Paul Finebaum makes early, definitive pick for Notre Dame-Georgia game
Paul Finebaum has made it clear since the start of the week that the Notre Dame-Georgia game will not be much of a matchup. The SEC Network host sees a lopsided affair and he laid it out Tuesday morning during a segment on ESPN’s “Get Up.”
“I’m expecting what always happens when Notre Dame goes on the road against a top 5 team — they get destroyed,” Finebaum said. “You hate to call a game on a Tuesday, but I’m calling it. Notre Dame is not going to compete in this game, they do not matchup up well with Georgia. Georgia is so much faster. They have a very solid quarterback, so does Notre Dame, but Notre Dame cannot compete in this environment.”
Finebaum noted that in the last meeting in 2017 in South Bend, Indiana, Georgia QB Jake Fromm had his coming out party, and not many knew much about him. Then he led the Bulldogs to a national championship game.
“I do not think this game will be close,” he said. “Brian Kelly can’t win games on the road against really great competition.”
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Georgia is favored by about 13 1/2 points in the game which is set to kick off at 8 p.m. and be televised on CBS. It’s widely viewed as the most significant non-conference game in Athens in several decades as ticket prices and other build-up to the game have skyrocketed, especially in recent weeks.
Oh my, hope you doggies don’t get your butts kicked at home, it would be so SAD…
And we would know about getting our butts kicked. Home, away, neutral site… doesn’t matter to us, we’ll find a way to lose!
You should maybe be worried about Florida instead of UGA, princess.
LOL gotta love vol fans still have the balls to talk s__t. Don’t worry about us, we’ll be fine. Enjoy the Toilet Bowl
How broke is you back, anyway? And your bank account, if you bet like you talk.
Like ya’ll did when Georgia State… or BYU.. or the the last time we stomped a hole in the sorry ass Vols Neyland stadium? ohhhh
His lips to G-d’s ears…
Rat Poison.
Yep.
I’m a Georgia fan but I don’t like comments like this. Don’t want to jinx our dogs
Saying Notre Dame will get destroyed seems a little too bold to me.
Many are pointing to Georgia’s lack of proven receivers, and rightfully so. Still Notre Dame has no choice but to stack the box to try and contain the run game, because that’s the only way to hope to slow RBU down. The problem with that for ND, Ga is simply going to keep handing it to all those great backs and that is going to wear on any defense.
Fromm is also going to do plenty of damage with the pass game. Georgia has no receiver with much experience, but they likely have as much, if not more talent at the position than any time since Smart became coach. There will be plenty of one on match-ups, and the young pups are plenty good enough to get open.
I think the biggest mismatch is Notre Dame’s rushing defense against Georgia’s rushing offense.
I haven’t seen Notre Dame yet this year so I don’t know what their defensive depth is, but it is going to be tested.
I look for Ga’s running game to take it over in the 4th quarter.
Pawl is such a tool.
None of Pawl’s “Analysis” ever has anything to do with actual gameplay. He doesn’t know anything about football. He just spews garbage. I can’t imagine UGA or ND take anything he says seriously.
Amen.
More bulletin board material for the Irish.
Bulletin-board material will not result in a Georgia loss. Who’s the Irish football patron saint, Benjamin Franklin?
Dawgs, stay focused and be prepared for a fight! Shut out this noise! This type of talk is fuel for the Irish!
Just like a Vol fan to talk trash. Dear Gawd, if we lost to GA State, my mouth would not be running!
Ga win by no.takeaway on offense and beat them on defense cause that Quarterback going to run the ball make him pay