tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post41553567854416528..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: How good is good enough in '09?Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-72245243552426403212009-06-17T14:29:47.090-04:002009-06-17T14:29:47.090-04:00There can't be any "losing streak" t...There can't be any "losing streak" to the NATS. Cannot. I don't care if they're 10-0 and we're 1-9 going into that game. Losing to Tech may happen. Losing streaks to Tech should never happen.<br /><br />Beyond that, I'd agree, though add that a real "best-case" scenario involves Tebow blowing out both knees and separating a shoulder against Chattanooga or someone when UF is up 50-0 in the 3rd and the Dawgs going 12-0.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075308307848122779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-46832290593848278712009-06-12T14:38:23.953-04:002009-06-12T14:38:23.953-04:009-3 is the bar below which this season will be uns...9-3 is the bar below which this season will be unsatisfactory.Hobnail_Boothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312299983915781696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-89580785579821757742009-06-11T11:11:12.677-04:002009-06-11T11:11:12.677-04:00You know... I'm usually the most skeptical of ...You know... I'm usually the most skeptical of all. Before the '06 season I had us going 8-5 with the bowl game. I was a little more optimistic about '07, although I still predicted 3 losses or more, so I was still ultimately wrong. Basically, I'm trying to say that I'm not looking through rose colored glasses when i make my prediction this year...<br /><br />I think we lose two games in the regular season. Of course, based off of precedent, I have us losing to UF... but the other I have us losing to is Auburn, just because that series is always freaking crazy, no matter who has the better team. <br /><br />The only reason why I'm predicting this is because I'm assuming that our running game will be so much better than people are expecting. We've got a line that can move people, and runners of different skill sets that can be used situationally. I think Samuel will still be the "main" guy this season, but I also think you'll see King and Thomas with 6-9 touches a game as well. Our offense could be as balanced as it has been any year since we've got Joe throwing to a talented, if thin, WR corps. <br /><br />Plus, it seems a lot of people overlook the fact that our defense this year might be able to make every team we play one-dimensional. If they play up to their potential, very few tems will be able to effectively run on us. We'll have the most solid interior line in the SEC, and we're also the most talented team as far as LB athleticism and depth is concerned. Put all that together and you're going to have teams chucking it in the air 35 times a game. <br /><br />What worries me, though, is that we have unproven DBs, and our safety tandem is notorious for being burned in pass coverage. Hopefully their little switcharoos in the offseason have suited their skill sets better, but I'm worried about teams that can throw the deep ball (which thankfully there aren't that many of this year... at least in the SEC. That are proven, I mean...) <br /><br />Call me crazy, but I think this is going to be one of those seasons where we surprise a lot of people. Of course, if we lose to Okie State then that prediction flies right out the window.Universal Remonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912161242735374190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-53408229109256079112009-06-10T15:47:16.459-04:002009-06-10T15:47:16.459-04:00'05 had *the* perfect schedule. So good that I...'05 had *the* perfect schedule. So good that I left the Outback Bowl the year before, turned to a friend, and declared us the SEC East champs the next season. You had...<br /><br />- A highlighted OOC game against a laughably overrated opponent<br />- USC's annual Super Bowl IN Athens and when the OBC and Co. were still figuring things out (turned out we really, really needed that)<br />- Garbage for a while<br />- A highlighted trip to Knoxville, where Richt had ruled twice before<br />- Homecoming<br />- Florida<br />- Week off<br />- Auburn<br />- Easy team to end the SEC season<br />- Trek<br /><br />That slate was so doable that we could afford to lose Shockley mid-season, have a huge collapse against Auburn, and *still* win the East on the last Saturday.<br /><br />This year, though...not so much. Schedule's pretty top-loaded, so the learning process better be powered by rocket fuel. The first four games could see us going 1-3 if we're not ready to roll, so.<br /><br />This smells like an '06-esque 9-4 outfit to me. 10-3 would be a solid validation of our program.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752248835536320072noreply@blogger.com