There’s no denying that Georgia’s 2023 schedule is pretty light. It plays only four true road games, with two of them coming against Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt. There’s the Auburn game, but nobody is paying that one much attention given the Tigers’ recent records.
And then there’s the November 18 visit to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers. A late in the season game between the Dawgs and Vols will always be an intense atmosphere, regardless of the team’s success that season.
But with both teams enjoying success recently (one more than the other), Brad Crawford of 247Sports actually predicts this game to be the MOST intimidating environment in all of college football next year.
Via Crawford:
In 2022, Georgia got everyone’s best. That includes both the players and the fans. That’s what happens when the defending national champions come to town.
But in 2023, with the Bulldogs now the two-time defending national champions, Georgia has become the standard of college football in the eyes of many. For as long as Kirby Smart and Georgia keep winning, expect the ‘Alabama treatment’ from opposing fan bases everywhere UGA goes.
But is the hyping of the Georgia vs. Tennessee game not getting old? For the past two seasons, this was the game that’s received the most hype as a potential trap for Georgia. But what’s happened? In 2021, Georgia stomped the Vols and left Knoxville with a 41-17 victory. Last year, Tennessee was ranked No. 1 and came into Athens just to be routed once more.
