Citadeldawg84 - the thing is I don't know they don't respect ND. If I didn't have it in my post, here goes: "the track record and some of the post game comments after a loss of some notable SEC teams suggest" they show up "over-confident"!
Hopefully that is better!
All we have heard since the NCG is 101 excuses to why the SEC thumper got "THUMPED"! That's just arrogance.
So, yeah, I was speaking in broad terms based in some quotes YOU can google. From Coaches and players! Me and many people on here come across SEC-ond conference fans(no, not a fan of that school but of the conference) and they have similar excuses.
Either they lying or they are true! Either way - pathetic!
They will(Georgia) lose more games they probably shouldn't with that mindset. Being focused is part of the game. Playing in the rain for example - or the snow - or the heat - might be a distraction to a bad football team. The good ones figure out a way to channel enough energy toward focus in order to get the job done. Playing w/o key contributors, also part of football. Injuries are a big part of football.

I like you CD84 - have my opinion. My opinion is ND was better than Georgia last year! If they played 5 times I think ND would easily win 3 of 5.
Georgia between the hedges when it's still hot; will probably give them enough to push past the Irish. But, somehow, I think ND gets it done.
They have what the experts call the best DE's in the country X4. Which means Fromm won't have all day to throw it. They have kept big bodies on their roster to stuff the run and was really good at stopping it last year! I don't see that changing! 6 starters back on defense including their best LB and CB. And those DE's that multiple(athlon, SN) called the best around. They have recruited well on defense. Not as well on offense at skill positions. OL yes. Georgia had trouble getting to the QB l.y. which is what I said on TNET multiple times BEFORE THE NCG would be what killed Bama. Georgia would have had the same problem w/us last year BTW.
ND has big bodies to stuff GEorgia and elite DE's and will give Fromm fits.
This game will come down to how or if ND can move it against Georgia.

And, for the record. I don't care about Georgia!
I just think as I stated - it's good they are playing this season and playing early. The best thing for the rest of college football would be for ND to go "TO ATHENS And Win!"

It would at least slow down some of the propaganda and rhetoric about how elite the SEC is. When it is not.
Georgia is good.
Alabama is good.
LSU might be the best in the SEC-ond!
Florida - if they can find some offense is good.
Texas A&M is good.

But, don't sell me on Tennessee or U of sux being good just because they wear an SEC patch on their jersey!