UGA/VOLS observation

[volpreacher]

I rewatched Tennessee/Georgia game tonight. I thought Saturday night Georgia dominated Tennessee by playing their best game of the year and Tennessee their worst game. After watching it again I realized Georgia had 3 big plays that allowed them to score. From that point, 43 seconds into the second quarter, Georgia had only 162 total yards for the 2,3,4 quarters combined. They only had 72 total yards in the whole second half. They had only 95 total yards more than Tennessee for the game. Not to mention the fluke 75 yard punt that goes out at the one. Tennessee missed on a couple of wide open throws that would have been touchdowns. Tennessee’s defense showed up. Georgia’s great tight ends caught 3 total balls all night, all by Bowers for a measly 27 yards. Don’t get me wrong, Georgia deserved Saturday’s game but this game was much more competitive than people especially Georgia fans are trying to say. I’m hoping for a rematch (it’s highly possible) because I believe on a neutral field Tennessee will win. I believe final 4 will be 1.Georgia 2. Ohio St 3. Tennessee 4. Oregon

 

[Vawleyes]

I have to agree! U mix in the rain, noise, and Hendon lookin over his shoulder and u get that outcome. I would love to play them in the NCG-not sayin we win but I do think it comes down to last possession-making for the matchup of the century just a little later than anticipated! GBO

 

[SLODAWG]

I rewatched Tennessee/Georgia game tonight. I thought Saturday night Georgia dominated Tennessee by playing their best game of the year and Tennessee their worst game. After watching it again I realized Georgia had 3 big plays that allowed them to score. From that point, 43 seconds into the second quarter, Georgia had only 162 total yards for the 2,3,4 quarters combined. They only had 72 total yards in the whole second half. They had only 95 total yards more than Tennessee for the game. Not to mention the fluke 75 yard punt that goes out at the one. Tennessee missed on a couple of wide open throws that would have been touchdowns. Tennessee’s defense showed up. Georgia’s great tight ends caught 3 total balls all night, all by Bowers for a measly 27 yards. Don’t get me wrong, Georgia deserved Saturday’s game but this game was much more competitive than people especially Georgia fans are trying to say. I’m hoping for a rematch (it’s highly possible) because I believe on a neutral field Tennessee will win. I believe final 4 will be 1.Georgia 2. Ohio St 3. Tennessee 4. Oregon

It isn't only Georgia fans who saw a game the Dawgs dominated. Every pundit on tv and radio saw the same. Once you dismiss all the things UGA did well, like punt, hit open receivers, pass rush etc., then yeah, its a much closer game.

 

[CR-vol]

Your team executed when you needed it to in a big game. Ours didn't. It can be fixed.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Your team executed when you needed it to in a big game. Ours didn't..

Now, if only our fans can get this through their heads, recognize the game is over and done with, and move on, so these whiny hand wringing threads can die.

 

[volfan102455]

It isn't only Georgia fans who saw a game the Dawgs dominated. Every pundit on tv and radio saw the same. Once you dismiss all the things UGA did well, like punt, hit open receivers, pass rush etc., then yeah, its a much closer game.

That is what everyone needed to see to push the second SEC team to below the top 4. Had this been the other way, you would be pointing these same things out. The score was reflective of what happened unlike what the media, who has agendas, wants folks to believe. None of them are talking about how TN shut down the UGA offense. I'm sure future opponents are taking notes though.

 

[volfan102455]

Your team executed when you needed it to in a big game. Ours didn't. It can be fixed.

The problem is that the UGA fans and the media are pushing an agenda that it CANNOT be fixed.

 

[SLODAWG]

Your team executed when you needed it to in a big game. Ours didn't. It can be fixed.

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

 

[fossilfiction]

I rewatched Tennessee/Georgia game tonight. I thought Saturday night Georgia dominated Tennessee by playing their best game of the year and Tennessee their worst game. After watching it again I realized Georgia had 3 big plays that allowed them to score. From that point, 43 seconds into the second quarter, Georgia had only 162 total yards for the 2,3,4 quarters combined. They only had 72 total yards in the whole second half. They had only 95 total yards more than Tennessee for the game. Not to mention the fluke 75 yard punt that goes out at the one. Tennessee missed on a couple of wide open throws that would have been touchdowns. Tennessee’s defense showed up. Georgia’s great tight ends caught 3 total balls all night, all by Bowers for a measly 27 yards. Don’t get me wrong, Georgia deserved Saturday’s game but this game was much more competitive than people especially Georgia fans are trying to say. I’m hoping for a rematch (it’s highly possible) because I believe on a neutral field Tennessee will win. I believe final 4 will be 1.Georgia 2. Ohio St 3. Tennessee 4. Oregon

Georgia had the ball almost all of the 3rd quarter. They were done trying to score. Of course, Tennessee still had to stop them, but they were out to beat the clock at that point.
BTW, Georgia won the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters. They beat Tennessee's arse that entire game with the exception of a couple of moments of life by Tennessee. It will be a better game the next time around.

