Georgia's 2023 Schedule

[NeverWe'llSever]

Blame Auburn. Blame Florida. Blame whoever else you want.

It's not Georgia's fault that several schools on the schedule aren't doing their job.

Bingo

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Under the coming new rotation, Ga should play Bama every year as a set rival. They never tire of claiming the other is their major competitor. The Birmingham office needs to stop protecting those two from playing.

They will play every other year under the 3/6/6.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Funny thing.............If Clemson, Oregon, UCLA, and FSU all suck when they play......people will whine and complain about the "easy" schedule.

That’s the kicker. It’s not UGA’s fault, call it defending them I don’t care, that GT has sucked donkey balls for the last 5 years or Auburn has imploded. The latter will instantly get more competitive than the last 2 years simply by virtue of changing HC’s and was much more competitive under Gus.

 

[BowlBrother85]

They're the best team! Everyone they play will be inferior.

That is all the more reason as to why they should be playing a tougher out-of-conference schedule than UT-Martin, Ball State, UAB and Georgia Tech. By the standards of any SEC team, except for Vanderbilt, that is a soft out-of-conference schedule.

Ole Miss was 10-3 in 2021

They went 8-5 in 2022, and lost 5 of their last 6 games. Georgia will get to play them at home.

Mizzou has won the division 3 times?

Missouri has won the SEC East twice, but the last time was in 2014. They have changed head coaches twice since then. Tennessee has beaten Missouri the last two seasons by scores of 62-24 and 66-24.

Wtf do.you want?!

For Georgia to play a better out-of-conference schedule. In their defense, they normally do. They blew out Oregon last year and beat Clemson in 2021 - both games were played at a neutral site. They also had a home-and-home series with Notre Dame recently.

You need to cool off a little bit.

It is fair to say that Georgia's 2023 schedule is soft by the standards of an SEC team. They don't control their conference scheduling, but they do control their out-of-conference scheduling ... and although they normally do play a top 25 caliber team out-of-conference, they definitely won't be in 2023. There is nothing wrong with talking about it.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Funny thing.............If Clemson, Oregon, UCLA, and FSU all suck when they play......people will whine and complain about the "easy" schedule.

No, I don't think so.

There is a big difference between scheduling a recently strong Power 5 program and scheduling the likes of UT Martin, Ball State and UAB. One shows an intent to play elite competition and the other does not.

 

[BowlBrother85]

That’s the kicker. It’s not UGA’s fault, call it defending them I don’t care, that GT has sucked donkey balls for the last 5 years or Auburn has imploded. The latter will instantly get more competitive than the last 2 years simply by virtue of changing HC’s and was much more competitive under Gus.

I realize that they had some good seasons under Paul Johnson, but Georgia Tech will only occasionally be a top 25 caliber team. Georgia should always schedule another Power 5 team besides just Tech. The other 3 out-of-conference games should never all be programs like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB.

 

[peaygolf]

No, I don't think so.

There is a big difference between scheduling a recently strong Power 5 program and scheduling the likes of UT Martin, Ball State and UAB. One shows an intent to play elite competition and the other does not.

Everyone whined about it this year....................and everybody schedules a weak G5 team or FCS team. Look at UT's schedule.
Name a team that didn't do this.............

 

[BowlBrother85]

Everyone whined about it this year....................and everybody schedules a weak G5 team or FCS team. Look at UT's schedule.
Name a team that didn't do this.............

Nobody whined about Georgia's schedule this past season. They beat the hell out of Oregon in the opener on a neutral field.

Every SEC school does schedule teams like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB (including Tennessee), but when the best out-of-conference opponent (by far) is Georgia Tech, it's fair to criticize that out-of-conference schedule for being soft. Georgia is a great program. They normally schedule better than that, and they should.

 

[Boston Vol]

Nobody whined about Georgia's schedule this past season. They beat the hell out of Oregon in the opener on a neutral field.

Every SEC school does schedule teams like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB (including Tennessee), but when the best out-of-conference opponent (by far) is Georgia Tech, it's fair to criticize that out-of-conference schedule for being soft. Georgia is a great program. They normally schedule better than that, and they should.

