another chance to fade a team from a weak conference, with an inflated win total, against an SEC team on a down year...
the talent disparity in this game is probably the biggest of any bowl game, with the possible (but doubtful) exception of OU - UConn... UCF is stepping way up in class in this game, and UGA typically disposes of non-BCS schools by large margins...
another chance to fade a team from a weak conference, with an inflated win total, against an SEC team on a down year...
the talent disparity in this game is probably the biggest of any bowl game, with the possible (but doubtful) exception of OU - UConn... UCF is stepping way up in class in this game, and UGA typically disposes of non-BCS schools by large margins...
7 points ain't enough, i assure you... and 6.5 sure as hell ain't enough... generally, the points don't matter in bowl games, especially when it's a TD or less... pick the winner SU and you got your ATS winner... works a ridiculously high percentage of the time...
with that in mind, has UCF done anything to show they can beat a team like Georgia? answer: no...
UCF played 3 teams ranked in the top 70 in the Sagarin ratings... So Miss, Kansas St and NC St... they lost all 3 of those games...
all of their wins came against teams ranked 74 or lower... and 5 of their wins came against teams ranked 108 or lower... i have made money on UCF all year long, so i am not underestimating them... i know exactly who they are...
Georgia plays teams like this every single week... this is an easy game for them... UCF is physically over-matched in this game... probably not a single player on their team that could start for Georgia...
if you are betting on UCF, you are betting on a prayer that they can somehow manage to lose by less than a TD... or that UGA just doesn't show up to play the game at all...
7 points ain't enough, i assure you... and 6.5 sure as hell ain't enough... generally, the points don't matter in bowl games, especially when it's a TD or less... pick the winner SU and you got your ATS winner... works a ridiculously high percentage of the time...
with that in mind, has UCF done anything to show they can beat a team like Georgia? answer: no...
UCF played 3 teams ranked in the top 70 in the Sagarin ratings... So Miss, Kansas St and NC St... they lost all 3 of those games...
all of their wins came against teams ranked 74 or lower... and 5 of their wins came against teams ranked 108 or lower... i have made money on UCF all year long, so i am not underestimating them... i know exactly who they are...
Georgia plays teams like this every single week... this is an easy game for them... UCF is physically over-matched in this game... probably not a single player on their team that could start for Georgia...
if you are betting on UCF, you are betting on a prayer that they can somehow manage to lose by less than a TD... or that UGA just doesn't show up to play the game at all...
7 points ain't enough, i assure you... and 6.5 sure as hell ain't enough... generally, the points don't matter in bowl games, especially when it's a TD or less... pick the winner SU and you got your ATS winner... works a ridiculously high percentage of the time...
with that in mind, has UCF done anything to show they can beat a team like Georgia? answer: no...
UCF played 3 teams ranked in the top 70 in the Sagarin ratings... So Miss, Kansas St and NC St... they lost all 3 of those games...
all of their wins came against teams ranked 74 or lower... and 5 of their wins came against teams ranked 108 or lower... i have made money on UCF all year long, so i am not underestimating them... i know exactly who they are...
Georgia plays teams like this every single week... this is an easy game for them... UCF is physically over-matched in this game... probably not a single player on their team that could start for Georgia...
if you are betting on UCF, you are betting on a prayer that they can somehow manage to lose by less than a TD... or that UGA just doesn't show up to play the game at all...
i'm betting on the fact that UCF plays consistently good ball. those 3 games you mentioned, UCF did lose, but they kept them all relatively close. If you look at georgia and who they've beat you could say their best win is either georgia tech or tennessee!!! not too much to brag about there. they also lost to colorado somehow, which ucf would likely beat. could be a total mismatch like you say, but the schedule definitely does not sway me in georgia's favor like it does yours
7 points ain't enough, i assure you... and 6.5 sure as hell ain't enough... generally, the points don't matter in bowl games, especially when it's a TD or less... pick the winner SU and you got your ATS winner... works a ridiculously high percentage of the time...
with that in mind, has UCF done anything to show they can beat a team like Georgia? answer: no...
