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However, the road to national prominence runs through ESPN, so do me a favor and stop crying. We had our chance and blew it. Now we have to win seven straight in order to get the love again. Whose fault is that, really?
4) Chewing on This Loss for Two Weeks
A win here and we take some serious momentum going into the UT game, but a loss takes the wind out of our sails and we have to practice with the thought of being embarrassed again in the back of our minds.
I said earlier that "pressure breaks pipes," and I can tell you that the players know anything short of domination of UT means we will be considered "overrated." I hope we use that idea to get motivated to destroy Phil & Co., but who knows how this team will respond?
The Ugly
1) The Injuries
Man oh man, are we a razor thin team now. Knowshon, Chandler, and Ellerbe are all questionable for Tennessee, with Knowshon being more on the "probable" side. Durham is going to be gone for quite a while, and it turns out that Bruce Figgins is most likely lost for the year.
We're so thin at TE that we moved Kiante Tripp from the OT spot. Now that's another post for probably tomorrow, but I do like the idea of moving KT.
However, we've got to get healthy and get healthy quick. Getting Southerland back against UT helps, but man, it's as bad as I've ever seen it.
2) Losing the Blackout
I'm a fan of the Blackout. It gets the players excited, gets the fans excited, and gets the recruits excited. I don't think it's "gimmicky" at all. I also don't think the black jerseys cost us a game. I'm absolutely amazed by the folks on the message boards who think the Blackout should never come around ever again.
We didn't lose the game because we were too worried about our wardrobe. We lost the game because we got punched in the mouth and didn't respond.
That being said, I do think it's time to take the stance of making the players EARN the Blackout instead of just setting a date for it. Last year it was a reward—this year it was a certainty. I say keep the Blackout, but let's hang it up for just a little while until I get this taste of "embarrassment" out of my mouth.
3) Being Out of the National Title Race
We'd have to win seven straight games, including away games at LSU and Auburn, in order to get back to Atlanta for the SECC to probably face 'Bama again. IF we somehow run the table and do that, we have to hope that whoever we play in Atlanta is ranked high enough to give us a significant bump in the polls.
Then we also have to hope that every team ranked ahead of us currently takes a loss (or another loss), which is possible, but not entirely probable. At that point, we have an OUTSIDE shot of playing for the crystal football.
That, my friends, sucks.
Well, there you have it. I'll write some more on the move of Kiante Tripp probably tomorrow.
Also, for the commenter named "Beat Down" who took nearly every word I wrote in my preview and showed where I was wrong, I appreciate it. You've earned the right to gloat and certainly earned the right to show me where I made my mistakes.
However, at the end of the day, I'm still from Georgia and you're still not. Thanks for proving my point.
Until next time kids.
Be safe.
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