Agree. GA is solid everywhere. That Oline is good. Their weak link is the "bad Fromm". When the "good Fromm" shows up, they are a tough out. We need to get in his head. I agreed with you that our QB will be the difference Saturday. Burrow refuses to lose this year!

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This is going to be a hell of a game.

UGA's offensive line is better than any we've seen all year, and one of the best in college football. Their dbs are very athletic, and they get a decent pass rush bringing just 4. This is going to be the biggest test our offense faces all year.

I think this game is close into the fourth, but the best player in cfb makes the difference. Tigers by 14

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You listened to the Coach O presser yesterday, didn't you?

If we keep Swift in check, their offense will struggle to score. Their offensive line is good, so we'll have to stick to our gap assignments and protect the perimeter. Overall, their offense is pretty vanilla. I expect them to lean on the run and try to control the clock. We have to get off the field n 3rd down.

The defense is sound. They're not overwhelming in any spot, but they're not bad in any spot. We are just going to have to take what they give us. It could be a real chess match between our offense and their defense. We just have to zig when they're expecting us to zag.

I just don't think they can score enough. Especially with their top receiver hurt and Pickens out for the first half.

Will make their already one-dimensional offense even more one-dimensional. And Swift isn't 100 percent on top of all that.

They will likely be down 2 or 3 scores at halftime, and then it will be too late.

I think if you look at LSU’s body of work to date and think to yourself UGA is the biggest test LSU’s offense will face then you should probably put the pipe down.

UGA has literally NO answer on offense, none. While their defense has seemed to play tough look at the offenses they have played, look at the statistics of those offenses, and look at those same teams SOS AND record.

Their defense is better than aub in passing rushing and total. Auburn generates a few more turnovers and more sacks. Auburn has a better front for sure, but on the whole this defense is better.

Despite what the national media's perception on LSU's Defense is, the reality is, we are good at stopping the run.

If you take LSU's best performance(Utah State) and worst performance (Ole Miss) out of the averages.

LSU's rush defensive stats:

Yards per game: 102.7 --> Ranks 10th in the country
TDs per game: 0.7 --> Ranks 8th in the country
Yards per carry: 3.12 --> Ranks 12th in the country

Auburn was the first team to run the defense that we saw when we played them.

On a sloppy field, LSU still put up 518 yards of offense.

I don't think there is a scheme we will see that we won't be prepared for.

Joe Burrow in a dome?? He might throw for 1,000.

They don't get a ton of sacks (96th in sack %). They've gotten a lot of QB hurries vs. some weaker teams (except UF), but haven't been a dominant group rushing the passer. Where they are good is that they shut down the run and they have several outstanding LB's. They also don't give up big plays in the passing game. They really just try to keep everything in front of them and do a good job of tackling once the ball is caught.

On offense they protect their QB better than anyone else. They can also open up running lanes. Expecting LSU to be able to get pressure with just their front 4 is probably a bit of a stretch. LSU will need to blitz, and I suspect they will with UGA's best WR out and their most explosive WR suspended for the 1st half.

I'm interested to see how they attack LSU on offense. Last year they seemed to throw the ball far too much even though they were having good success on the ground. Fromm never really got going and by the time they realized they could gash LSU on the ground, LSU had extended the lead. Even with a less than 100% Swift I can't imagine UGA not trying to establish the run early and often. They are going to try to slow the game to a crawl and own the TOP. In response, can LSU's LB's be disciplined? They've gotten themselves out of position far too many times this year. Also, does Aranda have enough trust in Hampton to allow Delpit to play closer to the line? That's where Delpit really shines as opposed to just being a center-fielder

The biggest gift GA gave us last year was giving up on the run prematurely.

I doubt they do that again. Keys to the game are obviously our front 7 being able to hold up against their run, and our OL giving Burrow time.