….and all ones we’ll have to address this week while previewing UGA. Talking to Nico yesterday, we were both of the opinion that whipping up on Arkansas was suspiciously easy and that we didn’t play very well in a lot of respects, but at the same time the fact that we are whipping hell out of people has to say something positive about our team. We’ll really know what we have on Saturday.

I’d rather lose ugly than win pretty. I don’t want to sound like a jerk, but being a high school coach, I spend my Saturday’s evaluating film, grading players, and breaking down my team’s next opponent, so I guess I look at what wasn’t good before I look at what was. That said, there certainly were a lot of positives to take from the game.

Good points. I am pretty confident that we will be able to put a good pass rush on Stafford with a great matchup of our line vs. their young guys. Like you said though, I am concerned on the short screen passes that have worked to everyone’s advantage so far but at least we give those up and not the 80yd bombs. Moreno better tighten his chinstrap because I’m pretty sure the defense will be ready for this game.

As for the offense, if we get the running game to be a constant factor, then the plays should be lifted off of JP as in the Clemson game. If not, look for the tightends to get a lot of touches with some random shots downfield because the short stuff will be hard to manage against this defense.

I really feel we have a great shot at this game and for our guys to do so well this weekend, I hope it has given them a great boost of confidence to go in and compete with this Georgia team.

I think this game looks alot like the Clemson game. Yes UGA is SEC and Clemson Is ACC but hold up. Clemson Great running game but a young O-line.. We shut it down. UGA great running game but a young O-line….Clemson great QB we shut him down….UGA same deal….UGA has a bigger D-line but i think with all our starters back we can handle them….JP has to have a ballgame period…the running game will show up….but we cant run the hole time or they will just stack the line….I think it comes down to JP and Special teams…..ALABAMA WINS 34-17 Print the papers headlined Sabans young Tide on a ROLL….

Hey everyone…new signee here on RBR… I just like to add something on the 1st down situation on both sides of the ball…sure, we only had like 4 of 11 of new sets of downs, but taken into account bursting of 80, 60yrd, etc touchdown runs, if those were stopped short of being scores…they would have been 1st downs…but thank goodness they werent…its awsome to see that kind of explosiveness coming from the Tide! I havent seen that since the Pothro season. I agree, JPW needs to get a bit more accurate(Clemson form) but as long as he dosent F up big time(LSU, Miss St. ’07…remember those doozies?) we should do well come Sat…I also hope our defense can do well on the 3rd and long situation next week…i hate seeing them work that hard to get em 3rd and 9, 10, 12,16, etc….and blow it due to those pesky screen passes…but i was diggin that goal line stand!

…was the play of the game.

teams are compared all the time….you can question it and disagree all you want….as the title stated Different Opinion. thats what i see from UGA. ur right UGA better play us harder or there headed for 4-1…..This team is still pissed from last year…and it could get nasty…..im optimist sure but this team is special…..34-17 bama

Stafford might be able to put the hurt on us, but a HUGE component of the Dawgs success thus far has obviously been Moreno. Both of those components function well, and the Tide walks out of Athens 4-1. One of those components get slowed down, or even shut down, I say we scrape by. And I wanna see Knowshon Moreno try to hurdle The Legend. Or Chapman for that matter.

And based on what we saw against the Hogs, Stafford may not have such an easy road if Arenas or Woodall get between him and Massaquoi.

and we need to screen also, to slow the pass rush…
if we keep playing the way we are on defense and our o-line continues to pound, we should be alright…

Does anyone know Shon Moreno? I don’t know Shon Moreno, and I don’t think I’d like to.

It’s going to take a great effort to win. Roll Tide, Roll!

Good read, and a lot it reads similar to what is worrying Georgia fans 1/3 of the way through the season. Our relative weaknesses, as I see them:

1. Kickoffs/Coverage – We’ve tried a couple different guys on KO’s due to true freshman Blair Walsh’s inconsistency. When we have kicked it well, our coverage has been somewhere between so-so and atrocious. Arenas might play a bigger role in this game than most people are expecting.

2. Pass Rush – I know you listed it as a strength, but it really hasn’t been thusfar. We’re sorely missing senior DT Jeff Owens, as he allowed our ends last year to take on lone blockers and eat QB’s alive during our 7-game winning streak to end the season. ®Freshman Justin Houston might be emerging, as he had a really nice game against ASU. We were not able to get consistent pressure on Dan LeFevour or Chris Smelley, so that’s a wait-and-see spot right now.

3. Tight End – Quite frankly, Tripp Chandler is a liability in the passing game. After a series of early drops last year, he came around and made some clutch grabs at the end of the year. However his dropsies have returned, and really kept the South Carolina game closer than it needed to be. Chandler strained his neck late in the ASU game and his status is pending for the Alabama game. That would mean a start for sophomore Bruce Figgins who is a blocking machine, but a question mark in the passing game.

This has all the makings of a low-scoring slugfest won by field position and turnovers. Should be an insane atmosphere too.