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That's a good strategy when facing a finesse team looking to spread the field horizontally and vertically while using RPOs and misdirection. That's not Georgia football though. They're gonna run it right at you and dare you to stop it even though you know it's coming. That takes a different type of DL to stop it.

Wait .... I didn't know Mack Brown wasn't the coach at Texas anymore. I like UGAs chances better now.

Maybe. It does suck from a fan perspective, but it does help the team to rest and heal up late in the season. Nothing is stopping other conferences from following suit.

Exact dates aren't set yet for seasons past '19. That being said, at least two of them will be game 1 (Virginia and Oregon). CORRECTION- They all do seem to be opening games other than ND

UGA has scheduled home and homes with ND (2nd one is next year), Clemson, Texas, and UCLA. One offs with Virginia and Oregon. Working on it.

Well, you wouldn't have played the juggernaut called Maryland, so that's one less loss there. 😈

Thanks for the timely bump. I feel this is a very candid assessment of how a smashmouth spead could fare against a team like UGA.

Is Alabama's OL playing in the Sugar Bowl?

To illustrate my point: LSU DL: DE 97 Glen Logan 6-4 297 So. NT 91 Breiden Fehoko 6-4 291 Jr. DE 90 Rashard Lawrence 6-3 317 Jr. Auburn DL; Buck 91 NICK COE (6-5, 282, So.) DT 95 DONTAVIUS RUSSELL (6-3, 320, Sr.) DT 5 DERRICK BROWN (6-5, 320, Jr.) DE 3 MARLON DAVIDSON (6-3, 278, Jr.) Texas DL: DE 44 Breckyn Hager Sr. 6-3 255 NT 97 Chris Nelson Sr. 6-1 315 DE 90 Charles Omenihu Sr. 6-6 275 UGA OL: LT 71 Andrew Thomas (6-5, 320, So.) LG 66 Solomon Kindley (6-6, 335, RSo.) C 53 Lamont Gaillard (6-2, 308, Sr.) RG 77 Cade Mays (6-6, 318, Fr.) RT 79 Isaiah Wilson (6-7, 340, RFr.)

One question. Do you think #44 would be starting on the DL of either LSU or Auburn? I like that Texas' philosophy is a physical brand of football. UGA loves physical football, and won't back down from a battle.

One thing Auburn and LSU do have is a stud DL. That was a big reason for being able to slow Georgia's offense.

Here are the two likely starters: 27 Eric Stokes (6-1, 185, RFr.) 3 Tyson Campbell (6-2, 185, Fr.) Both guys are fast as fuck. They were both 100m guys in HS and both have PRs of 10.39. Stokes has really shown a knack for playing instinctive football. Campbell ....... not so much. In contrast, Baker was only 5-11, but was easily the best CB to come through UGA since Champ Bailey.

Former 5-star Tyson Campbell will most likely be his replacement. Here's a good summary of how his season has gone: "It’s been a pretty normal freshman season for Tyson Campbell. Like a lot of true freshmen who come in and start on day one, there have been some rough moments. With Deandre Baker shutting down his side of the field, opposing teams have targeted Campbell all season as the weak link in an otherwise solid secondary. When put under that spotlight, Campbell has struggled at times. One thing you can say about his play is that he is almost always in a position to make a play on the ball. His raw physical talent stands out and he’s very rarely flat-footed or out of position. What he does seem to struggle with however is the instincts to make a play at the right time. That has led to several big plays but more importantly, it’s also led to quite a lot of pass interference calls." You guys should target him all day long. He's a walking, talking PI penalty if he doesn't have a complete and total blown coverage beforehand.

It's official now. Baker will not suit up for the game. As a fan, I selfishly want him to play one more time, but logically speaking, it's the right move for a guy in his position.

Two main reasons for that. One is we don't have another scholarship QB. Started the season with only two on the roster and luckily made it through with no injuries. Second reason is I think we are still trying to convince him to stay. It's a long-shot, but I don't think the coaching staff wants to burn the bridge. With that being said, the old school coach in my head is screaming get that joker outta here if he doesn't want to be a part of the team then GTFO!

One big loss on the injury front is possible. #99 Jordan Davis was missing from practice due to a rumored back injury. He's a true FR who started to see a lot of playing time at Nose after the LSU loss. We'll probably find out more today when beat reporters ask Kirby about it in New Orleans. One other injury to a third string RB, James Cook, and a possible transfer in a backup TE are not much of a concern. Of course, there is also the distraction of QB Justin Fields transferring. It's said he's been giving 100% at practice in prep for the game, but I'd rather not see much of him during the game. Also, as of now, no draft eligible JRs have declared, so at least there's that. How about at UT?

As stated, nothing is official yet, but strong rumors on a UGA paysite that his not going to suit up.

