SEC Championship

If we lose the SEC championship game, it is going to be particularly painful. No matter what happens Saturday the winner, barring injury, is guaranteed to stomp Choker Lame. After watching the ND-USC game yesterday, I am more than convinced that the Irish are destined to become SEC victim #7. So, losing the SEC championship game is, for all intents and purposes, losing the national championship, not just the chance to play for it.

That said, I estimate Georgia's odds of beating Bama to be about 25%. One in four chance is about what I'd give them. Certainly doable, and well within the realm of probability. A win would not be among the biggest upsets by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a long shot none the less.

I think it will either be A.) a close Georgia win or B.) a Bama blowout. A close game favors Georgia, but if Bama can come out moving the ball early and punch Georgia in the mouth on the opening drive, they may be able to stun the Dawgs and build an insurrmountable lead while they have them dazed. The key for Georgia, in my opinion, is to get a big defensive stop early. This may well be a game where whoever scores first wins. I do not see the momentum shifting back and forth in this one. Whoever gets it first will keep it.

I’ve been reading an a lot of what CMR has been commenting on about the SEC CG. There are 2 things I get from it all.

1-He’s scared as hell

or

2-He and the players have focus to roll the Tide and go to the NCG

Flip a coin on that analysis and maybe it's both but 4 to 6 weeks ago, I would say the Dawgs wouldn’t stand a chance in hell of beating Saban much less playing in the SEC CG for a chance to go to the NC game.

IMO at this point in time, the Dawgs have a chance and can win this game. The game against the bees was nearly perfect in my mind. Go out of the gate putting points on the board on Saturday will put the Dawgs in a situation to take control.

I’ll have to stay away from all of the media sites until Friday because I really don’t think my nerves can take it. My wife is already warning me about my attitude. But I’ll be here with you guys.

GO DAWGS!!!!

UGAChemDawg posted:
If we lose the SEC championship game, it is going to be particularly painful. No matter what happens Saturday the winner, barring injury, is guaranteed to stomp Choker Lame. After watching the ND-USC game yesterday, I am more than convinced that the Irish are destined to become SEC victim #7. So, losing the SEC championship game is, for all intents and purposes, losing the national championship, not just the chance to play for it.

Agree.

Bama will move the ball, but so did GaSouth and the nerds. As long as we can tighten up in the red zone and create turnovers, like those games, we can negate those big yards.
Also, I'm hoping our first series against the nerds was a practice run for the SECCG. The 4 play, no huddle, hurry up offense. Seemed to rattle bama against A & M, and should have the same effect if we execute it.

thriller wrote: Let me repeat that I'm a fan of Clay's and enjoy his work, but this is ridiculous. Notre Dame may indeed lose the national title game, but I don't foresee a blowout and an Irish victory would not be an outlandish outcome (especially if the opponent is Georgia).

They've said that every year for the last 7 (except for last year, of cours) and then act stupified when the out of conference team is humiliated. And that whole article is a joke, giving Notre Dame the advantage for their wins over Missagain and Missagain st and Purdue and the like.

Excellent point Sadlerdawg. This game will be decided by turnovers or lack thereoff. I imagine our players have a lot more confidence than our fans do. Murray will need to have a great game but needs to continue with the trend I've seen in recent weeks of hitting short passes and utilizing the tight end.

If we start out with these slow developing pass plays Murray will get killed by the Blitz we all know will be coming.