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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Can Georgia Tech contain the Miami quarterbacks?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Five burning questions as we head into the last Saturday before Thanksgiving:
1. Can Georgia Tech contain the Miami quarterbacks? Miami has a couple of really good young quarterbacks in Robert Marve and Jacory Harris. Both have been named ACC Rookie of the Week twice during this season. Marve manages the game a little better. Harris more athletic and almost always makes plays when he is in there. Both throw the ball pretty well. But they are even scarier when they take off running. Georgia Tech’s defensive front will be the best Miami has seen this season. They will be able to handle the conventional running game. The question is whether or not Marve and Harris can break down containment and make plays with their feet. Tech will have to get after these guys and get them out of their comfort zones if Georgia Tech is going to have a chance tonight.
2. Did any of us see the Will Muschamp thing coming at Texas? In case you missed it, the former Georgia defensive back under Ray Goff has been named the head coach in waiting behind Mack Brown at Texas. Muschamp, who has also been the defensive coordinator at LSU and Auburn, gets a nice bump in pay to $900,000 and the promise that he’ll someday get the keys one of college football’s signature programs. Look for Brown, 57, to coach at least two more years before he takes over as athletics director at Texas. DeLoss Dodds, one of the very best athletics directors in the business, is thinking about retirement somewhere down the road. Then the chain of events will be put into place. Texas was hoping to wait a while to make this move but it had to be made now because Muschamp was going to get one of these open head coaching jobs.
3. What is the over/under on points for Florida vs. The Citadel? Florida wants to win the game impressively and the Gators certainly will do that. At the same time Urban Meyer doesn’t want to get anyone hurt with Florida State and Alabama coming up the next two weeks. If I’m the head Gator Tim Tebow gets two possessions and then John Brantley gets to captain the ship the rest of the way home. What’s the number? Let’s pick a nice round one. Like 60.
4. Does Ole Miss have a shot at LSU? All I know is that with two minutes left in the third quarter last Saturday LSU trailed Troy 31-3. The Tigers rallied to win 40-31. LSU is a little like Georgia. Now that the SEC championship is off the table it’s hard to keep the guys interested. LSU’s back seven on defense is still vulnerable to a quarterback with a hot hand. Is Jevan Snead good enough to rip that secondary? Houston Nutt already has one signature win (over Florida 31-30) on the road this season. Will he get another?
5. Does Dabo Swinney really have a shot at the Clemson job? If Clemson (5-5) can find a way to win Saturday at Virginia I think ol’ Dabo has a real shot at being the next head coach of the Tigers. Now that Will Muschamp is not in the mix, who does AD Terry Don Phillips turn to? No question Clemson is playing better on offense. If Clemson beats Virginia AND South Carolina (on Nov. 29) then you can book it. Dabo will be your guy.
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