Because I was bored and wanted to dig a little deeper, here are all of the WRs from the SEC and then the Big 12 that have earned stats in the NFL this year so far. The data had Rec and Targets, so I calculated the catch percentage to see if one league or the other caught the ball better in general. With 62.2% for the SEC and 63.1% for the Big 12 it looks to be pretty much the same. For those that want to know the total number of WRs it's 41 for the SEC and 22 for the Big 12. Player College Rec Targets Catch % Yards Yards/Catch TDs Julio Jones Alabama 100 152 65.8% 1511 15.11 6 Amari Cooper Alabama 66 91 72.5% 953 14.44 7 Calvin Ridley Alabama 56 82 68.3% 699 12.48 8 Robert Foster Alabama 19 33 57.6% 468 24.63 2 Gehrig Dieter Alabama 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0 Odell Beckham LSU 77 124 62.1% 1052 13.66 6 Jarvis Landry LSU 72 132 54.5% 827 11.49 3 D.J. Chark LSU 14 30 46.7% 174 12.43 0 Brandon LaFell LSU 12 16 75.0% 135 11.25 2 Russell Shepard LSU 10 19 52.6% 188 18.8 2 Russell Gage LSU 4 6 66.7% 49 12.25 0 Mike Evans Texas A&M 74 120 61.7% 1328 17.95 5 Christian Kirk Texas A&M 43 68 63.2% 590 13.72 3 Josh Reynolds Texas A&M 23 44 52.3% 303 13.17 3 Damion Ratley Texas A&M 13 20 65.0% 144 11.08 0 A.J. Green Georgia 46 77 59.7% 694 15.09 6 Chris Conley Georgia 29 44 65.9% 280 9.66 5 Isaiah McKenzie Georgia 18 23 78.3% 165 9.17 0 Javon Wims Georgia 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0 Donte Moncrief Mississippi 42 83 50.6% 604 14.38 3 Laquon Treadwell Mississippi 34 51 66.7% 295 8.68 1 Cody Core Mississippi 11 24 45.8% 124 11.27 1 Mike Wallace Mississippi 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0 Antonio Callaway Florida 39 71 54.9% 507 13 4 Demarcus Robinson Florida 19 28 67.9% 182 9.58 2 Deonte Thompson Florida 16 28 57.1% 150 9.38 0 Brandon Powell Florida 4 6 66.7% 17 4.25 0 Alshon Jeffery South Carolina 57 82 69.5% 702 12.32 5 Bruce Ellington South Carolina 31 42 73.8% 224 7.23 1 Damiere Byrd South Carolina 1 2 50.0% 8 8 0 Pharoh Cooper South Carolina 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0 Cordarrelle Patterson Tennessee 20 26 76.9% 244 12.2 3 Justin Hunter Tennessee 3 13 23.1% 21 7 0 Josh Malone Tennessee 1 4 25.0% 12 12 0 Randall Cobb Kentucky 37 56 66.1% 356 9.62 2 Jarius Wright Arkansas 31 43 72.1% 337 10.87 1 Keon Hatcher Arkansas 1 2 50.0% 8 8 0 Jordan Matthews Vanderbilt 18 25 72.0% 287 15.94 2 Trent Sherfield Vanderbilt 11 18 61.1% 125 11.36 1 Jimmie Coates Auburn 1 2 50.0% 12 12 0 J'Mon Moore Missouri 1 1 100.0% 10 10 0 1054 1694 62.2% 13785 10.8 84 Player College Rec Targets Catch % Yards Yards/Catch TDs Dede Westbrook Oklahoma 57 87 65.5% 669 11.74 6 Sterling Shepard Oklahoma 56 91 61.5% 692 12.36 4 Kenny Stills Oklahoma 33 55 60.0% 521 15.79 6 Danny Amendola Texas Tech 52 71 73.2% 509 9.79 1 Michael Crabtree Texas Tech 51 94 54.3% 567 11.12 3 Keke Coutee Texas Tech 28 41 68.3% 287 10.25 1 Jakeem Grant Texas Tech 21 34 61.8% 268 12.76 2 Cameron Batson Texas Tech 8 11 72.7% 82 10.25 0 Derrick Willies Texas Tech 3 5 60.0% 61 20.33 0 Tyler Lockett Kansas State 51 64 79.7% 800 15.69 9 Jordy Nelson Kansas State 47 66 71.2% 586 12.47 3 Marquise Goodwin Texas 20 35 57.1% 366 18.3 4 Marcus Johnson Texas 6 8 75.0% 102 17 1 Josh Doctson Texas Christian 39 68 57.4% 469 12.03 2 Jeremy Kerley Texas Christian 2 4 50.0% 7 3.5 0 Tavon Austin West Virginia 7 10 70.0% 130 18.57 2 Kevin White West Virginia 3 5 60.0% 70 23.33 0 Shelton Gibson West Virginia 1 3 33.3% 48 48 0 Marcell Ateman Oklahoma State 14 28 50.0% 147 10.5 1 James Washington Oklahoma State 13 33 39.4% 153 11.77 1 Corey Coleman Baylor 5 7 71.4% 71 14.2 0 Terrance Williams Baylor 2 3 66.7% 18 9 0 519 823 63.1% 6623 14.9 46

