Georgia will be the toughest opponent we face all season (including the playoff)

B1GTide said:

Another point - Alabama simply does not lose to teams that run the style of offense that Georgia runs. They have a pocket passer who runs only when he has to. They are a run heavy offense that only has success when they stay ahead of the chains. They work their way down the field with short passes and runs. They are really going to struggle to score in this game.

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Power Eye said:

This is a great point, and the last time we did lose to a team with a comparable style of play was probably LSU in 2011. Of course, Kirby knows that and for that very reason I would not be surprised to see Fields used in the redzone opportunities they do get.

It was mentioned above that Georgia gets frustrated when they get down early, and they do seem to be a bit of a front-runner. In the their two losses they've had over the last two years where they got down by multiple scores, it ended-up being a blowout (Auburn and LSU).

To the original statement made in this thread, I think Clemson is the toughest opponent we could potentially face and I think they are just about our equal at this point.

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Loam said:

That is just my feeling on the whole situation. I don't see this version of Clemson challenging us much. We'd beat the breaks off Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan or Oklahoma.

But I think Georgia is the second best team in the entire country and the gap between them and #3 is more substantial then people realize.

And if truth were known, I bet the playoff committee wants Georgia to beat us so us and Georgia both get in. I sincerely think the playoff committee wants the following 4 teams to get in:

1) Clemson
2) Notre Dame
3) Georgia
4) Alabama (assuming Georgia beats us, we'll still get in)

Why? Because that would bring in the most $$$$$. Those 4 teams are clearly, by far and wide, the best four teams in the country.

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Power Eye said:

This is a great point, and the last time we did lose to a team with a comparable style of play was probably LSU in 2011. Of course, Kirby knows that and for that very reason I would not be surprised to see Fields used in the redzone opportunities they do get.

It was mentioned above that Georgia gets frustrated when they get down early, and they do seem to be a bit of a front-runner. In the their two losses they've had over the last two years where they got down by multiple scores, it ended-up being a blowout (Auburn and LSU).

To the original statement made in this thread, I think Clemson is the toughest opponent we could potentially face and I think they are just about our equal at this point.

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bamafaninOhiO said:

I'd bet money we see a LOT of Fields in the game. I think Kirby knows that it's gonna be hard to beat Bama without a QB who's a running threat.

I seriously don't think they score more than 20 points on us...to me when I watch them, they're nowhere near as good as they were last season.

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B1GTide said:

That would be playing into Alabama's hands, IMO. Alabama no longer struggles with scrambling QBs, and Fields is far more likely to make a HUGE mistake than Fromm.

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Loam said:

That is just my feeling on the whole situation. I don't see this version of Clemson challenging us much. We'd beat the breaks off Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan or Oklahoma.

But I think Georgia is the second best team in the entire country and the gap between them and #3 is more substantial then people realize.

And if truth were known, I bet the playoff committee wants Georgia to beat us so us and Georgia both get in. I sincerely think the playoff committee wants the following 4 teams to get in:

1) Clemson
2) Notre Dame
3) Georgia
4) Alabama (assuming Georgia beats us, we'll still get in)

Why? Because that would bring in the most $$$$$. Those 4 teams are clearly, by far and wide, the best four teams in the country.

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DawgByte said:

As a Dawg fan I appreciate your post - although I'm not sure we're the second best team in the country. I think Clemson is pretty darn good across all phases of the game.

To me it's hard to justify putting ND in the Playoff without participating in a Conference Championship.

In general, I don't think this is our year. We need another recruiting cycle to bolster some talent gaps (i.e., DL, ILB DB) and allow some of these young pups to put on weight and strength. The number of true freshmen playing for Georgia this year is eye opening.

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BamaMan09 said:

Alabama has had a good number of freshmen contribute this year, too.

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B1GTide said:

Another point - Alabama simply does not lose to teams that run the style of offense that Georgia runs. They have a pocket passer who runs only when he has to. They are a run heavy offense that only has success when they stay ahead of the chains. They work their way down the field with short passes and runs. They are really going to struggle to score in this game.

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RedWave said:

It could be a tighter game if they use Fields more rather than Fromm. He seems to bring a little more mobility to the table.

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B1GTide said:

That would be playing into Alabama's hands, IMO. Alabama no longer struggles with scrambling QBs, and Fields is far more likely to make a HUGE mistake than Fromm.

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B1GTide said:

It is okay to relax. You are a fan.

Reminds me of the Corona commercial with Romo. Tells the fan to sit down with his beer and watch the game. That is what he should do because that is all that he can do.

:cheers2:

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RedWave said:

True, but to be fair, the same thing was thought about Tua last year, and bringing him in at the half proved to be what turned the game around, even with his one big mistake (thanks to the defense turning it back around right away).

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BamaMan09 said:

They tried to use him more in the LSU game and it blew up in their face for some reason. Still trying to figure out how LSU was able to beat them as badly as they did and then get shut out 29-0 at home by Alabama.

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