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October 30, 2008
Preview: Florida 2008
We always knew this would be our biggest game of the season. Even with the loss against Alabama the Florida game has loomed large. Last year's win against the Gators finally ended the hex. Even with a loss on Saturday, Georgia has changed the series over the last four years. Last year's game was a defining moment after a disappointing start to the 2007 season. None of that matters now. Sure there's a lot of talk about the endzone stomp, but the Gators don't need any motivation for this game. A chance at the SEC championship is on the line and possible BCS implications.
What will happen? I'm always concerned with our defense, but during the last two season we've played better defense during this part of the season. While I don't expect Florida to run the ball against us successfully we cannot stop the run. We're ranked 11th in the conference in pass defense which is unbelievable. Supposedly our defense is built to defend the spread. The speed disrupts the timing patters that are used so effectively in that type of offense. While that all well and good, we've been particularly bad at pass defense this season in comparison to seasons past. This is a huge advantage for Florida.
The Dawgs played almost a perfect game on offense last week and will need another strong performance to have a shot at winning this game. My guess is that unless we get some turnovers (huge help last week) this one could get ugly. The Dawgs will have to be determined. If Meyer even gets a chance he'll run the score up. The Dawgs are just too soft on defense to pull this one out.
Final Score: UGA 21 - UF 35
Posted by nemov at October 30, 2008 5:58 PM
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