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Georgia football tickets vs TAMU: Stats and info on price trend

Stats and info on the price trend for Georgia football tickets vs Texas A&M.

Georgia vs Texas A&M this Saturday will mark the first time the two two programs have met since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.

And with this being No. 4 Georgia’s final home game of the season, ticket prices are not coming cheap. However, they are cheaper now than if you were to buy them just a few days ago.

This weekend’s game is averaging $317 per ticket on the secondary market and the get-in price is currently $88, down $50 earlier this week, according to TicketIQ. The average price has gone down 21% over the course of the week.

Also, with Georgia having secured a spot in the SEC Championship Game, tickets for the conference title game have skyrocketed.

Tickets for the 2019 SEC Championship are the most expensive of any conference championship, by a lot. Currently, the average asking price for a ticket to the game on the secondary market is $1,285, up from $820 last year, and the highest it’s been this decade. The next priciest game was the 2017 Georgia-Auburn game, which settled at a $945 average asking price. The cheapest ticket in the 71,00-seat stadium is trending at $343. The next most expensive 2019 conference championship is the Big 10 Championship,  starting at $92.

The Bulldogs have a real shot at making another visit to the College Football Playoff, and with Georgia’s success comes an increase in ticket prices. Playoff tickets are up over the last two weeks, as you can see below.

Fiesta Bowl: 

Average price: $445

Two week % avg price change: 25%

Get in price: $160

Two week % avg get-in change: 11%

Peach Bowl:

Average price: $817

Two week % avg price change: 47%

Get in price: $248

Two week % avg get-in change: 23%

National Championship:

Average price: $1,920

Two week % avg price change: 9%

Get in price: $971

Two week % avg get-in change: 27%

Capsized cargo ship catches the eye at RSM Classic

Back in September, the Golden Ray, carrying 4,200 vehicles, listed and tumbled before capsizing off the Georgia coast.

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At first glance, you’re not quite sure what it is.

Then you start to wonder if it’s supposed to be there.

What exactly is that off the Georgia coast?

Viewers of the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic most certainly want to know.

RSM Classic: Scores | Photos | Tee times, TV info

Well, it’s a capsized cargo ship, a 656-foot-long behemoth named the Golden Ray.

Back in September, the ship, reportedly carrying 4,200 vehicles, listed and tumbled in St. Simons Sound shortly after leaving Brunswick, Georgia, and bound for Baltimore, before capsizing.

Twenty people were quickly rescued. Four others were pulled off the ship a day later. The ship is owned by Hyundai Glovis, based in South Korea.

David Lingmerth looks on from the 18th green during the first round of the RSM Classic on the Plantation course at Sea Island Golf Club on November 21, 2019 in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

During the week, the talk up and down the practice range was this remarkable sight. Golfers in the field for the RSM Classic took picture after picture of the ship and asked members of the media what they knew about it.

“That is the second most popular question I’ve been asked after ‘Can I get a parking pass?'” said Davis Love III, who shot a 2 under 68 to open his tournament week.

Removal could take more than a year

When the event is played again in 2020, the ship is likely to still be there.

The Brunswick News reported on Thursday that the Coast Guard said it’s likely to take more than a year to remove the ship, which is slowly sinking in the sand. In fact, a quarter of the ship is in sand more than 20-feet deep. That means it cannot be turned upright without breaking apart.

Players warm up on the range as the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship is seen in the background at the 2019 RSM Classic in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Crews have removed more than 317,000 gallons of oil from the ship, in an effort to stem the environmental damage. Still on board: those 4,200 passenger cars.

The cause of the capsize is still under investigation.

“It’s disappointing when I come down the 18th hole with the Commissioner of the PGA Tour, the CEO of RSM, one of his guests, and (rock star) Darius Rucker and it’s the prettiest day of the year and you see a barge with port-o-lets on it and a sunken ship in the background,” Love said.

And, for the curious, it’s been confirmed that the ship is too far out to hit with a golf ball.

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Texas A&M at Georgia odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Texas A&M Aggies at Georgia Bulldogs betting odds and lines, with college football analysis, picks and best bets.

The Texas A&M Aggies (7-3, 4-2 SEC West) and Georgia Bulldogs (9-1, 6-1 SEC East) square off between the hedges at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday. We analyze the Texas A&M-Georgia odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Texas A&M at Georgia: Three things you need to know

1. The Aggies rank a respectable 25th in total defense, allowing 327.9 yards per game, and they’re 23rd in points allowed (20.3 PPG).

2. Georgia RB D’Andre Swift has rolled up 1,027 rushing yards and eight total touchdowns.

3. The Bulldogs rank sixth in total yards allowed (267.5), third in rushing yards allowed (75.8) and second in the nation with just 10.5 PPG allowed.

