Florida Gators' Defense Key to Withstanding Georgia Bulldogs
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00:04 >> The world's largest outdoor cocktail party this weekend in Jacksonville
00:09 between Georgia and Florida.
00:11 The Bulldogs fresh off the bye, but Zeno, as we know,
00:15 Georgia has not been covering numbers all year long.
00:18 North of a two touchdown favorite by the hook against the Gators this weekend in
00:23 Jacksonville, Zeno, UGA off the bye week, how do you expect them to look?
00:29 >> Well, I don't really know because we don't know what an offense without
00:32 Brock Bowers for the Georgia Bulldogs looks like, right?
00:35 I mean, this is a huge component here because what we do know is if you go back
00:39 to that game against Auburn, when Brock Bowers wasn't involved for
00:42 the first three quarters, that was a little bit tight around the collar for
00:45 UGA and their fans.
00:47 And then finally, the offense said, hey, why don't we just get the ball to that
00:49 big number 19 guy and let him take over?
00:51 And he did, and he won the game.
00:52 They won't have that luxury here against Florida.
00:55 Florida's defense is still very good.
00:57 You can't doubt what they can do.
00:58 And they're very good at stopping the run.
01:00 Will that create problems for Georgia and Carson Beck in the passing game?
01:05 Hard to really know.
01:06 Look, I look at this game and go, I take the first half under.
01:10 Why? Because Georgia is still starting low.
01:13 I mean, I know they scored 17 in the first half last week against Vanderbilt.
01:16 But typically their starts have been very low.
01:19 And if Florida has any chance to stay in this game, guys,
01:21 they've gotta keep it tight for the first half at a minimum.
01:25 The one thing I will remember about Kirby Smart is,
01:27 if there's one game a year he has no problem running it up,
01:30 it's against Florida in the cocktail party.
01:31 He has no problem reminding Florida that they are his little baby, and
01:34 he is their daddy, and that he will always own them going forward.
01:38 So that's what scares me about the full game here, because Florida could fade late.
01:42 They could get worn down by a Georgia team that's very, very physical and
01:45 tough for three plus quarters, and end up with a couple of late scores that end up
01:49 getting this thing over the numbers.
01:50 So if Florida can't cover 14 and a half in the first half, and
01:53 they can't keep the scoring down in the first half, guess what?
01:57 They're not gonna do it for the entire game.
01:58 So give me the first half under 24 and a half here.
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