My mind keeps taking me back to when Georgia faced Hawaii, a Hawaii team that had an incredible offense and an amazing 1-2-3 punch in Colt Brennan, Bess, and Gryce-Mullen.
Hawaii was a 7 point dog, and I remember thinking that while Georgia would likely win, Hawaii's offense was too damn good to stop.
What I didn't factor in was how dominate Georgia was at both lines. They pressured, hurried, knocked down, and sacked Brennan on just about every play, and on offense they pushed the D-Line aside like it was nothing.
Handicappers sometimes get too caught up in statistics and skill players... I know I have. And while I will continue to incorporate skill players in, I won't do so without also studying the big boys in the trenches. It's noticeable in pro football, too, but at the college level there are sometimes such massive skill differences on the lines that it ends up being all that matters.
Hawaii was a 7 point dog, and I remember thinking that while Georgia would likely win, Hawaii's offense was too damn good to stop.
What I didn't factor in was how dominate Georgia was at both lines. They pressured, hurried, knocked down, and sacked Brennan on just about every play, and on offense they pushed the D-Line aside like it was nothing.
Handicappers sometimes get too caught up in statistics and skill players... I know I have. And while I will continue to incorporate skill players in, I won't do so without also studying the big boys in the trenches. It's noticeable in pro football, too, but at the college level there are sometimes such massive skill differences on the lines that it ends up being all that matters.
