re: Reasons for UGA to be optimistic

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1. Big game and elimination experience. 3 straight SECCGs (winning two)

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Wat?
2016 Alabama 54, Florida 16
2017 Georgia 28, Auburn 7
2018 Alabama 35, Georgia 28

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Jake Fromm has led this team through all of these games and we've got players all over the field who have done the same.

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So you’re saying Fromm is 2-2 in elimination games?

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Experience matters and could certainly give UGA an advantage over an LSU squad who doesn't have a single player who has experienced a SECCG, much less a Natty or CFP game.

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If we are going to talk intangibles, let’s also note that it’s an an LSU squad who has never quit in a bowl game.

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2. Depth, especially on defense, Oline, and RB.

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LSU has great at OL, DL, and WR. The only place we are lacking depth is at DB, but I don’t see UGA hitting us with a ton of 5 WR sets.

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Injuries and/or fatigue are intangibles Coach O and co. have to consider when gameplanning...Smart doesn't.

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Your #1 WR is out, no? #2 WR suspended for a half, and #1 RB is playing injured. Are we just pretending none of this happened?

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3. Game at MB in Atlanta. The stands are red and black, players will be 90 miles from campus, they've played there numerous times and have had success. MB can be an intimidating place for a college kid to play. There's being under the "bright lights", and then there's playing under a state-of-the-art dome that cost over $1,600,000,000. The atmosphere alone will cause LSU nervousness.

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Not at all concerned about the big stage. The team will be ready to play, as they have been all year.

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4. Rat Poison. LSU fans, players, and coaches are going to be drinking that shite up this week.

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Our team left the last two rivalry trophies on the field. The only reason you saw emotion this weekend was senior night. Again, this team has a focus level I’ve never seen from an LSU squad. Joe Burrow’s message to the team after beating Florida was “don’t let good enough get in the way of greatness”.

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Coach O, as much as I absolutely adore the dude, has been talking HELLA shite in the media....he's drinking the poison.

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What, specifically, are you referring to? His comment about Arkansas after the game? His honesty about wanting payback against A&M? There’s a difference between being honest and being cocky.

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Give it up UGA.

You had trouble with A&M @ home. The corndongers had no issues with A&M @ home. Enough said.

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It is sort of bizarre. The way the OP reads— it’s almost like he thinks LSU was the ones who had to escape (at Home)with a one possession win over (now a 5 loss team) with several questionable critical calls pushing them over the finish line —meanwhile the very next week —UGA routed that same team 50-7 as their QB runs away with the heisman. Dyslexia maybe?

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Multiple UGA fans were getting butthurt last week when it was pointed out your defense hasn't played an offense ranked higher than 44th so LSU was going to pose a big challenge to your untested defense.

The response we kept getting from most of the UGA fans was the AU game and how y'all played AU "better" than LSU did.

Your compadres started this mess.

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I will address that as soon as you address the A&M statement. Because that is what I was posting about.

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The crowd wasn't my point...the stadium was my point. Walking into MB Stadium as a college player will be something those kids have never experienced. It just screams, "oh shite, this is a big fricking deal, I hope I don't frick up".

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AT&T field in Arlington is way bigger and more impressive. The team was fine last year back when they were just decent. Now they have even more experience winning in whatever that cactus dome in Glendale is called these days and at Bryant Denny. Quit acting like the sphincter is that big a deal.

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Why yall couldnt land the stud TE then?

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Don’t need 2.

LINK

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Sorry I thought I was replying to an LSU poster who said Texas A&M game means LSU wins. But by all means change the subject and talk about what some other UGA fan said.

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While transitive property doesn’t necessarily mean anything— If the roles were reversed and LSU beat A&M how you did and UGA boat raced them the VERY next week and now they play each other the NEXT week—, I would honestly admit that didn’t sit well with me as an LSU fan. I actually believe you if you say it doesn’t but in all seriousness it would give me pause for concern since both teams
Played one week a part and now we play you this week.

I totally agree that recruiting matters in the aggregate, and it's something I'm excited about as I expect LSU to have top 1-3 classes the next couple of years.

However, what I'm saying is when there is a fairly marginal difference at the top all things considered, and you have actual hard production data from on the field it is silly to point to recruiting to claim one team has better players overall.

Another example, CEH was a 3/4* guy coming out. In terms of production, post season accolades etc., he is going to beat out Swift.

eta. wrt to your point on Pickens being a freshman, is he not included in that aggregate number of five stars you are pointing to? Is Jefferson not not reflected on LSU's list as he was a 2*?

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In that offense? No shite, man.

Let's look at NFL draft position if you want to get down to brass tacks. Swift will be a first rounder, maybe a high 2nd rounder. CEH will be a day 2 pick, at best.

Agreed , but not the argument being presented. How does that manifest this Saturday, and how has it manifested this season?

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Sounds like he made your argument for you.