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re: What if Clemson really isn't very good? UGA maybe now overhyped?
Posted on 9/3/14 at 10:56 pm to Casper the Dawg
Posted on 9/3/14 at 10:56 pm to Casper the Dawg
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Spurrier must have been assaulted by a dawg player
Bill Stanfill.
Yea I don't forsee a year that I'm not nervous about playing USCe, particularly while Spurrier is there. I'm interested to see what kind of pressure Pruitt dials up, I'm not impressed with Thompson overall but when he gets the chance to sit back he can throw a decent deep ball. If JFC are being sent at him relentlessly though, i think it'll help a lot.
It'll be interesting to see if Spurrier plays Davis this weekend too. I do think they have to have him against us.
On the flip side, I hope our o-line shows up consistently. A 60 minute long repeat of last years 8+ minute death march to end the game would make me very happy.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 11:01 pm to TMDawg
Basically if USCe would play the role of the French and plant some trees to give Gurley and co. shade to march under, that'd be nice.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 1:04 am to TMDawg
What I saw outta Clemson,they certainly aren't last years team,but I still say they are a credible opponent.I'm just wondering if USCe is that bad,or is aTm that good???
Posted on 9/4/14 at 4:03 am to Lucius Clay
Posted on 9/4/14 at 6:58 am to dhuck20
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Well, Mason hasn't shown us he can step up when the chips are down, but he hasn't shown us he can't either. It's a little unfair for him to be doubted so early.
I respectfully disagree. I know it was just Tech, but I thought he managed that game beautifully. Down 20 in a (marginally) hostile environment was pretty impressive. And that was with Gurley at less than 60%, most likely. TGII didn't go nuts till OT.
I trust Mason's own assessment post-Clemson: We didn't throw it because we didn't have to. Bobo actually did the one thing I've been hoping he would do for years: Find something that works, and keep doing it till they prove they can stop it, or the clock runs out- whichever comes first.
There's an old coach-ism that the highest form of football is played you want to run the football, when the other team KNOWS you're going to run the football, and then you run it anyway.
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 7:03 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:14 am to VoxDawg
One thing is certain. In the SEC, at some point your QB must win a game for you. I'm pretty nervous about the prospect of HM having a game on his shoulders.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:22 am to TMDawg
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On the flip side, I hope our o-line shows up consistently
I think this will be the bigger key to it all. Especially with Theus' situation.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:40 am to tween the hedges
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What if we're somehow down a couple scores in the second half? Can Mason come out and throw.
Well, he did against Tech. Granted we expect Carolina to be better than Tech...but we don't know they are. But, for me he showed poise. He had every opportunity to fold up like a cheap suit, but he didn't. I think he will do what he needs to do. Long ball? I'm not expecting it. But I don't think he, or the coaching staff will panic if they look up and see 8 or nine in the box.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:42 am to DawgsLife
But that is Tech..I could throw for any number against them.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:44 am to dhuck20
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Well, Mason hasn't shown us he can step up when the chips are down,
Georgia Tech? He could have easily let that game get away. The main thing is....don't panic, and stay with the game plan. We have the weapons to score if we keep plugging away. And, we can score quickly. We got some really nice long scores against Clemson, and I think we can against just about anybody if they stack the box.
He looked pretty darn good at Nebraska last season, and they had a pretty good secondary.
That said, I am a bit of a Disney.
But I won't criticize the OP for stating what many on here clearly have been thinking.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:48 am to TMDawg
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I'm not impressed with Thompson overall but when he gets the chance to sit back he can throw a decent deep ball. If JFC are being sent at him relentlessly though, i think it'll help a lot.
We've shown we can pressure the QB. And Ia gree, Thompson is different when pressured.
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It'll be interesting to see if Spurrier plays Davis this weekend too. I do think they have to have him against us.
He'll play if they need him. If they fall behind, then expect to see Davis. If the game is close I would expect Wilds to carry the load.
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A 60 minute long repeat of last years 8+ minute death march to end the game would make me very happy.
