Jack Jones Free Play Louisville +7 I don’t believe there is as big of a difference between Georgia and Louisville as this 7-point spread would indicate. I actually view them as pretty much equals on a neutral field. They are both 9-3 and both solid teams from their respective conferences, but I believe Georgia is being overvalued here because it plays in the SEC. The Bulldogs just haven’t shown me enough to warrant laying nearly a touchdown to the Cardinals. They benefited from playing one of the easiest schedules of all the SEC teams. They managed to avoid the top teams from the West in Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU, and they still could not win the East. I believe the letdown from not winning the East will spill over into this bowl game as it is a much lesser bowl than the Bulldogs were hoping to play in coming into the season. Louisville, on the other hand, didn’t have a ton of expectations coming into the year with the departure of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and head coach Charlie Strong. Well, all it has done is prove that it belongs in the ACC in its first year in the league. It went toe-to-toe with several of the top teams from the conference and really had a fine season in getting to nine wins. It will certainly be motivated to prove itself against a team from the SEC in the bowl game. Louisville outgained 10 of the 12 opponents it faced this season. Its only losses came to Florida State (31-42), Clemson (17-23) and Virginia (21-23). It led Florida State for most of that game before the Seminoles came back let to win like they have done all season. Those losses to Clemson and Virginia both on the road by a combined eight points are not bad at all, either. So, essentially the Cardinals have had a chance to win all 12 games they have played in this year. They also have some wins against fellow bowl teams that have been very impressive. They beat Miami 31-13 at home in the opener, they beat NC State 30-18 at home, Boston College...
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:38:43 +0000
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