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UGA is the team to watch out for in the East
Posted on 6/30/16 at 8:28 am
Posted on 6/30/16 at 8:28 am
With Smart running the defense, two great running backs and a QB who will surprise in 2016. I am thinking that they will come out of the East
The game that will decide this is that UT will be playing in between the hedges this year
Florida without good QB play will lose more often than not against good opponents
The game that will decide this is that UT will be playing in between the hedges this year
Florida without good QB play will lose more often than not against good opponents
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 8:34 am to Lefty78
UGA lost to Florida with a shitty QB last year
Tennessee is absolutely the team to beat. If they don't win 10 this year, Butch should be fired.
Tennessee is absolutely the team to beat. If they don't win 10 this year, Butch should be fired.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:21 am to Lefty78
No, they're not.
Georgia is in for a rude awakening come September. I see 3-4 losses. Florida, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and either UNC or GT or Auburn.
Florida doesn't have a tough schedule. I think their floor is 3 losses to Tennessee, LSU, and FSU. The ceiling can be 11 wins. The East will be decided in week four when Florida travels to Neyland.
Georgia is in for a rude awakening come September. I see 3-4 losses. Florida, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and either UNC or GT or Auburn.
Florida doesn't have a tough schedule. I think their floor is 3 losses to Tennessee, LSU, and FSU. The ceiling can be 11 wins. The East will be decided in week four when Florida travels to Neyland.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:30 am to Lefty78
If Smart actually lets Chaney call plays... Thoughts and prayers. They'll see some mind numbing WTF shite. Then again, that may have been a personnel issue at Arkansas (?).
That having been said, UGA could win the East. It's the East, anything can happen.
That having been said, UGA could win the East. It's the East, anything can happen.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:36 am to Lefty78
there are three teams in the east. UGA is one of them. any of the three can win it.
Smart is a new HC. I would have to bet that one of the other two teams will win the east even tho UGA is probably the most talented.
Smart is a new HC. I would have to bet that one of the other two teams will win the east even tho UGA is probably the most talented.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:37 am to Lefty78
My concerns about UGA, a team with quite a bit of talent, is that they have a first year head coach and their OC has a noted tendency to shoot himself in the dick.
Smart might wind up being a great HC, but until he, or for that matter Mizzou's new HC Odom, actually handle the job for a full year people will naturally be leery about putting too much credence in them. A lot of great assistants can't make the step up to HC. We will see.
As for Chaney maybe he did learn his lesson from being eased out the door by Bert. Maybe he didn't. His play calling could be... unusual at times and the man displayed a noted tendency to abandon the run (even if it had been working just fine) and go full on air raid in close games.
With a freshman QB suddenly dumping the entire weight of the offensive production on his shoulder in a close game is not a plan that inspires confidence.
If Smart can settle things down and keep Chaney from panicking at the end of games then Georgia should do very well.
Smart might wind up being a great HC, but until he, or for that matter Mizzou's new HC Odom, actually handle the job for a full year people will naturally be leery about putting too much credence in them. A lot of great assistants can't make the step up to HC. We will see.
As for Chaney maybe he did learn his lesson from being eased out the door by Bert. Maybe he didn't. His play calling could be... unusual at times and the man displayed a noted tendency to abandon the run (even if it had been working just fine) and go full on air raid in close games.
With a freshman QB suddenly dumping the entire weight of the offensive production on his shoulder in a close game is not a plan that inspires confidence.
If Smart can settle things down and keep Chaney from panicking at the end of games then Georgia should do very well.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:47 am to Lefty78
UGA 2-1-4
@ Missouri - Toss Up
@Ole Miss - L
Tennessee - Toss Up
@SC - Toss Up
Vandy - W
Florida* - Toss Up
@Kentucky - W
Auburn - Toss up
Tennessee 4-0-4
Florida - Toss Up
@Georgia - Toss Up
@A&M - Toss Up
Bama - Toss Up
@SC - W
Missouri - W
UK - W
@Vandy - W
Florida 4-1-3
Kentucky - W
@ Tennessee - Toss Up
@Vanderbilt - W
LSU - L
Missouri - W
UGA* - Toss Up
@Arkansas - Toss Up
SC - W
In my opinion Florida definitely has the easiest home and away draw getting a lot of the middle East teams at home where UGA draws them on the road opening themselves with a young QB up to a lot more upset potential.
