I'm buying into the hype about Georgia

[TDArkansasOhmy]

I'm sad to admit this. Because Mark Richt is one of my favorite people in college sports. A real decent fellow. And that may be why I chose the Bulldawgs as my preseason favorite. But thanks to people like Phil Steele, Colin Cowherd and other's, I'm really relating to what they are telling football fans.

Most who have Georgia off the top spot and well down the poll are in agreement. Though they score high in points at the QB position and staff, it's the horrid schedule that make the predictors a bit nervous to place the Bulldawgs too high in the final poll.

They also make great points that their best player on defense is only a sophomore, along with their top running back. But in the end it all comes back to the stiff competition. Take a look for yourself.

8-30-08 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
9-6-08 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
9-13-08 at South Carolina
9-20-08 at Arizona State
9-27-08 ALABAMA
10-11-08 TENNESSEE
10-18-08 VANDERBILT
10-25-08 at Louisiana State
11-1-08 vs. Florida (@ Jacksonville)
11-8-08 at Kentucky
11-15-08 at Auburn
11-29-08 GEORGIA TECH

Honestly, I can't see them going 4-0 against the teams highlighted in Red. And I really can't see the Dawgs going 5-0 against the teams highlighted in Blue either. Just l take a look and the road games alone. This will be no picnic.

Can they do it. Yeah. They proved last season they could. They finished strong as anyone in CF. But they can't have any hiccups as they did against South Carolina in 2007.

I really don't know guys. It will take a very special effort to accomplish an amazing feat in Athens this Fall. They will need all the luck that came Less Miles way, and maybe a bit more to pull off football magic in 2008.

[bulldawg]

I'm sad to admit this. Because Mark Richt is one of my favorite people in college sports. A real decent fellow. And that may be why I chose the Bulldawgs as my preseason favorite. But thanks to people like Phil Steele, Colin Cowherd and other's, I'm really relating to what they are telling football fans.

Most who have Georgia off the top spot and well down the poll are in agreement. Though they score high in points at the QB position and staff, it's the horrid schedule that make the predictors a bit nervous to place the Bulldawgs too high in the final poll.

They also make great points that their best player on defense is only a sophomore, along with their top running back. But in the end it all comes back to the stiff competition. Take a look for yourself.


But lets make one thing perfectly clear. The fanbase will be rabid this year and our team will bring the pain each and every week. It should be a real good season.

8-30-08 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
9-6-08 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
9-13-08 at South Carolina
9-20-08 at Arizona State
9-27-08 ALABAMA
10-11-08 TENNESSEE
10-18-08 VANDERBILT
10-25-08 at Louisiana State
11-1-08 vs. Florida (@ Jacksonville)
11-8-08 at Kentucky
11-15-08 at Auburn
11-29-08 GEORGIA TECH

Honestly, I can't see them going 4-0 against the teams highlighted in Red. And I really can't see the Dawgs going 5-0 against the teams highlighted in Blue either. Just l take a look and the road games alone. This will be no picnic.

Can they do it. Yeah. They proved last season they could. They finished strong as anyone in CF. But they can't have any hiccups as they did against South Carolina in 2007.

I really don't know guys. It will take a very special effort to accomplish an amazing feat in Athens this Fall. They will need all the luck that came Less Miles way, and maybe a bit more to pull off football magic in 2008.





Falling back in the pre-season polls should help us. It should slow down the hype the team is getting and keep them grounded and humble. Also it takes the bulls eye off our foreheads which is nothing but a guarantee than every team we play will bring their A game. I would also rather be the under dog that gets it done while flying under the radar.

Let UF get all the hype and take the spotlight off UGA for a little while. Like CMR said this team hasn't won anything yet and therefore there is no reason for the hype. I really see a strong possibility of us coming into Baton Rouge undefeated and going to war. Riding a big win or attitude from a close loss into the WLOCP.

[D^3]

13-0.......

[BAMAPERRY]

I'm not. They didn't exactly look like world beaters last year. So they killed Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Was there an SEC team last year that WOULDN'T have beat them? I don't think there was. UGA will be 10-2 at best next year. Florida will beat them and go to the Title game.

[bulldawg]

I'm not. They didn't exactly look like world beaters last year. So they killed Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Was there an SEC team last year that WOULDN'T have beat them? I don't think there was. UGA will be 10-2 at best next year. Florida will beat them and go to the Title game.



