Breakin' it Down: Vandy

So we've got Vandy tomorrow. With our depleted roster and continuing issues on the O-line, defense, and special teams, this game might be a real challenge. Let's look at some numbers:

• First off, it seems as if a lot of folks out there are thinking aVandy upset might occur as the line has shrunk some during the course of the week.
• Vandy is 43rd in the country is scoring offense while Georgia is 27th.
• Total offense, as in yards per game, is a much wider margin as UGA is 11th in the FBS while Vandy is 57th.
• Vandy definitely looks better in terms of scoring defense as they are 64th in the country while UGA is still languishing in the 100's, 105th to be exact. 
• Vandy is still winless in the SEC (0-3), and their three wins to date are over Austin Peay, UMASS, and UAB.
• Vandy's top receiver, Jordan Matthews, may well be the best receiver in the SEC right now. He's averaging 15 yards a catch and has hit the end zone 5 times. And on Saturday Matthews might become the best receiver in SEC history in terms of career yardage. 
• The Scary Stat of the Day: Vandy isn't all that good in terms of 3rd down conversion. But Georgia's way worse.

Lots of interesting storylines in this one. Will Murray break both the SEC yardage and TD records tomorrow while Matthews breaks the receiving record? Can Georgia's defense make some 3rd down stops and get that crowd off the field? Will Rumph be the missing key to get UGA's offense looking more like it did against LSU and less like it did against MIZZOU?

One more stat that I think is pretty telling is this: Vandy is 75th in the country in terms of rush defense. I think we need to run the ball at least 50-60% of the time tomorrow. I think Green and Douglas are ready for it and can get it done.

Let's Go Dawgs!