Absurdly Early 2024 Predictions

[Augusta_Jacket]

ugag had 9 possessions. They scored 4 TD's. One FG. Didn't score on 4 others.

8 really. The 9th they simply ran out the clock at the end of the game. 4 TD's, 1 FG, 2 TOs and 1 Punt.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

I think that some of their players were banged up against us, and also against Bama. I don’t think UGA overlooked us—more so that the schedule wore them down more than previous seasons.

Weird that one of their weaker schedules wore them down more. Not disputing that happened, just seems to indicate they may also have been overrated if last year’s schedule took so much out of them.

 

[orientalnc]

Lovett played, he was their #2 receiver.

Thanks. I missed him. Three of their top four were out.

 

[WreckinGT]

Weird that one of their weaker schedules wore them down more. Not disputing that happened, just seems to indicate they may also have been overrated if last year’s schedule took so much out of them.

Going into our game they had played #12 Missouri, #9 Ole Miss, and #18 Tennessee in consecutive weeks. We were fortunate that they didn't have their customary cupcake game the week before us this year.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Going into our game they had played #12 Missouri, #9 Ole Miss, and #18 Tennessee in consecutive weeks. We were fortunate that they didn't have their customary cupcake game the week before us this year.

Yeah, but that is just the standard media over-rated SEC teams. Their rankings obviously dont equate to their actual quality.

Probably more like. Unranked, #20 and unranked

 

[stinger78]

Going into our game they had played #12 Missouri, #9 Ole Miss, and #18 Tennessee in consecutive weeks. We were fortunate that they didn't have Brock Bowers for our game this year.

FTFY.

 

[LongforDodd]

8 really. The 9th they simply ran out the clock at the end of the game. 4 TD's, 1 FG, 2 TOs and 1 Punt.

Yes but they still had 3:30 mins to score according the the ACC stats. Sometimes that;s an eternity.

 

[slugboy]

Weird that one of their weaker schedules wore them down more. Not disputing that happened, just seems to indicate they may also have been overrated if last year’s schedule took so much out of them.

Bowers had surgery. Freak injury, I guess.

FSU’s QB Travis broke his leg against Northern Alabama. Weird things happen

 

[bucknellbison31]

Going into our game they had played #12 Missouri, #9 Ole Miss, and #18 Tennessee in consecutive weeks. We were fortunate that they didn't have their customary cupcake game the week before us this year.

Trust me, last year's Tennessee team was 100% a cupcake lol. Watch one of their games and you'd see what I mean.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Trust me, last year's Tennessee team was 100% a cupcake lol. Watch one of their games and you'd see what I mean.

Exactly! Media over-rated and should have been unranked.

 

[WreckinGT]

Trust me, last year's Tennessee team was 100% a cupcake lol. Watch one of their games and you'd see what I mean.

I tend to agree that they were a little overrated but they went 9-4 and won their bowl game by 35 points. Im not sure I would call them a cupcake.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

Yes but they still had 3:30 mins to score according the the ACC stats. Sometimes that;s an eternity.

It was, for all intents and purposes, garbage time. They were not being overly aggressive but playing conservative to hold the ball and milk clock. That's a possession that gets thrown out in advanced stats.

 

[jgtengineer]

ugag had 9 possessions. They scored 4 TD's. One FG. Didn't score on 4 others.

5> 4 with the forced turnovers being what stopped them. Not taking away from the forced turnovers but they pretty much stopped themselves by beck's play. WHich was exactly the plan. keep it close, run the ball, hope for turnovers and try to capitalize. AKA the CPJ blueprint.

 

[awbuzz]

5> 4 with the forced turnovers being what stopped them. Not taking away from the forced turnovers but they pretty much stopped themselves by beck's play. WHich was exactly the plan. keep it close, run the ball, hope for turnovers and try to capitalize. AKA the CPJ blueprint.

...and to add the the 9th (last) possession they "ran out" the clock per se. Yes, we still had to tackle them.

Scored on 5 drives
Had 2 Turnovers
Had to punt 1 time
ran out the clock

1st possession - fumble on 1st paly
2nd possession - TD
3rd TD
4th TD
5th Punt (to start the 3rd quarter)
6th FG
7th TD
8th Interception
9th end of game

 

[apatriot1776]

I think that some of their players were banged up against us, and also against Bama. I don’t think UGA overlooked us—more so that the schedule wore them down more than previous seasons.

Geez, I mean, when your OOC consists of Sanford, Ball State, and UAB, I can see how that wears a team down

Funny how we ended up playing the same number of ranked teams but the ACC is the weak conference. They started the year against Sanford, Ball St, UAB, 5-7 SCar, 6-7 Auburn, 2-10 Vanderbilt, 7-6 Kentucky, and 5-7 Florida and struggled to put away several of them. I think they just weren’t as #1 as advertised.

 

[GTpdm]

I tend to agree that they were a little overrated but they went 9-4 and won their bowl game by 35 points. Im not sure I would call them a cupcake.

You're right that "cupcake" is an overstatement...but on the flip side, calling them "a little overrated" is something of an understatement. Look up the teams they beat in ther regular season to end up ranked. Their 8 wins included D-II Austin Peay, plus seven teams who—between them—only managed to accumulate fifteen wins against P5 opposition all season. (Contrast that with GT, who had 5 regular-season wins against D-I competition. Those five teams have seventeen P5 wins between them.)

Tennessee probably got more top-25 credit for their four SEC losses—to a crummy Florida team, ranked (u)GA and Alabama, and (mis-)ranked Missouri—than they did for their eight wins.

 

[LongforDodd]

8 really. The 9th they simply ran out the clock at the end of the game. 4 TD's, 1 FG, 2 TOs and 1 Punt.

True, which adds to the notion that ugag didn't score on most of their possessions which a previous poster stated as was stated they did.

 

[stinger78]

Teams get reranked each week based on where their opposition is ranked and how they fare against them. The rankings approach greater accuracy as the season wears on, but it’s those early rankings that skew things so badly.

 

[FightWinDrink]

Yeah, but that is just the standard media over-rated SEC teams. Their rankings obviously dont equate to their actual quality.

Probably more like. Unranked, #20 and unranked

If you think Mizzou should have been unranked then you’re either incredibly biased or didn’t watch them play last year. They were a good team

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

If you think Mizzou should have been unranked then you’re either incredibly biased or didn’t watch them play last year. They were a good team

I am taking the stance and sticking to it that the SEC is over-rated. It starts with all of us beating the same drum. So here is my standard social media reply.

Mizzou only looks good because they played other over-rated SEC teams that also suck.