I think Alabama would have lost to Hawaii. :thumpsup:

[gatorunvrsty]

Falling back in the pre-season polls should help us. It should slow down the hype the team is getting and keep them grounded and humble. Also it takes the bulls eye off our foreheads which is nothing but a guarantee than every team we play will bring their A game. I would also rather be the under dog that gets it done while flying under the radar.

Let UF get all the hype and take the spotlight off UGA for a little while. Like CMR said this team hasn't won anything yet and therefore there is no reason for the hype. I really see a strong possibility of us coming into Baton Rouge undefeated and going to war. Riding a big win or attitude from a close loss into the WLOCP.

It took Richt saying it for it to make sense? Every time a member of this forum said the exact same thing, they got their brains bashed in by an indignant horde of mouth-foamers.

[bulldawg]

It took Richt saying it for it to make sense? Every time a member of this forum said the exact same thing, they got their brains bashed in by an indignant horde of mouth-foamers.

We have known that all along, but as a fan base there is alot of high hopes and expectations going into this season. And I see nothing wrong with a little arrogance and excitment by the fans.

[BAMAPERRY]

I think Alabama would have lost to Hawaii. :thumpsup:

No, they wouldn't have. Ole Miss or Vandy would have beaten Hawaii also.

[gatorhater]

Will we be the best team in the country? Probably.

Will we survive our schedule and make it to the title game? Probably not.

Do we have a good chance in 09? Yep.


Bottom line is that I understand why our fan base has been excited, but it's been a little out of control. This past season (in all of our sports) has taught me to never, ever doubt our heart...but what good does it do to run our mouths and thump our chests when we haven't won anything?




Having said that...screw all of ya, we're going all the way...you'd better watch out for a bulldozer named Knowshon if you're on defense...and if you have the ball and you see Rennie Curran, I'd recommend just falling down and covering your vital organs...
: )

[gatorunvrsty]

We have known that all along, but as a fan base there is alot of high hopes and expectations going into this season. And I see nothing wrong with a little arrogance and excitment by the fans.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with the second half of that statement. Like your coach said, there ought to be something to boast about preceeding the arrogance.

[cocky87]

Pre-season hype is garbage. I guess michigan would be a prime example? Any kind of hype is kinda distracting.

With that said Georgia is a daM good team. I can't wait to see the game come this september. Of course I hope we win, but this game is always a toss up.... (But it seems like the coin always falls in Georgia's favor :brick:)

Gl Dawgs :thumpsup:

[azamugg]

I think Alabama would have lost to Hawaii. :thumpsup:

what are you....12?

Georgia has a fine team, a team that came on strong at the end but I believe they are still inexperienced at some positions and the schedule is way too tough

I have nothing against their fans raising hell and looking forward to having some fun........I personally see a minimum two loss season but funny thing, LSU won a NC w/two losses in the SEC

[hmsdawgs]

It'll be pretty tough to make it through undefeated, but you dont have to be undefeated to go the MNC. The biggest thing is that we go undefeated in the Eastern conference. If we can do that, we stand a good chance to go the SEC champ game, and from there, anything can happen.
We've got a great team, but a lot of things, probably too many things, are going to have to go right for us to get through undefeated. Any betting man would bet against us going undefeated.

[QC_Dawg]

We can't say there's no reason to hype up UGA because they haven't won anything yet. Thats stupid! NO ONE has played a game yet, its the damn summer. Are you saying we shouldn't hype up any team at all? Of course UGA deserves the hype. They played the best football of anyone in the second half of the season last year. And they have a TON of amazing athletes and lot of momentum. I'm sick of people dumping on UGA now that the season is closer.

[D^3]

13-0.........

[GAMECOCK_FAN]

13-0.........
Come on D^3......while you're dreaming of victories, you may as well go ahead and say 14-0, giving UGA the win in the National Championship Game as well. :laugh:

[hangukdawg]

I'm pretty sure Hawaii would've beaten that Louisiana team Bama lost to. As far as Bama losing to Hawaii, the right week and it could've happened.

As far as the original post that started this thread, Geno Atkins is the best player on our defense. He's not a sophomore.

[DAWGS1]

i'm saying it. whatever it takes, 14-0!!!!!
this is the speech coach richt is giving his players
mmwA0jADBYg

[D^3]

i'm saying it. whatever it takes, 14-0!!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHlr5cqlj_o&feature=related

[shanksta13]

No, they wouldn't have. Ole Miss or Vandy would have beaten Hawaii also.

