Rattlesnake 54 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Phil Steele's Bowl Projections via espn.com.. ND vs. Georgia in the Sugar Bowl : Allstate Sugar Bowl (SEC champ vs. BCS at-large) Jan. 2, 2014 -- New Orleans Projection: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Georgia Bulldogs http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/87.gif http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/61.gif The Bulldogs have one of the best offenses in the country with nine returning starters, led by four-year starting quarterback Aaron Murray. The inexperienced defense will get better as the season progresses, and the Bulldogs will win the SEC East for the third straight season thanks to a key win over South Carolina in Week 2. With Alabama playing in the national championship game, the Sugar will take the SEC's second-best team. The Fighting Irish are a deeper and stronger team than last season's edition despite the loss of quarterback Everett Golson and linebacker Manti Te'o. The schedule is brutal as always, as they play six potentially ranked teams, but they do get key games against Michigan State, Oklahoma and USC at home. The Irish will get to 10 wins and grab an at-large bid. ------------------------------------------------------ Other notable Bowls : U$C vs. Texas -- Fiesta Bowl (How?) Stanford vs. Oklahoma -- Alamo Bowl (Could be a really good game) Ole Miss vs. Michigan -- Gator Bowl (Ole Miss is supposed to be a sleeper this year) Florida vs. Michigan State -- Outback Bowl (Interesting) UCLA vs. Fresno State -- Las Vegas Bowl (Good choice, Eddie..) tOSU vs. Bama -- National Championship (Bama will squash tOSU) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratey 6 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 This would be a dream come true for us. Mark Richt is a chuuuuump, see Sparty v. Gerogia 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stdntDrvr 12 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 This would be a dream come true for us. Mark Richt is a chuuuuump, see Sparty v. Gerogia 2011 Ga's offensive game plan...1st play of a drive, throw deep...followed by a run up the middle...and on third and long, draw play. If the drive is sustained they mix pass and run pretty well. Their run game is pretty good with Gurley and Marshall...but Murray makes mental mistakes in big games and if the D gets in his face. All the while, Mark Richt paces along the sidelines like he's bored. Their O is expected to be better this year, but the D is lacking since they lost a ton of starters off last year's mediocre defensive unit. I pray for this game and for ND to stomp UGA into the ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo88 74 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ga's offensive game plan...1st play of a drive, throw deep...followed by a run up the middle...and on third and long, draw play. If the drive is sustained they mix pass and run pretty well. Their run game is pretty good with Gurley and Marshall...but Murray makes mental mistakes in big games and if the D gets in his face. All the while, Mark Richt paces along the sidelines like he's bored. Their O is expected to be better this year, but the D is lacking since they lost a ton of starters off last year's mediocre defensive unit. I pray for this game and for ND to stomp UGA into the ground... Mediocre defensive unit? You mean that one that allowed 10 fewer points than ours against Bama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yikityyakirish 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mediocre defensive unit? You mean that one that allowed 10 fewer points than ours against Bama? The one with 7 draft picks? Yea mediocre is the word for it.......I'll go ahead and say last year a notre dame Georgia game would've looked similar to the Bama game....except UGA has better RBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stdntDrvr 12 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Mediocre defensive unit? You mean that one that allowed 10 fewer points than ours against Bama? Sorry, by UGA Fans' standards, the defensive unit was mediocre...the fans here in Georgia was very unimpressed with the defensive showing last year. ...and give credit to Alabama for playing flawlessly in the Nat'l Championship game as well. Edited August 13, 2013 by stdntDrvr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo88 74 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ga's offensive game plan...1st play of a drive, throw deep...followed by a run up the middle...and on third and long, draw play. If the drive is sustained they mix pass and run pretty well. Their run game is pretty good with Gurley and Marshall...but Murray makes mental mistakes in big games and if the D gets in his face. All the while, Mark Richt paces along the sidelines like he's bored. Their O is expected to be better this year, but the D is lacking since they lost a ton of starters off last year's mediocre defensive unit. I pray for this game and for ND to stomp UGA into the ground... There are a couple SEC teams that would beat our *** in a bowl game this year. Georgia is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stdntDrvr 12 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm not saying UGA lacks talent...but let's not forget their 6-7 record from 2 years ago with all of this talent. UGA has always been able to sign top recruiting classes, the coaches are just crap. Their OC is extremely predictable, they haven't fielded a great defense since Van