UCF played 3 teams ranked in the top 70 in the Sagarin ratings... So Miss, Kansas St and NC St... they lost all 3 of those games...
all of their wins came against teams ranked 74 or lower... and 5 of their wins came against teams ranked 108 or lower... i have made money on UCF all year long, so i am not underestimating them... i know exactly who they are...
Georgia plays teams like this every single week... this is an easy game for them... UCF is physically over-matched in this game... probably not a single player on their team that could start for Georgia...
if you are betting on UCF, you are betting on a prayer that they can somehow manage to lose by less than a TD... or that UGA just doesn't show up to play the game at all...
i'm betting on the fact that UCF plays consistently good ball. those 3 games you mentioned, UCF did lose, but they kept them all relatively close. If you look at georgia and who they've beat you could say their best win is either georgia tech or tennessee!!! not too much to brag about there. they also lost to colorado somehow, which ucf would likely beat. could be a total mismatch like you say, but the schedule definitely does not sway me in georgia's favor like it does yours
also, if u are strictly going by the better athletes reasoning... i dunno what kind of teams they both had in 1999, but UCF lost by just 1 that year. better athletes doesn't always mean better results. just look at my longhorns this year
also, if u are strictly going by the better athletes reasoning... i dunno what kind of teams they both had in 1999, but UCF lost by just 1 that year. better athletes doesn't always mean better results. just look at my longhorns this year
Georgia - just 4 ATS wins this season. This team has trouble covering spreads. Two of those ATS wins came against bowl teams. (Nothing to write home about, correct). The Dawgs are giving Coach O'Leary a 6.5 point haed start. A team that posted 9 ATS wins this season Four of those wins came against bowl bound teams. The Knights were dogs once this season on the road vs Kansas St (a game which the Knights covered). With that being said I'll take a shot on the points and possibly an outright win.
Georgia - just 4 ATS wins this season. This team has trouble covering spreads. Two of those ATS wins came against bowl teams. (Nothing to write home about, correct). The Dawgs are giving Coach O'Leary a 6.5 point haed start. A team that posted 9 ATS wins this season Four of those wins came against bowl bound teams. The Knights were dogs once this season on the road vs Kansas St (a game which the Knights covered). With that being said I'll take a shot on the points and possibly an outright win.
Georgia has way too much offense for UCF to handle. The only thing that keeps this being a blowout is UGA has trouble with mobile QBs. With a few weeks to get ready, they will handle UCF prettty easily. Two other points:1) UCF is used to much warmer weather than they will find in Memphis on New Year's eve, and 2) Richt is 7-2 in bowl games so he doesn't overlook the importance of finishing with a winning record....too much pride, and in the middle of recruiting season. This is a team that led Auburn 21-7 in the first half on the road and was in every single game they played, including Auburn, Arkansas, SC, and Fla. They gave away 3-4 close games against a much better schedule.
Georgia has way too much offense for UCF to handle. The only thing that keeps this being a blowout is UGA has trouble with mobile QBs. With a few weeks to get ready, they will handle UCF prettty easily. Two other points:1) UCF is used to much warmer weather than they will find in Memphis on New Year's eve, and 2) Richt is 7-2 in bowl games so he doesn't overlook the importance of finishing with a winning record....too much pride, and in the middle of recruiting season. This is a team that led Auburn 21-7 in the first half on the road and was in every single game they played, including Auburn, Arkansas, SC, and Fla. They gave away 3-4 close games against a much better schedule.
Agree with Apocalypse. GA typically runs away from these non-AQ teams because their enormous talent advantage negates their poor coaching. Too many people getting hung up on UCF's gaudy record and C-USA championship.
