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Texas A&M - Georgia feels like a huge trap game
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:48 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:48 am
A&M has quietly taken care of business the last 4 weeks and found a little bit of a running game.
Georgia just had a huge win and has LSU sitting there in 2 weeks. A&M is barely ranked and has 3 losses sitting next to their name. Nobody is talking about them and everyone is talking about the playoffs/SECCG/LSU/etc. I'm sure that Kirby and his coaches are working as hard as possible this week to make their guys well aware that they can and will lose if they don't play a focused ballgame, but all the ingredients seem to be there for a closer than expected game.
Am I looking too much into this? Giving A&M too much credit?
Georgia just had a huge win and has LSU sitting there in 2 weeks. A&M is barely ranked and has 3 losses sitting next to their name. Nobody is talking about them and everyone is talking about the playoffs/SECCG/LSU/etc. I'm sure that Kirby and his coaches are working as hard as possible this week to make their guys well aware that they can and will lose if they don't play a focused ballgame, but all the ingredients seem to be there for a closer than expected game.
Am I looking too much into this? Giving A&M too much credit?
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Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:50 am to SummerOfGeorge
I won’t be surprised at all if Texas A&M beats Georgia.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:55 am to SummerOfGeorge
Nope, you're right. This has the feel of a slugfest coming up. Plus the weather is supposed to be terrible. I think it will be a 20-14 kind of game.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
Georgia 2019 is similar to Alabama a few years ago with a good old fashioned defense and a serviceable old fashioned offense.
Games against teams like aTm could be problematic for UGA, but I expect them to take care of business.
May not be easy, though
Games against teams like aTm could be problematic for UGA, but I expect them to take care of business.
May not be easy, though
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 11:58 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:56 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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Nope, you're right. This has the feel of a slugfest coming up. Plus the weather is supposed to be terrible. I think it will be a 20-14 kind of game.
It just feels like one of those games where everybody inside Butts-Mehre knows it is a trap game and is trying to avoiding it as much as possible and yet.......they still seem to happen. To everybody.
Just one of those games you gotta gut through.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:58 am to SummerOfGeorge
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It just feels like one of those games where everybody inside Butts-Mehre knows it is a trap game and is trying to avoiding it as much as possible and yet.......they still seem to happen. To everybody.
Just one of those games you gotta gut through.
I agree. Hopefully the terrible loss to USC is still in the players heads so they'll be more focused on this one.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 11:58 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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Nope, you're right. This has the feel of a slugfest coming up. Plus the weather is supposed to be terrible. I think it will be a 20-14 kind of game.
Weather being complete poop like they say may help you guys some as the stronger run team. Although if you guys let Mond run around it will be a tough day. Either way I think you guys will win but less than comfortably.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 12:00 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Hopefully the terrible loss to USC is still in the players heads so they'll be more focused on this one.
That's a good point - a tangible reference point that those kids can easily latch onto. Then just pop on the film of A&M whipping Carolina and I imagine you get their attention pretty quickly.
Should be an interesting game on a day without many of them in the league.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 12:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
It isn't inconceivable that Georgia loses to A&M and then beats LSU, which would cause all sorts of chaos. Top to bottom UGA has as talented of a roster as just about any team in the country. LSU fans ready to engrave the trophy amuse me. They have a great team, but winning a playoff is a difficult task and they're more than likely going to be pitted against the 3 best defenses they've seen all year to close the season out if they go that far. Their own defense is an absolute mess.
To your point though SOG, yes it absolutely feels like a trap game and I thought that to myself yesterday when I checked out the weekend schedule and then looked back at A&Ms schedule. They have losses to Bama, Clemson, and Auburn. They aren't a terrible football team by any means
To your point though SOG, yes it absolutely feels like a trap game and I thought that to myself yesterday when I checked out the weekend schedule and then looked back at A&Ms schedule. They have losses to Bama, Clemson, and Auburn. They aren't a terrible football team by any means
Posted on 11/19/19 at 12:12 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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LSU fans ready to engrave the trophy amuse me. They have a great team, but winning a playoff is a difficult task and they're more than likely going to be pitted against the 3 best defenses they've seen all year to close the season out if they go that far. Their own defense is an absolute mess.
