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re: The second half....

Posted on 10/19/14 at 8:47 am to
Posted by crispyUGA
Upstate SC
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 10/19/14 at 8:47 am to
It's not all on the play calling, there were some missed opportunities by our players, but there were definitely times where I feel like we were way, way too conservative. They had 9 in the box on occasion and we still ran a dive or ISO right into the teeth of it. There are times when, mathematically, you're flat out beat up front and you need to give your 5th year senior the opportunity to check out of that play. A PA pass with Hicks slipping into the flats would have likely resulted in at least 8 yards instead of the inches that Chubb gave us on those plays. All those 3 and outs killed our pass rush in the 2nd half because everyone on D was gassed.


I'm still real proud of guys for picking up a W on the road against a much improved Arkansas team. They all played tough today and I liked our coaches play calling for the most part. I'm not trying to bitch about it, there were just a handful of plays where they knew what was coming and killed us.
This post was edited on 10/19/14 at 8:52 am
Posted by Damn Good Dawg
Member since Feb 2011
47325 posts
Posted on 10/19/14 at 10:02 am to
I got drunk and salty the second half and while it's still within my MO to get angry before being happy I gotta say that this team has shown a shitload of heart. I think Peter Buck has some points in how they called the game but I also agree that both Bobo and Pruitt got conservative. I think if what is said in this thread is blended and we can go down the middle that's the truth. UGA went with a gameplan making Arkansas come back and UGA wouldn't help but UGA's mentality wasn't what it should have been from an intensity standpoint and they got sloppy. I also think Richt and co have to do a better job of keeping them motivated at half. In their defense idk if any of them expected to be up 38-6 at half either.

These have been a fun 2 weeks and I don't think I have been more gleefully surprised by Georgia performances than I have this year. Only times that come close would be how UGA ended 2006 (primarily Auburn) and how Georgia ended 2012 (primarily UF, thought they'd get the shite beat out of them that game). Dawgs have a nice thing going with the media doubting them and feeding off of that. I also think that, in terms of superstition, my continued doubt of victories clearly has an impact. I have expected a loss pretty much every game this season that wasn't Clemson, Troy, or Vandy.

So, I will stick with that and say I worry about the hapless Gators. UF looks like a puddle of shite but their defense is still incredibly potent. I mean, shite, even in a loss they only gave up 100 something yards. 20 passing. These games they are turnover happy like a mofo. If they play just one super conservative game they can give UGA all they can handle especially without Gurley. Really want that dude back for JAX.
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