Agree with Apocalypse. GA typically runs away from these non-AQ teams because their enormous talent advantage negates their poor coaching. Too many people getting hung up on UCF's gaudy record and C-USA championship.
Too many people getting hung up on UCF's gaudy record and C-USA championship.
at Bowl time, more than any other time, you have to look behind the numbers... i have ridden UCF a lot this year... but a close look at their body of work is very revealing... this team can beat up on the weaklings in CUSA... but once they step onto the field with even a low-level BCS team, they become very pedestrian...
Too many people getting hung up on UCF's gaudy record and C-USA championship.
at Bowl time, more than any other time, you have to look behind the numbers... i have ridden UCF a lot this year... but a close look at their body of work is very revealing... this team can beat up on the weaklings in CUSA... but once they step onto the field with even a low-level BCS team, they become very pedestrian...
another chance to fade a team from a weak conference, with an inflated win total, against an SEC team on a down year...
the talent disparity in this game is probably the biggest of any bowl game, with the possible (but doubtful) exception of OU - UConn... UCF is stepping way up in class in this game, and UGA typically disposes of non-BCS schools by large margins...
I agree. Reminds me of the Hawaii-Georgia BCS game when everyone was touting Colt Brennan and the Hawaii offense. Georgia introduced them to big time football real quick.
another chance to fade a team from a weak conference, with an inflated win total, against an SEC team on a down year...
the talent disparity in this game is probably the biggest of any bowl game, with the possible (but doubtful) exception of OU - UConn... UCF is stepping way up in class in this game, and UGA typically disposes of non-BCS schools by large margins...
I agree. Reminds me of the Hawaii-Georgia BCS game when everyone was touting Colt Brennan and the Hawaii offense. Georgia introduced them to big time football real quick.
just don't see how SOS matters when Georgia lost every single game against a decent team
so did UCF... against less than decent teams... they don't have a single respectable win to their credit... SMU is the best, and i watched the game... it wasn't an impressive win, and it was basically a home game...
just don't see how SOS matters when Georgia lost every single game against a decent team
so did UCF... against less than decent teams... they don't have a single respectable win to their credit... SMU is the best, and i watched the game... it wasn't an impressive win, and it was basically a home game...
If this game were played on a neutral field during the regular season, then I would support the CFU backers, here. Several things to consider however:
1. Georgia's turning point of the season was against Arkansas. I was at the game, and UGA came back from being down by 14, (w/o AJ Green) to tie the game late, only to lose in a heart breaker. They win this game, (they should have) and I believe UGA's season would have been considerably different.
2. Many factors contributed to Georgia's poor start in 2010, (No AJ Green for 1st 4 games, turnovers at terrible times, etc). What folks need to realize, though, is that the biggest factor was that the coaches were holding back UGA's best player, QB Aaron Murray. The kid is a stud, and will be playing in the NFL one day. In summary, offense should not be a problem for the bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl.
3. Defensively, Georgia has struggled in the new 3-4 scheme. I look for UGA to improve on defense with the extra weeks to prepare against an opponent that is accustomed to conference USA competition.
4. Finally, Mark Richt likes to win bowl games. Recently, he was asked by a local blogger if he intends to hit the recruiting trails hard between now and December 31. His answer: "The best recruiting our coaching staff can do is to win our bowl game". Richt is 7-2 in bowl games at UGA. I expect him to be 8-2 after this one.
If this game were played on a neutral field during the regular season, then I would support the CFU backers, here. Several things to consider however:
1. Georgia's turning point of the season was against Arkansas. I was at the game, and UGA came back from being down by 14, (w/o AJ Green) to tie the game late, only to lose in a heart breaker. They win this game, (they should have) and I believe UGA's season would have been considerably different.
2. Many factors contributed to Georgia's poor start in 2010, (No AJ Green for 1st 4 games, turnovers at terrible times, etc). What folks need to realize, though, is that the biggest factor was that the coaches were holding back UGA's best player, QB Aaron Murray. The kid is a stud, and will be playing in the NFL one day. In summary, offense should not be a problem for the bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl.