Gorder moved on to the NFL, and Richt is a joke for a head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratey 6 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mediocre defensive unit? You mean that one that allowed 10 fewer points than ours against Bama? So are you saying that Tennessee is better than Alabama offensively? Because Tyler Bray put a 44 spot on Georgia last year and that's with him throwing 3 picks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo88 74 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 So are you saying that Tennessee is better than Alabama offensively? Because Tyler Bray put a 44 spot on Georgia last year and that's with him throwing 3 picks... I simply found a common opponent in Bama. We didn't play Tennessee last year, so I can't say how our D would've performed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake 54 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 So.. as of now.. Who all here is afraid to play a Bama, LSU, FL, Georgia, or A&M this year? And who all thinks we could contend - and if so - with which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND3 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 So.. as of now.. Who all here is afraid to play a Bama, LSU, FL, Georgia, or A&M this year? And who all thinks we could contend - and if so - with which ones? Teams that would beat us 7/10 times or more (games I would not be optimistic about): Bama Oregon Georgia (The Gurshall combo is just too good) TAMU (assuming JFF isn't suspended) LSU wouldn't- they lost too much defense UF wouldn't- they are too questionable on offense I would put both of them at around 50/50 against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo88 74 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Teams that would beat us 7/10 times or more (games I would not be optimistic about): Bama Oregon Georgia (The Gurshall combo is just too good) TAMU (assuming JFF isn't suspended) LSU wouldn't- they lost too much defense UF wouldn't- they are too questionable on offense I would put both of them at around 50/50 against us. Agree with this list except I think we would beat TAMU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishPolock 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mediocre defensive unit? You mean that one that allowed 10 fewer points than ours against Bama? I'm not sure if I would have called them mediocre... but I might say they were overrated, still pretty darn good though. Allowing 10 fewer points is a bit easier when your O is able to move the ball and get points on the board though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo88 74 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm not sure if I would have called them mediocre... but I might say they were overrated, still pretty darn good though. Allowing 10 fewer points is a bit easier when your O is able to move the ball and get points on the board though. Be that as it may, even leveling that 10 point difference would put them on par with our D and I wouldn't say our D was mediocre last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REMND 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Sorry, by UGA Fans' standards, the defensive unit was mediocre...the fans here in Georgia was very unimpressed with the defensive showing last year. ...and give credit to Alabama for playing flawlessly in the Nat'l Championship game as well. Over a month to prepare by Saban and staff. I think Saban right now is the best in the business with the most horses. Let's give credit where it is due. We have a ways to go to get the depth and coaching excellence that they have. We are certainly working at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratey 6 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Over a month to prepare by Saban and staff. I think Saban right now is the best in the business with the most horses. Let's give credit where it is due. We have a ways to go to get the depth and coaching excellence that they have. We are certainly working at it. He's 11-1 in those games since taking the LSU job. His lone loss was that Utah BCS debacle. With a month to prepare, Saban and Kirby Smart are unstoppable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake 54 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 He's 11-1 in those games since taking the LSU job. His lone loss was that Utah BCS debacle. With a month to prepare, Saban and Kirby Smart are unstoppable True.. And I'm sure creating even more proteges in the process, further extending the Parcells coaching tree.. I wonder if we'll ever see the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTHindman 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 So.. as of now.. Who all here is afraid to play a Bama, LSU, FL, Georgia, or A&M this year? And who all thinks we could contend - and if so - with which ones? Wouldn't say afraid. Would say that we would probably lose all 5 of those games on any given Saturday. I would also say that the only two "unbeatables" would be Bama after more than 2 weeks to prepare and LSU in Baton Rouge on a Saturday night. Other than those 2 scenarios, we have the talent and the coaching staff to beat them, as well. Living in the South, I see the SEC first hand. I hope and pray that we add at least one SEC team to our schedule. If we go to the Sugar Bowl, I will be there. They are the measuring stick for a good reason. Go Irish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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