 

[OrangeTsar]

The problem is that the UGA fans and the media are pushing an agenda that it CANNOT be fixed.

Oh for a chance to demonstrate the validity of our argument

 

[fossilfiction]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

The truth is somewhere in the middle and the reality is, it doesn't matter at this point. Georgia is 1, Tennessee will get another shot if they take care of business the next three games, and Georgia was better on that day without a doubt to anyone not being a blind fan.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

It’s really both. Georgia’s defense is good enough and played well enough that it made the margins thinner for UT’s offense than they’ve been all season. Our offense needed to play one of their better games to score like we’d been scoring the rest of the season. Instead, we played the worst game we have all season offensively. We beat ourselves, and UGA was too good for us to win in spite of it, as we did against Pitt, for example.

 

[bpalmer28]

Neutral field = different game

 

[WoodsmanVol]

The problem is that the UGA fans and the media are pushing an agenda that it CANNOT be fixed.

It's not a problem. It's an opinion. Talking heads are paid to spew gibberish for the gullible to either, agree, disagree, whine, or whimper with or about. The problem is: the gullible who either, agree, disagree, whine, or whimper with or about. Some people, you see, think that blue cheese is Roquefort cheese with crushed blueberries added. I, for one, don't listen to them, I listen to common sense my tongue instead.

 

[SLODAWG]

The problem is that the UGA fans and the media are pushing an agenda that it CANNOT be fixed.

What is the media's motivation to push that narrative? The overwhelming majority of media picked Tennessee to win. The Vols have been the darling of the media since the Bama game. Wouldn't the media be more inclined to pump a potential rematch?

 

[Boone&Crockett]

It isn't only Georgia fans who saw a game the Dawgs dominated. Every pundit on tv and radio saw the same. Once you dismiss all the things UGA did well, like punt, hit open receivers, pass rush etc., then yeah, its a much closer game.

Not taking anything away from Georgia, they played well and the crowd was electric and affected us, thats not a dig on GA to say the crowd helped because without the crowd we lose to Alabama but the reason GA looked so much more dominant was they sustained drives and we went for home run throws the entrire game and it wasnt there alot in the first half and we couldnt connect in the second, If were dismissing things lets dismiss the idea that GA let off the gas and our Defense didnt have anything to do with it.

 

[hayley]

If we play them again and Hooker cannot hit wide open receivers (missed all three), something Georgia's Bennet did with ease, it will not matter we lose again. He looked like Joe Milton on those throws.

 

[901 Orange]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

I get what you're saying but we see the false starts every other play & 4-5 overthrown TD's and it feels like we beat ourselves. Don't get me wrong, nobody is taking credit from the UGA defense they played awesome. But we all still saw Bru, Hyatt, Ced, & Fant get overthrown walk in TD's.

 

[SLODAWG]

Not taking anything away from Georgia, they played well and the crowd was electric and affected us, thats not a dig on GA to say the crowd helped because without the crowd we lose to Alabama but the reason GA looked so much more dominant was they sustained drives and we went for home run throws the entrire game and it wasnt there alot in the first half and we couldnt connect in the second, If were dismissing things lets dismiss the idea that GA let off the gas and our Defense didnt have anything to do with it.

I agree - sorta. Unless I'm wrong UGA threw about 4 passes in the 2nd half. That was probably due to 1) the rain and 2) Kirby believed a 3td lead was enough and he was content to eat clock. You can credit the Tennessee defense for pretty much shutting down the Georgia ground game.

 

[Boone&Crockett]

I agree - sorta. Unless I'm wrong UGA threw about 4 passes in the 2nd half. That was probably due to 1) the rain and 2) Kirby believed a 3td lead was enough and he was content to eat clock. You can credit the Tennessee defense for pretty much shutting down the Georgia ground game.

I dont know the stat but they didnt throw alot in the first half either but it was effective, its possible the rain caused incompletions but its also possible the defense adjusting had something to do with it as well, coverage was much better in the second half at least.

