Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Reasons to worry, reasons not to

I hope every reporter that talks to every Georgia player and coach this week to ask about two things, and two things only: Larry Munson and whether they stand any chance against this awesome Alabama team and their brilliant coach.
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"Every game we've played, we've come out and kind of dominated them up front," (Alabama Qb John Parker) Wilson said. "By the end of the game, they didn't want to be out there. I think it's on both sides of the ball. If we can keep dictating the pace of the game like that, it makes us tough."

I know Alabama will be good. But is there really any reason to think they can dominate us up front? No way.
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Alabama has talent. They will almost certainly be best team we've faced so far. But, as my buddy Joe noted, they don't have the kind of talent we've got across all 85 scholarships. "We've been doing this for a while now," he said.
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All those toss sweeps in the desert concern me, because I'm not sure we know how to block in the middle.

And when Coach Richt says their D-tackle is "a problem" ...

"(Terrence Cody) is a beast,” head coach Mark Richt said. “Nobody has blocked him. He is a problem.”
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For a team that's supposed to be so young, their offensive line looks to be more experienced than ours. They list three juniors and two seniors as their starters. They do list the two freshmen wide recievers and a freshman linebacker as starters.
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Indiana Jones plus The Redcoat Band = Take 10 seconds and vote.
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I hope the players are reasonable in their expectations for crowd participation this weekend. You might catch lightning in a bottle twice, but you won't catch all of it.
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Is there any chance that this year's Bama team is last year's South Carolina team? Not in that they'll beat us, but a team that start fast and falls apart down the stretch?
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Glen Coffee ran for 162 yards on his 10 carries last week.

That ain't gonna happen against us.
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Anybody think there's money in a magnetized lighter for your refrigerator, or for storage on the outside of your car?
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I know Saban and staff will pull out some tricks.

But we have Mark Richt.
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I have this fear that this will be the game we stop being lucky about not giving up turnovers. Did you know Stafford hasn't thrown an interception yet? No one tell him.
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I am willing to bet you that Coach Richt does not particularly care for Nick Saban. And, good a man as he is, that he wouldn't mind putting it on him a little bit Saturday.

Can't really have a blackout with Evil Richt showing up.

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Heading into Saturday, both (Alabama and Arkansas) had already played 15 true freshmen, which trailed only Florida State (22) and Miami (21) in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
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We don't have Casey Dick at quarterback.
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Context:

The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs, two tradition-steeped programs that have played infrequently over the years, have met just five times when both teams were ranked. Georgia has won all five games.
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More context:
I'm not ready to say Clemson is a terrible football team, but they were the day that they played Alabama. The other three teams the Crimson Tide has faced: Tulane, Western Kentucky and a terrible Arkansas team.
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Or to quote Pat Dye: "This game will be the first game where any team will fight back against Alabama."
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The realist says we can punch them in the mouth early. The pessimist thinks Alabama may not know they're supposed to lose yet.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Roll, Tide!

Nick said...

Reason I am not worried, Mark Richt!