3. Defensively, Georgia has struggled in the new 3-4 scheme. I look for UGA to improve on defense with the extra weeks to prepare against an opponent that is accustomed to conference USA competition.
4. Finally, Mark Richt likes to win bowl games. Recently, he was asked by a local blogger if he intends to hit the recruiting trails hard between now and December 31. His answer: "The best recruiting our coaching staff can do is to win our bowl game". Richt is 7-2 in bowl games at UGA. I expect him to be 8-2 after this one.
as a rallying cry for the Dawgs. As many of you are aware of UGA's off-field issues, Coach Richt will use the above story as a way to tell the players how proud he is of their deeds, etc.
as a rallying cry for the Dawgs. As many of you are aware of UGA's off-field issues, Coach Richt will use the above story as a way to tell the players how proud he is of their deeds, etc.
Georgia scores at will in this game, UCF tries to grind it out. Anything less than 7 isn't enough to consider UCF. Laroja may have a point, this could be lots of points.
Georgia scores at will in this game, UCF tries to grind it out. Anything less than 7 isn't enough to consider UCF. Laroja may have a point, this could be lots of points.
If this game were played on a neutral field during the regular season, then I would support the CFU backers, here. Several things to consider however:
1. Georgia's turning point of the season was against Arkansas. I was at the game, and UGA came back from being down by 14, (w/o AJ Green) to tie the game late, only to lose in a heart breaker. They win this game, (they should have) and I believe UGA's season would have been considerably different.
2. Many factors contributed to Georgia's poor start in 2010, (No AJ Green for 1st 4 games, turnovers at terrible times, etc). What folks need to realize, though, is that the biggest factor was that the coaches were holding back UGA's best player, QB Aaron Murray. The kid is a stud, and will be playing in the NFL one day. In summary, offense should not be a problem for the bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl.
3. Defensively, Georgia has struggled in the new 3-4 scheme. I look for UGA to improve on defense with the extra weeks to prepare against an opponent that is accustomed to conference USA competition.
4. Finally, Mark Richt likes to win bowl games. Recently, he was asked by a local blogger if he intends to hit the recruiting trails hard between now and December 31. His answer: "The best recruiting our coaching staff can do is to win our bowl game". Richt is 7-2 in bowl games at UGA. I expect him to be 8-2 after this one.
Taking Georgia, here...Large.
1. Your clearly a georgia homer then
2. Your Georgia, Arkansas reference was early in the year AND AT HOME.
If this game were played on a neutral field during the regular season, then I would support the CFU backers, here. Several things to consider however:
1. Georgia's turning point of the season was against Arkansas. I was at the game, and UGA came back from being down by 14, (w/o AJ Green) to tie the game late, only to lose in a heart breaker. They win this game, (they should have) and I believe UGA's season would have been considerably different.
2. Many factors contributed to Georgia's poor start in 2010, (No AJ Green for 1st 4 games, turnovers at terrible times, etc). What folks need to realize, though, is that the biggest factor was that the coaches were holding back UGA's best player, QB Aaron Murray. The kid is a stud, and will be playing in the NFL one day. In summary, offense should not be a problem for the bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl.
3. Defensively, Georgia has struggled in the new 3-4 scheme. I look for UGA to improve on defense with the extra weeks to prepare against an opponent that is accustomed to conference USA competition.
4. Finally, Mark Richt likes to win bowl games. Recently, he was asked by a local blogger if he intends to hit the recruiting trails hard between now and December 31. His answer: "The best recruiting our coaching staff can do is to win our bowl game". Richt is 7-2 in bowl games at UGA. I expect him to be 8-2 after this one.
Taking Georgia, here...Large.
1. Your clearly a georgia homer then
2. Your Georgia, Arkansas reference was early in the year AND AT HOME.
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