 

[sechamp2012]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

I agree with you to a point. I laughed when LSU coach said their game with us that they were not that far off. I went back and watched and if things play out differently he’s right but in this & that game they didn’t. I could ask how many games a year do you flip field with a 75 yard punt that finds the 1 yard line. Instead of getting the ball at normal 35/40 you’re in the end zone with a raucous crowd screaming. It started out as a perfect storm. The UGA fans were loud and great it may be a blowout the next time if there is a next time but a lot of things went well for UGA being at home and credit them. But as some one said this game and the LSU/ Vol game is somewhere in the middle.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

You are feverishly arguing with others in this thread while essentially saying all the same things.

Of course CR doesn't mean UGa didn't have a hand in Tennessee's performance. Nowhere did he say "we just beat ourselves."

He and others in this thread with whom you've disagreed are only saying, as you have, that the outcome might be very different in a re-match.

Take a hostile crowd out of the equation (your fans did great), move the game to a neutral site, add familiarity (conventional wisdom says it is always tough to beat a team twice in one year; there are good and valid reasons for that), throw in some scheming adjustments (sure, both teams will make adjustments, but the winner--believing they already have the winning formula--will do far less), change the weather up ... and, well, a rematch is anyone's game.

You truly do have more talented Jimmies and Joes, across the board. We're still recovering from the scandal that ripped almost half of our scholarship roster away. You have the advantage over us in starters, and an even bigger advantage once roster depth comes into play.

On the other hand, we have the more talented coaching staff. You may not believe that. Yet. You may never admit it. But it's true. And it is a big part of the reason our lads are playing well beyond their supposed talent level in 2022. The coaches are wrapping very good scheme around the talent we do have in a tailored, form-fitting way. It has a multiplying effect.

So yeah, the re-match might go either way. We all agree on that, here in this thread. Haven't seen a single person who doesn't. You included.

So stop looking for arguments in this thread, maybe. If you read again, you'll find you're all in agreement on the broad strokes.

 

[SLODAWG]

You are feverishly arguing with others in this thread while essentially saying all the same things.

Of course CR doesn't mean UGa didn't have a hand in Tennessee's performance. Nowhere did he say "we just beat ourselves."

He and others in this thread with whom you've disagreed are only saying, as you have, that the outcome might be very different in a re-match.

Take a hostile crowd out of the equation (your fans did great), move the game to a neutral site, add familiarity (conventional wisdom says it is always tough to beat a team twice in one year; there are good and valid reasons for that), throw in some scheming adjustments (sure, both teams will make adjustments, but the winner--believing they already have the winning formula--will do far less), change the weather up ... and, well, a rematch is anyone's game.

So stop looking for arguments in this thread, maybe. If you read again, you'll find you're all in agreement on the broad strokes.

No one is looking for an argument, my friend. Just an exchange of thoughts. You provide a concise summary.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

I rewatched Tennessee/Georgia game tonight. I thought Saturday night Georgia dominated Tennessee by playing their best game of the year and Tennessee their worst game. After watching it again I realized Georgia had 3 big plays that allowed them to score. From that point, 43 seconds into the second quarter, Georgia had only 162 total yards for the 2,3,4 quarters combined. They only had 72 total yards in the whole second half. They had only 95 total yards more than Tennessee for the game. Not to mention the fluke 75 yard punt that goes out at the one. Tennessee missed on a couple of wide open throws that would have been touchdowns. Tennessee’s defense showed up. Georgia’s great tight ends caught 3 total balls all night, all by Bowers for a measly 27 yards. Don’t get me wrong, Georgia deserved Saturday’s game but this game was much more competitive than people especially Georgia fans are trying to say. I’m hoping for a rematch (it’s highly possible) because I believe on a neutral field Tennessee will win. I believe final 4 will be 1.Georgia 2. Ohio St 3. Tennessee 4. Oregon

Kirby went very conservative in the 2nd half, the Dogs did not attack like they did in the first half, hence the yardage was down. Their defensive line dominated our offensive line.

 

[jeff1vol]

There are reasons the Vols didn't execute. Georgia is the main reason. Of course the Vols will adjust for a rematch. So will the Dawgs. I'm not suggesting Tennessee can't beat UGA. I believe they can. But this "we beat ourselves" stuff is a bit delusional.

Hit 2 wide open receivers (which we've done all year) and the game it TOTALLY different. UGA didn't have ANYTHING to do with Hooker overthrowing. He had zero pressure on either of those passes. UT didn't execute and UGA did. Nothing more. Nothing less. And for you Dawg fans that say "we could've scored 50 if we wanted to..." well you didn't. If Kirby is stupid enough to "take his foot of the peddle" against a team the averages near 50 pts a game... I'm glad he's yours and not ours. Your defense won that game no ifs, ands or buts.