October 2011

Georgia and Tennessee will take on one another in a big SEC East Showdown tomorrow night in Knoxville in front of a sell-out crowd at Neyland Stadium. This game is pivotal for both programs. After starting off 0-2, the Bulldogs have now won 3 straight games and sit at 3-2 / 1-1 in the SEC. A win would keep them in contention for the SEC East, while a loss all but puts a nail in the coffin for their dreams of an SEC title. For Tennessee, a win would put the Vols at 4-1 for the first time since 2006 and would bring them into the mix for the East crown.

Tennessee's Sophomore QB, Tyler Bray, came on to the scene late last season and has emerged as one of the good, young QB's in the SEC. So far this season, Bray is 98 for 143 (68.5%) for 1328 yards, 14 TD's, and only 2 INT's. Not too bad. However, the only tough game Tennessee has played this year was against Florida. In that game, Bray was 26/48 for 288 with 3 TD's and 2 INT's - his worst game of the year. So, how did Florida stop Bray? Pressure.

Even though Coach Richt is on the hot seat with the Bulldog Nation and media, he has a chance to hit a big milestone Saturday night in Tennessee - 100 wins as Georgia's head football coach. Like him or not today, the man has won for Georgia and has represented Georgia well. I really do hope the last 3 years were the worst of his career here, and that we go on to great things from here on out. 

Georgia's offense has been a Jekyll and Hyde of sorts. At times, they have looked brilliant - putting up points, touchdowns through the air and ground, and have been unable to be stopped. However, at other times, the offense has looked anemic. They have struggled in the 2nd half when they have needed to put teams away.