Georgia's Back In Black

Mark Richt announced today that there will be a "blackout" at next weeks Alabama Georgia game. The last time they did this was against Auburn last year in which the Bulldogs went on to thump the Tigers 45-20. The fact that Georgia is taking the initiative to have the stadium dress in all black tells me that they are taking #8 Alabama very serious.

Alabama enters Athens 4-0 having just routed a very subpar Arkansas team 49-14. I was definitely surprised by the score, but I don't think the score really exemplifies how the Crimson Tide played. If it weren't for too poor decision passes by Casey Dick which turned out to be pick sixes (with all due respect to Justin Woodall and Javier Arenas, but my grandmother could have intercepted those passes), the score would have been 35-14. The score might have been even closer because the Razorbacks easily moved the ball on the Tide before they would shoot themselves in the foot.

Coach Nick Saban said he was happy about the game, but realizes that his team has a lot of work to do in order to prepare for the #3 Georgia Bulldogs. That is very True. Georgia is not Arkansas. They will not hang themselves when given a long leash. Two Arkansas scores came on fourth downs when The Crimson Tide secondary became confused and a Razorback receiver was left wide open. In order for Alabama to when a tough game between the hedges, their secondary is going to have to step up and start playing... Oh yeah, and it wouldn't hurt to have a long ball catch every-now-and-then.

If enough emphasis is not being put on this game already, Gameday is going to be on location for the matchup. Kickoff is at 6:45 CST.