I was talking to a friend last night after the Georgia game and he made an interesting comment. With Georgia’s victory over Tennessee yesterday, they now stand at 2-4. If Georgia could manage to finish 7-5 this season, it would mean finishing 6-1 after a 1-4 start and the Bulldog Nation would be very happy. However, what if the season had worked out this way: Georgia splits the two games with Arkansas and South Carolina and takes care of business on the road against Mississippi State and Colorado. They beat Tennessee just like they did yesterday. They would be 5-1 at this point and ranked in the top 15. However, Georgia then loses to Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech to finish the season 8-4. Georgia fans would be livid and calling for changes. Just a thought.
Yesterday’s game is what every optimistic fan thought Georgia would be capable of this season. Murray played a great game, and the defense put pressure on Tennessee and forced turnovers. The run game is still MIA, but at least we saw the offensive line do some good pass blocking.
If you want to hear about impressive, check this out.
Here are Aaron Murray’s stats for the 2010 season if you project what he has done already over the rest of the season:
61 % completion
20 touchdowns
6 interceptions
2700 + yards passing
Murray has been great so far, and if the rest of the season works out like that, Georgia should have at least 10 wins with him playing that way.
So what is the problem?
The running game is the problem. Georgia ranks 77th in the nation rushing the ball. Ealey and King have not built upon the game they had against Georgia Tech last season. Obviously this season is not going to be a special one in Athens, but if the next few seasons are going to be better, Georgia has to get the running game back on track.
The solution?
Isaiah Crowell.
Cross your fingers and hope that Georgia can land this major recruit. Could be the kind of guy that could turn the entire program around.
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