Not sure if we are capable of an 8 minute drive. I think our weapons are SO good that we break a long one before 8 minutes pass.
Not really. The OL looked VERY good against Clemson, and their front seven was reportedly pretty good. We'll have to wait and see.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 7:55 am to Spaceman Spiff
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But that is Tech..I could throw for any number against them.
True, and valid point. but the weakness of this South carolina team is supposed to be the secondary. ANd, he also did it against a good Nebraska secondary. You guys are making very valid points. Mason DOES have to prove it. He will have to prove it game after game. He is NOT Aaron Murray and never will be. BUT, if he can just be Hutson Mason, I think we will be ok. If he tries to be Aaron Murray we will be in trouble. From what I saw last season, and what I saw against Clemson, he has shown me that he is content with being Hutson Mason. That's all we can ask.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 8:11 am to TMDawg
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Bill Stanfill.
Stanfill and company destroyed Mr. Heisman in '66. That was tOBC's breaking point.
"We kicked Spurrier's arse," Stanfill said. "I still think I'm one of the reasons why he hates us so much. I was pounding his butt whether he had the ball or not all day long. They were undefeated. We beat them and Tech came to Athens undefeated and we beat them too (23-14 in Bobby Dodd's last regular season game). Florida and Tech played in the Orange Bowl, which I referred to as the Lemon Bowl, because we beat both of them."
Stanfill remembers fondly the defense having a good stand, coming off the field to chants of "Damn Good Team, Damn Good Team."
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 8:16 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 8:20 am to Lucius Clay
Clemson is a good football team and will be in contention for the ACC. They were solid in the first half and have one of the best defensive fronts in the ACC, if not all CFB. We whooped them in the second half due to conditioning, coaching, and heart. Playing between the hedges with a geeked crowd didn't hurt. USCe will be a test but I think we match up well vs their D. As we do with Auburn's (not to look down the road).
Posted on 9/4/14 at 8:40 am to Cobb Dawg
I tend to agree! 
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:01 am to Lucius Clay
The USC defense is reeling at the moment.
Their front 7 really took a hit with their key player losses.
You are going to see the same play calling from Bobo.
Heavy RB rotation, with a sprinkle of Isaiah and short passes.
On defense, Pruitt knows we will still struggle man-to-man, so he will switch to a lot of cover 2, which is our strong suit especially when Dylan T starts over throwing his receivers due to our pass rush.
We win by 14.
Their front 7 really took a hit with their key player losses.
You are going to see the same play calling from Bobo.
Heavy RB rotation, with a sprinkle of Isaiah and short passes.
On defense, Pruitt knows we will still struggle man-to-man, so he will switch to a lot of cover 2, which is our strong suit especially when Dylan T starts over throwing his receivers due to our pass rush.
We win by 14.
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 9:02 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:09 am to Dawg4Life47
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You are going to see the same play calling from Bobo.
I disagree. We were very vanilla against Clemson. I do think you see a very heavy dose of toss sweeps and off-tackle with Gurley/Chubb/Michel/Marshall, but I think you also see us utilize Michel, Marshall, and McKenzie in the short passing game with them working in space.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:16 am to crispyUGA
That is exactly what you saw last week, so how do you disagree?
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:22 am to Dawg4Life47
I think you're going to see a wider range of formations, more jet sweeps, reverses, potentially 3 RBs on the field at the same time, and I think Bauta will probably used at some point in the game. I think we didn't want to tip our hand too much offensively as to what we'll end up doing against USC because Richt and Bobo really want revenge against Spurrier for their embarrassment on the last trip. If we don't run a tunnel screen with either Marshall or Michel at least 3 times, then the game isn't being called correctly. I think Bobo will pull out all the stops.
This post was edited on 9/4/14 at 9:23 am
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:29 am to crispyUGA
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I think Bobo will pull out all the stops.
Now THAT excites me. I am anxious to see what we can do when we let it all hang out. I'm a little nervous about Marshall, but Michel looks very good. It seems Marshall has had a tough time getting untracked due to injuries, etc.
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