and be a deep threat on the other side we will be fine.

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I actually think that won't happen. Kirby isn't that dumb to do that to allow Brooks and others to have a field day against them.

I think they will take away the deep ball, and make us work our way up the field. That's more realistic approach. They know TEs has history of dropping the ball. They know Brooks/WIlliams can burn them.

Alabama can keep defense honest by spreading them out often and throughout the game. In another word, I expect us to pull a Clemson on them. Clemson did us dirty when we had the old school defense ...

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think they will take away the deep ball, and make us work our way up the field. That's more realistic approach. They know TEs has history of dropping the ball. They know Brooks/WIlliams can burn them.

Alabama can keep defense honest by spreading them out often and throughout the game. In another word, I expect us to pull a Clemson on them. Clemson did us dirty when we had the old school defense ...

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That's fine as a concept but how would he actually implement that? If he goes cover two safties high we will gut them running the ball. I get they have an otherworldly front-7 but we run tempo and get a couple of first downs and they're main asset is going to be gassed.

So how?

If they play CBs deeper we will throw short and force them up.

I don't see how they can take away all deep (safeties high) and then consistently stop run. Hence why I think they just double bracket Jamo's side and keep one safety low for slants and run support on other side.

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So, how are we feeling about the Big Game tomorrow

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I FEEEEL GOOD !

I Think we Roll !! Over Dawgs! Over the Bennett& Bower! Over the Dean&Davis
Over the Carter&Cook! Over the Pickens&Burton! Over the Smith& Smart
Over the entire Jawja apple cart!

On the verge of our 4th back-to-back National Title in the poll era.

If I've proven anything over the years, it's that whatever gut feeling I have about a game has pretty much never been accurate.

I'm honestly stunned this team has made it this far, rebuilding, injuries etc. I thought that this would be a 2 or 3 regular season loss year.

Since we're playing with house money, at least in my mind they are, I hope they come out and play confident and loose.

I am terrified that user jryanw has jinxed us with all of his talking.