Hawaii > ULM

[azamugg]

I'm pretty sure Hawaii would've beaten that Louisiana team Bama lost to. As far as Bama losing to Hawaii, the right week and it could've happened.
As far as the original post that started this thread, Geno Atkins is the best player on our defense. He's not a sophomore.


what was all of that for?

[ColonelKurtz]

what was all of that for?

He was responding to the idiot perry:

I'm not. They didn't exactly look like world beaters last year. So they killed Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Was there an SEC team last year that WOULDN'T have beat them? I don't think there was. UGA will be 10-2 at best next year. Florida will beat them and go to the Title game.

Bama lost to ULM and 5 others so perry should stfu until his team can back him up.

[sheluvsbama]

One word for us all. Humility. No matter what is said by anyone about any SEC team, humility is the key word. It goes a long way in establishing a deserved reputation for class.

[azamugg]

He was responding to the idiot perry:



Bama lost to ULM and 5 others so perry should stfu until his team can back him up.



well we lost by you's guys in OT soooooo, probably woulda beat them by the same score you guys did

[reese]

I'm pretty sure Hawaii would've beaten that Louisiana team Bama lost to. As far as Bama losing to Hawaii, the right week and it could've happened.

As far as the original post that started this thread, Geno Atkins is the best player on our defense. He's not a sophomore.

thats kind of a stretch

[TDArkansasOhmy]

Come on D^3......while you're dreaming of victories, you may as well go ahead and say 14-0, giving UGA the win in the National Championship Game as well. :laugh:

I thought the same thing. 13-0? What, the plane crash after the SEC title game? Richt suspend the whole team for dancing on Auburn's Logo after the game in the Georgia Dome? Come on D^3. You seem like a smart enough fellow. Please think before you smoke crack then make post like that. I can see some of your fellow fans making that bonehead error, but not you lad.

Just say no to drugs.

http://www.youthink.com/quiz_images/quiz1262outcome4.gif

[bulldawg]

well we lost by you's guys in OT soooooo, probably woulda beat them by the same score you guys did



No for some reason we got better as the season went on and Alabama got worse. Sorry but that is as true of a statement as I can make.


Face it Alabama has a ways to go to get back to being a legit threat in the SEC. Now I do believe that they will pull off an upset or two and regain their winning form in the next 3-4 seasons.

[JerryBeeds]

What is this UGA hype that you speak of?

[D^3]

well we lost by you's guys in OT soooooo, probably woulda beat them by the same score you guys did



I'm not saying you guys wouldn't beat them handily, but I don't think thats a fair assessment on your part. For one, we all know that how one team plays against another, is not indicative of how it another team will play against that team. A prime example would be Georgia beating Alabama, but getting crushed by Tennessee, who in turn got crushed by Alabama. You know you can't use that kind of logic. Furthermore, someone else already said it, I feel Georgia got better as the year went on, while Bama for some reason seemed to decline, perhaps because of the disappointment of early season losses.

Either way, I don't think there's any way in hell you can say that Bama would have beaten Hawaii 41-10, and I think its arrogant of any fan to say their team could have beaten them by as much, unless they actually suited up and played them. Thats my feeling on that.

[BamaFanNKy]

Hell Bama couldn't beat Timmy Chang and Hawaii a few years back. Who's to say we could of beat them last year. Granted we did lose on the road. Too much Poi was the problem.

[Bulldog Bry]

Hell Bama couldn't beat Timmy Chang and Hawaii a few years back. Who's to say we could of beat them last year. Granted we did lose on the road. Too much Poi was the problem.

jet lag + poi = hershey squirts

[Bulldog Bry]

Beeds, have you heard what they're saying about the Dawgs? Supposed to be pretty good. No, seriously. Ask mugg............

[febreze]

Georgia will beat everybody but Florida.

[D^3]

Georgia will beat everybody but Florida.

Tim Tebow is going to have to get counseling after he faces us again this year...

[febreze]

Tim Tebow is going to have to get counseling after he faces us again this year...

Either that, or an extra shelf to fit another heisman trophy.

[D^3]

Either that, or an extra shelf to fit another heisman trophy.



He got sacked 7 times by us last season when he won the Heisman.... if they want to give him another after he loses to us again... fine by me. I'll take the "W" and the SEC Title.

[febreze]

He got sacked 7 times by us last season when he won the Heisman.... if they want to give him another after he loses to us again... fine by me. I'll take the "W" and the SEC Title.

Think it had something to do with his injury?

[D^3]

Think it had something to do with his injury?


