This game will be the turning point for the Florida Gators if they can beat their arch-rival Georgia Bulldogs in this high-profile (worlds largest cocktail party) game played in Jacksonville, Florida (a Neutral site). A win here would give the Gators the inside-track to an SEC (East) Championship and a shot at the SEC Title (LSU or Alabama might have a "little to say" regarding that). it is easy to see why Florida is the favorite when you look at the woes the Bulldogs are having to deal with (the loss of Chubb and that shellacking they received from Alabama a week-ago.....We'll see how much pride Georgia displays on Saturday. Me? FWIW: I like the Gators laying the (3')....They are on an up-tick and their defense is no slouch.
That's what makes this game so interesting Coach........and unpredictable. From a Gator perspective, they have had a great season to date......Georgia, disappointing for whatever the reasons. This game will probably end-up a defensive battle if the turn-overs are kept to a minimum. I can see a field goal winning the game during the last minute. One thing is certain: The Faithfull will fill-up all the seats at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville and all the Pool-Side Cabanas will be full to the brim......Gosh, the Romans and their Coliseum had nothing over us Americans and our Football Stadiums.
Looks like Richt is going with a new QB, anyone know about this guy? I'm already on Georgia +3
[h=1]Georgia QB Faton Bauta to start vs. Florida[/h]11m - COLLEGE FOOTBALL GEORGIA BULLDOGS +1 more
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It's the de facto SEC East title game: No. 11 Florida vs. Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla.. Chris Low makes the case for both the Gators and the Dawgs.
[h=1]EDITOR'S PICKS[/h]Bauta has been the third-string QB behind Lambert, who started the Bulldogs' first seven games, and Brice Ramsey. This will be Bauta's first career start.
Lambert has been inconsistent all season. The Virginia transfer set an NCAA record by completing 24 of 25 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns against South Carolina. But he failed to throw a touchdown pass againstVanderbilt, Alabama and Missouri.
With first place in the SEC East at stake, coach Mark Richt said Lambert, Ramsey and Bauta each got repetitions with the first-team offense in practice this week.
Bauta has seen limited action at Georgia. He is the Bulldogs' holder on extra points this season, but it is unclear if he will retain that task against Florida.
Both Georgia and Florida control their destiny in the East, and the winner will move considerably closer to locking up a spot in the league championship game.
If Florida (6-1, 4-1 SEC) wins its second straight in the rivalry, the Gators would just need to beat Vanderbilt or South Carolina to get to Atlanta for the first time since 2009. If Georgia (5-2, 3-2) pulls the upset, the Bulldogs could clinch the East by knocking off Kentucky and Auburn the following two weeks.
The neutral-site game has been played annually in Jacksonville since 1933.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
[h=1]Georgia QB Faton Bauta to start vs. Florida[/h]11m - COLLEGE FOOTBALL GEORGIA BULLDOGS +1 more
It's the de facto SEC East title game: No. 11 Florida vs. Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla.. Chris Low makes the case for both the Gators and the Dawgs.
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[h=1]EDITOR'S PICKS[/h]Bauta has been the third-string QB behind Lambert, who started the Bulldogs' first seven games, and Brice Ramsey. This will be Bauta's first career start.
Lambert has been inconsistent all season. The Virginia transfer set an NCAA record by completing 24 of 25 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns against South Carolina. But he failed to throw a touchdown pass againstVanderbilt, Alabama and Missouri.
With first place in the SEC East at stake, coach Mark Richt said Lambert, Ramsey and Bauta each got repetitions with the first-team offense in practice this week.
Bauta has seen limited action at Georgia. He is the Bulldogs' holder on extra points this season, but it is unclear if he will retain that task against Florida.
Both Georgia and Florida control their destiny in the East, and the winner will move considerably closer to locking up a spot in the league championship game.
If Florida (6-1, 4-1 SEC) wins its second straight in the rivalry, the Gators would just need to beat Vanderbilt or South Carolina to get to Atlanta for the first time since 2009. If Georgia (5-2, 3-2) pulls the upset, the Bulldogs could clinch the East by knocking off Kentucky and Auburn the following two weeks.
The neutral-site game has been played annually in Jacksonville since 1933.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This may all be true but Florida does have one of the best defenses in the SEC and with Georgia's "battering-ram" (Chap) on the side-lines it gives Florida the edge in what could end up being a low scoring game. But when "Florida & Georgia" go after each other in one of college football's great rivalries, anything can happen. A field goal in the final seconds of the game could very likely be the difference.