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Texas A&M at Georgia: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 6:45 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Georgia 31, Texas A&M 14

Moneyline (ML)

Georgia (-556) looks to keep hope alive for a spot in the College Football Playoff, but it has no room for error. While the Bulldogs will win this game, risking more than five times the potential winnings is just not worth it. A&M (+395) isn’t going to pull the upset, so save the money.

New to sports betting? A $10 wager on Georgia to win would return a profit of $1.80.

Against the Spread (ATS)

GEORGIA (-13.5, -110) is an attractive play at less than two touchdowns. Even at a flat 14 the Dawgs aren’t a bad play if the line moves up by Saturday.

Texas A&M (+13.5, -110) has a decent passing attack, and they are 11-5 ATS in the past 16 against winning teams. However, UGA is 14-5 ATS in the past 19 against winning teams and 20-8 ATS in the past 28 SEC battles. Look for UGA to keep it rolling.

Over/Under (O/U)

PASS. The projected total of 45.5 is going to be super close. If I were to lean one way, I’d say Under (-139). The Under is 5-0 in UGA’s past five overall, and 26-9-2 in the past 37 in Athens. The Under is also 5-1 in A&M’s past six on the road. However, with big-time QBs like Jake Fromm, Kellen Mond and Swift, it could easily go Over, too.

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Justin Fields’ mother, high school coach come clean on decommitment from Penn State

When Justin Fields first exploded on to the scene, he committed to Penn State. Six months later, he changed his mind. What happened? His mother and coach weighed in.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields has come a very long way in two calendar years. In his second collegiate season at his second school, Fields is an outside Heisman Trophy candidate. Two years ago he was wrapping up his career as a high school phenom at Harrison High School (Kennesaw, Ga.).

Fields first committed to Penn State. The Nittany Lions were one of the first prominent Power 5 programs to chase Fields following a breakout 10th grade campaign, and he felt a bond with then-Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead. Despite the geographic distance from Georgia to Happy Valley, Penn State felt like a fit.

So what happened to convince Fields to head instead to Athens, Ga.? The Cleveland Plain Dealer connected with Fields’ mother and his high school coach, Matt Dickmann, to get to the bottom of his decision.

The first major driver of his decision? Concern about Moorhead’s longterm future.

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“His offensive mind for me was like, OK, you can excel under this coaching” Fields’ mother Gina Tovey told the Plain Dealer. “But we knew how good he was, and we read that he was a target for a head coaching job. As much as he said, ‘No, no, I’m not going to do it, we were like, I think it’s coming sooner rather than later, and then we don’t know what what we have.

“So that was one of the deciding factors as far as decommitting goes.”

The other major factor? A sudden tsunami of interest from the nation’s other major programs. In the end he picked Georgia, the SEC power next door, though his inability (or Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s unwillingness) to unseat Bulldogs quarterback Jake Fromm precipitated Fields’ offseason transfer to Ohio State.

That has in turn brought him full circle, to an Ohio State-Penn State where he’s suddenly lining up on an opposite sideline than he expected.

“I think coach Franklin’s a good coach, and I had a great relationship with coach Moorhead,” Fields told the media after a 56-21 victory at Rutgers. “I know a good amount of the (players), so just have having those relationships. I still talked to a few of them. They’re all great guys over there.”

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CFP Rankings: Live Reaction!

Hello and welcome to the live chat for tonight’s unveiling of the latest College Football Playoff rankings.

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7:03 ET —

Hello and welcome to the live chat for tonight’s unveiling of the latest College Football Playoff rankings.  Where will everyone fall?  What changes if any will there be in the top four and what does Tua’s injury mean for Alabama’s chances?  We’ll discuss it all right here as the rankings get released over the next little bit.  Pull up a chair and follow along live with us at FIW!

7:05 ET —

Rankings are out so time for me to get typing, here they are with my immediate reaction to follow.  Meanwhile – did Joey Galloway just say he’s most excited to see where Texas A&M is rated?  Did I hear that correctly during the live broadcast?  Tell me I didn’t.  C’mon Joey!!

