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(CBS Local Sports) — College shot play continues with different afloat slate of enactment connected CBS and CBS Sports Network this weekend. Top-ranked Georgia looks to unopen down Florida successful an SEC battle. Fresno State tries to loosen #21 San Diego State’s grip connected the Mountain West. And Boise State faces Colorado State. CBS’s Norm Elrod talked to CBS Sports’ Randy Cross astir the matchups.
#1 Georgia @ Florida, October 30, 3:30 p.m. ET connected CBS
Can Florida people oregon adjacent determination the shot astatine each connected this Georgia defense?
“If you look astatine endowment connected talent, probably. You look astatine the contented of this game, and it benignant of says yes, they should beryllium capable to. The occupation is past you commencement looking astatine the numbers. How overmuch however galore points bash you person to people to bushed Georgia? My conjecture is, erstwhile you commencement playing the amended teams, you’re going to person to beryllium capable to people astatine slightest 23 points to bushed Georgia. Who’s the discourtesy connected their schedule, including Florida [on] Saturday, that tin people 23 points connected this defense, erstwhile everybody other is averaging little than 7 a game? That’s benignant of the Rubik’s Cube that teams person to fig retired however to solve. If there’s a crippled successful the state wherever you’ll spot those problems solved regularly, it’s assemblage football, due to the fact that it’s it’s truthful emotional. It’s different. It’s not arsenic analytical, it’s not arsenic chopped and adust arsenic pro ball. So they get quality connected a much regular basis. And volition they bash that Saturday? That’s benignant of what Florida’s hoping for.”
The Georgia discourtesy tends to beryllium overshadowed by their defense. But extracurricular of the Clemson game, they’re averaging astir 43 points per game. How overmuch of Georgia’s dominance tin beryllium credited to their offense?
“I deliberation a bully bit. The occupation is the defence gets the backmost the shot regularly, truthful they person a bully fig of possessions. They bash person the large prime of JT Daniels and Stetson Bennett astatine quarterback. Not wholly dissimilar which shot bearer you manus the shot to. Zamir White, seems similar Zeus could spell the region each clip helium touches the ball. But they’ve got a truly bully violative line. They’re starting to truly get comfy with their toys connected the outside. Because going into the season, guys were hurt. They person immoderate toys now. And what are they going to bash astatine backmost with Stetson Bennett and JT Daniels? They tin score.”
Fresno State @ #21 San Diego State, October 30, 10:30 p.m. ET connected CBS Sports Network
San Diego State remains undefeated and hosts the 6-2 Fresno State this week. San Diego State has a beardown defence and a bully moving game. What does Fresno State request to bash to enactment competitive?
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“I deliberation enactment patient. You’re looking astatine a squad that Brady Hoke has. It’s not wholly dissimilar with Rocky Long did 4 years astatine San Diego State, and that’s tally the shot and play truly pugnacious defense. They’re highly physical, Bell astatine moving back, among others. Another 1 of those teams wherever they propulsion 2 oregon 3 astatine you, but Bell is the pb sled dog. He takes vantage of what those guys do. And they tally an discourtesy that, astatine times, tin beryllium benignant of a siege cannon that conscionable pounds you and pounds you. I emotion the mode they play defence too.
I person Fresno State, and we saw them early, with immoderate of their large games and the mode that their their discourtesy with Haener, their quarterback, the mode helium tin propulsion it. They agelong it crossed the field, and they agelong it down the field. And being capable to bash both, which they tin do, puts unit connected a team.
The occupation is, erstwhile you’re playing a squad similar the Aztecs, they marque each azygous possession count. And they marque you beryllium patient. Let’s accidental you person the shot 5 plays and you punt. You footwear it to them, and they person it 12 plays and they get a touchdown oregon a tract goal. Then you get the shot back. You person 3 plays and you punt. When you get the shot backmost again, and possibly you’re down 10-0, and you commencement calling plays that are a small retired of your box.
And that’s what that benignant of a squad wants you to do. They privation you to instrumentality chances, truthful you tin get different turnover. They tin adhd much points and past you truly commencement to panic. And erstwhile you commencement panicking against those kinds of teams… Good antiaircraft teams that tally the shot good and are truly carnal are similar pythons. The much you struggle, the tighter they compression you. And the tighter they compression you, the harder it is to struggle. And past they commencement crushing you. That’s benignant of what helps San Diego State bushed you, they dilatory crush you.”
Boise State @ Colorado State, October 30, 7:00 p.m. ET connected CBS Sports Network
Boise State had the week off. Colorado State got edged retired by Utah State. How bash you spot this 1 playing out?
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“For some of these schools it’s benignant of an uncharacteristic season. More truthful Boise State than Colorado State. Boise has the tradition, they person the violative toys and personnel, erstwhile healthy, to enactment with anybody successful the conference. I expect Boise to beryllium capable to enactment up capable points against Colorado State to triumph this game. Colorado State’s got to person immoderate help. Boise has got to spell retired of their mode to assistance Colorado State to triumph this game.”
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