I have now been writing posts to this blog for over 3 years now, and this will be the 4th time that I am writing a post to predict the Georgia football season. As many of you know, my intentions for this blog were to post only articles on real estate. However, I quickly realized that I needed to branch out a little and make it more fun if anyone was going to read it. On the other hand, I was very frustrated with Georgia football during year one of this blog, and that may have lead me to write more football posts as that season went down the drain. I am planning to write a post about Zillow from a broker’s point of view in case you have any interest in a real estate topic, but for today I will focus on Georgia football.
First, let me get some bragging out of the way. If you read this blog, you may recall my predictions from last year. In August of 2017 yours truly called for the Dawgs to go 11 & 1 with a difficult loss to Auburn which proved to be exactly right. I took a little ribbing from my friends for such a positive and totally homer prediction. One friend from Toccoa found the prediction to be hilarious even if
he was hopeful that I would be correct. But he predicted 10 and 2 so what does he know about it anyway? At the end of the day, I am not Chip Towers or Jeff Danzler. These posts are riddled with grammatical mistakes because I am real estate broker and not a sports writer. But I do know Georgia football and I have an opinion to share. So why hell not?
UGA vs Austin Peay Sept 1st– Obviously, games like this aren’t hard to predict. Georgia should win this one easily, but there will be a lot of interest in how this one goes down. Oddly, they are going to kick off at 3:30 here in Athens, and all the talk will be about Justin Fields. It is funny how the Freshman QB is always the toast of the town until he throws that first interception. That being said, I expect Jake Fromm to have a good day and sit out the 4th quarter. (1-0)
UGA vs South Carolina Sept 8th– If you ask any SCAR fan they will tell you how good their team is going to be and how they will beat Georgia in Columbia this year. Trust me these folks are fired up for this one, and the stadium will be
rocking. SCAR is well coached on defense, Jake Bentley is a very good quarterback, Debo Samuel is going to be healthy, and the game is early in the season. All signs point to an upset right? I respectfully disagree with that thinking. South Carolina is good, but the depth chart will play a big role in this one. It will be hot over there and come the 4th quarter SCAR’s 1st team players will be tired of Holyfield, Swift, & James Cook. That’s right James Cook and not Zamir White. Georgia wins this one in similar fashion to last year’s match up. (2-0)
UGA vs Middle Tenn State Sept 15th– This is another one that Georgia should and will win easily, but this is a critical point in the season. It is critical because the team will need to be clicking by this point or the season could go South. The next five weeks after this game will be crucial for a successful year. Georgia wins it big. (3-0)
UGA vs Missouri Sept 22nd– This game scares me more than most people. I am hoping this one is a night game and not a 12pm start. The game is at Missouri, and that stadium can be a little flat for an 11am local kick. Their quarterback is very good, and they will take some chances in the passing game. However, they have a new offensive coordinator and I hate to say it, but Mr. Dooley may not be the right hire for the position. Dawgs win by 3 touchdowns. (4-0)
UGA vs Tennessee Sept 29th– This game sure was fun last year. I watched it from a bar in Birmingham before a good friend’s wedding. During the game a homeless man outside the bar struck a waitress in the face and then wrestled a bouncer along with the police before ultimately being arrested on numerous charges. That homeless man put up way more of a fight than Tennessee did that day. Tennessee will be better coached this time around, but they just don’t have enough talent at this point. Dawgs win big again. (5-0)
UGA vs Vandy Oct 6th– This game use to scare me from time to time during the Richt era. Our team was always liable to look past Vandy which could still happen with LSU looming the week after, but I think this one goes as expected with Georgia winning big at home. (6-0).
UGA vs LSU Oct 13th– Well here comes the first hiccup on the schedule. Well at least that is what some people think, and the people that think this way don’t 
really know LSU quarterbacks. Don’t get me wrong, this game will be hard, and that stadium will be rocking come nightfall, but here is my thinking. LSU has a hard schedule this year. They play Miami, Auburn, Mississippi, and go to Florida the week before playing Georgia. I personally think they catch Georgia at a bad time and could be in for a disastrous season. Georgia wins a close one in a great atmosphere, and Ed Orgeron will be fired come December. (7-0)
UGA vs Florida Oct 27th– The real blessing in this game will be the bye week Georgia has between LSU and Florida. I think the game against LSU will be a very close physical one, and without a bye week Georgia could easily lose. Florida will be better this year for sure. Hell, they get back 12 or more players from that embarrassing credit card scandal. They will be hungry and looking for revenge on Georgia. Nevertheless, I don’t think they have enough players to get it done. Furthermore, their new Defensive coordinator is Todd Grantham who has been burned badly by Georgia offenses since leaving Athens. Just look to Grantham’s defenses at Louisville and Miss State. Dawgs win, and then I will belly flop into a pool somewhere on St. Simmons Island later that evening. (sort of a tradition) (8-0)
UGA vs Kentucky Nov 3rd– Kentucky has some real talent these days, but this isn’t basketball. I don’t see their roster beating Georgia unless UGA gets hit hard by injuries. Dawgs win another one. (9-0)
UGA vs Auburn Nov 10th– Well here we go again. Georgia is an undefeated 9 and 0, and prime to lose to Auburn just like last year. Auburn will be picked by many for an upset in this one. Especially after losing to Georgia in the SEC
Championship. No doubt that Georgia can lose this game against Auburn’s formidable defense. However, this one will not be played in Jordan Hare but in Sanford Stadium. Georgia wins this one in front of ferocious home crowd. (10-0)
UGA vs UMass Nov 17th– Do you know the last time Georgia was 10-0? It was 1982, and I just predicted it to happen for the first time in 36 years which is laughable to many of you. Well call me crazy if you want but Georgia will be 11-0 after this game. Dawgs Win! (11-0)
UGA vs techies Nov 24th– The sum of all Georgia fan fears could be realized on this Saturday in November. That fear being an undefeated Georgia team losing to Ga Tech at the end of the season. Can you imagine how horrible that would be for the fans and team. These are the kind of games that can make that horror a reality. Tech runs the triple option which helps them play with better teams. It will be a scary, scary morning for me and all other Georgia fans, but Dawgs will win another one. (12-0)
HOLY MOLY! I can’t even believe it myself. I am honestly predicting my beloved Bulldogs to go 12 and 0 for the first time since 1980. I must be out of my d@mn mind. What the hell am I thinking? Alabama doesn’t even go 12 and 0. I know this prediction may seem crazy to many of you because it is so hard to win them all but look at the schedule. South Carolina is good but not great. LSU is in the same situation with a much more difficult schedule before playing Georgia. Florida and Tennessee have year one coaches. Auburn has to play in Sanford Stadium this year, and Tech is Tech. The only reason people think Georgia will lose one or two games is because of history. For 38 years, Georgia has not been 12 and 0, and that seems like a long enough period of time to end the streak. The current team certainly lost some leadership from last year, and it will be hard to replace Roquan, Sony, and Chubb. But if any team in Georgia’s history could it might be this one. The last four recruiting classes rank as follows: 6, 11, 3, and 1 nationally. This current team could very well be the most physically gifted Georgia team EVER! The roster is bigger and stronger than it has ever been in my lifetime. So, keep your fingers crossed, and hope they avoid the injury bug because this year could be a lot of fun. Go Dawgs!