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Maybe I'm nuts, but I think we have a puncher's chance. I doubt Georgia respects the PAC-10/12 so they are probably coming in overconfident. They have a talented roster, but lost a TON to the NFL. Also, it's hard to stay as hungry as you were before, after winning a championship. Their offense returns a bunch of starters, but last year's opener they only managed to score 10pts against a down Clemson team. Okay, I'm cherry picking that last stat, but anything can happen in week 1, right? That said, they weren't a top 25 offense last year; I expect them to be improved, but I doubt they hang 60 on anyone in FBS.

For us, I think we could have been a top 15 offense with reliable quarterback play. I believe we have that this year, and our additions outweigh our losses. If our secondary holds up we should have a solid defense. Flowe and Sewell could head up our best LB group in the history of the program. No matter what Lanning says, he has had this game circled. He knows their defense inside and out so I expect him to help Dillingham exploit a flaw or two.

I feel better about this game than I did about Ohio State last year. I still think we're the underdog, but if we play 4 games I say we win 1.

Oregon has talent at basically every position, and so this very well could come down to the stat that determines most games- Turnovers. Would I be shocked in Flowe, Sewell, Gonzo, etc. forced a number of fumbles and interceptions to give Oregon "gimme" touchdowns? Not at all. But I'd be less shocked to see Nix/Thompson commit more turnovers.

The other thing I see working against Oregon is that they're still going to be gelling. Lots of returners, but new offense, new defense, new QB, etc. Georgia returns almost their whole staff.

I hope this is a Florida State/Winston situation where the defending national champions just aren't the same as they were the year before, but if I'm a better man, I think Georgia wins the turnover battle and wins the game. Give me Oregon odds of 20% though.

StevensTechU wrote:Oregon has talent at basically every position, and so this very well could come down to the stat that determines most games- Turnovers. Would I be shocked in Flowe, Sewell, Gonzo, etc. forced a number of fumbles and interceptions to give Oregon "gimme" touchdowns? Not at all. But I'd be less shocked to see Nix/Thompson commit more turnovers.

The other thing I see working against Oregon is that they're still going to be gelling. Lots of returners, but new offense, new defense, new QB, etc. Georgia returns almost their whole staff.

I hope this is a Florida State/Winston situation where the defending national champions just aren't the same as they were the year before, but if I'm a better man, I think Georgia wins the turnover battle and wins the game. Give me Oregon odds of 20% though.

Same, I'm also hoping Georgia doesn't have as much talent but still talented enough for the comittee to evaluate us properly if we beat the Bulldogs.

StevensTechU wrote:Oregon has talent at basically every position, and so this very well could come down to the stat that determines most games- Turnovers. Would I be shocked in Flowe, Sewell, Gonzo, etc. forced a number of fumbles and interceptions to give Oregon "gimme" touchdowns? Not at all. But I'd be less shocked to see Nix/Thompson commit more turnovers.

The other thing I see working against Oregon is that they're still going to be gelling. Lots of returners, but new offense, new defense, new QB, etc. Georgia returns almost their whole staff.

I hope this is a Florida State/Winston situation where the defending national champions just aren't the same as they were the year before, but if I'm a better man, I think Georgia wins the turnover battle and wins the game. Give me Oregon odds of 20% though.

And don’t forget the fact that this game is being played on a neutral field!

Beating Ohio State on the road last year would certainly seem to give the players the kind of mental fortitude that they need in order to win the game. They've done it once before so there isn't a reason they can't do it again even if they are different opponents.

Bo Nix is also not going to be overwhelmed by anything that the Bulldogs show him or who they have defensively as he's been in the SEC West and has seen it. He will need to have a big game for us and as STU said that will also mean taking care of the football but "Peak Nix" is a better QB than "Peak Bennett" if we're talking about a 1-game performance.

We've also got a chance to have a potentially special defense and when you can keep a game a low-scoring affair crazy things happen.

