Will Arky be able to hang with Georgia?
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Based on his resume thus far he is right on par with what Richt did and he got fired. As an Alabama fan I don’t have any expectations for Kirby but I’m assuming UGA fans would like a ring with all of that talent he has collected over the past few years.
Would you give him an out if he loses to a former assistant with a significantly inferior talented team?
Arkansas fan here weighing in....
1. KJ and Burks look to be good to go. KJ might get limited practice but I don't think its a big deal.
2. Georgia's defense is going to be hard but at the same time the offenses they've play vs are below average at best. This will be the test to see how good they really are.
3. If Arkansas's DL dominates like it did vs A&M then I see no way (barring a turnover fest by Arkansas/ST mistakes) they win by more then one possession and will most likely end as a Arkansas win.
4. I think Arkansas has more depth then people think. Covid super seniors makes a difference. Another thing that's not talked about the Super seniors is the age gap. Some of these teams (including Arkansas) are running around with 23-24 year old gown men playing vs collage freshman/sophomore. This is one of the reason's why the least talented NFL team would curb stomp Bama/Georgia/whatever.
5. Speaking of depth, one place that can be exploited is STs. Well Arkansas have not been giving anyone a chance to exploit that. Only one kickoff return allowed all year (first one was vs A&M) and I can't remember the last punt return allowed.
6. I think Georgia will win but I think only 60/40 Georgia favored. Georgia's OL vs Arkansas's DL will decide the game as well as turnover's and if KJ can keep hitting explosive pass plays like he has all year.
Also here's a fun fact. Georgia is currently a 18 point favorite. The last time a top 10 Arkansas was a 18 point dog to the #2 team. 1978 Orange Bowl vs OU. Arkansas won 31-6
Another thing. This situation is very similar to 1998 game vs #1 Tennessee. Arkansas a top 10 unbeaten team after going 4-7 the previous year. This has Houston Nuts's first year (Its Sam's 2nd year but I guess you could argue that 2020 doesn't count). Was on the road in Knoxville. Nobody gave us a chance. We were one Fumble away from winning (Up 24-22 with 1:47 left and Tenn only having one timeout, one of Tenn's DL pushed back one of our OL causing our QB to trip and Fumble. Tenn drives down with the short field to score the game winning TD). Here's the play for anyone interested
1. KJ and Burks look to be good to go. KJ might get limited practice but I don't think its a big deal.
2. Georgia's defense is going to be hard but at the same time the offenses they've play vs are below average at best. This will be the test to see how good they really are.
3. If Arkansas's DL dominates like it did vs A&M then I see no way (barring a turnover fest by Arkansas/ST mistakes) they win by more then one possession and will most likely end as a Arkansas win.
4. I think Arkansas has more depth then people think. Covid super seniors makes a difference. Another thing that's not talked about the Super seniors is the age gap. Some of these teams (including Arkansas) are running around with 23-24 year old gown men playing vs collage freshman/sophomore. This is one of the reason's why the least talented NFL team would curb stomp Bama/Georgia/whatever.
5. Speaking of depth, one place that can be exploited is STs. Well Arkansas have not been giving anyone a chance to exploit that. Only one kickoff return allowed all year (first one was vs A&M) and I can't remember the last punt return allowed.
6. I think Georgia will win but I think only 60/40 Georgia favored. Georgia's OL vs Arkansas's DL will decide the game as well as turnover's and if KJ can keep hitting explosive pass plays like he has all year.
Also here's a fun fact. Georgia is currently a 18 point favorite. The last time a top 10 Arkansas was a 18 point dog to the #2 team. 1978 Orange Bowl vs OU. Arkansas won 31-6
Another thing. This situation is very similar to 1998 game vs #1 Tennessee. Arkansas a top 10 unbeaten team after going 4-7 the previous year. This has Houston Nuts's first year (Its Sam's 2nd year but I guess you could argue that 2020 doesn't count). Was on the road in Knoxville. Nobody gave us a chance. We were one Fumble away from winning (Up 24-22 with 1:47 left and Tenn only having one timeout, one of Tenn's DL pushed back one of our OL causing our QB to trip and Fumble. Tenn drives down with the short field to score the game winning TD). Here's the play for anyone interested
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Pittman said yesterday that both KJ Jefferson and Treylon Burks were sore but that they would be okay for this weeks game.
If they are close to 100% I think Arky will be in good shape to pull off the upset.
For how long? I would say one half...and then UGA's depth will pull them away in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
for those who have said that Arkansas will win straight up, it’s 7:1 odds currently
At this point, in this season, I'm not going to be that surprised by too much...
A lot of people do not bet so would not care about the betting odds.
It was a round about way of saying 'Put your money where your mouth is...'
it just shows how unlikely the odds currently are of Arkansas pulling off an upset. Maybe it happens, but Vegas is not in the business of losing money. Vegas has an upset of ole miss over Alabama more likely than Arkansas over Georgia. The spread is also more narrow on that game. It’s why the games are played and not just predicted, but both upsets are unlikely
also to add, Georgia has been without starting tight end Darnell Washington who should return this week as well as defensive player tykee smith
We'll see...
'Depth' didn't help either Texas or Texas A&M while they were getting punched in the mouth on both sides of the ball for 4 qtrs.
Despite their improvements, there are three teams Arkansas cannot beat this year: Florida (though they don't play UF this year), Georgia and Alabama. I do not think they are good enough or deep enough to beat these teams. Considering this game is in Athens, I give Arkansas less than 10% chance at winning the game. Would I love to see the piggies beat the doggies, sure, but I just don't see it.
Thanks, but betting odds are not really about likelihood of outcome. Vegas does not guess who will win a game. They guess how much money will be bet on each side and set the lines to achieve equal betting on both sides. For Vegas, a perfect line is one which produces exactly the same amount of money risked on every possible outcome of a game. So, 7-1 money line means that they hope to get 1 $100 bet on Arkansas for every 7 $100 bets on Georgia. They pay out to the winners with money collected from the losers and keep the vig as guaranteed profit.
Maybe...but UT and TA&M are longtime grudge matches...UGA not so much. IMHO neither of those had the offense to consistently challenge Arky's defense. UGA does...they have improved over the last 3 weeks.
Maybe. I'm just not buying them yet until they do something against a team with a pulse.
Their last 3 games were against UAB, USCe and Vandy.
Their best win has been against Clemson who has now been completely exposed as a fraud.
If UGA can beat Arkansas they will have my attention.
That's rational and reasonable...Vandy just never showed up at all...and the other 2 were outmanned athletically. The next 4 weeks will tell us a lot about the SEC.
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