A look at UGA’s next opponent: Tennessee
NEXT FOR GEORGIA
Who: vs. Tennessee
When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Sanford Stadium
TV; radio: CBS; 750, 95.5
About Tennessee
Record: 3-1 (0-1 SEC)
Last time played: Georgia won 20-12 in Knoxville last season, getting three catches for 126 yards from Malcolm Mitchell and holding Tennessee to minus-20 yards rushing.
On offense: Tennessee is averaging 513 yards per game in total offense, second most in the SEC behind Georgia’s 530. … The Vols lead the SEC and rank No. 8 nationally in passing (341 yards per game). … Quarterback Tyler Bray has thrown for 1,301 yards and 12 touchdowns in four games. … Bray’s top targets are Justin Hunter (30 catches for 410 yards) and junior-college transfer Cordarrelle Patterson (19 for 259). … Tennessee’s experienced offensive line has allowed just two sacks. … Tailback Rajion Neal ran for 151 yards in last week’s 47-26 victory over Akron.
On defense: The Vols switched to a 3-4 alignment this season. … The Vols rank 74th nationally in rushing defense, allowing 164 yards per game (331 in a 37-20 loss to Florida). … Nose guard Daniel McCullers, a transfer from Georgia Military College, is 6-foot-8, 377 pounds. … Linebacker A.J. Johnson, a sophomore from Gainesville, leads the Vols in tackles with 31. … The Vols have intercepted eight passes in four games (four in the season-opening 35-21 victory over N.C. State in the Georgia Dome).
On special teams: Derrick Brodus made all four of his field-goal attempts, the longest from 37 yards, against Akron.
What you should know: Tennessee has not beaten a ranked opponent since 2009. … The Vols have an all-time winning record in Athens (10-9-1, including 9-6 in Sanford Stadium) but have lost their past two games there.
Coach: Derek Dooley, son of former UGA coach and athletic director Vince Dooley, is in his third season at Tennessee, which is 14-15 (4-13 SEC) during his tenure.
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92 comments Add your comment
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
9:36 am
Meanwhile, some nimrod thinks “Fans in Baton Rouge” have some clout with who they will schedule.
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
9:39 am
what did Huh? say that sounded like it came from a tech fan?
for that matter, what did you actually disagree with him about? He said, Georgia in a very close game. Isn’t that what you say?
Cobb Dawg
September 26th, 2012
9:51 am
The UT montra is that UGA loses the big games. 1) this isn’t any bigger than any other SEC game. 2) UGA has won 2 SEC championships since 2000, UT-0 (I’m thinking there were some big games in there somewhere) 3) This is a different, hungry UGA team. I think UT and the rest of the SEC will be seeing that.
Cobb Dawg
September 26th, 2012
9:58 am
Huh? Good points. You’re one of the few UT fans I ever encountered who actually knew anything about football. The 3-4 takes time and I think that we’ve finally hit stride. We won’t know until the entire unit plays together this Sat. I do think the game will be nip-and-tuck until the second half. I think UGA is too physical and too deep for UT to keep up for 4 quarters. I’ve been wrong before though.
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
10:17 am
is Huh? a TN fan. I thought he was a barner.
mark
September 26th, 2012
10:34 am
Protect the football. Simple. We win. Go Dawgs…
Uncle Kirk
September 26th, 2012
10:55 am
Loiuis that needs his cherry popped by a log.
I think UGA has already scheduled Clemson as a non conference game next year…….idiot
joe jenkins
September 26th, 2012
11:04 am
well anybody with a screen named huh…is pretty stupid and weak. Yeah he said a field goal…i sure didnt say that. Plus he is a uga hater bro…cant you see that? In all honesty if our defense plays like a veteran defense like they are with 9 of 11 starters coming back…We should blow them out…the time is to do it now. we held vandy to 3 points which is good…if we hold tenn to under 17 points…i wil be very happy and we should win by three td’s. I HATE ALL THINGS ORANGE….GOOO DAWGS!!!1
Cal22
September 26th, 2012
11:28 am
Lol, ironic that chilidawg is correcting my verbage. I think you mean to say “Dog,” chilidawg. And I’m sorry that the truth somehow evades your translation of fact. As I said, pathetic.
