re: Georgia fans, how do you like your chances if you meet Bama in ATL?

UGA is perfectly capable of hanging with Bama. Everyone seems to have a wierd inferiority complex when they start talking about playing Bama. They are an outstanding football team, but they are not unbeatable. However, UGA would need to muster a complete game, hitting on all cylinders in all three phases of the game. I feel good about our chances if we meet in Atlanta.

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Danny Sheridan said yesterday if the game were to be played right now (meaning yesterday) the line would be Bama -14.5

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That seems crazy high.

ETA: I know Bama is really good, but I can't see them as a two touchdown favorite over a legitimate top 5 team.

QB isn't good enough for UGA. Bama won't let the Dawgs run.

UGA's defense is good enough to cause Alabama problems, but if your offense can't do anything you are in trouble giving all that talent the ball over and over.

Now UGA has a chance of course, but they probably need to win the turnover battle and/or have a big play on special teams.

50/50 this is college football anybody any given day . Troy couldn't beat LSU 9/10 but damit if they didn't . I think on paper Bama is better but we are closing that gap

I agree mostly. A la 40% chance to win. That's less than 60.

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I think that is part of the problem. Is Georgia legit? 1 point win over ND is the only measuring stick we have. The East is incredibly weak. Not that the West is strong but it is clearly better than the East and has been going on 8 years now.

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Advanced stats say yes. Recruiting rankings back up the talent level and depth. Georgia smoked MSU, which is the only West team they've played, not to mention that the general strength of the division doesn't really have anything to do with Georgia. ND looks to be pretty good, and UGA won that game without playing very clean.

If you are basing it just off schedule they are just as legit as Alabama. Florida state blows this year is that your quality win? We both will play Auburn that cancels that out. Tell me how strong the west is with juggernaut Ed O? State and Auburn are the two best teams in the west behind Alabama and we both play them both. UGA already waxed one. ND is better than Florida State right now too. So I don't see or buy your argument one bit

The 2012 SECCG was the best conference championship game ever played. That was the real NC game that year.
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Everyone seems to have a wierd inferiority complex when they start talking about playing Bama.

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Maybe it's a little of that, but I'd say it's mostly CMRPTSD, since we're all still holding our collective breaths, waiting on them to drop a game they shouldn't. The only thing that can combat that is time and results.

For the folks saying that it's Bama walking away with it, unless the Dawgs win the turnover battle and/or special teams scores - well, DUH. Any team can stay in the game if their opponent turns it over enough.

Assuming everyone comes back healthy and at 100%, I'm with the 60/40 Bama folks, but they play the game for a reason. As each week goes on, I like our chances more and more.

UGA isn't there yet on the OL.

DB is a slight concern. We don't give up the 65 yard bomb to Bama. But that doesn't mean that Bama can't stretch the field and make some plays.

Struggling on the OL is not a good place to be.