Heads up! 2011 Chick-fil-a Football game announced

[grimthorn.livejournal.com]

Looks like the football game in the Georgia Dome on Dragon*Con weekend next year will be Boise St and UGA.  Not that anyone should be terribly worried about either of those schools booking Dragon*Con hotels for that weekend. (I can't imagine too many Boise fans travelling to Atlanta... Most UGA fans won't need to travel... and most of our rooms are booked up anyway.)

Just something that might be useful to know for next year...

-Grim

Comments

[noitsnotrandal.livejournal.com]

So they have won 4 games against decent opponents in two years while also winning what amounts to scrimmage games against 20 other weak teams? Still not impressed, strength of schedule really determines not only how good your team is but how deep as well. Having to slug through a schedule with QUALITY teams really takes it’s toll on your players. I would be willing to bet if you put UGA, who I’m not a fan of by the way, into Boise’s conference they would run through it as well.

While they did beat Va Tech, they struggled – if they had to face Va Tech level schools for a whole year we wouldn’t even be talking about them.

[grimthorn.livejournal.com]

Nobody plays every game against a ranked opponent. Are you saying that Boise has to play every game against a top 25 team in order to earn your respect?

Georgia played 3 ranked teams. BSU plays 3.

Boise is undefeated. UGA is not.

In fact, Boise has only lost 1 game in the past 3 years. Only lost 4 games in the past 5 years. They have 3 undefeated seasons in those 5 years(2010,2009, and 2006),which is one more than UGA has *ever* had, and one 1-loss season (2008) Meanwhile, UGA has averaged 4 losses per season over that same span of time. Harder schedule? Sure. But BSU has scheduled games against the BCS "power conferences" in each season during the past 5 years, ACC, Big 12, Pac 10, and now the SEC. They only lost one of those games.

I'm not saying they could run Auburn or Oregon off the field this year (although I think they'd make a game of it in either case), but they deserve their ranking. Don't be shocked if they run Georgia out of the Dome next season.

If you'd like to place a friendly wager on the game... You know where to find me. =D

-Grim

[noitsnotrandal.livejournal.com]

Only losing one game in 3 years is not that impressive when you consider they have only played quality opponents 3 or 4 times.
They don't have to play against a top 25 team every week but they do have to play against teams that are at least competitive. I don't think they could go undefeated in the ACC or the SEC and the SEC is filled with teams that could destroy the schedule that Boise plays.
Having losses in the SEC is still better than 0 losses against teams that routinely rank near the bottom in offense and defense.
The only reason I have such strong feelings about this is that most BSU fans I've encountered are like Tarheel fans...very vocal about what they think based on forums, Sports Illustrated articles and ESPN and hardly ever based on experience gained from coaching or playing.

Sorry no gambling for me...I can't back UGA anyway - I'd get kicked out of the Ga. Tech alumni association. :o)

[grimthorn.livejournal.com]

As a fellow Ga. Tech Alumnus (class of 94), you are quite correct not to back U(sic)GA under any circumstances.

[noitsnotrandal.livejournal.com]

I knew you sounded like a very intelligent individual! :o)