No, and I'm continually insulted by that excuse. Tebow, Meyer, the whole gator staff, and all of gator nation stated clearly before game time that he was FINE, and the injury was not a problem. At half time, Meyer said that his shoulder wasn't bothering him. I will not allow them to try and make excuses now. They were soundly beaten... they lost to a better team. 10-2 w/ a sugar bowl win and 9-4 with a capital one bowl loss.... they gonna use the shoulder excuse for all 4 of those???

[MillDawg007]

I agree D3. If theres a problem with your QB address it before the game not after you get your asses handed to you. UF was in that game but UGA had their number and Tebows. Its insulting thinking it was his injury that allowed us to win that game. The entire week before the game Tebows health wasnt a concern but after the loss it was the number one topic about the game. If Tebow were healthy we would have done this, well you said he was and he got rattled. If your defense was healthy that might have changed the outlook.

[bulldawg]

Think it had something to do with his injury?



Funny how a sore shoulder made Tebow play so poorly and cost him the UGA game but he was able to play with a broken hand in another game and did just fine. I'm calling horse shit on the shoulder excuse and stating that the only hurt player that really impacted UF during last years WLOCP was the injury to Major Wright. I was just praying during the whole game that he didn't club some one with that big ass cast he had on his hand. :thumpsup:

[azamugg]

I'm not saying you guys wouldn't beat them handily, but I don't think thats a fair assessment on your part. For one, we all know that how one team plays against another, is not indicative of how it another team will play against that team. A prime example would be Georgia beating Alabama, but getting crushed by Tennessee, who in turn got crushed by Alabama. You know you can't use that kind of logic. Furthermore, someone else already said it, I feel Georgia got better as the year went on, while Bama for some reason seemed to decline, perhaps because of the disappointment of early season losses.

Either way, I don't think there's any way in hell you can say that Bama would have beaten Hawaii 41-10, and I think its arrogant of any fan to say their team could have beaten them by as much, unless they actually suited up and played them. Thats my feeling on that.



thank you for helping make my point

[gatorunvrsty]

I agree D3. If theres a problem with your QB address it before the game not after you get your asses handed to you. UF was in that game but UGA had their number and Tebows. Its insulting thinking it was his injury that allowed us to win that game. The entire week before the game Tebows health wasnt a concern but after the loss it was the number one topic about the game. If Tebow were healthy we would have done this, well you said he was and he got rattled. If your defense was healthy that might have changed the outlook.

The defense was UF's biggest problem all year long. But, you can't ignore the fact that Tebow was hurt; nor can you say they should have announced it to everybody, including the opponent... that's stupid. Who tells their opponent where they're weak? Additionally, playing with a broken bone in your non-throwing hand (as was alluded to) isn't the same as playing with a severe shoulder contusion, when you're used to throwing that shoulder into folks every game. This doesn't have to be complicated:

Tebow rushed:

UK - 20 times for 84 yards
LSU - 16 times for 75 yards
AU - 19 times for 79 yards
Ole Miss - 27 times for 166 yards
UT - 18 times for 67 yards

But, he only rushed 13 times for 25 yards against UGA, after his injury. Hmmm, I guess the stats don't say anything. UGA's defense was good, but they weren't better than LSU's or Auburn's. To say the injury had NO effect would be even sillier than saying it had everything to do with UGA winning. It definitely limited Tebow's options; and since he's an option QB, that lack of running ability allowed UGA to tee off on him. If he'd been scampering or bulldozing, like in the other games, UGA's defense would have been forced to lay off a little. Anyway, as I said, our defense was the primary deficiency in every game, including the WLOCP; but, a limited Tebow certainly didn't help.

[BamaFanNKy]

He got sacked 7 times by us last season when he won the Heisman.... if they want to give him another after he loses to us again... fine by me. I'll take the "W" and the SEC Title.

You won the SEC title last year? Oh, you mean win the east. Wait did you win the east last year? So, you didn't? So you beat Tebow and didn't win any titles last year?

Just jerkin' your chain. I always think it's funny (Thus my Georgia cures cancer post) that you guys are already planning victory parades on here and summer practice hasn't started. What happens if one of your players hurts something in scrimmage? Just temper your hopes is my advice. I keep reminding people 2001 Bama was Preseason #3 and then won 3 games the whole year. S*** happens when it seems to be a perfect storm for success.

[Bulldog Bry]

You won the SEC title last year? Oh, you mean win the east. Wait did you win the east last year? So, you didn't? So you beat Tebow and didn't win any titles last year?

