There had been plenty of smoke in the week leading up to the game, but Georgia had declined to say anything. For Georgia, it’s a chance to get back into that race and pull even with the Gators plus grabbing the tie-breaker edge in the standings. I just can’t stand the completely insane UGA fans in Sanford stadium or anytime when the Dawgs have a game.
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The sophomore Chubb went down with a serious left knee injury during the first play from scrimmage against the Volunteers, and he’s expected to miss the rest of season after undergoing surgery to fix damaged ligaments and cartilage. Kate Snedeker, a spokeswoman for IBJ Book Publishing, said in a statement: “We are considering an appropriate response”. No touchdowns against Missouri. One touchdown against Alabama.
If Florida wins, the Gators would take a two-game lead and put themselves in position to clinch a spot in the league title game with a homecoming win over Vanderbilt next week. When Foley, widely regarded as the best athletic director in the SEC if the not the nation, hired Jim McElwain to replace Muschamp as Florida’s football coach, it was out of character.
Maybe putting a running quarterback in isn’t such a bad idea, because throwing the ball is going to be pretty tough as it is.
Vernon Hargreaves is a legit shutdown corner and probably a first round pick in the NFL Draft. Don’t expect Malcolm Mitchell to do a whole lot in this one.
In negotiating the penalty down ever so slightly from $7.5 million to $7 million and clearing the way for the Gators to get their man, Florida agreed to pay $3 million to Colorado State and to schedule a future game with the Rams in Gainesville with a guaranteed payout of $2 million.
Georgia RB Sony Michel vs. Florida’s run defense. The Tigers look for their first 11-game winning streak since 1979 when they visit a defensively-stout North Carolina State team.
“How do we continue to elevate our play to close and finish games off?” questioned Tennessee coach Butch Jones, “That’s been the topic after the game and will be the topic again today”. Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise averages 7.1 yards per carry and has 11 rushing touchdowns…
“I’m one of those guys who truly thinks you’ve got to embrace the moment”, McElwain said. He better be. Is passing catching abilities will also be a security blanket if a rookie QB is at the helm. In starts this season against nationally-ranked opponents, Kizer has thrown for 563 yards and has a 145.6 passer rating. Quarterback Everett Golson has been limited in practice this week after taking a couple of hard hits in last week’s loss at Georgia Tech.
NUMBERS GAME: Tennessee has won 29 of its last 30 games against Kentucky, with the lone Kentucky victory coming in 2011…. No matter who starts under center for the Bulldogs, they’ll be subjected to Florida’s outstanding defense. If Georgia is going to get its payback for 2014, the Bulldogs’ defense will have to show a few spark.
But to be fair, Missouri is awful. And yes, it was Alabama, so losing wasn’t much of a surprise.
Florida’s offense is not exactly breaking any records though (of course, we said that past year too).
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Last week I went 8-2 (here’s looking at you Tech and USC) bringing my early total to 56 out of 80, a solid 70 percent on the year.
