Would Georgia beat Ohio state in the capital one bowl in collage football?

Answer 1

First off, I don't like the Capital one bowl, it being deep in southern territory would give the Bulldogs a huge home field edge, let's talk about a Neutral ground first while we dissect these two elite teams.

Ok, the 2008 season played out well for both teams, let's compare them shall we?

Ohio State Key Players: Terrelle Pryor, QB \ Beanie Wells, RB \ James Laurinaitis, MLB \ Malcolm Jenkins, CB

Georgia Key Players: Matthew Stafford, QB \ Knowshon Moreno, RB \ Mohamed Massaquoi, WR \ Dannell Ellerbee, OLB

Ok so far it looks like the Bulldogs are an offensive threat, while the Buckeyes are a more balanced team.

Now let's see how the Bulldog's high threat offense will fare against Ohio State's Dominating D.

Bulldogs Offense vs. Ohio State Defense.

The Bulldogs have a great QB in Stafford but he'd have to go against that big Thorpe award winner Malcolm Jenkins, and that safety who had a wail of a year with 80 tackles Kurt Coleman.

The UGA running attack is sick with Knowshon Moreno, truly a great running back, but Ohio State has a great run defense with Lott Award winner James Laurinaitis and his buddy right next to him in the linebacking core Marcus Freeman, both 100+ tacklers these past two years, and Malcolm Jenkins at 204 LBS isn't too bad himself in the run defense.

Mohamed Massaquoi is a darn good receiver, while Malcolm Jenkins may not be a burner, he makes up for it in smarts, he has a tendency to jam receivers very well, and he knows how to play coverage, you're talking about a guy who hasn't allowed a TD reception from his receiver in his career.

Knowshon Moreno is definitely great, but I think this linebacking core is a bit too much for him.

I would think Ohio State forces UGA to rely on Stafford for their offensive attack, using Moreno as a receiver out of the backfield and passing much more than running, this Ohio State D is tough as nails when it comes to the running game.

Ohio State Offense vs. The Georgia Defense.

Ohio State has an up and coming superstar at QB with their Dual Threat QB Terrelle Pryor, with 4.40 speed Pryor makes up for what he can't do in passing with his legs.

Beanie Wells is a monster of a RB, 6'1 235 LBS, that's 30 more pounds than Moreno and he only runs a bit slower than him, he can take it to the house at any time, but he has trouble staying healthy.

Personally I don't think this UGA defense can't stop Ohio State if they play conservative, Ohio State won't score fast unless Beanie takes it to the house, they'll consume time off the clock unless they go 3 and out, Pryor is a first down threat every time he has the ball in his hands, and Brian Robiskie is one hell of a Possession Receiver, always making the grab, and Sanzenbacher is a clutch guy to make the catch when it's needed.

Offensive Results for Georgia?

Georgia will definitely score faster than Ohio State, but if Ohio State consumes time off the clock and puts pressure on Stafford it could get real ugly, not only putting pressure on Stafford but putting pressure on the team to score faster.

I have Stafford scoring 3 TDs and getting picked off at least once, getting sacked 2-3 times, and passing for 200-350 yards with a 60-68% completion.

Moreno rushing for around 40-80 yards at 3-4 YPC under this tough run defense, and scoring one TD, maybe 40-60 receiving yards.

Offensive Results for Ohio State?

With a healthy Beanie Wells they will most definitely keep it conservative and move up the field slowly, I have Pryor going for 80-150 yards passing, at one or two TDs through the air, rushing for 70-80 yards at 5 or 6 YPC, getting sacked once or twice, no picks, with a 50-55% completion with at least one rushing TD, Boeckman Might come in and throw a TD pass or two, maybe one to Pryor?

I have Beanie Wells rushing for 110-140 Yards, at 6 or 7 YPC, one or no TDs. his post season stats are 7.4 YPC, so it wouldn't surprise me if he actually had 8 YPC this game.

If Beanie Wells doesn't stay healthy I have Georgia coming out on top though, 31-28, against the Buckeyes. But if Beanie Wells is Healthy I have it 35-28 with the Buckeyes coming out on top. Although if they were playing in the Capital One Bowl, I'd have to say Georgia wins 42-28.

A long read, I hope insightful though.