How bad do you think UGA wins this one?

It's pretty simple really. If LSU has a good game plan and executes well without making big mistakes, they have a great shot at victory. If the game plan is poor, the team fails to execute on plays as they should, or they turn the ball over they will lose. Period. Write it down.

LSU and UGA are pretty evenly matched in many ways statistically. There's always the huge home field advantage that must be overcome in football everywhere especially the SEC. LSU can win this game by doing the right things right. What has so many fans doubtful of certain victory is the many, many instance where the team and coaching staff has failed to do the right things right so far this year.

For those who cling to the argument "Yeah but we're 4-0! We're doing great!" I'd ask you to watch the games again and see how many failures there have been that have almost cost the Tigers games. Against a better opponent than any we've yet played like UGA, the Tigers aren't likely to be as lucky.

For those who are convinced the sky is falling and we're going to be embarrassed by 30 points against UGA, I'd ask you to watch Georgia's performances. We know their strength lies in passing to Green and we have a pretty shut down corner in PP who will be all over him. Neither of us can run worth a crap so far (sorry optimists, but it's true) so I think the difference will come down t who makes more plays in the passing game.

I love my Tigers as much or more than any of you here do but I see and admit their weaknesses. Who will win is a toss up IMO. Pick em.

 

It will be interesting to see if the Oline finally gels enough to get any running game going. I think JJ and our wr's have done exceptionally well while becoming more and more one dimensional. I wouldn't bet on it lasting much longer though.

I am not overly impressed with Georgia this year, but I am not overly impressed with us either! The Oline plays even a little above 70% and that should help everyone, our passing game, our defense, special teams, and so on. More than anything on defense, the Oline concerns me. I tend to agree with Vegas on this one. LSU proably is a slight favorite, but has screwed up enough to make me think I will be drinking heavily come Saturday night.

But I would be doing that any way, so it's all good. :wink:

LSU 28
Georgia 24

 

It's funny, I don't know who is less confident in their team between LSU fans and Georgia fans whose team is playing at home.

When is the last time we won at their stadium? I know we don't play there much, but it has to be over 20 years unless I'm forgetting one somewhere.

Saban got beat by 29 his last time there and the game was over before it began with many long bombs for TDs... DiNardo came within an inch of winning on a 2-point conversion at the end of the game when Georgia's player jumped 40 feet and tipped the ball before it got to a wide open Tommy Banks...Curley got whipped and that's as far back I can remember as a kid.

The last few times we have played them they have played their best game of the season.

Georgia has a number of similarities to us, but I think they have played better competition. We should have a fair chance at beating them. But you do get that feeling that things could go wrong when we play more athletic teams based on the way we have played. There has been a trend since the beginning of SEC play last year of not really putting it together against anyone (as far as playing with relative consistency and killer instinct).

I've watched Georgia a few times and they like to basically throw it up to AJ Green no matter how good he is covered and see if he can catch it (which he usually does). If you contain him (like Ok. St. did), you can beat Georgia. But I'm sure their QB had some first game jitters in that game as well.

If we don't turn the ball over more than maybe once, we should be in the game with a chance to win. That's our biggest edge over Georgia. They don't get any turnovers and they turn it over a lot. Just pray that doesn't change because it could get ugly if it does and everything else stays the same. We really should have a huge edge with our RBs, but sadly, that hasn't materialized yet this year. Basically our edge is JJ right now and playmakers on D.

Good or bad, everything will be exposed this weekend. This will be the first game that our team will genuinely be fired up for so that could factor in as well.

 

I expect an extremely scrappy game with a weird score along the lines of 17-15 or 20-16.

Both teams seem to find ways to win, but I think Georgia gets it done here.

 

35-21 UGA

We all will have flashbacks to last year, and the board's server will crash for a bit.

 

Good. I've got 9 and 8 on my pool.

Where have you been? This place has been having 2008 flashbacks since halftime of the Washington game.

 

I don't - Tigers & JJ come alive in Athens with a huge road win - at least that is what I hope happens as I am at the game sitting with a bunch of dogs -
GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

 

Re: How bad do you rthink UGA wins this one?

I totally agree with you!:thumb: All they are is fare weather fans, anyway they only root for lsu when they are winning.:insane:

 

I don't believe Georgia is upper tier this year, not sure if we are yet though!
Their defense is as bad as ours was last year if not worse.
Its our defense versus theirs, I think ours is better this year but we do have to find some kind of running game!