Georgia football has quite a challenge in front of him this week. The Bulldogs will travel to Austin, Texas to take on the No. 1 team in the country, the Texas Longhorns.
Texas has boasted overwhelming strength throughout the season, and entered this game with a score of 6-0 (2-0). That record includes two blowout wins over big-name programs, including a 31-12 road win over the University of Michigan and a 34-3 victory over the University of Oklahoma just last weekend.
Not only is Texas an elite football team, but they also have one of the best home conditions in the nation.
After Georgia’s 41-31 win over Mississippi State, Kirby Smart was asked if his team was ready to play in a Texas-like environment. I think it’s no exaggeration to say that Smart thinks so.
“I know this is an SEC environment. I know it’s a top-10 matchup. I mean, you’re talking about strong programs. So at least we played Kentucky, but it’s really It was tough. We played Alabama, it was really tough, so we’ve got some experience in that environment, but it’s going to be a road environment. ”
– Kirby Smart
Now, I’m not saying Kentucky has an elite environment, it’s more of a basketball school anyway, but Alabama has one of the best home environments in college football. Thankfully, Georgia State has already been able to experience that this season.
Not only were they able to experience it, but they played very well in it at times. Georgia State got off to a very slow start against the Tide, so the Alabama crowd got into the game. However, the Bulldogs fought back until the end and had every chance to win the game in the fourth quarter.
Georgia fell one step short, but they proved they can play against good teams even in tough conditions. My guess is that the environment at Texas is similar to the environment UGA played in at Alabama, but compared to the Tide, Texas looks like the better team. So this will definitely be the Bulldogs’ toughest challenge of the season.
But it’s a very good thing that Georgia already has experience playing in tough road conditions this season, so I hope the Texas crowd doesn’t affect the Bulldogs too much on Saturday.