25 SMU
24 Appalachian State
23 USC
22  Iowa State
21 Oklahoma State
20 Boise State
19 Cincinnati
18 Memphis
17 Iowa
16 Notre Dame
15 Auburn
14 Baylor
13 Michigan
12 Wisconsin
11 Florida
10  Minnesota
9  Oklahoma
8  Penn State
7  Utah
6  ….hmmm

7:10 ET —
Top Six Released
1 LSU
2 Ohio State
3 Clemson
4 Georgia
5 Alabama
6 Oregon

7:11 ET —
What did Oklahoma do to tick off the committee I do have to ask.  The Sooners got a huge win, coming from behind to beat a previously unbeaten Baylor team, a win more impressive than any that is on the resume of Utah, Oregon, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson or Ohio State.  Yet the loss at K-State is what is keeping them down?  Man alive, no love for the Big XII this year and I can’t say I agree with it.

7:14 ET –
Alabama stays at No. 5 and they deserve to.  I hate the idea this week that has been tossed around that if Tua is out that they’re not worthy of being a playoff team.  You can argue they don’t deserve a chance and I would, because they lost a home game to LSU and the Tigers should have to potentially beat Alabama another time to win it all.  But if they were number five a week ago and they won easily, they don’t deserve to fall, even if their star quarterback is out.  Those arguing the contrary, tell me how that worked out for Ohio State back in 2014.

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Photographer knocked out during Georgia-Aurburn is okay, shares photo she got just before hit

Chamberlain Smith reported shes okay.

There was a frightening scene at Saturday’s Georgia game against Auburn involving photographer Chamberlain Smith, who was knocked unconscious after Bulldogs running back Brian Herrien accidentally rammed into her after he ran out of bounds.

Smith was taken from the field in a stretcher and brought to a hospital. But she sent a Twitter update a day later to inform everyone that although the incident was “very scary,” she ended up with “nothing more than a concussion and some bruises.”

On Tuesday, she decided to share the photo she snapped with her camera right before the collision, and it’s a good one!

Also, it’s worth mentioning Herrien has been a complete class act about the incident:

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AP Poll: Notre Dame Back in Top 15

What it all means is that if Notre Dame wins out they’ll have a realistic chance at finishing the regular season in the top-10

The latest AP Poll is out after Week 12 concluded and Notre Dame moved up in that one as well, just like the Amway Coaches Poll Powered by USA Today, earlier today.

The latest poll is as follows:

Here is the new top 25:

1) LSU

2) Ohio State

3) Clemson

4) Georgia

5) Alabama

6) Oregon

7) Utah

8) Oklahoma

9) Penn State

10) Florida

11) Minnesota

12) Michigan 

13) Baylor

14) Wisconsin

15) Notre Dame

16) Auburn

17) Cincinnati

18) Memphis

19) Iowa

20) Boise State

21) SMU

22) Oklahoma State

23) Appalachian State

24) Texas A&M

25) Virginia Tech

Others receiving votes:

Indiana 47, Iowa State 31, Virginia 23, Navy 13, Air Force 12, Pittsburgh 9, San Diego State 7, USC 6, Washington 6, Texas 4, Illinois 1

How high can Notre Dame get by the end of the year? It’ll need help to be in the top-10 but here are a few things to take note of:

Wisconsin and Minnesota still have to play in two weeks, while Baylor has a great chance of meeting Oklahoma in the Big XII Championship which would mean a pair of guaranteed loses ahead of Notre Dame.

It’s also worth noting Penn State and Michigan both have to play Ohio State where the Buckeyes will be favored against both, meaning two more very possible losses for teams Notre Dame is within shouting distance off.

Finally Oregon and Utah meeting in the PAC-12 Championship will mean one more guaranteed loss by one of them.

What it all means is that if Notre Dame wins out they’ll have a realistic chance at finishing the regular season in the top-10 and in turn, have an actual chance at a Cotton or Orange Bowl appearance.

Stay tuned as the Irish continue their quest for a ten-win regular season and possibly a NY-6 bowl as they welcome Boston College to South Bend on Saturday.

National Football Foundation FWAA Super 16 Week 12 Rankings

Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 12 rankings?

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Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 12 rankings? 

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Week 12 Rankings

– All the rankings: CFN, AP, Coaches Poll

Points, followed by first place votes, followed by last week’s ranking. 

Rank School Points
1. LSU (10-0) 729 (40) 1
2. Ohio State (10-0) 690 (5) 2
3. Clemson (11-0) 649 (1) 3
4. Georgia (9-1) 579 5
5. Alabama (9-1) 534 4
6. Oregon (9-1) 482 6
7. Oklahoma (9-1) 454 8
8. Utah (9-1) 430 9
9. Penn State (9-1) 349 10
10. Florida (9-2) 319 12
11. Minnesota (9-1) 241 7
12. Michigan (8-2) 202 14
13. Baylor (9-1) 199 11
14. Wisconsin (8-2) 147 15
15. Notre Dame (8-2) 117 16
16. Auburn (7-3) 72 13