Yea, I don't think you truly understand how hard it is to win the national title in the playoff era until you actually do it. If you haven't been to the national title game in the playoff, you've probably never in your life seen your team play 3 straight games against legitimate Top 5 teams before - all away from home. Ever. And I don't mean "they were ranked in the Top 5 in early October". As we know, teams in the Top 5 in December/January are there because they've won 11-12 games. They aren't teams that we think are good, they are teams have proven to be really good.
It's hard to actually understand how HARD it is to go 3-0 over that stretch until you watch your team do it, especially when you aren't head and shoulders above the other Top 5 teams.
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/19/19 at 1:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
The fact that A&M can score some points will change the way UGA plays.
Especially if they UGA fall behind say 10-13 point.
The Key for A&M is to get the lead early.
Also OSU while very good have three very physical games remaining if Minn wins the other side of the conference.
That PSU, MICH + Minn could maybe see a slip as well.The question is would it be better to lose
the conference game of the regular season game.
Especially if they UGA fall behind say 10-13 point.
The Key for A&M is to get the lead early.
Also OSU while very good have three very physical games remaining if Minn wins the other side of the conference.
That PSU, MICH + Minn could maybe see a slip as well.The question is would it be better to lose
the conference game of the regular season game.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 1:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Am I looking too much into this? Giving A&M too much credit?
A&M played Clemson and Auburn tough. If their QB didn't throw every pass high they probably could have beaten one if not both teams.
They are most definitely a threat. The problem is always the QB; as as with Auburn.
If they could get Mond hot they could beat LSU. Their defense will at least play them hard.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 1:59 pm to SummerOfGeorge
The thing about Georgia is they almost seem resigned to playing the type of game that is going to be within a couple of scores of decent competition. You figure with their defense and their offense's ability to milk the game away, that is a recipe for success. And they don't want to get into a track meet so it's probably smart.
However, that kind of style can get you beat if you run up against a hot QB or a game where a couple big breaks go to the other team and all of the sudden you can't make up a deficit.
The Auburn game was kind of a perfect example. They dominated the game but "only" got up by 21. All of the sudden Auburn got hot and Georgia had not put them away.
However, that kind of style can get you beat if you run up against a hot QB or a game where a couple big breaks go to the other team and all of the sudden you can't make up a deficit.
The Auburn game was kind of a perfect example. They dominated the game but "only" got up by 21. All of the sudden Auburn got hot and Georgia had not put them away.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 2:01 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I don't see LSU running the table. They're an emotional team with an emotional coach. That works great (if you have the talent to back it up) if you play a big game occasionally, mixed with some gimmes. It doesn't work great for several games in a row against great teams. They'll run out of rah rah emotion.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 3:55 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Love to see it but I don’t trust mond at all on the road vs a top defense. A&m should be able to stay in it with their run defense but Mond is gonna have to show out
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 11/19/19 at 5:20 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Thinking Texas A&M matches up well with Georgia.
What does the SoG model say?
What does the SoG model say?
Posted on 11/20/19 at 9:51 am to UltimaParadox
A&M isn't physical enough to upset UGA. Jimbo still has work to do to solve the softness of A&M.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:29 am to SummerOfGeorge
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It's hard to actually understand how HARD it is to go 3-0 over that stretch until you watch your team do it, especially when you aren't head and shoulders above the other Top 5 teams.
Think about the dynamic before the Playoff. You got a month to scheme, prepare, and heal up for the National Championship game. Now, you have to prepare for potentially three different teams. You have a quick turnaround if you survive the semifinal coupled with all of the distractions that come with two bowl games plus the traveling. Oh yeah, now you also have Early Signing Day in the middle of all of that.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:32 am to FairhopeTider
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Now, you have to prepare for potentially three different teams. You have a quick turnaround if you survive the semifinal coupled with all of the distractions that come with two bowl games plus the traveling. Oh yeah, now you also have Early Signing Day in the middle of all of that.
I really don't think it's possible to prepare for that efficiently and effectively if you haven't done it before.
And as a fan, I don't think people truly understand it until they see their team play 3 straight games (including the SECCG) against legitimate Top 5-7 teams.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 10:38 am to SummerOfGeorge
If Jimbo wants to leave his calling card for next season all he needs to do is beat Georgia and LSU coming down the stretch. And getting it done in Athens and BR would shut the critics down big time. Talk about a rebound.
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