Just jerkin' your chain. I always think it's funny (Thus my Georgia cures cancer post) that you guys are already planning victory parades on here and summer practice hasn't started. What happens if one of your players hurts something in scrimmage? Just temper your hopes is my advice. I keep reminding people 2001 Bama was Preseason #3 and then won 3 games the whole year. S*** happens when it seems to be a perfect storm for success.

You know, BFnKY is right. All Georgia fans everywhere should stop getting excited about the upcoming season. It's ok for everyone else to do it, but not us. Jesus, thank you for your advice - temper our hopes. Because that's what college football is all about, tempering our hopes. God knows that what we do and say here will have a direct outcome on the field this fall and we SURE don't want to mess up our title hopes by talking about it.

[BamaFanNKy]

Touche'. Get hyped. Tell everyone (Not you others doing this) how your all but guaranteed the NC. When you don't do it watch the thread reappear. It's like the UGA fans went to a class taught by BamaPerry to shoot their mouth about things they can't control.

[KHVols1387]

I keep reminding people 2001 Bama was Preseason #3 and then won 3 games the whole year. S*** happens when it seems to be a perfect storm for success.

Tennessee was Preseason #2 in 2005. I don't think I need to remind anyone what happened that season.



Tebow rushed:

UK - 20 times for 84 yards
LSU - 16 times for 75 yards
AU - 19 times for 79 yards
Ole Miss - 27 times for 166 yards
UT - 18 times for 67 yards

But, he only rushed 13 times for 25 yards against UGA, after his injury. Hmmm, I guess the stats don't say anything. UGA's defense was good, but they weren't better than LSU's or Auburn's. To say the injury had NO effect would be even sillier than saying it had everything to do with UGA winning. It definitely limited Tebow's options; and since he's an option QB, that lack of running ability allowed UGA to tee off on him. If he'd been scampering or bulldozing, like in the other games, UGA's defense would have been forced to lay off a little. Anyway, as I said, our defense was the primary deficiency in every game, including the WLOCP; but, a limited Tebow certainly didn't help.

Maybe if Urban would utilize his quarterback in the right way then he may have had the chance to be healthy for UGA. I'd say keeping him in for a majority of the second half against Tennessee after the game was already over was a mistake. This is SEC football not PeeWee football. Anytime you can take your star players out of the game and allow them to get rest for the long haul then I think you are taking full advantage of blowing teams out. Alabama seemed to pay the price when they left Prothro in against Florida when he was not needed. Imagine if Tebow got seriously injured when he wasn't needed. Tebow is human(I know that is a stretch). Bumps and bruises carry over week to week and in the SEC you never really seem to get a week off. I think Florida could have spared a few carries a game from him and still gotten the same outcome.

[MillDawg007]

Tennessee was Preseason #2 in 2005. I don't think I need to remind anyone what happened that season.



Maybe if Urban would utilize his quarterback in the right way then he may have had the chance to be healthy for UGA. I'd say keeping him in for a majority of the second half against Tennessee after the game was already over was a mistake. This is SEC football not PeeWee football. Anytime you can take your star players out of the game and allow them to get rest for the long haul then I think you are taking full advantage of blowing teams out. Alabama seemed to pay the price when they left Prothro in against Florida when he was not needed. Imagine if Tebow got seriously injured when he wasn't needed. Tebow is human(I know that is a stretch). Bumps and bruises carry over week to week and in the SEC you never really seem to get a week off. I think Florida could have spared a few carries a game from him and still gotten the same outcome.


This is spot on, Urban left him in the game for no reason at all. IMO it was just to add to his already godly stats. Then after they loose to UGA its ooohhhhh Tebow was hurt, he wasnt 100%. Well before the game you would have thought Tebow was going to run all over us and UF would pound us. After the game its all because of his health.

[Bulldog Bry]

Touche'. Get hyped. Tell everyone (Not you others doing this) how your all but guaranteed the NC. When you don't do it watch the thread reappear. It's like the UGA fans went to a class taught by BamaPerry to shoot their mouth about things they can't control.

I keep looking for these "guarantees" you speak of. Ok, so D3 predicted 13-0, when he meant 14-0; pretty sure that was tongue in cheek. You guys need to learn not to confuse "excitement" with "give us the trophy now"

I like our returning talent, and others feel the same way. If you STILL feel the need to dampen that, I can't stop you.

[Bulldog Bry]

This is spot on, Urban left him in the game for no reason at all. IMO it was just to add to his already godly stats. Then after they loose to UGA its ooohhhhh Tebow was hurt, he wasnt 100%. Well before the game you would have thought Tebow was going to run all over us and UF would pound us. After the game its all because of his health.