It is a lot more close then people want to make it out to be. The East race is going to be fun this year.
@ Missouri - Toss Up
@Ole Miss - L
Tennessee - Toss Up
@SC - Toss Up
Vandy - W
Florida* - Toss Up
@Kentucky - W
Auburn - Toss up
Tennessee 4-0-4
Florida - Toss Up
@Georgia - Toss Up
@A&M - Toss Up
Bama - Toss Up
@SC - W
Missouri - W
UK - W
@Vandy - W
Florida 4-1-3
Kentucky - W
@ Tennessee - Toss Up
@Vanderbilt - W
LSU - L
Missouri - W
UGA* - Toss Up
@Arkansas - Toss Up
SC - W
In my opinion Florida definitely has the easiest home and away draw getting a lot of the middle East teams at home where UGA draws them on the road opening themselves with a young QB up to a lot more upset potential.
It is a lot more close then people want to make it out to be. The East race is going to be fun this year.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:58 am to Lefty78
No, they aren't.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 10:29 am to Lefty78
UT is the team to beat
UGA is the wild card
And I'm not saying that to be a homer, I'm saying it because it's true. Butch has no excuse this year.
UGA is the wild card
And I'm not saying that to be a homer, I'm saying it because it's true. Butch has no excuse this year.
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 10:29 am
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:31 pm to Lefty78
Georgia probably has the best collection of talent, on paper, in the SEC east. If it isn't the best it is damn near close to the best.
But...
They don't have a proven QB, their two amazing RB's have had serious injuries in their past, and they are in the middle of a coaching transition.
That being said, it would not surprise me at all, if they role into the Tennessee game 4-0. North Carolina is soft, and Ole Miss lost a lot last year. Even if UT does manage to beat UGA in Athens, (which hasn't happened since 2006 BTW), UGA still gets Vandy and USCe before the bye week, so they could reasonably be 6-1 going into Florida week.
By Florida week, UT and Florida could both reasonably have at least 1 or maybe more SEC losses, so they will be in the thick of the race.
The race in the East is going to be super close.
But...
They don't have a proven QB, their two amazing RB's have had serious injuries in their past, and they are in the middle of a coaching transition.
That being said, it would not surprise me at all, if they role into the Tennessee game 4-0. North Carolina is soft, and Ole Miss lost a lot last year. Even if UT does manage to beat UGA in Athens, (which hasn't happened since 2006 BTW), UGA still gets Vandy and USCe before the bye week, so they could reasonably be 6-1 going into Florida week.
By Florida week, UT and Florida could both reasonably have at least 1 or maybe more SEC losses, so they will be in the thick of the race.
The race in the East is going to be super close.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 5:07 pm to Lefty78
Some of you guys are funny. Why are you downing UF's QB situation but hyping UGA because they have a hyped up true freshmen QB. Last year UF beat UGA with a QB that is so bad that he had to change positions.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 5:44 pm to Lefty78
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UGA is the team to watch out for in the East
Jim Chaney is their OC
Posted on 6/30/16 at 7:26 pm to Lefty78
Lol no
Posted on 6/30/16 at 8:11 pm to Lefty78
Florida without good QB play went 10-2 last year in the reg season. I doubt the QB play is worse.
UGA is a sleeper team. Think their ceiling is 9 wins, floor is 7 wins.
If TN doesn't win it this year, they aren't winning the East under Jones. He has had 1 really good class, the rest have been alright. This is their year to win it, but I doubt it happens.
UGA is a sleeper team. Think their ceiling is 9 wins, floor is 7 wins.
If TN doesn't win it this year, they aren't winning the East under Jones. He has had 1 really good class, the rest have been alright. This is their year to win it, but I doubt it happens.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 7:42 am to Lefty78
I hope, I miss the Georgia posters.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:14 am to Lefty78
They'll be weak on both LOS (by SEC standards) this year. Also, Chubb is coming off an injury and they don't really have a WR that scares a defense.
It's gonna be tough this year, but with the way Smart is recruiting, they'll be back pretty quick.
It's gonna be tough this year, but with the way Smart is recruiting, they'll be back pretty quick.
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