Would rain help us?

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Cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of rain are forecast for Saturday and the big football game at Grant Field between Georgia and Georgia Tech.
The chance of rain increases to 70 percent Saturday night, with lows in the upper 30s.

I think a rain day improves our chances dramatically. We'll pound the ball all day long with Choice. And, moreno would be slipping all over the place. The threat deep against us is eliminated for the most part.

BRING DOWN THE RAIN :bowdown:
 
Rain will kill us if we blitz too much.

Rain benefits people who block well, and who stay in their lanes on defense. We block well, but our defense relies on speed to compensate for a complete lack of lane assignments.
 
Rain is the great equalizer in college football. It negates any speed advantages one team may have b/c running and cutting too quickly will result in alot of slips. Its also very hard to throw and catch any long passes with a wet ball.
If anything it sets up to favor the between the tackles, smash mouth type football of yester year, the type that Chan seems so fond of.
I think it would be a great benefit to GT.
 
How bad will the field be if it rains? Witha complete lack of water over the last month or two, the field can't be holding up well. Will rain cause a huge mud pit? That should at least help our DB's by slowing down the WR's and you know what rain does to a QB's grip.

Bring your 'brellas!!
 
boozinbuzz said:
It negates any speed advantages one team may have b/c running and cutting too quickly will result in alot of slips.
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I'm a little worried about TC's leg for this reason. I'd hate see him injured AGAIN - that can't help his pro possibilities.
 
IMO, rain would help us tremendously. Particularly, the rain could negate UGA's passing game and help our backfield. Choice is a power runner and it shouldn't affect our offense too much.
 
You guys must be forgetting the Emerald Bowl vs Utah, and the Fresno State bowl, and the Clemson game in 02.

We play like ass in the rain, because our linebackers blitz past the line of scrimmage, turn around, and realize the play is already past them. You CANNOT blitz 85% of the time on a wet field, you just CAN'T. And Tenuta only knows one play, and only adjusts in one direction: rock Rock ROCK ROCK.

What's our W/L record on poor field conditions in the past 6 years? I can't remember EVER winning in the rain.
 
beej67 said:
You guys must be forgetting the Emerald Bowl vs Utah, and the Fresno State bowl, and the Clemson game in 02.

We play like ass in the rain, because our linebackers blitz past the line of scrimmage, turn around, and realize the play is already past them. You CANNOT blitz 85% of the time on a wet field, you just CAN'T. And Tenuta only knows one play, and only adjusts in one direction: rock Rock ROCK ROCK.

What's our W/L record on poor field conditions in the past 6 years? I can't remember EVER winning in the rain.
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I see what you are saying I respectfully disagree though. I think Tenuta in a rain condition will adjust. I think an experienced back could hurt us or strong big receivers to catch short yardage plays. But, Ugay has a rookie running the ball that relies on speed. The receivers rely on their speed and I just think we'd hold the advantage since we have big bad CHOICE running the ball
 
Rain like 4 cows standing and pi##ing on a flat rock in South Texas.
 
I see what you are saying I respectfully disagree though. I think Tenuta in a rain condition will adjust.
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On what evidence do you make that statement? Has Tenuta ever given up less than 30 points in the rain, since he's been at Tech?
 
beej67 said:
On what evidence do you make that statement? Has Tenuta ever given up less than 30 points in the rain, since he's been at Tech?
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No evidence. Just hoping he'd learn his lesson the first few times around. I mean really if he starts to get beat I'm HOPING we adjust. Pure gut I think we would and I think if it's a mud bowl we win. And, I do mean mud bowl meaning it really rains at least 3 of 4 quarters.
 
We need an apocalyptic size rain. 30 mph wind would not hurt either. Cold temps would be nice. If all three materialize, I pick us 34-14.
 
I don't know what games you guys have been watching, but we haven't played well in the rain over the last few years. It's supposed to be around 48 degrees and 50% chance of rain on Saturday around game time...that is not going to help us at all.
 
UGAy fans and players, like their intellectual equal the turkey, are prone to drown in the rain as they stare puzzled skyward.

Advantage: Tech
 
beej67 said:
On what evidence do you make that statement? Has Tenuta ever given up less than 30 points in the rain, since he's been at Tech?
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it rained in athens a few years ago and played then a lot closer than we should have on paper - the 'spike' game in case you've forgotten.
 
The rain couldn't make our offense any worse, but our defense just absolutely blows in the rain. Seriously sucks. It's just a big missed tackle fest. We lose big if its in the rain.


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Good call goldmember. Thanks, that makes me feel a slight bit better.
 
By the way, we recently diverted spring water from beneath the stadium to water the field.

I think I read that its going to save about $1600 in water costs yearly.
 
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