Do we have any shot against UGA?

[Evilchicken3]

Originally Posted by sanford

just that easy.

Well...it'll be easier than stopping Lattimore that's for sure. He loved playing you guys.

[5lbYardcock]

They are human just like us. Gurley and the RB's can be corralled. They don't have the QB that A&M had and we can load the line. If they beat us deep a few times we still win if we score more than they do.

[Captain9Dragons]

yes

[sanford]

Originally Posted by 5lbYardcock

They are human just like us. Gurley and the RB's can be corralled. They don't have the QB that A&M had and we can load the line. If they beat us deep a few times we still win if we score more than they do.

your game plan last year was to stop him as well. I'm not talking smack, but that is an easy thing to type on a message board and a very hard thing to do on the field.

and yes, I know he was held to 35 yards in 2012 when he played at WB.

whats different?

1. your defense is not even a shadow of the 2012 unit.

2. its highly doubtful that you score 21 points bang, bang, bang and put us in position to have to pass it instead of feeding him the ball.

3. we have 4 rb's who are capable of putting up yards on anyone (Gurley, Chubb, Michel, and Douglas). that's a lot of fresh legs to keep throwing out there vs a defense that is maybe only 2 deep.

4. Mason likes to go HUNH and run a faster pace than Murray did. Texas A&M had your defense with their tongues hanging out and no doubt Bobo will take note of it. gonna be much harder to stop those running backs when your defense is worn down.

[TAFC 5 1981]

SC's running game will have to show up. You know you can challenge them deep so they don't crowd the line (like they did to us in the 2nd half). One advantage is Morris will not be calling plays for SC.

[5lbYardcock]

Originally Posted by sanford

your game plan last year was to stop him as well. I'm not talking smack, but that is an easy thing to type on a message board and a very hard thing to do on the field.

and yes, I know he was held to 35 yards in 2012 when he played at WB.

whats different?

1. your defense is not even a shadow of the 2012 unit.

2. its highly doubtful that you score 21 points bang, bang, bang and put us in position to have to pass it instead of feeding him the ball.

3. we have 4 rb's who are capable of putting up yards on anyone (Gurley, Chubb, Michel, and Douglas). that's a lot of fresh legs to keep throwing out there vs a defense that is maybe only 2 deep.

4. Mason likes to go HUNH and run a faster pace than Murray did. Texas A&M had your defense with their tongues hanging out and no doubt Bobo will take note of it. gonna be much harder to stop those running backs when your defense is worn down.

Really, you're a genius. That's why I'm a coach here on the boards so I don't have to do it on the field. I may sweat.

No crap, does anyone not breakdown what they want to do to another team or player, oh wait, I'm the first!!

All is speculation. You don't know if gurley and the other backs aren't going to smoke weed next week and not want to play. You speculate too.

[sanford]

Originally Posted by 5lbYardcock

Really, you're a genius. That's why I'm a coach here on the boards so I don't have to do it on the field. I may sweat.

No crap, does anyone not breakdown what they want to do to another team or player, oh wait, I'm the first!!

All is speculation. You don't know if gurley and the other backs aren't going to smoke weed next week and not want to play. You speculate too.

we also don't know that some SC players aren't going to smoke weed next week.

before you say that they don't have a track record of doing so.....neither does Gurley.

[CockyLifer]

Yes we have a chance it is a very small chance but nothing is impossible.

[Wiz Khalifa]

they will lightly run Gurley in the first half and then release his in the second half like they did against Clemson.

[Wiz Khalifa]

Lets also hope Mike Davis doesn't scrape his elbow or Wilds will have to carry the load...

[NAGamecockFan]

Going by what I've seen so far this year, very little. I'm hoping to see a big improvement on the field this Saturday.

[garnet_black215]

Originally Posted by NAGamecockFan

Going by what I've seen so far this year, very little. I'm hoping to see a big improvement on the field this Saturday.

We'll have to improve by MILES AND MILES to even have a shot against UGA, despite how we do against ECU.

[Order 66]

My biggest nightmare is Golightly having to tackle Gurley.

[HeadCockFan]

Originally Posted by sanford

we also don't know that some SC players aren't going to smoke weed next week.

before you say that they don't have a track record of doing so.....neither does Gurley.

More than a few players for UGA and USC smoke the reefer. Bank on it. Even so, it does not affect athletic performance unless it's excessive or too close to kickoff. I used to shoot lights out while high. Not so good on defense. though..

[HeadCockFan]

Originally Posted by Order 66

My biggest nightmare is Golightly having to tackle Gurley.

Yeah not feeling good about that either. Gotta avoid the stiff arm.

There's no way to stop Gurley with 200 lb. linebackers. I'd try to wrap up and put my body weight on his legs as he's going down and hope he gets worn down and dinged up. The only thing that can stop him is if his body gives out.

[18IsTheMan]

1. Don't let UGA score on the first possession and take the crowd out of it like A&M did.

2. MUST establish the run, even if it takes a 2 or 3 series.

3. Slow UGA's ground game. Mason did not worry too much throwing the ball so we may be able to just key on the run?

4. Create some of our own good fortune: force a turnover or 2.

[meanspur]

our defense is terrible, we have no chance at all.

[CockyinVA]

For what it is worth, over the last several years, there are few if any cases of games where everyone assumed we would be destroyed and we were. The example that comes to mind last year was the 3 game road trip. We were still struggling badly and most expected us to lose to at least Arkansas and Missouri. We destroyed Arky and beat Mizzou, but lost to UT.

I know this is a different year and different team, but over the last several years, we play better as an underdog than a favorite who feels entitled to win. We may not beat UGA, but I don't think it will be as bad as everyone thinks.

[Aggie96]

Originally Posted by CockyinVA

For what it is worth, over the last several years, there are few if any cases of games where everyone assumed we would be destroyed and we were. The example that comes to mind last year was the 3 game road trip. We were still struggling badly and most expected us to lose to at least Arkansas and Missouri. We destroyed Arky and beat Mizzou, but lost to UT.

I know this is a different year and different team, but over the last several years, we play better as an underdog than a favorite who feels entitled to win. We may not beat UGA, but I don't think it will be as bad as everyone thinks.

True, maybe you don't get beat bad, but a loss still instantly puts you 2.5 games behind them in the East and that will be very hard to overcome.

This is a must win for USC to have a shot at the East this year

[NinjaSven]

Originally Posted by Aggie96

True, maybe you don't get beat bad, but a loss still instantly puts you 2.5 games behind them in the East and that will be very hard to overcome.

This is a must win for USC to have a shot at the East this year

Unfortunately, you are right. If we lose to UGA we can kiss the East goodbye.