Da'Rick Rogers
September 26th, 2012
11:37 am
Hey guys its me Da’rick Rogers! Anyone remember me??? ehhhh nevermind…
ugab
September 26th, 2012
11:44 am
There are some idiots on this blog. Tennessee is a very impressive team. The dawgs will have to run it outside. FL had alot of luck running on the outside. It is going to be a good game. It could come down to penalties and turnovers. I hope CMR has a few tricks up his sleeve. Good luck dawgs.
ugab
September 26th, 2012
11:45 am
Watch the Fl and Tenn. game. Tennessee is good.
ugab
September 26th, 2012
11:46 am
and Uga is not Alabama.
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
11:52 am
So more to the point, you disagree with the final score he is predicting. As did I. You said you don’t agree “at all”. That seemed a fairly broad dismisal of his post , IMO. especially when you basically agreed with some things he did say.
And he’s been pretty outspoken that he is not a Georgia fan, which is fine. I disagree with him often. IN fact I rarely think he is saying much more than repeating some fairly generic critisms, but actually many things he says is FAR less offensive towards UGA, than some of the folks in here who profess to BE Georgia fans. I just it curious why you thought he was a tech fans specifically. I’ve never know his critisism to come from a standpoint of a lesser team fan jealousy.(as they tend to be). Bro.
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
11:56 am
AltamahaDawg…I appreciate what you said to Jenkins…I agree in that I didn’t say anything that made me sound like a Tech fan (I’m not)…further, I think he agreed with about everything I said.
Also…I’m not a TN fan nor an Alabama fan…
I also don’t think I contradicted myself at all in my previous post when I said UGA would win late on a field goal. I think both offenses can score, but TN’s poor defense will prove to be the deciding factor.
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
11:58 am
Altamaha….I know we’ve had our differences…but I appreciate you sticking up for me. I am not a UGA fan…but I think I try to be fair, and just post what I believe…no hate…no bias…just my opinion.
Jake
September 26th, 2012
12:01 pm
Been following uga football since 1955. they might not win national championship, but this is the most talent-laden team of all for them.
TailgateDawg
September 26th, 2012
12:50 pm
Its very simple its like the crowds that attend the games some have better tailgates as u walk the parking lot. The Dawgs have to much on the table to fail, so eat up
Rocky Bottom fans !!!!
BigDawg
September 26th, 2012
1:11 pm
Just my humble opinion but I did watch the Tennessee/Florida game and for about 2 1/2 quarters Tennessee was even and nose to nose with the Gators, depth and fatigue seemed to set in on the Vols after that. As was posted by others the outcome of this game depends on many things- which Georgia team shows up the one we saw last week against Vanderbilt or the one we saw in the 1st half of the Florida Atlantic game. With Rambo and Tree back our “D” will be at full strength for the first time this year. But as always it depends on the play of the offensive and defensive lines if we dominate the line of scrimmage we will win decisively. If we don’t then it will be a close game and penalties, turnovers, missed assignments could determine the outcome. Either way we will know a little more about this team come Saturday night. I do like our chances as in watching Tennessee and that BIG Nose guard- his first move was up and he was slow in moving on the ball.
Go Dawgs
border dweller
September 26th, 2012
1:15 pm
UT has neither the D to contain UGA’s offense, nor the O to slip past UGA’s defense. Plus, UGA looks bred on purpose, where Smokey looks like a happenstance hound. UGA 42, UT 10.
say no to orange
September 26th, 2012
1:25 pm
Dawgs have got to continue to help rid Dooleys of orange disease.
TN gets rid of Derek and Barbara can get back to her closetful of red and black wardrobe.
DO NOT OVERLOOK UT
September 26th, 2012
1:25 pm
Don’t overlook UT. Respect your adversary.
TailgateDawg
September 26th, 2012
1:39 pm
No disrespect to Animal Lovers around the country, but imagine Smokey Mountain Barbecue Hound at the Tailgate Party, with plenty of Orange juice in each cup to go around for Dawg fans. HAHAHAHAHA ……..just a joke people
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
1:44 pm
yea, that’s a tough assigment. Defending an Auburn fan in here. But fair is fair. Not to mention, I’m not exactly a big fan of his post either.