Pete Fiutak’s Ballot
1 LSU
2  Ohio State
3  Clemson
4  Alabama
5  Georgia
6  Florida
7  Auburn
8  Oregon
9  Utah
10  Oklahoma
11  Minnesota
12  Penn State
13  Baylor
14  Wisconsin
15  Michigan
16  Notre Dame

The FWAA Super 16 Poll Voters

MARK ANDERSON
Las Vegas Review-Journal

NICOLE AUERBACH
The Athletic

NICOLE AUERBACH
The All-American

ZACH BARNETT
FootballScoop.com

TONY BARNHART
SEC Network

BRETT BEAIRD
WYTK Radio

TOM BECK
2004 Hall of Fame Class

RYAN BLACK
Manhattan Mercury

MARK BLAUDSCHUN
TMG College Sports

CHIP BROWN
Horns247, 1300 The Zone

DAVE CONGROVE
CollegeFootballPoll.com

GENE DUFFEY
Freelance

CHRIS DUFRESNE
TMG College Sports

JON FINKEL
Author, Life of Dad Show

BRYAN FISCHER
NBC Sports/College Football Talk

PETE FIUTAK
CollegeFootballNews.com

MIKE GRIFFITH
AJC Dawg Nation

DAN HARRALSON
Vols Wire/USA Today

STEVE HELWAGEN
Bucknuts Media Network

RON HIGGINS
LSU.Rivals.com

BOB HOLT
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

JOHN HOOVER
KRXO Radio (OK)

BRETT HUDSON
Matt Wyatt Media (MS)

ADAM HUNSUCKER
Monroe News-Star (LA)

JOHNNIE JOHNSON
2007 Hall of Fame Class

CODY KELLNER
Cody Kellner Points Index

KELLY LYELL
Fort Collins Coloradoan

RUDY MARTZKE
USA Today (Retired)

KEVIN McGUIRE
NBC Sports College Football Talk

DON McPHERSON
2008 Hall of Fame Class

RANDY PETERSON
Des Moines Register

MATT ROBERSON
Jonesboro Sun (AR)

BILL ROYCE
2016 Hall of Fame Class

BARRETT SALLEE
CBSSports.com/SiriusXM

MIKE’L SEVERE
1620 The Zone (NE)

DAN SILEO
Sports Radio Host (San Diego)

AUDREY SNYDER
The Athletic

PHIL STEELE
ESPN/Phil Steele Publications

PATRICK STEVENS
The Athletic Baltimore

DAVID TEEL
Newport News Daily Press

MEL TJEERDSMA
2018 Hall of Fame Class

JOHN WAGNER
Toledo Blade (Retired)

WESLEY WALLS
2014-Hall of Fame Class

DICK WEISS
Blue Star Media

REGGIE WILLIAMS
2007-Hall of Fame Class

SCOTT WOERNER
2016-Hall of Fame Class

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Amway Coaches Poll: Notre Dame Moves Up

A week after dropping a spot, Notre Dame moved back up in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, Powered by USA Today

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Last week some Notre Dame fans were upset when the Amway Coaches Poll Powered by USA Today was released because the Fighting Irish dropped a spot to No. 16 despite having their way at Duke.

The Irish were rewarded for their win over previously No. 23 as they moved up one spot to No. 15 in this week’s poll.

Here is the latest Amway Coaches Poll, Powered by USA Today:

1. LSU

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Georgia

5. Alabama

6. Oregon

7. Oklahoma

8. Utah

9. Penn State

10. Florida

11. Minnesota

12. Michigan

13. Baylor

14. Wisconsin

15. Notre Dame

16. Auburn

17. Cincinnati

18. Memphis

19. Boise State

20. Iowa

21. SMU

22. Appalachian State

23. Oklahoma State

24. Texas A&M

25. San Diego State

Dropped out:

Navy, Texas and Indiana

Watch: Kirby Smart, Georgia dance in locker room after clinching SEC East

Georgia football HC Kirby Smart and his players danced in the locker room after beating Auburn and clinching a spot in the SEC Championship.

It was a hard fought game on Saturday night on the Plains, as the Georgia Bulldogs came to town and took down rival Auburn.

It was physicality vs physicality on the field. Two schools who despise one another were going at it all night, wearing each other down with their pesky defenses.

In the end, it was Georgia who prevailed and secured a spot in the SEC Championship for the third time in a row.

Players like Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift, Andrew Thomas, Richard LeCounte, etc. can all say they have played at Georgia for three years and have a 100% success rate when it comes to winning the SEC East.

That’s a reason to celebrate. And Kirby Smart, who has now won the East in three of his four years at his alma mater, did not hold back.

I love this team.