Hate to be that duck fan but I think some of us are underestimating the talent deficiency. It certainly won’t be as big as some might say, but there’s no doubt Georgia has superior athletes and too often that’s too difficult to overcome. If Oregon wins it’ll be more of a situation where Georgia lost, kind of like the Ohio St game, sure that was by far Oregon’s best game of the season but if Ohio St played a solid game and played disciplined it would not have been an Oregon win. Lanning and this coaching staff will get Oregon closer to matching top SEC teams from a talent perspective, it’ll just take time and will require a few more KT, Sewell, and Flowe type recruits, those top 5 star elite talents. There’s a difference between high 4 and low 5 star guys, and those elite 5 star guys.

StevensTechU wrote:Oregon has talent at basically every position, and so this very well could come down to the stat that determines most games- Turnovers. Would I be shocked in Flowe, Sewell, Gonzo, etc. forced a number of fumbles and interceptions to give Oregon "gimme" touchdowns? Not at all. But I'd be less shocked to see Nix/Thompson commit more turnovers.

The other thing I see working against Oregon is that they're still going to be gelling. Lots of returners, but new offense, new defense, new QB, etc. Georgia returns almost their whole staff.

I hope this is a Florida State/Winston situation where the defending national champions just aren't the same as they were the year before, but if I'm a better man, I think Georgia wins the turnover battle and wins the game. Give me Oregon odds of 20% though.

I believe this season will be similar to 2011. Lots of changes coming in, Fr and transfers playing in key spots. But by mid year we should be rolling. Unfortunately playing UGA week 1 and not week 8, we lose. I’m guessing 31-21.

I still think the only reason we won the Ohio State game is because nobody knew how anemic our passing offense would be. The Buckeyes spent three quarters letting Anthony Brown complete pretty much any 5-10 yard throw he wanted. Then they just ran out of time to complete the comeback. (And our D definitely didn't help them out.)

That won't happen here.

I'm not going into this totally pessimistic -- it's college football, and all bets are off in Week 1. I'm just not using the Ohio State game as any kind of barometer for what might happen here.

Even though Georgia looked incredible last year, I’ve seen enough of Kirby’s Georgia teams trip up over the last 5 or 6 years to feel like they aren’t going to be invincible this year. We’ll see in a few days.

Ducks win 17-14. On 55 yd fg as time expires

duckfan96 wrote:Ducks win 17-14. On 55 yd fg as time expires

Ducks win 27 - 17 on a Sewell INT return for a TD as Georgia is driving in the closing minutes for the go-ahead score.

"Noah Sewell is gonna score! Noah Sewell is gonna score!..." -Jerry Allen

Noah scores earlier in the game. The game winner is Flow's

Georgia leads Oregon 26-20 with less than a minute to play.

Oregon's driving the ball on short passes to the 50 yard line.

Bo Nix finds Byron Cardwell on a wheel route down the sideline, heading in for the score.

But wait!!!

Kirby Smart runs on the field and tackles him inside the Georgia 5 yard line.

After a lengthy discussion, the officials FINALLY decide that Cardwell was going to score.

Kirby Smart is escorted to the Georgia locker room.

Ducks kick the extra point and escape with a 27-26 victory!!!

I assume we are going to win, That is the only mindset to have.

nogerO wrote:

StevensTechU wrote:Oregon has talent at basically every position, and so this very well could come down to the stat that determines most games- Turnovers. Would I be shocked in Flowe, Sewell, Gonzo, etc. forced a number of fumbles and interceptions to give Oregon "gimme" touchdowns? Not at all. But I'd be less shocked to see Nix/Thompson commit more turnovers.

The other thing I see working against Oregon is that they're still going to be gelling. Lots of returners, but new offense, new defense, new QB, etc. Georgia returns almost their whole staff.

I hope this is a Florida State/Winston situation where the defending national champions just aren't the same as they were the year before, but if I'm a better man, I think Georgia wins the turnover battle and wins the game. Give me Oregon odds of 20% though.

And don’t forget the fact that this game is being played on a "neutral field"!

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