New Thread for Missouri vs UGA

thriller wrote: Anyone here considered the possibility that the SEC (Mike Slive) would (unofficially) like to see Missouri and Texas A&M come out winners against big name teams like us and Florida? I would not be at all surprised to see the officiating going STRONGLY in favor of both new comers.

Yes...

...but take control early and don't let it come down to a fortuitous call.

No excuses

Thriller, no doubt Slive, ESPN and the rest of the suits need drama. Well, Slive need's NC's but will settle for intraconference drama.

Plenty has been said about our deficiencies. Had Murray hit a couple wide open receivers we wouldn't be fretting and would be talking about how we would kick Missouri's **S. It's going to be a tough game but I'm convinced our talent level will overcome early season weaknesses and give the D a chance to settle in. GATA

Wartdawg wrote: As many have said... the game plan should be clock control in order to keep the Mizzou O off the field. We need to be able to utilize the FB and TE on short passes in order to do that. I would be wary of the WR screen... I think we ran it so much in game 1 that the Mizzou DB's might jump all over that and pick 6 it.

One big play that I would love to see would be to fake the WR screen and have MB go out and up when they think he's coming out to block that screen. We could also utilize our old staple of going over the top with the TE down the middle.

Really though... while I wouldn't mind trying to pop them for a couple of big gains on plays like that... I want ball control. Eat the clock and give the undermanned secondary a shot. Keep the depth issue back there hidden by limiting the Tigers number of offensive plays.

GATA.. Mizzou is going to win some SEC games. Please Dawgs.. don't let the record books show their first was against us.

No excuses.. GATA

Wart, this kind of sounds like an actual game plan. You know how much bozo and richt hate game plans.

Given what transpired on Saturday, against a decidedly inferior opponent, would you put a spy on Franklin? Should we have done that with Zordich (I have a hard time keeping a straight face as I type this)?

Interesting report picked up from the internet. . . .

The home opener for the Georgia Bulldogs left
fans with both excitement in their hearts and fear in their minds. It seemed
every area had both positive and fearful implications.

For example, freshman running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall were as good
as advertised with the ball in their hands. Gurley stole the show with three
total touchdowns but Marshall was effective as well. However, both whiffed on
multiple blocks in the passing game.

Aaron Murray started sluggish but played more efficient in the second half. He
did, however, seem to have the same timing issue with Tavarres King that he had
last season. King could have easily had five more touchdowns last season had
Murray hit him in stride on wide open passes.

At the same time, Murray never had that near interception pass he seemed to have
twice a game last season. Michael Bennett and Rantavious Wooten played very well
but the tight-ends were non-existent.

Then there is the offensive line. While I think they did a better job than some
observers, they could have played better. They gave up three sacks but only one
should fall on their shoulder. There were decent holes in the running game but
there should had been greater holes considering it was Buffalo.

On special teams, the punting by committee between Adam Erickson and Collin
Barber worked to perfection. Erickson was the short game specialist and dropped
all three of his kicks inside the 20 yard line. Barber was the long ball
specialist and averaged 51 yards per punt.

In the first half alone, Georgia had a kickoff returned for a touchdown by
freshman Todd Gurley and a blocked punt by Chris Conley. Their coverage teams
were terrific all game long.

However, true freshman Marshall Morgan looked shaky in his first game. His first
extra point took a miracle to be successfully attempted and he missed badly on
his first field goal attempt.

The story of the day, however, was the poor play of the defense. The Bulldogs
gave up 347 yards and 23 points to a team many expected to shut out. They forced
zero turnovers and had wide receivers open like the Willie Martinez days. Again,
it was Buffalo.

The Bulldogs were without five potential starters in Alec Ogletree, Bacarri
Rambo, Sanders Commings, Chase Vasser and Malcolm Mitchell. This played a part
in their sluggish performance. However, lets be honest, the third string for
Georgia is far more talented than the starters for Buffalo.

I believe part of the problem was the preparation leading up to the game. The
Bulldogs were not preparing for Buffalo they were tuning up for Missouri. Coach
Richt even let this information slip when he talked of how one of the freshmen
quarterbacks was doing well simulating Tigers quarterback James Franklin.

This is normal and to be expected. The Bulldogs knew they were not going to lose
to the Bulls regardless of how sloppy they played. Mix that mindset in with the
humidity and the game had the feel of a glorified scrimmage.

However, this should be noted as well. The only way this was the right game plan
is if Ogletree and/or Rambo play next week. All reports surfacing from Athens
stated that both players were practicing with the first team defense all fall.
If this is the case, this was a terrible mistake. They should have been
preparing the players who were headed to Columbia.

Next week will tell the whole story. However, my initial analysis is don't push
the panic button. Their minds were in Columbia and they didn't want to show many
of their cards before hand. Expect a much more enthusiastic defense with three
times as much blitzing next week.

Like I said earlier...

It's easy to say we were looking past Buffalo towards Mizzou...

Then again though... we have 4+ years of recent history that might point to more than that.

Looking ahead might explain some player indifference, but I don't think it explains our horrid play calling which goes on pretty much every single game in the Bobo era.