re: SP+ Rating Change after Week 1

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Georgia stayed because they late covered a spread. Anyone who watched the game saw trouble for Georgia. I mean..you averaged 4.3 YPP and 2.9 yards per rush vs Arkansas. That is bad.

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I didn't say anything about Georgia looking good. Why so defensive?

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They saw Florida missing half their starters on defense and beating a decent SEC team on the road with the healthy side of the ball absolutely dominating.

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Florida's offense looked great.

Most teams ranked in the AP Top 3 however do not give up 35 points and 7.9 yards/play to unranked opponents. I understand Florida had lots of kids out, but there are some major red flags with the defense.

Everyone knows Georgia's offense was horrific in Week 1... I'm just a bit unsure why folks are giving the Florida defense such a pass when they struggled mightily. Had someone told you on Friday evening that the Gators would give up nearly 8 yards per play on defense, there's no way you would have been content with that. Yet somehow everyone's whitewashing the stats and pretending like it didn't happen.