True, but the Georgia offensive philosophy of running the ball first and spreading the ball evenly when passing doesn't really ever give an individual WR a chance to put up big numbers that catch the eyes of voters for these awards. A valid argument could be made that the UGA WRs do deserve more credit than they are given on a national basis, but due to the offensive gameplan, they don't get said credit.

Conclusions from the data: SEC WR production in the NFL is greater than Big 12 WR production in both total amount of production and on an average production by team basis. Alabama is by far the leader of the pack when it comes to WR production in the NFL, and it's not even close. Inferences from the data: If NFL production is any indication of WR ability, which I would argue is true, then SEC WRs look to deserve more credit in a general discussion than they may have received. This data really doesn't mean jack shit for who will win on Jan 1st. Just fun back and forth with opposing fans for me.

Total points for the BIG 12 teams on the list and also the average number of points for the total number of teams in the conference even though not all are represented in the NFL Column1 College Total WRU Points Column2 9 Oklahoma 446.6 BIG12 12 Texas Tech 383.8 BIG12 16 Kansas State 308.4 BIG12 47 Texas 106.8 BIG12 49 Texas Christian 97.9 BIG12 69 West Virginia 59.3 BIG12 71 Oklahoma State 57.3 BIG12 85 Baylor 15.9 BIG12 1476 147.6 Total points for the BIG 12 teams on the list and also the average number of points for the total number of teams in the conference even though not all are represented in the NFL Column1 College Total WRU Points Column2 2 Alabama 744.7 SEC 5 LSU 528.2 SEC 7 Texas A&M 452.8 SEC 17 Georgia 301.5 SEC 23 Mississippi 219.3 SEC 27 Florida 202.4 SEC 28 South Carolina 195.6 SEC 42 Tennessee 124.9 SEC 56 Kentucky 82 SEC 59 Arkansas 78.4 SEC 60 Vanderbilt 77.7 SEC 95 Auburn 2.2 SEC 97 Missouri 2 SEC 3011.7 215.1

So, I found a site that will help bring some clarity to this discussion. It's run by a database guy that has a youtube channel that's worth a watch and he recently branched out and created this site that constantly updates NFL stats and he pulls them out by college and also by position group. Here's the top 50 as a teaser. I'm breaking it down by Big 12 vs. SEC and will update soon. SOURCE: http://collegefootballnerds.com/NFLStats/WRU Scoring Methodology 1 Reception 1 Point 10 Receiving Yards 1 Point 1 Receiving TD 6 Points 1 Rushing Attempt 1 Point 10 Rushing Yards 1 Point 1 Rushing TD 6 Points College Total WRU Points 1 Clemson 860.3 2 Alabama 744.7 3 USC 618.5 4 California 577.6 5 LSU 528.2 6 Southern Methodist 513.8 7 Texas A&M 452.8 8 Maryland 447.5 9 Oklahoma 446.6 10 Ohio State 437.4 11 West Alabama 403.1 12 Texas Tech 383.8 13 Pittsburgh 368.2 14 Notre Dame 347.8 15 Penn State 329.2 16 Kansas State 308.4 17 Georgia 301.5 18 Fresno State 295.4 19 Minnesota State 290.3 20 Washington 268.4 21 Central Michigan 264.3 22 Eastern Washington 222 23 Mississippi 219.3 24 Northern Illinois 212.7 25 Florida International 210.1 26 Oregon State 205.9 27 Florida 202.4 28 South Carolina 195.6 29 Utah 184.5 30 Western Michigan 171.2 31 East Carolina 164 32 Colorado State 163 33 Temple 162.3 34 Miami (Fla.) 160.2 35 Kent State 157.4 36 Rutgers 155.7 37 Georgia Tech 150 38 Abilene Christian 145.2 39 Pittsburg State 140.5 40 Western Oregon 133.3 41 Ball State 131.9 42 Tennessee 124.9 43 Central Florida 124.7 44 Michigan 119.2 45 Grambling State 117.8 46 Memphis 110.4 47 Texas 106.8 48 Georgia State 98.7 49 Texas Christian 97.9 50 East Central (OK) 94.8

Point already made by Teddy