My questioing of your logic is that IF both offences can score. And the sake of argument, lets say they are equal, (although I believe ours is MUCH more capable). Then you call TN’s defence poor. I know you have questioned if ours is really as good as some claim but I know you don’t think UGA has a “poor” defence.
So how does a TN team with a not better offence, and a far worse defense, on the road, only rate 1-3 points less?
joe jenkins
September 26th, 2012
1:44 pm
Well why don’t you ask huh?…who is his favorite team….since the asshole won’t say who it is? Hey bro i can be critical of my team when we have the talent to be the best defense in the league…and we are fourth best right now….giving up 342 yrds a game. Hey anyways don’t know what score will be. I think we win if we come out strong and not flat…We can’t afford to lose this game…not with sc and fla looming ahead. This is a must win if we are going to win the east this year
Chris Mike
September 26th, 2012
1:50 pm
Once again Georgia will prove to be to much for a lesser opponinant. Tenn will hang around until the second quarter after Bray throw a pick six to Rambo. I know tenn have an explosive offense, but fl shut them down in the second half. Close at first but at the end it would like like the missu game. 46- 19
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
1:59 pm
That’s on him if he doesn’t want to wear his colors proudly. (Frankly, I suspect you weren’t much different, until a few weeks ago), but none of that was my point.
I just thought it odd to call him a tech fan, and not a (other school fan). when he wasn’t exhibiting classic tech fan habits.
BMOC
September 26th, 2012
2:01 pm
STOMP that ugly orange.
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
AltamahaDawg….In order for me to answer your question, I would have to agree with you that UGA’s offense is that much better than TNs…I do not.
I think that TN will be able to move the ball and score some points, as I said earlier. UGA’s defensive line hasn’t been dominant, except for the Vandy game, which I don’t believe was a true test. TN’s run game has improved slightly (their average at this point compared to this time last year is better). Given that, I believe that TN will be able to run the ball some as I said earlier as well. I’m not saying that TN’s run game will be great, but they will be able to run enough to keep UGA out of the nickel and dime all night long. Also, like I said Bray will get his yards.
On the flip side, UGA’s strength at running the football appears to be between the tackles. As has been noted in other articles, TN’s weakness is in teams running the ball on the edge…that is, they do pretty well at stopping the run up the middle.
So…I think you will see two fairly even offensive teams. TN’s problem is that their defense isn’t as good as UGA’s…so I think you will see a fairly close game with UGA winning at the end. Do I know for certain that it will be via field goal? No…none of us do. It’s just a way to say that UGA will win late in the 4th quarter after a close game.
Barry
September 26th, 2012
2:40 pm
I like both Gurley and Marshal a lot, and we need both of them to play each week. However, I would like to see Gurley get more carries. It seems that when he gets the ball a good number of times he breaks a big one to score or set up a score. He appears to be stronger and more powerful than Marshal, yet has at least the same, if not more, speed and elusiveness. Not a slight of Marshal – he has a fine future as well. I just would like to see Gurley get more carries, especially now that the weather is getting cooler each week.. Go Dawgs!
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
2:41 pm
Joe Jenkins…I really don’t see the need to call me an ahole. What, exactly, have I done to you? From what I read, we were both saying about the same thing, so I’m not sure why you are so hostile.
I have said on this very site who my school is. The reason that I don’t announce it every time I come on? Because usually most fans will act like you have no right to say anything if your school isn’t a football power (mine is not). They want to make fun of your school, and dismiss your opinions…as if you have no merit in what you are saying simply because the team you root for isn’t very good. They will say that you are just jealous, or that UGA beats your school all the time, or come back when you win something. I am on this site because I enjoy talking about college football. I enjoy expressing my opinion, and reading what others have to say.
