The Top Five Reasons Georgia Beats Arizona State

This week in Georgia football is a somewhat historic one. Why, you ask? Georgia heads west this week to battle Arizona State in Tempe, and heading west for Georgia is a rare thing.

With all of the recent success of the Georgia football program, it is surprising that the Dawgs have not played a regular season game outside of the Southeast since Lyndon Johnson was President.

While Tennessee and Auburn have recently battled Pac-10 teams UCLA and USC, Georgia has been content to stay within arm's length of Sanford Stadium. This has led to scheduling criticism, and now Georgia has responded.

This year's schedule shaped up to be one of the toughest in years. A trip to Tempe to face Arizona State was included on this year's schedule. After a tough SEC opener, Georgia must now face the hazards of western travel and rebound from a sluggish game in Columbia.

All the naysayers are having a field day with UGA's close win over the Gamecocks. Most Georgia fans simply shake their heads. The SC game is always a "stumble" game for the Dawgs. This year at least we "stumbled" to victory.

Of course the pollsters seem to know little UGA/SC history and simply use the score as another reason to drop Georgia in the polls.

So here it is: a nationally televised game against a Pac-10 opponent, a big time QB in Rudy Carpenter, and a chance to shut up a few critics.

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