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Georgia wins instant-classic in 8OT vs. Georgia Tech

Georgia football wins the second-longest game in college football history against Georgia Tech

The Georgia Bulldogs overcame a 17-0 halftime deficit against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win 44-42 in eight overtimes. Georgia did not hold a lead during regulation and faced deficits of 20-6 and 27-13 in the second half.

Georgia won its 31st straight home game in what finished as the second-longest game in college football history. Georgia has now won seven straight games over Georgia Tech, but it is clear that the Yellow Jackets are closing the gap on Georgia.

Georgia won after stopping five of Georgia Tech’s six two-point attempts in overtime. The Bulldogs only converted a pair of two-point conversions in overtime, but it proved to be enough. UGA running back Nate Frazier had the winning two-point conversion in the eighth overtime to mercifully send fans home.

Georgia Tech outplayed Georgia for much of the game. The Yellow Jackets outgained Georgia 563-405. However, Georgia’s defense got key red zone stops throughout the game.

The game changed in the fourth quarter. Georgia outscored Georgia Tech 21-6 in the fourth quarter and forced a Georgia Tech turnover to set up quarterback Carson Beck and UGA for a game-tying touchdown.

Beck finished the game 28 of 43 for 297 passing yards and five touchdowns. He and the Georgia offense stepped up after a scoreless first half, but struggled with two point conversions.

Georgia’s next game will be against the winner of the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns game in the 2024 SEC championship.

Advantages Georgia Tech has against UGA

Despite Georgia’s recent dominance at home and against Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets have quite a few advantages over UGA

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) are significant underdogs against the Georgia Bulldogs (9-2). Georgia, who has won 30 straight home games, has already locked up a trip to the SEC championship game in Atlanta next week.

Georgia has won six straight games over Georgia Tech. However, head coach Brent Key and the Yellow Jackets have closed the gap on Georgia some in recent years. Georgia Tech pulled off a major upset over the previously unbeaten Miami Hurricanes a few weeks ago and has more than enough talent to shock Georgia on the road.

What advantages does Georgia Tech have over Georgia?

Turnover margin

Georgia Tech (plus-three) has the No. 45 turnover margin in the country. The Yellow Jackets have just seven turnovers all season.

Georgia has (zero) has the No. 69 turnover margin in the nation. The Bulldogs have 15 total turnovers including 12 Carson Beck interceptions. For Georgia Tech to pull off an upset, the Yellow Jackets need to win the turnover margin.

Rest

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Aaron Philo beat the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Thursday. Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Georgia Tech has a significant rest advantage against Georgia. The Yellow Jackets played on Thursday night of last week, so they’ve had over a week to prepare for UGA. Georgia beat UMass on Saturday afternoon and only has six days to prepare for Georgia Tech.

Rushing offense

Georgia Tech has the No. 43 rushing offense in the country. The Yellow Jackets average an impressive 180.1 yards per game, which is 50 yards per game better than Georgia, who averages 130.1 yards per game (No. 98 in the nation).

UGA football great after Tech win: ‘We still run this state’

UGA Football great Thomas Davis gave a shout out to the Georgia Bulldogs after beating Georgia tech again

On Saturday, Georgia beat rival Georgia Tech 52-7 for the 16th time in the last 19 meetings.

The Dawgs move to 11-1 on the season and will have a tough matchup with LSU for the SEC Championship, which for Georgia will be a College Football Playoff play-in game.

One former Bulldog who was proud to see his alma mater take home the Governor’s Cup once again is Thomas Davis, who is in his 15th NFL season and now with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Davis was a monster at Georgia, and though he made his NFL earnings as a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, he actually played safety in Athens before becoming a first round pick. One of the hardest hitters in school history, Davis was a two-time All-SEC selection, making the second team in 2003 and the first team in 2004. Also, if that’s not enough, the dude has come back from three torn ACLs in the same knee. And you know who he credits his perseverance to? UGA.

UGA football a huge favorite over Georgia Tech this Saturday

UGA football is a huge favorite over Georgia Tech this Saturday.

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This Saturday, No. 4 Georgia (10-1) will be playing Georgia Tech (3-8) in Atlanta for its final regular season game of the 2019 season.

The Bulldogs opened as 28.5 point favorites over the Yellow Jackets, according to BetMGM. The over/under has been set at 46.5.

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This will be the 113th meeting between the two in the rivalry known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. Georgia has beaten its little brother in 15 of the last 18 outings (Tech’s only three wins were by one point, six points in overtime and three points).

Makes you wonder why we still hear from them each offseason. If they were so smart you’d think they’d be better at picking their battles.

It’s looking like another Georgia win is coming. The Jackets are 3-8, but for some reason incredibly confident right now after beating a 4-7 NC State team by two points.

Georgia has only beaten three teams by 29 or more points this season – Murray State, Arkansas State and Tennessee. Georgia Tech is bad, probably about and bad as Tennessee was at the time of that game, but the Dawgs just have not been blowing teams out this season.

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Rivalry week: How UGA vs Georgia Tech ticket prices stack up to the rest of CFB

A look at UGA vs Georgia Tech ticket prices compared to the rest of college football this rivalry week. Plus looking the SEC Championship.

It’s the final weekend of the college football regular season. Wow…how sad is that?

Very sad is the answer to that question, but on the bright side we are in for a good day of college football.

Alabama vs Auburn and Ohio State vs Michigan headline what will be an exciting Saturday. Additionally, fans will also be able to enjoy a ranked matchup between Wisconsin and Minnesota plus Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

With the Dawgs playing LSU in the SEC Championship the following weekend, I’m looking forward to watching how the Tigers handle Texas A&M, which Georgia struggled against last weekend.

Speaking of the SEC Championship, currently, the get-in price for the conference title game is $341 and the average is now $995. The get-in price has only dropped just over 2% in the last week, but the average list price has gone down 23% over that same time frame. I’d be curious to see what would happen to those prices if LSU were to lose this weekend seeing as how it would then be a win-or-go-home battle for both teams.

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As for this weekend, Georgia fans’ wallets will get a bit of a break if they want to see the Dawgs take on Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Currently, Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the weekend’s ninth most expensive game, with a get-in price of $98. For Georgia fans, that’s not too bad; for Tech fans, this is the Yellow Jackets’s most expensive game of the season.

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Minnesota at Wisconsin claims the title of most expensive ticket this weekend with tickets starting $257, followed by the Iron Bowl at $165.