I will say this. I didn't think Tebow was the same for that game. Richt has been preaching depth since he got to Athens, and I finally understood what he meant.

[BamaFanNKy]

I keep looking for these "guarantees" you speak of. Ok, so D3 predicted 13-0, when he meant 14-0; pretty sure that was tongue in cheek. You guys need to learn not to confuse "excitement" with "give us the trophy now"

I like our returning talent, and others feel the same way. If you STILL feel the need to dampen that, I can't stop you.

It's not just UGA fans. It's the people buying the hype as well. But your right. Only about 4 UGA fans have told me I will Know Knowshawn or however the hell you spell it :D hahaha I get it you have a great RB and a fat qb who can throw. But Stafford has a long way to go before he replace JLo as my favorite fat QB. He's on Freddie Kitchens level now in my fav. list.

[TDArkansasOhmy]

Tennessee was Preseason #2 in 2005. I don't think I need to remind anyone what happened that season.

Was that the year Fill-up Fulmer shut down Two Krispy Kreams on the same day?

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9237/philfulmergd0.jpg

[D^3]

The defense was UF's biggest problem all year long. But, you can't ignore the fact that Tebow was hurt; nor can you say they should have announced it to everybody, including the opponent... that's stupid. Who tells their opponent where they're weak? Additionally, playing with a broken bone in your non-throwing hand (as was alluded to) isn't the same as playing with a severe shoulder contusion, when you're used to throwing that shoulder into folks every game. This doesn't have to be complicated:

Tebow rushed:

UK - 20 times for 84 yards
LSU - 16 times for 75 yards
AU - 19 times for 79 yards
Ole Miss - 27 times for 166 yards
UT - 18 times for 67 yards

But, he only rushed 13 times for 25 yards against UGA, after his injury.


You're talking about a difference of 3-6 carries. You guys play it up like there was a gross lack in the number of plays he rushed in the WLOCP game. Thats 3 carries difference from the LSU game, 6 from the Auburn game. Maybe you should be attributing the discrepancy in carries to the quality of the rush defense he was playing against. He averaged 4.7 YPC against LSU, 4.15 against Auburn, and 3.72 YPC versus UT. Against UGA, he averaged 1.9 YPC. And thats actually if you don't include ANY of his negative yardage, because the true stats are he rushed 13 times for -15 yards, for an average of -1.2 YPC. You may blame it on the shoulder, but I'm going to give credit to Georgia's rush D, which was one of the better units in the SEC.

Make excuses all you want, but the truth is, Tebow, Meyer, and the Gators were soundly beaten, and you can't use a lame ass excuse of a bruised shoulder for the loss.

[DAWGS1]

this is for bama bashers!!!!!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2228136543_37cf6e725f.jpg?v=0

[bulldawg]

The defense was UF's biggest problem all year long. But, you can't ignore the fact that Tebow was hurt; nor can you say they should have announced it to everybody, including the opponent... that's stupid. Who tells their opponent where they're weak? Additionally, playing with a broken bone in your non-throwing hand (as was alluded to) isn't the same as playing with a severe shoulder contusion, when you're used to throwing that shoulder into folks every game. This doesn't have to be complicated:

Tebow rushed:

UK - 20 times for 84 yards
LSU - 16 times for 75 yards
AU - 19 times for 79 yards
Ole Miss - 27 times for 166 yards
UT - 18 times for 67 yards

But, he only rushed 13 times for 25 yards against UGA, after his injury. Hmmm, I guess the stats don't say anything. UGA's defense was good, but they weren't better than LSU's or Auburn's. To say the injury had NO effect would be even sillier than saying it had everything to do with UGA winning. It definitely limited Tebow's options; and since he's an option QB, that lack of running ability allowed UGA to tee off on him. If he'd been scampering or bulldozing, like in the other games, UGA's defense would have been forced to lay off a little. Anyway, as I said, our defense was the primary deficiency in every game, including the WLOCP; but, a limited Tebow certainly didn't help.



I think UGA stacking the box against UF made the difference in how much Tebow ran not his sore non throwing shoulder. He tried a few runs and got stuffed. Period. If you watched the Michigan game they tried the same defense with success. His legs were healthy and his throwing shoulder was fine and I'm sure he had enough cortisol in his sore shoulder to forget he even had a shoulder.

The real injury I felt hurt UF in that game was Major Wright. Your defense was your weak point as it was and he was the shining "run you over like a mack truck" part of it.