Stepped away and let me sum it up here.
@WhosYourDawggy @Illustrious Potentate @NewPhoneWhoDis
Addressing you all in one post.
1. Attacking Georgia - I have on multiple posts stated that I felt Georgia is the "best" team in this thread. I do have red flags that I will get to in a minute with Georgia and I think I am spot on with some of these concerns and this is why you are getting your getting so argumentative. I also even stated that I would vote right now for Stetson Bennett for Heisman. You also don't see me going around constantly railing on teams we beat or referring to teams as "jr" in troll post. I can be very argumentative at times on this board, especially because I am argue positions that I truly believe that others disagree with. I am going to get to that position about Georgia in a minute.
2. Georgia-Tennessee -
@WhosYourDawggy has a big issue with me saying Tennessee's offense did not play well that game and wants me to 100% acknowledge it is all Georgia's defense. I 100% disagree having watched Tennessee play all 12 games this season (well I missed the opener against Akron, I was at a work party). Tennessee's offense in the first half made tons of mistakes including overthrows, penalties, lining up incorrect, taking too long on the play clock (look how many times we nearly got to 0, that wasn't Tennessee's offense). I do think the offense started to rally in second half but the defensive pressure came on then and our offensive line gave out. I give Georgia credit in second half because that was the first time that I have seen the offensive line fall apart like it did all season. Kudos to Georgia there. However, you can't say it was 100% Georgia's defense because Georgia's defense put up stats against Tennessee that they did NOT put up during the course of the full season. If you look at the stats around the game, the Georgia-Tennessee game looks more like an aberration for both teams because neither team fits how they did the rest of the season. Georgia had 4 sacks or something against Tennessee. No one else in the SEC East did that and Georgia wasn't putting those numbers up against other SEC teams, even ones that were vulnerable to sacks. You can't discount the impact of the penalties, overthrows, Tennessee not having a great game plan (especially in first half), not snapping the ball until clock is near 0, etc. Georgia's defense doesn't cause those mistakes. Tennessee clearly wasn't ready for a prime-time game and it showed. It shows more the weakness of Tennessee and perhaps that we weren't ready to be a playoff contender than it says Georgia is great. These facts have also been supported by comments from players and coaches on both sides of the ball for the game. But I know you know more than they do. People on this forum are bad about that.
3. My red flags with Georgia - I have concerns with Georgia. They haven't been challenged with their schedule. I said the same thing about Ohio State but their fans didn't go into a frenzy.
@osubuckeye89 was far more logical and calm in his responses to me. That doesn't mean that I don't think Georgia is the best team. I also though Ohio State was a great team and I still think that. I just think Georgia hasn't been put in a spot that really challenges them yet. All their big matchups (LSU, Oregon, and Tennessee) where in situations were they had the crowd and momentum advantage. What bothers all of you is that I TRULY believe that Georgia would not go unbeaten if they played a tougher schedule similar to Alabama and I believe there are several teams including Alabama and Ohio State that are unbeaten with Georgia's schedule. How will Georgia perform in the playoffs? It is to be seen. I am sorry, Georgia hasn't impressed me like others such as
@NewPhoneWhoDis . I know you want me to get on here and claim you are the best team ever. I heard the say shit leading up to the game in Athens. I don't believe that. So sue me. I think you might be the best team in 2022 but you really had a schedule teed up for you to go 12-0 on. This is why I picked Georgia as my top option in
@CoalTrain even though I thought Alabama was the best team at the time. I wouldn't be 100% surprised if Georgia loses to Ohio State. I think Georgia has the better team but if Ohio State can keep it close, Ohio State has already been punched in the mouth and had to play a solid opponent. I haven't seen Georgia in a real battle against a quality opponent yet. The Oregon and Tennessee games were just not good measurement stick because both teams laid an egg and had a lot of intangibles against them and for Georgia. Don't give me South Carolina either because you know that is just trolling. South Carolina hit lightning in the bottle for 2 games at the end of the season, they were not a quality opponent or a challenge for Georgia.
4. 2023 Tennessee - I am not sure why that came up but here are my thoughts. I said Tennessee is likely going to be down and be an 8-4 or 7-5 type team. They will go bowling but not be a playoff contender. There is an outside chance if a lot of things go in our favor that we could buck that trend and be a real threat. Almost all of the following would have to happen:
1. Joe Milton would need to start hitting his deep throws and get accurate. An accurate Joe Milton would actually be more of a threat than Hendon Hooker due to his arm strength. I have only seen him in one serious game so far (Vanderbilt) and he only hit one deep ball. It was enough havoc to cause Vanderbilt to play back and Tennessee ran the ball all over them but that was Vanderbilt. I would need to see it against a real team to believe that our offense can cause that on a regular basis (another factor could be Nico taking off and being the QB and living up to billing immediately)
2. Incoming freshmen step it up immediately on defense. This is another stretch but our defense, as pointed out, was a major problem. If somehow the new class comes in and plays great from out the gate plus some other players in the 2nd and 3rd string step it up and we at least have a decent defense and secondary combined with a great offense, we could be a threat
3. No drop-off in offensive line play - We are losing Darnell Wright and Jerome Carvin. Darnell Wright will be one of the top offensive linemen taken in the upcoming draft and could be the highest NFL pick from Tennessee.
4. Alabama and Florida continue to struggle and South Carolina doesn't take off
All those factors play in Tennessee's favor and you could see an 11-0 Tennessee team play Georgia. That is a lot of what ifs though and I am more leaning toward 2023 being a rebuilding year with an 8-4 record.