I see maybe one or two turnovers by the Hawaii offense (one from a sack and fumble, another from an INT from a hurried pass), and Georgia getting short fields for easy scores. However, the large Georgia defensive line will not be able to continually send pressure every down. Georgia will try to substitute players in and out on defense to keep them fresh, so expect to see some hurry up and no huddle offese from the Warriors. UGA's front four is used to plugging up run lanes and waiting for the running backs to get to them. It is very different to continually try to run up field to rush a quarterback EVERY down.

Expect Georgia and UH to exchange scores for about the first 20 minutes or so of the game, but I expect UH to score more points in the second and fourth quarters. It may even come down to who has the ball last.

One additional point in UGA's favor:

Nobody knows how UH will respond on the road. History says not well, and this season all games were close (except for UNLV). Difference is that UH will travel one week before the game unlike the regular season. Hopefully there are no ill effects from jet lag and they are 100 percent ready to go.

You can never tell, and seeing UH stumble out of the box in their biggest game against Washington with three fumbles in nine minutes was probably an aberration, but if it happens against Georgia, the Dawgs will probably run away with it. The UGA decision to go with the Black uniforms may also backfire as Black is also one of UH’s colors too. A stadium filled with about 65 percent black and 35 percent green should be somewhat comforting to UH. I think the Red unis would have been a better, more intimidating option, but that’s just me.

Two additional points that many are overlooking:

1) Teams that whine about the BCS game they are in, usually because they feel they got shafted out of a chance at the championship game, are 0-7 over the past six years. It happened to Michigan against UCS in the Rose Bowl and to UGA two years ago in this same Sugar Bowl against West Virginia.

UGA has been complaining for the past 10 days about how they have been shafted and how they moved down in the polls even though the top two teams fell and they were ranked fourth. Although Richt is saying they will be “jacked” up by game time, word is that the players have been bickering about the choice of LSU over UGA...If they aren’t focused, it could be trouble. 

Coach Richt can defintely motivate his players.  He's done it all year and has taken this Georgia team to new heights by beating rivals Auburn, Florida, and Alabama.  The ALL team celebration, the "surprise" black unis, he has a dozen tactics and is one of the best in college football at motivating his players. 

2) UGA Coaching—HC Mark Richt, DC Martinez, OC Bobo of UGA have a total of zero years coaching in the NFL.

UH Coaching—HC June Jones has 12 years and McMackin has five years in the NFL.

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