Do I always agree with the blogs that I read? No…just ask AltamahaDawg. However, I don’t curse, call people idiots, insult them, hate, disrespect, or any of that. If you choose to do so, then you are certainly entitled. I just choose to carry myself with a bit more class.
joe jenkins
September 26th, 2012
2:42 pm
I disagree vandy has a better run game than tenn….Also having tree back will help us stop the run better…. If we come out strong out of the gate…and we stop their run we win easliy. Their is a reason why young dooley is on the hot seat…I just hope richt doesn’t feel sorry for hin because he is vinces son… we will win this one no doubt
joe jenkins
September 26th, 2012
2:45 pm
Well bro be true to your school and tell me who you pull for? Geez dude you do sound like tech fan or kentucky fan….geez at this point i really the hell don’t know
yellow hammer
September 26th, 2012
2:47 pm
per Phil Steele,Florida will win the EAST, UGA,USCe and TENN.playing it out for 2nd in the east.4th or 5th in the SEC
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
2:57 pm
Joe…if it really matters to you that much…..
I was born in the state of Georgia. We moved (due to my parents’ bussinesses) when I was 3 years old to the state of Kentucky. I attended KY, and received my BA in business in 1991. I then attended Vanderbilt for 2 years, where I received my graduate degree in economics.
So…I have nothing against UGA. I don’t hate them at all. I don’t have anything against Tech either, although I’m not a fan. I do pull for my alma mater at KY, but really just enjoy college football on the whole.
Now…I’m not sure exactly what that has to do with what I said (when I called for UGA to beat TN), but there you have it.
Birddawg
September 26th, 2012
3:22 pm
Hey Cal22 –
I am going to assume you’re a Bama fan -
1. Do you really think Bama has a tough schedule this year? Michigan is not who everyone thought and LSU is the only other real game on your schedule. And, let’s be honest after the AU/LSU game – what do we really know about LSU?
2. Let me educate you – UGA and Bama were scheduled to play this year, but the SEC substituted Missouri. That was not our call –
3. Don’t you ever talk down to the UGA nation and then turn around and use “LOL” in a post. No male (I am also assuming you’re a male), regardless of age should ever use “LOL” – did you really laugh out loud Cal?
4. If you’re not a Bama fan – you’re an even bigger Douche Bag than I thought for coming on this blog and not having the balls to let everyone know who you pull for -
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
3:41 pm
No, I granted that (IF) UGa and TN had equal offenses already. That was a fairly critical part of my point. (the fact that I don’t believe that is a different matter).
All I am saying is that because of the 2 capable (and equal) offences, it would seem to me that an inferior defense on one side or the other would be even more amplified in the score.
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AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
4:01 pm
To me the thing that nobody knows now is the (defense up the middle vs defense on the outside) type matchups. Not sure TN has faced enough foes to know that. Nor Georgia.
Nor do I think that Georgia has even shown its outside rushing game. Now, I do not think that happened to be a stregnth of Georgia offenses in the previous 2 yrs. I NEVER understood some of our fans complaining about not running so and so, (Carlton Thomas for example) on the outside. We failed. Thats why. But I do believe we are more capable with this group of RBs, WR to do better. Also, so far we have been very good at passing to the edge as an alternative.
Ghruten
September 26th, 2012
4:25 pm
By JJ, you mean John Jenkins?
Gdawg
September 26th, 2012
10:26 pm
UGAb, you are correct. UGA is not ALabama. We don’t grey-shirt our players. We don’t over-recruit and tell kids all kinds of crap to get them here. Our coach has been with our Organization for over 10 years and was with FSU for 10 years prior to that. Your coach’s past will catch up with him in the next few years and you will be looking for the number to Lame Kiffin.
Your school and your team is the turd-nest of the SEC. The only thing halfway close to the Alabama Roll-turd is the Auburn Liars…I mean Tigers. You’re both from the same state, though. Just some kissin’ cousins you two are!! Thanks for coming to the UGA sight. Alabama… it’s just a state full of phenominally intelligent people. LOL!!!
What I see
September 28th, 2012
9:41 pm
I see a wild game with UT playing some big boy D and A Murray getting very rattled. I see our running game take over late in the game with UGA on top, 36-29 and winning a thriller. UT does get sky high to play UGA in Athens.
UGS frosh backs might be the diffe,rence as far as UGA controlling the clook and allowing the D a blow or two.