Georgia football against Tennessee is a tough ticket for top-ranked teams
Welcome to a week of football in Georgia like no other in Athens.
At least when it comes to ranked fighters.
It’s No. 1 Georgia versus No. 2 Tennessee.
It’s the pecking order at the top of the Associated Press poll where the Bulldogs sit alone while the Volunteers tie their ranking with Ohio State in the media panel vote.
Tennessee is No. 3 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll with the No. 1 Bulldogs for a third straight week.
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When the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s first season rankings are released Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN, the Volunteers could be the team ahead.
“As a player, I think you can’t get carried away with the hype and the headlines,” Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger said. “Ultimately our job is to go out there and execute the game plan the coaches give us and play the game.”
Tennessee’s explosive offense is No. 1 in the nation at 553 yards per game with Georgia just behind at No. 2 at 530.1.
“It’s going to be crazy,” Georgia offensive tackle Warren McClendon said Monday. this crowd was.
Coach Kirby Smart took the time to presumably try to find a way for his defense to cover Jalin Hyatt – he’s had 14 touchdowns this season – on Sunday night to send a tweet to fans asking them to affect the game: “If you can talk when you leave, you haven’t shouted enough!!.”
Given the demand in the market, this shouldn’t be a problem.
The average price per night to book accommodation for Friday and Saturday nights on Airbnb is $1,254 on Monday mornings.
Pricing on Stubhub for two tickets starts at $500 for Upper Deck Section 609.
Georgia is an 8 ½ point favorite, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
“Looking forward to a top game at Sanford Stadium,” Smart said on Monday. “I know our fan base will be loud and proud. I want to challenge our fan base. Everyone is talking about Notre Dame’s game (in 2019). We want it to be stronger than that. We want them to be in there sooner.
Georgia (8-05, 5-0 SEC) pulled away from Florida for a 42-20 win Saturday after feeling some heat in the third quarter.
“We get rid of it good or bad,” quarterback Stetson Bennett said. “I think we did a very good job (Saturday).”
Georgia has never had a 1v2 showdown in Athens.
It’s only the fifth meeting between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked AP teams in the regular season since 1996, according to the AP’s Ralph Russo.
Others:
No. 1 LSU 46, No. 2 Alabama 41 in 2019.
No. 1 LSU 9, No. 2 Alabama 6 in 2011
No. 2 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Michigan 39 in 2006
No. 1 Ohio State 24, No. 2 Texas 7 in 2006
No. 2 Florida State 24, No. 1 Florida 21 in 1996.
“It’s definitely going to be a big game,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said after his team crushed Kentucky to go 8-0, 4-0. “Great football team. …These are the kinds of games you come to Tennessee to play. Because you want to be on that type of stage. You want to play in front of an audience that’s going to be captivated by those two football teams.
Smart said regardless of the standings “it’s a big game, isn’t it? It is not a front number. It would be a big match despite everything with the two teams from the East.
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