Game 2 #GTvsGWEB Predictions

gtrower

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Still too scarred from these kind of games to be too cocky going in. Their offense can put up points and we were sloppy with the ball last week.

Heart says we pass more without being worried about losing thus extending the game and getting more possessions. 31-3 at half. 52-10 final.

Head says they move the ball on us more than we’d like them to as we continue to break in new DC / personnel. 21-10 at half. 38-17 final.

I guess that’s still a little cocky?
 
AugustaSwarm

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I think we win, but I do think the GW offense is pretty good - I think final score will be 38-21 or something similar. Halftime score will be closer than I'd like it to be - 17-7 or something, then 2nd half we roll.

I really hope I'm wrong and we dominate all day, but history weighs heavy on me.
 
Northeast Stinger

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I don’t want to create any bad mojo by speculating on specific outcomes for the game. But here’s what I am looking forward to.

Tech is at home. Fans will be excited to see the team. The team will enjoy being in a familiar locker room and putting on new uniforms. There will be quiet joking and a good natured vibe. CBK will settle them down before the exit through the tunnel and remind them of the seriousness of representing Tech today and the responsibility they have to each other to perform at their best.

I hope for decent weather, a good crowd and no injuries for either team. I look forward to watching one of Tech’s best quarterbacks in the program’s history play his last season. I hope Jamal Haynes is given enough running room that he can show some of his highlight reel illusive moves. I want to see the defense continue to learn how to play as a unit.

I’m looking forward to an enjoyable day.
 
Lil G

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I think GW can score, but we score A LOT

W Carolina put 35 on them in the first half.

GW 17 - fifty something GT
 

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Gardner-Webb played a what most people consider to be a tough Western Carolina team last week. Their QB ran for 130 and 4 TD's on 28 carries, while throwing for 263 (albeit with a sub-par 12-30 passing). There were a whopping 36 possessions in that game, including 5 turnovers. Sloppy game that got wild in the second half!

GW did a lot of running - 63%/37% run-to-pass ratio, even though they were down 35-7 midway through the second quarter. All of this is based off of box score review and reading the game summary, but given their difficulty with completion % and the run:pass, it seems like they have an identity as a run-first team.

Honestly, they sound a lot like us. Had some challenges in the first quarter and then came back with a run-focused game plan that ended up busting open some big plays. It sounds like our key to victory is going to be containing their running game and making their QB beat us with his arm. This will be a good test of our defensive execution, and I expect we will be able to contain GW. I'm of the opinion that Colorado has a strong defensive front and we played pretty good against them, so I expect us to dominate a team like GW. If not, boys better be ready to work leading into Clemson!

I'm expecting this to look something like our Georgia State game last year, although I think that we will score more given that Philo will get the majority of second team snaps and he's going to want to prove his capabilities. So I expect ~45 points from GT, with GW scoring 10-17 in the early game and maybe a late touchdown against 3rd team.

Expectation: GT 45, GW 21
Very Happy: GT 52, GW 10
 

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Weather - 1
GT - 0
Game called due to storms!

Seriously.
GT 42
GW 28

Gardner Webb appears to be pretty good on offense.
 
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