2. The Most Underrated Thing Was …
Georgia 19, Texas A&M 13
SEC haters despite this, but …
Texas A&M isn’t that bad. If it had the schedule that some this season are getting to enjoy – like at the level of Clemson’s slate, without A&M having to play itself, of course, or Minnesota’s schedule so far – this would probably be a ten-win team right now.
On the flip side, boo hoo. The schedule is hard, and it had to play Clemson, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and now LSU this week. Welcome to life in the SEC, son.
All that aside, considering the weather conditions were awful for the first part of the game, and with A&M a slow-and-go team to begin with, everything seemed to be in place to pull of an upset over Georgia.
Instead, the Bulldogs showed off just how dangerous they really are.
They might not be flashy, Jake Fromm only hit 11-of-23 passes in the rain, and it got a little hairy in the end, but the defense …
Yeah, the Georgia defense. The college football world might be napping on what this group might be able to do against LSU in two weeks.
The Bulldogs held Texas A&M to -1 rushing yard. Isaiah Spiller ran for seven years, Kellen Mond ripped off a nine-yard dash – but was sacked a few times – and that was it. So far this season, Georgia has allowed one touchdown run – it came in last week’s win over Auburn.
This is how the team plays. The defense wins games, Fromm doesn’t throw picks – he still hasn’t given one up outside of the South Carolina loss – Rodrigo Blankenship hits kicks, and D’Andre Swift runs well. Now, the team that was dismissed after the home loss to the Gamecocks a few weeks ago has wins over Notre Dame, Florida, Auburn, and Texas A&M on the resumé.
LSU will probably start out as a 6.5ish point favorite against the Bulldogs, but …
Texas A&M gets its cut at the Tigers this week.
Week 13 Roundup
Winners & Losers | The Really Big Thing
Most Overrated Thing | What It All Means