GAME #1 (playoff) Tennessee at #1 (AP) Georgia 2:30 ET on CBS

Wait didn't Des Howard pick Georgia earlier? Now he is picking Tennessee? Did I miss something?
 
I am not sure if I am excited or not that most of GameDay picked Tennessee.

It wasn't the same, though, without Corso and the head gear.
 
I bet on Tennessee to win. They're doomed.
 
Volbound1700 said:
Go watch the 2021 SEC Championship game. Also keep in mind that those WRs that burned Georgia are not on field anymore.

Hell also watch Missouri this year.

The difference between Bryce Young and Stetson Bennet is huge. Now then again, Georgia has better skill players (notably TE) than Alabama with the exception of Jamyr Gibbs. Stetson is a good QB but he isn't Bryce Young. He will still put up numbers on Tennessee because our defense just doesn't have the talent but if they get by Tennessee, I don't see them beating Alabama.
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You do realize, Tennessee doesn't have a defense in the same stratosphere as Bama or Georgia -- so picking out games against those teams and using it as a reason why they would struggle against Tennessee's defense is pointless.

So not sure why you'd use those as an example. And Georgia will be, without a doubt, the best defense by a large margin, that Tennessee has faced. Do I think Tennessee has a better offense than Georgia? Yes, but Georgia still has one of the top offenses in CFB. But I think Georgia's defense is light years better than Tennessee's defense and I think that will be the difference.

I honestly hope i'm wrong -- I'd love to see Tennessee pull off the upset, but I think Georgia is a more complete team across the board and they will get the win.
 
NewPhoneWhoDis said:
You do realize, Tennessee doesn't have a defense in the same stratosphere as Bama or Georgia -- so picking out games against those teams and using it as a reason why they would struggle against Tennessee's defense is pointless.

So not sure why you'd use those as an example. And Georgia will be, without a doubt, the best defense by a large margin, that Tennessee has faced. Do I think Tennessee has a better offense than Georgia? Yes, but Georgia still has one of the top offenses in CFB. But I think Georgia's defense is light years better than Tennessee's defense and I think that will be the difference.

I honestly hope i'm wrong -- I'd love to see Tennessee pull off the upset, but I think Georgia is a more complete team across the board and they will get the win.
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The reverse is also true...Tennessee's Defense is not great, but it stacks up against any D Georgia has faced so far. Missouri is statistically the best defense they have played so far and the second is lol, Oregon. Tennessee's defense is ranked above any of them.
 
Rolltide94 said:
The reverse is also true...Tennessee's Defense is not great, but it stacks up against any D Georgia has faced so far. Missouri is statistically the best defense they have played so far and the second is lol, Oregon. Tennessee's defense is ranked above any of them.
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Good lord -- how bad are the defenses in the SEC if Tennessee, who gives up almost 400 yards a game is the highest ranked defense Georgia will have faced?

I haven't looked up the ranks of any of the defenses Georgia has faced, so I have no clue.
 
NewPhoneWhoDis said:
You do realize, Tennessee doesn't have a defense in the same stratosphere as Bama or Georgia -- so picking out games against those teams and using it as a reason why they would struggle against Tennessee's defense is pointless.

So not sure why you'd use those as an example. And Georgia will be, without a doubt, the best defense by a large margin, that Tennessee has faced. Do I think Tennessee has a better offense than Georgia? Yes, but Georgia still has one of the top offenses in CFB. But I think Georgia's defense is light years better than Tennessee's defense and I think that will be the difference.

I honestly hope i'm wrong -- I'd love to see Tennessee pull off the upset, but I think Georgia is a more complete team across the board and they will get the win.
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Either way, it has been a good season. Tennessee very well may lose today but I think you have a love affair with Georgia that is a little ridiculous.

However, I am not sure if I am that confident on anything that you have said about Georgia. For one, it is a slap in the face to Alabama. You are critical of Alabama mostly because they gave up points to Tennessee and that is the only reason. Alabama probably beats Georgia in Title Game last year with their Wide Receivers, in my opinion and very well could still be the best team if they solve the discipline issues. Although I think Hooker has played the best out of all the QBs, I still think Bryce Young is the most explosive QB in the entire nation.

Also Georgia has mostly ran up its defense statistics against teams like South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Kent State, Samford, etc. Granted they played Florida and Oregon. Georgia is notorious about not winning big games. They finally won the big game last year in the Title game with a 4th quarter pull away. However, the injuries really hurt Alabama, in my opinion, and Georgia really looked vulnerable last year in Atlanta. They basically got shellacked by Alabama's passing game in a home environment (over 70% Georgia in Atlanta that game). I was at this game and saw it first hand.