It’s not Georgia’s fault that the SEC made them cancel their game at Oklahoma this year. Just like it’s not Tennessee’s fault that as of right now, their 2024 non conference schedule is also soft, because the SEC made UT cancel their game against Oklahoma that was scheduled for 2024. Most high profile out of conference matchups are set years or even a decade or more in advance. It’s hard to conjure up a quality opponent when you on my have a year or two to find a replacement.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Blame Auburn. Blame Florida. Blame whoever else you want.

It's not Georgia's fault that several schools on the schedule aren't doing their job.

It's Georgia's fault for scheduling 3 cupcakes like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB when they know Georgia Tech isn't likely to be very good.

Those first 4 games on their schedule are a joke. It didn't have to be that way. Those are 3 out-of-conference opponents. That's not what a 2 time defending National Champion's schedule should like like. The 2 time defending Champ probably won't be on CBS until September 30th. That's crazy ... and it's all because of that ridiculous out-of-conference schedule. Why are you people defending this?

 

[BowlBrother85]

It’s not Georgia’s fault that the SEC made them cancel their game at Oklahoma this year. Just like it’s not Tennessee’s fault that as of right now, their 2024 non conference schedule is also soft, because the SEC made UT cancel their game against Oklahoma that was scheduled for 2024.

They could have replaced Oklahoma with something better than this. That's a weak ass excuse.

 

[Boston Vol]

They could have replaced Oklahoma with something better than this. That's a weak ass excuse.

No it isn’t. Who are they going to find? Most P5 programs have their non-conference schedules set years in advance.

 

[BowlBrother85]

No it isn’t. Who are they going to find? Most P5 programs have their non-conference schedules set years in advance.

You do better than those 3 ... Hell, you could stay out of the Power 5 and do better than that ...Troy, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Cincinnati, Tulane, Memphis .... They scraped the bottom of the barrel. They could have done better.

 

[Boston Vol]

You do better than those 3 ... Hell, you could stay out of the Power 5 and do better than that ...Troy, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Cincinnati, Tulane, Memphis .... They scraped the bottom of the barrel. They could have done better.

Not to catch you up on current events, but Houston and Cincinnati are P5 next year.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Not to catch you up on current events, but Houston and Cincinnati are P5 next year.

LOL. I'm just randomly naming teams ... How about Liberty? The point is, they could have done better than they did. That out-of-conference schedule sucks. They could have done better.

 

[peaygolf]

It's Georgia's fault for scheduling 3 cupcakes like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB when they know Georgia Tech isn't likely to be very good.

Those first 4 games on their schedule are a joke. It didn't have to be that way. Those are 3 out-of-conference opponents. That's not what a 2 time defending National Champion's schedule should like like. The 2 time defending Champ probably won't be on CBS until September 30th. That's crazy ... and it's all because of that ridiculous out-of-conference schedule. Why are you people defending this?

Do you have any idea how hard it is to set a college football schedule……especially for top P5 programs?

 

[AthensVol2007]

I realize that they had some good seasons under Paul Johnson, but Georgia Tech will only occasionally be a top 25 caliber team. Georgia should always schedule another Power 5 team besides just Tech. The other 3 out-of-conference games should never all be programs like UT Martin, Ball State and UAB.

And they do as was posted. ND, Clemson, Oregon just in the last 5 years.

 

[BowlBrother85]

And they do as was posted. ND, Clemson, Oregon just in the last 5 years.

LOL. I already mentioned that ... in 2 or 3 other posts.

 

[AthensVol2007]

LOL. I already mentioned that ... in 2 or 3 other posts.

So I don’t know what your point was in the initial reply to me. UGA plays 2 non-conference P5’s practically every year while we play 1 so I’m not sure why anyone in here (not you) is throwing stones at their schedule when we live in a glass house.

 

[BowlBrother85]

So I don’t know what your point was in the initial reply to me. UGA plays 2 non-conference P5’s practically every year while we play 1 so I’m not sure why anyone in here (not you) is throwing stones at their schedule when we live in a glass house.

The point is their 2023 schedule is unusually soft for an SEC team.

Now, that doesn't have to mean that this was their intention, or that it's necessarily anyone's "fault." It is a weak schedule, however. There is nothing wrong with pointing that out, and talking about it. In particular, their September schedule is one of the lightest that I've ever seen.

