Devil03Dawg07

Bump!

For all the off-season talk about this game, is it even going to matter?

UGA schedule is soft by typical conference standards but it's not our fault we can't play ourselves, Sankey cancelled OU, we got an easy draw from the west, and the rest of our division schedule sets up favorably. That said, I fully expect the Dawgs to walk into knee land undefeated and in the drivers seat for a spot in the SEC championship/playoffs.

UT on the other hand will likely have some war wounds by November 18th. TSIO in Tuscaloosa is likely an L. Bama is much more talented and now out for revenge. Furthermore, I don't think UT has reached the level where @SWAMP, @ZOU, 8-4, @Kroger (immediately after TSIO), or the COCKS are gimmies. I think there's at least 1 loss there meaning that Vols really aren't in contention for SEC/Playoffs assuming UGA comes in undefeated.

This is further compounded by the fact that King Kirby showed conference how to slow down UT. Not everyone in the conference has the personnel to pull it off....but several do....and UGA certainly does...if the game actually matters for the SEC east.

Official Predictions:
-- UGA goes to Knoxville undefeated and UT has 2 losses.
-- Tickets are trading for 80% less on the secondary market by game week than they are today. Currently $365 to get in the stadium and an average of over $500.
-- A rowdy crowd at kickoff looses energy quickly and UGA runs out the clock for most of the second half with a 38-21 win.
-- UGA clinches SEC East in Knoxville.

Oregon currently at #3 in total offense behind UGA and UTjr. Probably fair to assume that if they didn’t play UGA to kick off the season, they’d be higher.

Personality aside, I’ve enjoyed his content historically. Seems different this year tho. A little watered down from where it once was.

I agree with the need to keep small programs going bc it give incentivizes the high school kids and fuels development. I hate the argument that the only way to fund small programs is by playing them....especially multiple games a year.

If we move to 9 conference games, I'd like to see us max out the cupcakes at 1 game, add a buy week, and find a way to help share revenue with regionally appropriate FCS schools (aka SEC/Sunbelt, Big 10/MAC, Pac12/Mtn West etc). This could be done w a very small percentage of the new TV deal, a small percentage of gate, etc.

Unfortunately, greed will probably prevent this.

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Wait, where are you getting that Urban called the plays at UF?

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good catch. I knew he called them at OSU but made a poor assumption he did so at UF.

I'll edit.

Mary Jane rotten crotch and her pretty pink panties.

Yeah. This is a lot of fun. They better hope conference realignment is good to them or they may be a decade or more coming out this (see Tennessee).

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Take Sam Pittman for example. He was an All American defensive end in college and became one of the best offensive line coaches in America.

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Fair point. Unfortunately, those type Head coaches seem perpetually very under-rated by fan bases & ADs, and are almost non-existent to the media until they are highly successful.

Since coaching vacancies are already open and more are expected (Hi Auburn!), curious what the rant thinks about offensive vs defensive "minded" head coaches. We all know the offensive "geniuses" get all the press, but how often do they deliver the results? Some quick notes and data on offensive vs defensive head coaches in the CFP & BCS eras:

-- In the CFP era, head coaches with a defensive background have won 62% of that Natty's
-- In the BCS era, head coaches with an offensive background won 56% of the Nattys. IMO, I think this shows the flaw where the computers gave too much credit for margin of victory in the early years of BCS.
-- In both era's combined, offensive head coaches that directly ran the offense (called plays) only won the natty 8% of the time for a total 2 total times. Urban did it at OSU and Jimbo did it FSU. Edited: Urban didn't call plays at UF.

Seems to me that the formula for success is a defensive minded or CEO type Head coach with a really good offensive coordinator. Trying to find the next Urban has mostly yielded disappointing results for those in search of Nattys.

Thoughts?