I am not as confident in this Georgia team. They haven't been challenged yet. Tennessee is still building for the future and really doesn't have the personal on defense. We also are very willing to sacrifice/give up long passes in order to stop the short game (quick passing and running). Georgia is more of an expert in the short game so it will be Georgia's strength on offense against our strength on defense.

This is why Stetson Bennett's play is critical. Georgia has historically not been a team that throws the ball deep like Alabama and Florida did on Tennessee. Georgia is going to have to connect on some of those plays at some point. Tennessee is so bad at it that I think they will but it definitely isn't in Georgia's play style or strength.

Throw records and statistics out for these type games because Alabama and Tennessee, both, have been far more battle tested in big-time matchups versus Georgia. It doesn't mean that Georgia isn't the best team, it is just they haven't had a matchup until this day and maybe last week against Florida to give us a read about this team. The issue is that Alabama and Tennessee look so bad because they have gotten tougher matchups and teams that have challenged them. TCU is the same way, every game for them is a battle but they have played tough competition.

Interestingly, the game for Georgia next Saturday is a classic trap game. They play @ Mississippi State which has been a grave yard for great teams in the SEC in the past.

As a Tennessee fan, I would probably feel good even with a close loss. We weren't even expected to be here. I do see some chinks in the armor for Alabama and Georgia next year. We won't be as good either without Hooker but I think Nico is going to be the real deal for Tennessee eventually and I think we are moving in the right direction as a program.
 
NewPhoneWhoDis said:
Good lord -- how bad are the defenses in the SEC if Tennessee, who gives up almost 400 yards a game is the highest ranked defense Georgia will have faced?

I haven't looked up the ranks of any of the defenses Georgia has faced, so I have no clue.
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This is your problem. You are focused on math and not on actually watching the games. For one, look at the competition and resume of the teams and realize that perhaps statistics are only part of the story in football.

Tennessee's defense is unique. Obviously, I have watched Tennessee all year. Imagine playing NCAA Football Video game and you run a defense that blitzes nearly all the time and stuffs the run but gives up big passes periodically. This is Tennessee on defense basically. The scheme itself causes Tennessee to give up a lot of yards passing. It hasn't helped that most competition falls behind Tennessee and resorts to just throwing the ball for most of the second half which is why our rushing defense maybe slightly overrated because teams just abandon the run and our passing defense is exaggerated at how bad it is. Also, a lot of our bad passing defense was Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson having super games against us. Take out those two performances, and the defense is probably middle of the pact in the nation. Interestingly, Tennessee's scoring defense is 26th. That is pretty good. Tennessee gives up big passing but those players slow dramatically in the red zone and Tennessee's defense tightens up. I think a lot of it has to do with slow/less talented CBs matching up against some of the nations best WRs.

Do you really think we are going to have the 129th ranked defense passing once we get Missouri, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina? Kentucky had 98 yards passing against Tennessee for example.

I can almost guarantee you that no one would be talking about Tennessee's passing defense being bad had we played Michigan's schedule to date.
 
 
Volbound1700 said:
Either way, it has been a good season. Tennessee very well may lose today but I think you have a love affair with Georgia that is a little ridiculous.
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I couldn't care less about Georgia, as a program. I won't lose a wink of sleep if Georgia or Tennessee wins, as I have no affiliation to either team or even the SEC.

I'm just giving my opinion as a CFB fan. You are bringing up games last year and games where Georgia and Alabama played each other last year, as if that has anything to do with this year or anything to do with Tennessee's defense.

I think Tennessee has an unbelievable offense. I think they have a very average defense. I think Georgia has one of the best offenses and they pair that with, one of the best defenses. Do I think Georgia is going to completely shut down Tennessee? No. I think they will get more stops defensively than Tennessee will get with their defense.

And I agree wholeheartedly -- Tennessee is building still. It is also why I said not to crown Heupel yet, as next year, you will be without the overwhelming majority of players who make Tennessee's offense so great. If Tennessee looks like they do right now, next year -- then Heupel deserves all the credit in the world. Maybe I look at it like this because I live so close to MSU and saw them go all in on Tucker, after he hit the lottery with Kenneth Walker. You remove Walker from MSU and they are a disaster. So what will Tennessee look like if you remove the Heisman trophy candidate at QB and his top WR's. Will they look the same as this year? Time will tell.
 
NewPhoneWhoDis said:
Good lord -- how bad are the defenses in the SEC if Tennessee, who gives up almost 400 yards a game is the highest ranked defense Georgia will have faced?

