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Georgia message boards are everywhere, but frustratingly most of them require a membership. Luckily I was able to get some log-in info from a couple of Georgia buddies and surf around so I've been able to get in my research. Here's what the few among the Georgia faithful who know the alphabet are saying regarding Saturdays game against the Vols.
-I'm going to start off by seriously giving Worley his due props. The first thread I came across that talked about Saturday's game against us said "We're going to have to score 40 on them, Worley is going to carve up our secondary like a Thanksgiving Turkey." I never thought I would see anyone say that about Justin Worley. Just shows how much of a threat he's become.
-They believe (and rightfully so) that pressuring Worley is the key to victory in this one. Basing this off the Oklahoma game, obviously.
-Apparently there is a lot of aggression towards UT after last year's game in Neyland. They credit UT with "ruining their season" with both the injuries we caused and the shot we gave to their confidence after they barely survived us.
-It certainly felt like every post I read ended with "but they'll never stop Gurley"
-Georgia fans are in the mindset they are going to win out. They generally are not impressed with Auburn after the K-State game and they believe they don't have any true tests left except MAYBE Mizzou on the road.
-They are as upset as we are about the noon kickoff.
-I see a lot of major concerns regarding their secondary. They seem to have a lot of respect for our receiving corp and they don't think their DB's will fare too well against them.
-There is a thread titled "Tennessee always brings their A game" saying they will need to show up and the fans will need to show up to win this one.
-The general theme regarding us from a good portion their fans is that we are better than anyone thought we would be this year. They seem to have a good amount of respect for our defense, namely our D-line/LB's.
-There is a thread regarding their rivals and there was no mention of UT. Mostly Auburn, UF, and Ga Tech. At first this surprised me but then I remembered they probably wouldn't make our short list of rivals either.
-In regards to the "pressure Worley" talk, they certainly seem to think highly of their own D-line. They speak about pressuring Worley in kind of a "They thought Oklahoma was all over Worley? Just wait until Saturday" kind of talk.
-General score predictions have them winning big and us scoring a surprisingly low number of points. Mostly them scoring in the 40's and us scoring in the teens.
-They do however seem to think the opening line is way too high just like most of us do
-I learned on their boards that SEC Now will be in Athens. Just a heads up to everyone because I wasn't aware of that.
-Interesting tidbit I picked up. Apparently the last time UGA was favored over UT by 17 (what the current line has moved to now) was in 2004, and we beat them in Athens.
-It's very odd the things they are taking pride in. They are taking pride in the noon time slot, saying it favors the home team. They are taking pride in their crowd, saying they will be up and loud for this game (if you've ever seen their adorable little stadium you will appreciate the irony) and they are taking pride in Richt "always knowing how to deal with Tennessee." It's interesting because honestly there is a lot to take pride in if you're a Georgia fan, but IMO, noon time slots, their baby stadium, and Richt aren't among them.
-They all seem to like Hutson Mason but apparently they feel he has no deep ball whatsoever.
-The respect for Worley and our offense is there, but they don't think we will be able to run the ball whatsoever.
-Regardless of the respect they give our defense, they still refer to Clemson as the best defense they will face this season.
-They don't think Hurd is good. They keep referring to him as a "bust" for UT.
-More Worley/LB respect:
-I thought this was a good analysis:
-Liked this one too
In summary, I usually try to look for the best in the opposing teams' fanbases. Honestly, the bottom line is the majority of Georgia fans are delusional. The way they talk about this game you would think they've beaten us by 30+ the last few years in a row. The average score prediction I saw really was about 45-17. Regardless of the fact that I've seen some props handed to UT by them, the majority of the UGA faithful seem to truly think they are going to steamroll us with ease.
They tie up the series with a win Saturday, we really need to put them back in their rightful place of mediocrity in the SEC.
GBO.
-I'm going to start off by seriously giving Worley his due props. The first thread I came across that talked about Saturday's game against us said "We're going to have to score 40 on them, Worley is going to carve up our secondary like a Thanksgiving Turkey." I never thought I would see anyone say that about Justin Worley. Just shows how much of a threat he's become.
-They believe (and rightfully so) that pressuring Worley is the key to victory in this one. Basing this off the Oklahoma game, obviously.
-Apparently there is a lot of aggression towards UT after last year's game in Neyland. They credit UT with "ruining their season" with both the injuries we caused and the shot we gave to their confidence after they barely survived us.
-It certainly felt like every post I read ended with "but they'll never stop Gurley"
-Georgia fans are in the mindset they are going to win out. They generally are not impressed with Auburn after the K-State game and they believe they don't have any true tests left except MAYBE Mizzou on the road.
-They are as upset as we are about the noon kickoff.
-I see a lot of major concerns regarding their secondary. They seem to have a lot of respect for our receiving corp and they don't think their DB's will fare too well against them.
-There is a thread titled "Tennessee always brings their A game" saying they will need to show up and the fans will need to show up to win this one.
-The general theme regarding us from a good portion their fans is that we are better than anyone thought we would be this year. They seem to have a good amount of respect for our defense, namely our D-line/LB's.
-There is a thread regarding their rivals and there was no mention of UT. Mostly Auburn, UF, and Ga Tech. At first this surprised me but then I remembered they probably wouldn't make our short list of rivals either.
-In regards to the "pressure Worley" talk, they certainly seem to think highly of their own D-line. They speak about pressuring Worley in kind of a "They thought Oklahoma was all over Worley? Just wait until Saturday" kind of talk.
-General score predictions have them winning big and us scoring a surprisingly low number of points. Mostly them scoring in the 40's and us scoring in the teens.
-They do however seem to think the opening line is way too high just like most of us do
-I learned on their boards that SEC Now will be in Athens. Just a heads up to everyone because I wasn't aware of that.
-Interesting tidbit I picked up. Apparently the last time UGA was favored over UT by 17 (what the current line has moved to now) was in 2004, and we beat them in Athens.
-It's very odd the things they are taking pride in. They are taking pride in the noon time slot, saying it favors the home team. They are taking pride in their crowd, saying they will be up and loud for this game (if you've ever seen their adorable little stadium you will appreciate the irony) and they are taking pride in Richt "always knowing how to deal with Tennessee." It's interesting because honestly there is a lot to take pride in if you're a Georgia fan, but IMO, noon time slots, their baby stadium, and Richt aren't among them.
-They all seem to like Hutson Mason but apparently they feel he has no deep ball whatsoever.
-The respect for Worley and our offense is there, but they don't think we will be able to run the ball whatsoever.
-Regardless of the respect they give our defense, they still refer to Clemson as the best defense they will face this season.
-They don't think Hurd is good. They keep referring to him as a "bust" for UT.
-More Worley/LB respect:
-I thought this was a good analysis:
-Liked this one too
In summary, I usually try to look for the best in the opposing teams' fanbases. Honestly, the bottom line is the majority of Georgia fans are delusional. The way they talk about this game you would think they've beaten us by 30+ the last few years in a row. The average score prediction I saw really was about 45-17. Regardless of the fact that I've seen some props handed to UT by them, the majority of the UGA faithful seem to truly think they are going to steamroll us with ease.
They tie up the series with a win Saturday, we really need to put them back in their rightful place of mediocrity in the SEC.
GBO.
