re: This is interesting.....UGA's listed as a 2.5 pt underdog to Notre Dame on Draft Kings

Stockton didn’t look very good, but it has to be said he was playing the best defense in the country on the biggest possible stage.

ND is built to deal with a QB like him unless he can move the ball downfield.

For what it’s worth,

Run Defense GA 36 ND 51
Pass Defense GA 50 ND 3
Run Offense GA 98 ND 10
Pass Offense GA 12 ND 101
Strength of Schedule UGA 1 ND 62

Stockton is arse.

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Y'all were way better with Stockton

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Georgia loses Texas 2 if Beck stays in the game.

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I mean...he's right. They are two very different QBs. Stockton typically runs first. Beck throws first. It definitely makes a difference to a defense.

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Yeah, Texas was doing a good job of shutting down Beck's passing game, and he wasn't going to run much.

Stockton came in and ran it well that first drive, took advantage of the "Beck" defense. Texas adjusted but UGA was then able to get their backs going some more.
Not as extreme as what A&M did to LSU with Reed, but similar concept- had the starting offense tied in knots, but the backup changed the scheme and was able to move some.

Unless UGA can prep Stockton to throw for about 220 yds (maybe 16-24 or something like that), this plays into Notre Dame's wheelhouse. They still might not stop them, but it's easier than facing an offense that can pass too.

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Run Defense GA 36 ND 51
Pass Defense GA 50 ND 3

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Thanks for posting. It begs the question, why are people gassing up Notre Dame's 50th ranked run defense?? And not mentioning the 3rd ranked pass D??

I haven't watched ND much this year so, for those that have, are the stats deceptive??

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Know all that, but during game prep they run through the plays most likely to be used that week and it is based on QB1. Not qb2 unless they put in a package for him.

All those plays were standard UGA plays released for that game.

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Believe what you want, but I can promise you when you have two QBs with such different playing styles on a team and QB1 gets injured the plays released or prepared for that week goes out of the window. The coaching staff wants plays that QB2 can carry off best, not a some pre-canned game plan that QB2 struggles with. Now...is it drastically different? No. But if you believe we were going to run 2-3 QB draws up the middle with Carson Beck, then I don't know what to tell you. The passing game was more limited, and the running game was amped up.
Had Beck been healthy we would have thrown the ball more and run the ball less. Beck would not have run nearly as much. Stockton ran the ball 8 times in the half he played in. Carson Beck ran it twice.
Beck averaged 4 carries a game in 2024, Stockton ran the ball 8 times Saturday. And i can promise you the 8 carries Stockton had were different type runs than Beck would have done. Play calling is just different for two QBs that are so different in style. The gameplan is rewritten when a situation like Saturday pops up.

Brooks Austin also confirmed what I said, they can't run the risk of having a missed assignment because they called some play the 2nd team runs vs the 1s in practices. He is playing with the 1s at this point.

Everything Stockton did was out of Beck portfolio of plays..... They can look different but it started as a play put the week before the game. Bobo wasn't sitting there saying, I should waste time putting in plays just in case Beck goes down ...m

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Brooks Austin also confirmed what I said, they can't run the risk of having a missed assignment because they called some play the 2nd team runs vs the 1s in practices. He is playing with the 1s at this point.

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The 1s and 2s do not run different plays when preparing for a game. You don't know who or when an injury will happen. You don't run different plays for the 2nd stringers and leave everybody but the QB unprepared.

If you would please post the link where Austin said this. I'd like to listen. Thanks!

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I should waste time putting in plays just in case Beck goes down ...m

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You are misunderstanding what I am saying. What I am saying is the team is familiar with the entire playbook. If Beck goes down, Bobo will pull from the playbook plays which are best suited for Stockton. He is not going to go with plays that fit Beck's abilities and tell Stockton to go out there and run them. It would be career suicide. If they were similar in abilities and playing style? Yes. But they are completely different.

Again, if you will send me a link the what brooks Austin said it would be appreciated.

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UGA = the little engine that could

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Better than the big engine that can't, hasn't and never will.....