I haven't looked up the ranks of any of the defenses Georgia has faced, so I have no clue.
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Nobody ever lost a game by how many yards they had scored against them...there are 104 teams that have given up more points per game than Tennessee.
 
I'm looking forward to this game. I know UT fan's don't consider it a "big game", but the rest of us do.
 
NewPhoneWhoDis said:
I couldn't care less about Georgia, as a program. I won't lose a wink of sleep if Georgia or Tennessee wins, as I have no affiliation to either team or even the SEC.

I'm just giving my opinion as a CFB fan. You are bringing up games last year and games where Georgia and Alabama played each other last year, as if that has anything to do with this year or anything to do with Tennessee's defense.

I think Tennessee has an unbelievable offense. I think they have a very average defense. I think Georgia has one of the best offenses and they pair that with, one of the best defenses. Do I think Georgia is going to completely shut down Tennessee? No. I think they will get more stops defensively than Tennessee will get with their defense.

And I agree wholeheartedly -- Tennessee is building still. It is also why I said not to crown Heupel yet, as next year, you will be without the overwhelming majority of players who make Tennessee's offense so great. If Tennessee looks like they do right now, next year -- then Heupel deserves all the credit in the world. Maybe I look at it like this because I live so close to MSU and saw them go all in on Tucker, after he hit the lottery with Kenneth Walker. You remove Walker from MSU and they are a disaster. So what will Tennessee look like if you remove the Heisman trophy candidate at QB and his top WR's. Will they look the same as this year? Time will tell.
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Actually most the WRs will be back.

I am not sure Georgia has built up yet either. I am just not 100% sold on Georgia long-term. Was last year a fluke or the rise of a regular dynasty? @Red_Alert gave you a hard time about this but he has a point. Georgia gets overhyped all of the time and falls flat in big games. Kirby is changing the narrative but I am not sure if it is 100% yet.

They have the advantage today but I am not so sure their defense and offense is light years ahead of Alabama like you are making it. You say we haven't seen a defense like Georgia. I disagree. Tennessee has played pretty stout defenses with Alabama, LSU, and Kentucky. I think they have defenses "like" Georgia. Maybe not 100% as good but they are not far off. Even Pittsburgh had a tricky defense.

I also think Alabama has one of the best RBs and QBs in the nation and are still a major threat. They don't deserve to be ranked in top 5 but if you went off my opinion about who is the best team in the nation, I would still go with Alabama right now. Georgia is 2-8 versus Saban with one of those wins being in 2007 during Alabama's 7-6 season.

Tennessee is #1 in playoffs and it took an amazing home environment and some bad plays by Alabama for Tennessee to win.

I am really nervous about Tennessee's chances today but statements like "Tennessee hasn't seen a defense like Georgia" come off as hollow to me when we have played teams like Alabama, Kentucky, and LSU to date. I could say Georgia hasn't seen an offense like Tennessee (although they played Oregon and I would say Oregon has a great offense, I am not sure Oregon's offense was clicking in week 1 though).
 
Gatorchip said:
I thought you said the biggest game for UT was when you were double digit favorites while hosting the awful Gators. Finally on my side?
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In a way, it was the biggest game considering our history. You get by Florida and we end up having a great season.
 
Gatorchip said:
Everyone is getting by Florida this season.
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Not Utah and Missouri :dhd: .


To be fair, Florida has just had a brutal schedule. On paper, their only bad loss was the Kentucky game at home. USF was another bad performance but you won it. I don't think Florida is a good team but they are probably better than their record. They are also very inconsistent. I am not sure Napier is the right guy. We will see.
 
Volbound1700 said:
Not Utah and Missouri :dhd: .


To be fair, Florida has just had a brutal schedule. On paper, their only bad loss was the Kentucky game at home. USF was another bad performance but you won it. I don't think Florida is a good team but they are probably better than their record. They are also very inconsistent. I am not sure Napier is the right guy. We will see.
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"on paper" don't mean shit. Florida gets worse by the week. Watch how we lose to a 3-5 team by 3 TDs.
 
Gatorchip said:
"on paper" don't mean shit. Florida gets worse by the week. Watch how we lose to a 3-5 team by 3 TDs.
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Yeah, Florida has been sliding for some time.

I won't be surprised if Texas A&M beats you. It is laughable that Texas A&M is 3-5. That is just poor coaching. That team should be 6-2 at worse.

EDIT: To be fair, I didn't think we were even a matchup for Georgia this year. I guess we find out today. UF was the biggest game on our schedule coming into the season just based off the history of our losing to Florida.
 
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