 

[VolGee4]

I will say that our OU game in 2024 was cancelled, and we scheduled NC State in Charlotte. So, it’s not impossible.

UGA’s OOC schedule has been much better recently. Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s, they didn’t leave the south.

 

[GroverCleveland]

You do better than those 3 ... Hell, you could stay out of the Power 5 and do better than that ...Troy, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Cincinnati, Tulane, Memphis .... They scraped the bottom of the barrel. They could have done better.

LOL. I'm just randomly naming teams ... How about Liberty? The point is, they could have done better than they did. That out-of-conference schedule sucks. They could have done better.

Tell us you don’t know what you’re talking about without saying you don’t know what you’re talking about.

As has been stated, the top programs have their OOC schedules set years in advance. When the OU game was cancelled, that left exactly OU as a big time team available and willing to take on UGA…oh wait, the SEC said no already. It takes several things for a solid OOC game.
1) An available opponent
2) One willing to subject their team to the physical butt kicking they are going to receive
3) Suitability for a home and home. UT and UGA are probably not interested in Home and Homes against teams with rinky dink stadiums.

But for the moment, let’s all assume that you do know what you’re talking about and UGA dodged all these great potential OOC teams. When the game was cancelled, who was available for the now open date on the schedule that met the same criteria as playing Oklahoma, Mr. I-Can-Be-A-Top-Tier-P5-AD-And-Schedule-Guru?

 

[BowlBrother85]

Tell us you don’t know what you’re talking about without saying you don’t know what you’re talking about.

As has been stated, the top programs have their OOC schedules set years in advance. When the OU game was cancelled, that left exactly OU as a big time team available and willing to take on UGA…oh wait, the SEC said no already. It takes several things for a solid OOC game.
1) An available opponent
2) One willing to subject their team to the physical butt kicking they are going to receive
3) Suitability for a home and home. UT and UGA are probably not interested in Home and Homes against teams with rinky dink stadiums.

But for the moment, let’s all assume that you do know what you’re talking about and UGA dodged all these great potential OOC teams. When the game was cancelled, who was available for the now open date on the schedule that met the same criteria as playing Oklahoma, Mr. I-Can-Be-A-Top-Tier-P5-AD-And-Schedule-Guru?

I never said that they could have found someone as good as Oklahoma or that it had to be "solid." You find something better than Ball State, UAB and UT Martin .... It could have been done. Their schedule sucks.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Blame Auburn. Blame Florida. Blame whoever else you want.

It's not Georgia's fault that several schools on the schedule aren't doing their job.

Let's put aside "blame" .... and for the sake of not having an argument, let's all agree that Georgia's 2023 schedule is as tough as it could possibly have been under the circumstances, and nobody is to blame for either the weakness of their SEC opponents or for their non-conference opponents ...

That is still a very soft schedule, any way you look at it. Those first 7 games, especially.

Some things to think about :

• In the entire months of September and October, Georgia will only play on an opponent's home field twice and one of those games is at Vanderbilt. This is obviously counting Georgia's game with Florida in Jacksonville on October 28th, as being a neutral site game, and Georgia even has a bye the week before playing Florida.
• Auburn could have a good season. There are many variables with that program in 2023, but there is a good chance that Georgia will not play a ranked opponent until Kentucky on October 7th ... and Kentucky will only be ranked because they also play an easy schedule (as always) to start the season.
• Unless Auburn does have a better than expected season, Tennessee will be the only ranked opponent that Georgia plays on the road in 2023. Once again, that is counting their game with Florida in Jacksonville as being a neutral site game.

* There is an Auburn variable at work here ... but if Auburn is as bad as they were in 2022, then the first half of Georgia's 2023 schedule is one of the easiest slates I've ever seen for an SEC team.

 

[AthensVol2007]

The point is their 2023 schedule is unusually soft for an SEC team.

Now, that doesn't have to mean that this was their intention, or that it's necessarily anyone's "fault." It is a weak schedule, however. There is nothing wrong with pointing that out, and talking about it. In particular, their September schedule is one of the lightest that I've ever seen.

They were set to play OU in Norman this season but the SEC made them cancel it. Surely you’ve seen that posted? It’s hard to find another P5 team, that’s open, a year out, unless they’re willing to buy their way out of a game.