Just speculating...If we play well, who will be our X factor? The obvious choice is Sam but for some reason I’m thinking about Ingram. A strong game by Ingram would make a huge difference.
The more I think about this the more sense it makes. We have to run on UGA and stop their running game......or at least slow it down.
Score more points than they do. P.S., yes I DO have an application in to ESPN to be a football analyst.
X-Factor for this game is whether Georgia will be playing as if they still have something to prove due to their #5 ranking. If they've moved on from that, it'll be a close game. If they haven't, then oh boy, look out. Hell hath no fury than a football team scorned--or something like that.
I'm hoping they haven't moved past it. Seems like most teams that focus on how they got robbed end up underperforming in their bowl. 1998 Kansas State, 2003 Texas, 2004 Cal, 2006 Michigan, 2014 Baylor.
Georgia has less interest in being there than we do. However they have Playoff caliber talent. We got shoved around by Maryland (again), and were essentially one play away from losing to Tulsa, Baylor and KSU. I thought this team's ceiling was 8 wins and would pull a Mackovic: beat someone they shouldn't, and lose to someone they shouldn't. So they have already exceeded my expectations. So the X factor is penalty's, clock management, and making effective rotations against both lines. Hook Em.